Day: 21 June 2024

Students in 31 Countries Win In 2024 Young Ones Awards

Stuart Mitchell

The One Club for Creativity kicked off Creative Week 2024 by honoring winning schools and students from around the world in the global Young Ones Student Awards 2024 ceremony at Sony Hall in New York Young Ones is one of the world’s most acclaimed competitive showcases for advertising, digital communication and design students.  The program offers four separate competitions: Young Ones ADC, offering students the chance to earn an ADC Cube by competing in many of the same disciplines and categories as the prestigious ADC Annual Awards; Young Ones One…

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Ad Net Zero Appoints Dr. Bill Wescott As Lead Climate Science And Policy Advisor

Stuart Mitchell

Ad Net Zero, the global climate action programme for the advertising industry, announced today that Dr. Bill Wescott will serve as lead climate science and policy advisor and chair of the Ad Net Zero Climate Science Advisory Group.   Wescott’s role will ensure that the Ad Net Zero programme embodies best practice in climate science, policy, and regulation. Wescott’s remit will support the ad industry to accelerate climate action, both through decarbonising the entire ad value chain and inspiring behavioural change through the campaigns created.  Wescott will chair the Climate Science Advisory…

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The Ad Council Launches Trade Association Advisory Committee to Galvanize Ad Industry Around Social Impact Programs

Stuart Mitchell

The Ad Council, America’s leading nonprofit leveraging the power of communications to inspire action and accelerate change around the most pressing issues in America, proudly unveiled its newly formed Trade Association Advisory Committee. The new committee is comprised of executives from trade associations representing every sector of the media ecosystem. “The Ad Council’s ability to convene leaders within advertising and across all industries to focus on a shared goal is a testament to the power of collaboration,” said Lisa Sherman, President and CEO of the Ad Council. “Our incredible partners…

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Big Issue Group supporting 10% more people to earn and work as UK poverty crisis deepens

Stuart Mitchell

Big Issue Group’s 2023 Impact Report, published last month, shows a stark rise in reach, support and engagement in its services as the impact of the ongoing poverty crisis solidifies, leaving millions of Britons trapped in poverty. The report shows that the Big Issue Group has made major strides towards its ambitious goal of engaging 11 million people by the end of 2026, with number of people reached and impacted by its work rising to 9.6 million in 2023 – a 24% increase on the previous year. It’s set against…

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Cannes Lions awards Unilever as Creative Marketer of the Year

Stuart Mitchell

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced Unilever as the 2024 Creative Marketer of the Year. The honorary accolade is presented to a marketer that has amassed a body of iconic, Lion-winning work over a sustained period of time, with Unilever establishing a reputation for producing brave, creative and innovative marketing solutions. Unilever was last honoured as Creative Marketer of the Year in 2010 and in the following years has amassed hundreds of Lions. At last year’s Cannes Lions, Unilever was awarded Lions across a number of its…

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