Month: June 2025

Cannes Lions honours Adobe Chair and CEO Shantanu Narayen as inaugural Creative Champion of the Year

Stuart Mitchell

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced that Shantanu Narayen, Chair and CEO, Adobe, will be honoured as its inaugural Creative Champion of the Year. The new honouree Award is given to individuals and organisations in recognition of their long-term and meaningful contribution to providing creative people with the tools they need to truly express themselves. About the accolade, Philip Thomas, Chair, LIONS, said: “While human imagination is almost boundless, turning visionary ideas into reality depends on partners who provide innovative tools, cutting-edge technologies, and bold collaborations. This…

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Inaugural Legacy Giving Report reveals 9% legacy market growth reaching £4.5 billion

Stuart Mitchell

Despite a challenging external environment, legacy income rose by 9% in 2024, up significantly from the 1.3% growth seen in 2023. Legacy gifts now make up an average of 30% of fundraised income across the top 1,000 legacy supported charities, with some sectors such as animal, conservation, and disability charities seeing figures as high as 50%.  These are just some of the key findings from The Legacy Giving Report 2025 — the first report of its kind from the Smee & Ford and Legacy Futures’ partnership announced last year that…

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Snappy Shopper partners with Purpl to deliver exclusive grocery discount for disabled households across the UK

Stuart Mitchell

The UK’s fastest-growing convenience store delivery platform, Snappy Shopper, has announced an exclusive partnership with disability discount platform Purpl to launch a new initiative aimed at easing the cost of living for millions of disabled people across the UK. Through the collaboration, eligible Purpl members will receive a 25% discount on their first online grocery order via Snappy Shopper, available through the app and website. The offer includes same-day delivery (within 30–60 minutes) or click and collect at selected local retailers. Additionally, all Purpl users will benefit from three months of free delivery during…

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Companies can clear out their old tech and cash in with O2 Recycle for Business

Stuart Mitchell

Almost 45,000 devices have been saved from waste thanks to O2 Recycle for Business.  Since the scheme’s relaunch in October 2023, companies across the UK have traded in thousands of unwanted smartphones and tablets, earning nearly £330,000.   The tech has been data wiped, and then repaired, refurbished and resold, or recycled – with zero parts going to landfill, helping prevent electronic waste (e-waste).  The O2 Recycle for Business service helps companies of all sizes, regardless of their mobile provider, trade in their old technology – where they can receive cashback,…

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Grand Prix winners for the WARC Awards 2025 go to India, Netherlands, Spain and USA

Stuart Mitchell

The highest accolades of the The WARC Awards for Effectiveness 2025, in association with LIONS, are announced. The awards honour the best marketing campaigns from across the globe that deliver strategic brilliance and effective impact to drive commercial success. Five Global Grands Prix have been awarded following a rigorous judging process and much deliberation by the Grand Prix awarding jury, made up of all five regional jury chairs and other jury members, representing Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East & Africa, Latin America and North America.  Selected from 20 regional gold-winning entries,…

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