Day: 17 February 2022

Bonus Ethical Marketing Podcast Episode: Sian Conway-Wood talks about her new book

Stuart Mitchell

Podcast co-host Sian Conway-Wood has a new book out this week! Back in our first podcast I said we’d have Sian back when her book was out, not knowing then she’d become such an important part of the podcast!  So we took the opportunity last week to get on a call and have a bit of a chat about her new book.  Buy Better, Consume Less: Create Real Environmental Change If you are interested buy here from bookshop.org.

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TEAM LEWIS Foundation channels cash and award-winning creative to 500  causes worldwide selected by employee choice and involvement

Stuart Mitchell

Global marketing agency TEAM LEWIS is completing its first year of a new approach to employee-directed philanthropy. Over the last 12 months, the company and its team has channelled $2,000,000 in cash and creative work to charities across the world.   Over the last year, TEAM LEWIS Foundation has given every employee the opportunity to nominate a charity to make a cash donation. To date, over 400 employees have participated.    On top of the cash donation, the Foundation works with team members and their nominated causes on creative projects. Be it…

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2021 Strongest year ever for UK’s ad market

Stuart Mitchell

The latest Advertising Association/WARC Expenditure Report has outlined an even greater recovery for the UK’s advertising market than previously expected, with revised estimates for growth in 2021 standing at 26.4% to reach a total of £29.7bn.  The new findings – published today – upgrade October’s projection for 2021 (+24.8%) by 1.6 percentage points, equating to the strongest year in UK ad market history. This is supported by the actual data released for Q3 2021, showing adspend of £7.3bn – the largest-ever summer spend on record.  New forecasts also show total…

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The Big Legal Lesson Returns In 2022 Led By Young Citizens In Partnership With Mishcon De Reya

Stuart Mitchell

The charity Young Citizens has announced the launch of the Big Legal LessonTM 2022, a national campaign and set of free classroom resources to see more young people learn about the law. In partnership with international law firm Mishcon de Reya, Young Citizens will be launching a suite of free classroom resources to help learners understand how the legal system affects every part of their lives. Schools and colleges across England and Wales will take part by pledging to deliver the Big Legal Lesson during the week commencing 14 March…

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New CEO diversity pledge signed by Co-operative Group, M&S and PageGroup

Stuart Mitchell

The CEOs of some of the UK’s biggest firms have joined forces in a historic partnership aimed at “moving the dial on diversity” – in a bid to create more inclusive workforces up and down the country. The chief executives/SVPs of the Co-operative Group, M&S and PageGroup have founded the movement and are some of the first signatories on the ‘CEO Activist & Moving the Dial on Diversity Pledge’, which will drive action to better engage and support all underrepresented groups within business. Each of the three leaders signed the…

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