Month: October 2019

PRCA reveals Reginald Watts Prize for Insight shortlist

Stuart Mitchell

The PRCA is pleased to announce the shortlist for the annual Reginald Watts Prize for Insight. The prize saw PR and communications practitioners aged 25 or under enter essays of up to 1,000 words on the following question: ‘How is today the best or worst of times for public relations and communications?’ The shortlisted entrants are: Edward Halliday MPRCA, Senior Account Executive, Ovid Health Emma Neville MPRCA, APCO Worldwide Hugh Royle MPRCA, Junior Account Executive, Frank PR Jake Owen Sadler, Junior Account Executive, ITPR Louisa Hood MPRCA, Account Executive, Street…

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CAF Launches “Ditch The Deals” Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

We all know the “deal” that turns out to not be a bargain – a free trial for a streaming app for movies, TV or music that you sign up for and intend to cancel before the trial period ends. But while that may be the plan, new research reveals that almost half (47%) of British consumers have signed up to free trials for streaming or shopping services and forget or are unable to cancel them – continuing to pay out for them every month. New YouGov data shows that…

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Rankin & Anthony Nolan join forces in ‘The Silent Thank You’ campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Britain is a nation famed for its politeness and good manners, with ‘excuse me,’ ‘sorry, ‘please,’ and ‘thank you’ being some of the nation’s most commonly used expressions.  However, new research has shown that despite saying ‘thank you’ to others 59 times a day, we struggle to find the words to express our gratitude when it matters most. In the average day, actions which trigger the word ‘thank you’ include holding a door open (69%), making a cup of tea (59%) or at the end of an email or phone…

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Creative Industries Federation and Creative England to join forces

Stuart Mitchell

The creative industries is the UK’s fastest-growing sector, employing more than 2 million people, worth £101.5 billion to the economy, and presenting incomparable opportunities to drive inclusive growth right across the UK. Creative Industries Federation and Creative England to join forces and released the following article: However, while talent and creativity can be found everywhere, access to the money, markets and networks needed for success is not. We need to work together more closely in order to create the right environment to ensure that talented creative enterprises, cultural organisations, individuals…

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Tampax Radiant Aims to Help Reverse Period Miseducation Among Black Women

Stuart Mitchell

Even in 2019, period myths, miseducation and stigma are limiting Black women from receiving the information about their bodies, and their periods, they deserve. In fact, a new study by Tampax Radiant found 25 percent of African American women who prefer pads said they prefer them because they were not taught how to use tampons. Moreover, 2 in 5 African American women wish they started using tampons sooner in life and 55 percent said additional information on how to properly use a tampon would be useful. “Unsafe, uncomfortable, only for…

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