Day: 25 May 2022

Charities ‘Miss Out On £940 Million’ Tax Relief

Stuart Mitchell

Hard-pressed charities could be missing out on more than £940 million a year, as generous donors fail to claim tax relief on the money they give, new research* from Handelsbanken Wealth Management & Asset Management shows. Charity Commission** data shows 60% of organisations have suffered a drop in income during the pandemic. Handelsbanken Wealth Management & Asset Management’s nationwide study found 60% of charity supporters are not claiming tax relief on donations distinct from money given directly through their salary. Their donations are estimated to be worth around £4,7 billion…

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AXA UK launches second year of AXA Startup Angel competition to help budding entrepreneurs in partnership with the Evening Standard

Stuart Mitchell

Insurance company, AXA UK has launched the next edition of AXA Startup Angel, a nationwide competition providing the opportunity for budding entrepreneurs to turn their ideas into exciting new businesses in partnership with the Evening Standard. The campaign has been brokered by media agency, Starcom, part of Publicis Media. The competition sees an esteemed panel of judges – the AXA Startup Angels – pick the most inspiring ideas from a selection of entries which includes the submission of an elevator pitch-style video. Three successful entrepreneurs – Ian Theasby and Henry…

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Cannes Lions launches a Festival programme focused on global priorities identified by the industry

Stuart Mitchell

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has today launched the 2022 Festival programme with the first of its speakers announced. The programme is built around six priority areas, as identified by the global creative marketing community through the LIONS’ State of Creativity Study. Thousands of people from 100 countries took part in the recent study, identifying the key issues facing the global industry. Simon Cook, CEO, LIONS, said, “We’re delighted to relaunch the global platform and bring together the world’s most creative minds to solve some of the industry’s…

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3BL Media Acquires RealWire, Expands ESG News Distribution in UK and Europe

Stuart Mitchell

3BL Media, Inc., the leading environmental, social and governance (ESG) content distribution and analytics platform for purpose-driven companies, announced today the acquisition of RealWire Limited, the online press release distribution service, expanding audience and reach in the United Kingdom and Europe. The acquisition is the eighth for 3BL Media since 2009. Terms were not disclosed. “Companies worldwide are committing themselves to ESG performance and transparency, and the combination of RealWire with 3BL Media will provide greater reach to stakeholders including online news outlets, journalists and investors,” said Dave Armon, CEO…

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Top CMOs and agency directors optimistic but call for stricter marketing regulations

Stuart Mitchell

New research from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) reveals that the UK’s top marketers are bullish on growth for their organisations as the country emerges from lockdown. Prospects for the coming year were rated as 81 out of 100, despite more than half (57%) having seen marketing budgets cut over the last year. CIM’s latest report, ‘The CMO 50’, surveyed the most senior marketers across 50 of the UK’s largest corporates, charities and marketing agencies. It reveals that the vast majority of in-house marketing leaders (71%) believe that the COVID-19…

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