Month: August 2021

18 Young Creatives From Seven Countries Selected As 2021 One Club Portfolio Night All-Stars

Stuart Mitchell

The One Club for Creativity has announced the latest group of Portfolio Night All-Stars, the top young creatives as selected by industry professionals from each of the cities around the world who participated in its Portfolio Night 2021, held virtually back in May. Long recognized as the world’s largest advertising portfolio review program, Portfolio Night is a fast-paced evening of advice, networking and recruitment that takes place in numerous cities all across the globe to help the next generation of creative talent enter the industry.  Due to the pandemic, this…

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Carbon Clean raises $8 million through Series B extension with CEMEX as new investor

Stuart Mitchell

Carbon Clean, a leader in developing cost-effective carbon dioxide capture and separation technology, announced today it has raised $8 million from new investor CEMEX and existing investors Equinor Ventures, ICOS Capital, and WAVE Equity Partners. The capital raise extends Carbon Clean’s successful $22 million Series B investment round announced in July 2020, bringing the total value of the round to $30 million. San Pedro, Mexico-based CEMEX, a global leader in the building materials industry, announced earlier this year its US operations were awarded a grant from the US Department of…

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UK Government & Microsoft aim to transform education for millions of students around the world

Stuart Mitchell

Microsoft has joined the UK Government at an event in London to work towards transforming education in lower-income countries. The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) organised the event, which was attended online and in person by Heads of State from countries including Ghana, Afghanistan and Nigeria, as well as several European nations, and parts of the private sector. It was hosted by the UK Government and President Kenyatta of Kenya. In lower-income countries, hundreds of millions of girls and boys have not learned basic reading skills by the age of…

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New guidance on direct marketing and the public sector from ICO

Stuart Mitchell

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published a new resource to help public sector organisations understand when the direct marketing rules will apply to their messages. The guidance is aimed at those responsible for data protection within public sector organisations. Direct marketing is broad and covers all types of advertising or marketing that is directed at individuals. It involves any type of communication including emails, text messages, direct messaging on social media and more traditional methods such as phone calls and post. It includes commercial marketing (eg the promotion of…

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PRSA Announces 2022 Officer and Board of Directors Nominees

Stuart Mitchell

PRSA, the nation’s leading professional organization serving the communications community, today announced the officer and director nominees for its 2022 Board of Directors. Delegates of the membership will vote on the nominees and any petitioning candidates at the annual PRSA Leadership Assembly on Saturday, October 16, in Orlando, Florida. “I want to thank everyone who applied for a Board position,” said Debra D. Peterson, APR, PRSA 2021 Nominating Committee Chair. “We had a terrific slate of candidates, and I am very excited to announce our nominees for the 2022 Board…

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