Ad Council Announces Facebook’s David Fischer as Board Chair

David Fischer, Chief Revenue Officer of Facebook, has been named Chair of the Ad Council‘s Board of Directors. He succeeds Linda Boff, Chief Marketing Officer of GE, and will serve in the role for one year. The Ad Council Board consists of accomplished senior executives from media and technology companies, advertisers, and agencies (advertising, public relations, digital and social). As Chair, Fischer will work in collaboration with the Executive Committee, the governing body of the Ad Council’s Board, and Ad Council leadership to further the organization’s mission to use the…

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New Research From Truth Initiative® Illustrates Dramatic Increase In Smoking Imagery In Shows Popular With Young People

A new report released today by Truth Initiative, the national nonprofit dedicated to making tobacco use a thing of the past, reveals 92% of the shows most popular with young people aged 15 to 24 years old depict smoking prominently. The organization first reported on the issue in 2018 with the groundbreaking report While You Were Streaming that found 79% of the shows popular with youth contained images of tobacco. Approximately 28 million young people have witnessed tobacco use based on the estimated viewership of the 13 shows studied in…

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Fix Chicago Celebrates Rescue Dogs with the #ImStillHere Photo Contest Fundraiser

Fix Chicago, an all-volunteer grass roots organization whose mission is to end the killing of adoptable shelter animals in Chicagoland, has launched the #ImStillHere Photo Contest to raise funds for a new advertising campaign with the CTA that will support Chicago’s most at-risk shelter animals. The contest is open for photo entries and public voting now through July 20, 2019. “Fix Chicago was founded in response to the urgent need to identify and address the root problems leading to animal homelessness and prevent animals from having to enter our shelter…

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Machine ‘affected’ by Parkinson’s Disease creates unique art pieces

Last week saw the launch of “Printed by Parkinson’s”, an emotionally moving art collection available exclusively at Berlin’s Alte Münze gallery (Molkenmarkt 2, 10179) for one week only. The art collection and docu-series created with Charité Berlin, Europe’s largest University Hospital, give a unique insight into the lives of six Parkinson’s patients – increasing awareness and stressing the importance of finding a cure. Across the globe, more than 10 million people suffer from Parkinson’s Disease — the fastest growing neurological disorder worldwide — and its debilitating consequences. The fundraising art…

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ASA and ITV couple up to help Love Islanders use #ad

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: ASA and ITV couple up to help Love Islanders use #ad. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. We are partnering with ITV to help Love Island contestants safely navigate the advertising rules surrounding social media, which apply to all influencers and celebrities, once they’re out of the villa. We have created an ‘advertising survival kit’, an at-a-glance…

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