Day: 9 February 2022

Cannes Lions announces its 2022 Jury Presidents

Stuart Mitchell

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced the names of the Jury Presidents who will lead juries to award this year’s Lions and set the global benchmark for excellence in creativity.  Simon Cook, CEO, LIONS, said, “We’re delighted to announce and work with such an exceptional lineup of global talent. Our presidents are essential in maintaining the integrity of the Lions, and having won hundreds between them, this is a role that I have no doubt they will perform exceptionally well. This announcement marks the start of the…

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Xylem Clocks 113,000 Volunteer Hours in 2021, Doubling Time Donated to Help Tackle Water Challenges in 55 Countries

Stuart Mitchell

Global water technology company, Xylem, announced today that almost 80 percent of its 16,000 employees volunteered their time to help solve urgent water challenges in 2021. Xylem’s global team collectively donated 113,000 hours in their communities, across 55 countries. The commitment of volunteer hours doubled from 2020 to 2021, despite the challenges of COVID-19. Xylem employees stepped up both in person, in their own communities, and virtually, finding new ways to make a difference. Initiatives included cleaning up waterways, supporting disaster response teams, and providing water education. “Volunteering is one…

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Rugby League Star Jamie Peacock To Run 100 Mile Ultramarathon In Support Of Sports Charity, Greenhouse Sports, 20th Anniversary

Stuart Mitchell

Jamie Peacock MBE, Great Britain Rugby League legend, has announced he is running a unique 100-mile ultramarathon around London to fundraise for sports and mentoring charity Greenhouse Sports on April 16th. After a very successful 52-mile ultramarathon fundraiser in May 2021 raising over £60,000, this year Jamie and sports agency founder Simon Dent have challenged themselves to more than double the distance and feat, again raising money and awareness for Greenhouse Sports in their 20th anniversary year.  With the sad development that the charity had to temporarily close their HQ,…

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Sky Media launches pioneering Smart Sponsorships

Stuart Mitchell

Sky Media has today announced an exciting new innovation for advertisers in the world of sponsorship – Smart Sponsorships. Powered by the same game-changing addressable technology as AdSmart, Smart Sponsorships will allow brands to tailor their idents to different audiences using Sky’s 3rd party data or advertisers’ own 1st party customer data. Smart Sponsorship also opens-up the possibility of more local and geographic creative executions and opportunities – meaning programme or channel alignment can be bought for specific locations such as country, county, city, local authority area or even postcode…

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Trewin Restorick to step down as Hubbub CEO

Stuart Mitchell

Trewin Restorick has announced plans to step down as CEO of the environmental charity Hubbub this Summer. The move comes eight years after Restorick first co-founded the charity in 2014, alongside directors Gavin Ellis and Heather Poore. It follows a stellar run of accolades, with the last two years seeing Hubbub awarded Charity of the Year at the Charity Times Awards, while Restorick was named Leader of the Year at the Global Good Awards and presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the BusinessGreen Leaders Awards.  Under Restorick’s leadership, the…

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