CAP – Black History Month – Offensive depictions of race in ads

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Black History Month – Offensive depictions of race in ads. 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. Black History Month (BHM) in October each year celebrates and reflects on the history of black people and recognises their contribution and achievements to British society and the world in general. BHM was first officially celebrated in the UK…

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#FuturePRoof 4: An uplifting look at BME talent

The fourth edition of #FuturePRoof has been published celebrating BAME talent. Following a crowdsourced model characteristic of the #FuturePRoof series, its aim is to reassert public relations as strategic management function and make best practice available to all. Topics range from audience targeting, social media, partnership working, reputation, pitching to radio and community building through to public affairs, internal comms, leadership, coaching and the psychology of decision-making, A piece on media diversity provides an important view on what happens when journalists don’t represent the communities they serve, while two further chapters deliver…

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IPA, AA and ISBA unite for unique industry event

The IPA, Advertising Association and ISBA are collaborating on their first joint industry conference – RESET 2021 – which will take place on January 28, 2021 to mark the beginning of a critical year for UK advertising. The event is for all advertising professionals across brands, agencies, media owners and tech platforms and will look at how the industry can support the UK’s social and economic recovery, how it deals with the repercussions of COVID-19 and how it can deliver on the mission to rebuild public trust in advertising. A…

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Eurobest names its 2020 jury presidents

Eurobest has announced the names of the jury presidents who will lead the 2020 juries. Now in its 32nd year, the awards – which are part of the Cannes Lions family – will honour the very diverse creative excellence in Europe. Additionally, the Eurobest Creativity Report will be released in December. The 2020 jury presidents have been named as: Film, Print & Publishing and Radio & Audio Jury President: Bruno Bertelli, Global CCO Publicis WW & CCO Publicis Groupe, Publicis WW Outdoor and Direct Jury President: Dr Stephan Vogel, Chief…

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#KeepingKidsSafe digital child protection campaign launched

As pandemic restrictions continue to affect all children and families across the country, a new Scotland-wide multi-agency digital child protection campaign launches.  This digital campaign has been developed by Child Protection Committees Scotland in conjunction with Barnardo’s Scotland, NSPPC Scotland and Police Scotland.    As Scotland’s children settle back into the school routine and slowly begin to return to clubs and out-of-school activities, the month-long campaign aims to raise awareness that while lockdown and the pandemic has been hard going for many families and children, it’s been a lot more…

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