Day: 17 January 2020

The Coca-Cola Foundation Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Initial Public Offering with $1 Million Grant to Girls Who Invest

Stuart Mitchell

The Coca-Cola Company is marking its 100th anniversary as a public company today with a $1 million grant to Girls Who Invest from The Coca-Cola Foundation. Girls Who Invest (GWI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion in investment management, with a specific focus on increasing the pipeline of women entering the industry in frontline investing and leadership positions. The grant will provide scholarships for approximately 40 women at U.S. colleges and universities to explore careers in investment management by participating in rigorous, four-week on-campus training programs…

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Chartered Institute of Marketing launches apprenticeships from A Level to Master’s degree

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) announced that a new marketing apprenticeship, at Level 3 and a marketing adaptation of the current Senior Leaders Level 7 Apprenticeship, have been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships.  This means that CIM, through its network of training providers will offer apprenticeships from Level 3 Marketing Assistant (equivalent to an A Level qualification) through to Level 7 (equivalent level to a to a master’s degree). CIM has worked with brands including Mercedes Financial Services, Seetec, NS&I, Clarks and BT to launch the first apprenticeships…

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PRCA launches Public Affairs Code Consultation

Stuart Mitchell

The PRCA has launched a consultation on its Public Affairs Code to ensure it remains the benchmark for ethical and transparent lobbying. Members are invited to read the consultation document and share their views on how the code is applied. Recent questions about the employment of Peers and other legislators, as well as former parliamentarians, have raised issues about the current restrictions on these groups and about the definition of ‘public affairs’. Members are encouraged to share their views on these and other issues.  A recent Code of Conduct consultation conducted…

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Customers go ethical as Oxfam high street shops’ Christmas sales ring up an eight-year high

Stuart Mitchell

Oxfam shops bucked the high street slump with in-store Christmas sales climbing by seven per cent, as shoppers sought ethical and second-hand products that protect the planet and raise money for the world’s poorest people. High street sales in the week before Christmas (15-21 December) were the highest since 2011, and sales of donated items on the Oxfam Online Shop during the nine-week festive trading period rose by 11 per cent. Overall, this Christmas marked Oxfam’s best performance in eight years. In a challenging year for retailers, Oxfam’s total sales…

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The Gerety Awards announces its UK executive jury and is open for early bird entries!

Stuart Mitchell

The Gerety 2020 jury includes more than 170 agency and brand leaders from 30 different countries. The Gerety jury chooses the best in advertising through the female lens. Knowing that 80% of all purchasing decisions are made by women and that award shows have been judged overtly by men over the years. The Gerety Awards sets an important distinction when defining the standard to which advertising should be held. The Grand Jury from the UK includes, Nadja Bellan-White, CCO; Europe, Middle East, and Africa Executive Partner at Ogilvy. Abi Comber,…

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