Day: 6 March 2020

This Campaign Season, BBB National Programs’ Digital Advertising Accountability Program is Helping Voters Understand the Origins of Online Political Ads

Stuart Mitchell

In today’s political environment, many American voters have grown wary about the political content they encounter online. Legislators and social media platforms have struggled with 21st century challenges associated with political content in our digital lives. Now, to partially address these issues, BBB National Programs’ Digital Advertising Accountability Program (DAAP) will be monitoring online content to ensure that advertisers follow new best practices for online political advertising. At the start of the year, BBB National Programs’ DAAP, known for its work in the digital privacy space, began monitoring online sources…

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2020 Call for Code Global Challenge Led by IBM Takes On Climate Change on 75th Anniversary of United Nations

Stuart Mitchell

Call for Code Founding Partner IBM and Creator David Clark Cause, in partnership with United Nations Human Rights and the Linux Foundation have announced this year’s Call for Code Global Challenge, inviting the world’s software developers and innovators to help fight climate change with open source-powered technology. On its 75th anniversary, the United Nations is demanding a ‘global reality check’ and has launched the biggest-ever global conversation on how to address the world’s most pressing issues such as climate change. Heeding the UN’s rallying cry to help build the future…

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CIA At Copia Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of Earth Day With ‘Food Is Life’ Food-Sustainability Festival

Stuart Mitchell

 The CIA at Copia, The Culinary Institute of America’s global destination for dining, culinary classes and experiences, today announced its inaugural “Food is Life” food and sustainability festival to launch on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, April 22, 2020. Taking place in downtown Napa, the five-day event will celebrate Earth Day and inform the public about the connections between our food choices and the environment through a series of world-class dining experiences, food and wine tastings, art installations, live entertainment, and conversations led by food and beverage industry leaders.…

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Banana Republic Debuts March Campaign Featuring Boundary-Breakers in Celebration of Modern Work and International Women’s Day

Stuart Mitchell

This March, Banana Republic celebrates WORK WHERE? – a campaign of unconventional work – challenging the traditional concept of where, how and why we work, and what we wear to do it. Directed by in-house by Banana Republic Creative Director Len Peltier, WORK WHERE? showcases a kinetic montage of videos and images on a range of real people breaking boundaries in the broad landscape of modern work. The multi-faceted campaign releases today, February 25, across brand and media channels. “As a company founded by unconventional boundary breakers, our March campaign…

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International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) Launches Resilience-Themed Campaign for Myeloma Action Month in March 2020

Stuart Mitchell

The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) is harnessing the power of multiple myeloma patients, their families, and the community at large to raise awareness of the blood cancer during Myeloma Action Month (MAM), starting March 1, 2020. The organization commemorates its 30-year anniversary this year. In the words of one of its co-founders, Brian D. Novis, “One person can make a difference; two can make a miracle.” With this sentiment in mind, the IMF’s hope is to bring together members of the myeloma community and beyond to focus on the theme…

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