Month: November 2019

Nominet launches online mental health funding programme: #RESET

Stuart Mitchell

Nominet, the profit with a purpose company operating at the heart of the internet infrastructure, today launches the Nominet #RESET Mental Health Programme. #RESET aims to increase the reach and impact of mental health services for young people. It is part of Nominet’s public benefit activity to improve 1 million lives, and will provide grants totaling over £500,000 across some of the UK’s leading mental health and youth charities to provide support for over half a million young people a year. The organisations receiving Nominet #RESET funding include The Mix,…

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Only Watch 2019: CHF 38’593’000 Raised For Research Against Muscular Dystrophy In Record-Breaking Auction

Stuart Mitchell

Saturday 9th November was the apex of a journey on which the watch industry has embarked on with Only Watch over the past 12 months. A journey which started on July 1 st by unveiling the names of the participating watch brands. This was followed by the world tour exhibition starting at the Monaco Yacht Show in September and lasted seven weeks travelling around major cities including Dubai, Paris, London, New York, Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taipei. An extraordinary program which underlined the ever-growing interest for the one-of-a-kind pieces donated by the brands. Under the…

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New Not-for-Profit category in CIM Marketing Excellence Awards and awards deadline extended

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) have announced that they have extended the CIM Marketing Excellence Awards 2020 deadline. Deadline to submit your entries has been extended until Friday 22 November 2019 (midnight GMT). You can edit your entries after submitting up until the entry deadline. Entries received after this date and time will not be accepted. The awards recognise and reward brilliance in the field of marketing, celebrating the finest minds within the profession. 2019 winners included Britvic, Natwest and Southeastern. New for 2020 are six new industry sector…

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CAP – A fine line – the dos and don’ts of advertising Botox

Stuart Mitchell

The CAP have released a post called: A fine line – the dos and don’ts of advertising Botox. 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. More and more of us are considering the cosmetic effects of Botox or similar products, all of which temporarily relax facial muscles to smooth out lines and wrinkles. Practitioners understandably want to promote their services enticingly to potential…

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Public Affairs Census 2019 – ‘Public affairs is overwhelmingly London-centric, male-dominated, and young’

Stuart Mitchell

The PRCA and PRWeek have launched the results of the first-ever Public Affairs Census, in conjunction with research partner Opinium.  The Census – launched at today’s Public Affairs Conference – delivers a compelling snapshot of the Public Affairs industry, providing insight on demographics, diversity, salaries, industry prospects, and evaluation preferences. Key figures include: The UK public affairs industry is overwhelming London-centric (67%), male-dominated (64%), and young (53% aged 18-34). The majority of businesses (43%) have a turnover of less than £10 million. Ethnically, 79% of public affairs practitioners identify as…

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