Month: May 2022

Consumers across the globe are increasingly comfortable sharing their data

Stuart Mitchell

New research launched by the Global Data & Marketing Alliance (GDMA), in partnership with Acxiom and the Data & Marketing Association (DMA), reveals that over half of surveyed consumers (53%), across 16 countries, agree that the exchange of personal information is essential for the smooth running of modern society. Consumers are increasingly comfortable with data sharing, especially if there is a clear benefit of doing so. The vast majority of global consumers (82%) are prepared to engage with the data economy in 2022. These findings come from the 2022 ‘Global…

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Energy networks launch 40 new innovation projects to help Great Britain accelerate the transition to net zero

Stuart Mitchell

Forty innovation projects were launched earlier this year marking a significant ramping up of energy network innovation to help accelerate the transition to net zero at the lowest cost to consumers. The projects will explore new ideas for gas and electricity networks, with the potential to benefit consumers and help transform the UK’s energy systems in line with net zero targets in the coming years. The projects are the first to be given the go-ahead under Ofgem’s new Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) partnership with Innovate UK. They will receive up…

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Boeing Announces Multi-Year Commitment to Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture

Stuart Mitchell

Boeing has announced its support of an ambitious initiative at the Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture to address climate change through a program of scientific research and solution-oriented innovations. The five-year, $10 million commitment will fund research methods for carbon capture at scale. “Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time and at Boeing, we believe we have a responsibility to take action and help find solutions to reverse its effect,” said Chris Raymond, Boeing’s chief sustainability officer. “To find sustainable solutions, we must work together…

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National Digital Billboard Campaign Seeks to Bring Missing Children Home, Will Hyper-Focus on Texas Teens

Stuart Mitchell

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Texas Center for the Missing, Houston’s Amber Alert Provider, and Clear Channel Outdoor have launched a month long national child safety awareness campaign coinciding with National Missing Children’s Day (May 25). The digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) campaign will help generate leads for missing children’s cases nationwide. Specifically in Texas, where 253 children are missing, CCO held four press conferences earlier today to highlight missing children’s cases in Houston, San Antonio, Dallas and El Paso.  The national campaign, supporting the local effort, will reach…

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