Year: 2019

Campaign Pledges $1 to Charities for Every Person Who Goes Vegan for January and Helps ‘Make America Healthy Again’

Stuart Mitchell

Some of America’s leading physicians and nutritional research scientists are supporting a campaign urging Americans to eat a vegan diet in January 2020. Million Dollar Vegan, the nonprofit that initiated the campaign earlier this month by challenging the president to go vegan, launched the initiative and hopes to inspire at least one hundred thousand people to eat vegan for one month and help ‘Make America Healthy Again.’ For every person who signs up at MillionDollarVegan.com, the nonprofit will donate $1 to charities: SiSu Animal Refuge, and Skylands Animal Sanctuary and…

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CAP: Flying home for Christmas – Travel pricing and availability

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: CAP: Flying home for Christmas – Travel pricing and availability. 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. With the festive season well underway, it’s only a matter of time before consumers start thinking about tantalising holiday deals for a quick getaway. There are usually plenty of deals out there for savvy consumers looking to escape on…

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Cannes Lions launches 2020 Festival and announces changes

Stuart Mitchell

Cannes Lions launches the 2020 Festival by announcing the Content Agenda themes, alongside the launch of the Creative Business Transformation Lions. New elements of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, taking place from Monday 22 June – Friday 26 June 2020, were devised through industry-wide consultation and in-depth research with the global branded communications community. Cannes Lions gathered feedback from over 1500 customers and executed 100 in-depth interviews with industry-leading Chief Marketing Officers, Chief Creative Officers, brand leaders, strategists and CEOs to inform the 2020 Content Agenda’s eight themes.…

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MOBO Help Musicians Fund innovates in its third year of talent investment

Stuart Mitchell

Help Musicians and MOBO Trust, the charitable arm of MOBO, have joined forces for a third year to continue and expand their support of diverse musical styles and artists from underrepresented backgrounds. This year, the MOBO Help Musicians Fund has grown from £40,000 to £60,000, increasing its value for the progression of promising music creators. The Fund has previously supported activities such as the creation and promotion of several EPs and debut albums, vocal coaching, music video production, mixing and mastering, live development and much more. Recognising the importance of taking early intervention…

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In NY’s Times Square, Mountain Gorillas Tell Us to Save the Planet, “Save Me.”

Stuart Mitchell

When visitors flock to New York City during the holiday season, they expect to see vibrant store displays, ice skaters at Rockefeller Center, and perhaps a play on Broadway. But this year, they may be surprised when they look up and see larger-than-life apes atop the Manhattan skyline. This is no King Kong remake. Mountain gorillas protected by The Dian Fossey Fund are being featured on a high-definition jumbotron in Times Square.     “Sharing more than 98% of our DNA, gorillas are wonderful ambassadors of the natural world,” said…

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