Month: June 2020

Artists, Music & Technology Companies Unite for SongAid™ to Benefit WhyHunger’s Rapid Response Fund

Stuart Mitchell

The music and technology industries have joined forces to launch SongAid, an ongoing effort to fight the global hunger crisis exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting on May 29, each week SongAid will release new music from a growing list of contributing artists. Each time a fan listens to a SongAid song, the streaming proceeds will go to WhyHunger’s Rapid Response Fund. Content will be distributed through a partnership with leading music distribution company The Orchard and made available to fans listening on Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Apple Music and sharing…

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IPA publishes 2019 IPA Agency Census

Stuart Mitchell

The IPA has published its annual Agency Census detailing a breakdown of the make-up of agencies within IPA membership in 2019. Overall numbers reveal that, at the time of data collection, the employed base in IPA member agencies in 2019 was 24,866, compared with the 25,142 recorded in 2018. While the number of employees in media agencies continued to grow, increasing by nearly 400 year-on-year to 11,357, the number of employees at creative and non-media agencies fell by over 600 to 13,509. The decline in overall staff numbers appears to…

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Novuna Business Cash Flow And Gridserve Join Forces To Accelerate Sustainable Energy And Electric Vehicle Charging Revolution

Stuart Mitchell

Novuna Business Cash Flow and GRIDSERVE Sustainable Energy Ltd have announced a partnership which aims to revolutionise the UK’s approach to solar energy and create the infrastructure to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles. In a move which is set to transform the UK’s renewable energy and electric vehicle charging market, Novuna Business Cash Flow will bring its financial strength and motor industry expertise to work in partnership with GRIDSERVE, a technology and market leader in the renewable energy sector. The partnership will see GRIDSERVE develop the UK’s most technically…

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Global Citizen and the European Commission Announce ‘Global Goal: Unite for Our Future; a Campaign to Make COVID-19 Tests, Treatments and Vaccines Available for Everyone, Everywhere Who Needs Them

Stuart Mitchell

International‌ ‌advocacy‌ ‌organisation‌ ‌‌Global‌ Citizen‌ and the European Commission (EC) has ‌announced‌ Global Goal: Unite for Our Future, a global campaign to coordinate the development of COVID-19 tests, treatments and vaccines, and to ensure equitable access to everyone, everywhere. The campaign, launched under the patronage of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, will focus on mitigating the pandemic’s impact on those living in poverty and seek to put the world back on track for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). An international pledging summit on Saturday, June 27,…

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‘NEXT Coalition’ of Leading U.S. Engineering and Construction Firms Challenges Industry to Enhance Health, Safety Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Stuart Mitchell

While the COVID-19 pandemic has forced shutdowns of many global businesses, a coalition of leading critical infrastructure and construction companies has banded together to launch the “NEXT Coalition” to promote and share industry safety best practices. Black & Veatch, DPR Construction, Haskell and McCarthy Building Companies are leveraging their deep safety expertise and best practices in a campaign to ensure the well-being of crews and office team members facing complex challenges posed by the coronavirus outbreak. The coalition seeks to identify and advance processes and technologies most likely to bolster…

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