Month: January 2022

One Asia Creative Awards 2021 Finalists Announced

Stuart Mitchell

Finalists from 14 countries and regions have been announced for the new One Asia Creative Awards 2021, produced by The One Club Asia. Leading the list of agencies with the most finalists selections is Ogilvy Australia Melbourne with 12, followed by Special Group Auckland with 11, Ogilvy Mumbai with eight, and M&C Saatchi Sydney with seven. The entry with the most finalists selections is “Meddle in the New Zealand Election” by Special Group Auckland on behalf of Every Kiwi Vote Counts with 11.  “Uni-form” for Vogue by Ogilvy Taiwan and…

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Winners announced in British Antarctic Survey and University of Cambridge net zero hackathon to decarbonise UK Antarctic Research Station

Stuart Mitchell

A hackathon involving some highly innovative minds from across business and academia has resulted in the announcement of three winning entries to help decarbonise research stations for the British Antarctic Survey. The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) in collaboration with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) set technical challenges to a global community of innovators to find innovative and resilient solutions to address three challenge categories: energy reduction and generation, backup systems and energy storage. Nine teams of innovators participated in the hackathon to rapidly develop solutions to…

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London chosen as one of the locations for the Gerety 2022 jury led by Vikki Ross

Stuart Mitchell

The Gerety Awards are open for 2022 entries, and announce the 10 cities that the executive jury will be meeting. The locations are: London, New York, São Paulo, México city, Copenhagen, Moscow, Brussels, Vienna, Manila and Tokyo. As well as defining the overall shortlist, these juries will choose the agency and production company of the year from their country. The full executive jury from each city will soon be announced. London Ambassador, Vikki Ross says; “Mary Frances Gerety is one of the most famous female copywriters in history. For good…

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The Creative Coalition’s New PSA Shifts The Obesity Narrative As A National Epidemic Worsens

Stuart Mitchell

The Creative Coalition has premiered a new PSA campaign that shifts the narrative on the nation’s obesity epidemic – with four out of 10 Americans suffering from the medical condition. The new spots feature TV doctors and nurses, including BokHee An (ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy”); Nicholas Gonzalez (ABC’s “The Good Doctor”); Boris Kodjoe (ABC’s “Station 19”); S. Epatha Merkerson (NBC’s “Chicago Med”); and Steven Weber (NBC’s “Chicago Med”) – and are available for broadcast and digital download, and in-kind distribution for all media in 30- and 60-second formats. “I heard you…

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Jiyan Foundation’s #FAOCEO Campaign Kicks-off in Los Angeles

Stuart Mitchell

On Human Rights Day 2021, the Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights launched #FAOCEO, a campaign that urges the world’s top CEOs and the leadership of companies that offer health services and support to invest in the mental well-being of survivors of terrorism, domestic violence, war, and genocide living in Kurdistan-Iraq, Iraq, and Syria. The #FAOCEO campaign was created by advertising agency BBH London for the Jiyan Foundation employed an interactive mobile billboard with QR codes that send direct messages to specific top executives, including Jeff Bezos (Amazon), Elon Musk (Tesla),…

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