Day: 12 June 2021

HJ Hall partners with Leicester-based mental health charity, LAMP

Stuart Mitchell

British sock designer HJ Hall is proud to announce it is partnering with Leicester-based mental health and wellness charity, Lamp (Leicestershire Action for Mental Health Project). As part of Lamp’s walk for wellbeing campaign, HJ Hall will be donating 10 per cent of all sales from its ProTrek collection in July and August to Lamp, which provides free mental health advocacy and carer advice for the community of Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland. With walking at the heart of the brand, HJ Hall’s specialty ProTrek socks are crafted by experts in…

Read More

Charity Launches Appeal For Healthcare Workers During Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month

Stuart Mitchell

June marks celebrations for many across the UK, as it paves the way to the end of lockdown. But for some, the impact of lockdown will continue to weigh heavy, as mental health issues have become a part of everyday life. This has been prevalent amongst healthcare workers, as almost half of the intensive care staff in England have reported symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) over the past year. The Healthcare Workers’ Foundation (HWF) is urging the public to donate to the cause this Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month.…

Read More

Ethical Marketing Podcast Episode 1 – Sian Conway-Wood on Greenwashing

Stuart Mitchell

We have launched our very first podcast! Apologies for some of the sound issues, we will hopefully have them all ironed out by podcast 2.  This month Hannah and I chat to Sian Conway-Wood about greenwashing and a whole host of other topics. Sian Conway-Wood is a social entrepreneur, sustainability expert, bestselling author, speaker, and Founder of #EthicalHour. She is an ethical marketing strategist who helps Big Why business founders start and scale businesses which change the world. As Founder of #EthicalHour she unites a community of over 61,000 changemakers…

Read More

The Children’s Eye Foundation of AAPOS Debuts THE CURIOUS EYE: World’s First Interactive Storybook to Help Screen for Color Vision Deficiency

Stuart Mitchell

The Children’s Eye Foundation of AAPOS today unveiled the world’s first interactive children’s book to help screen for color vision deficiency (CVD), commonly known as color blindness. The foundation has posted a free digital version of THE CURIOUS EYE at thecuriouseye.org and published a first-run, hardcover book for its member pediatric ophthalmologists.  The unique book meets a significant unmet societal need, as neither schools nor most physicians’ offices screen for CVD, and children generally don’t even know they have it. Largely genetic, the condition typically goes undiagnosed in children, despite…

Read More

Marketers seek career opportunities fit for post-pandemic future

Stuart Mitchell

New research conducted at the end of last year by recruitment firm Hays alongside the Chartered Institute of Marketing, has provided new insights into marketers’ views towards the workplace and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The research finds that six in 10 marketers (60%) plan to change jobs within the year, with 38% anticipating they would make the move before May 2021. Appetite that is mirrored by industry demand, with 67% of marketing employers planning to hire in 2021. The data suggests that marketers’ expectations have changed; seeking roles…

Read More