Category: Articles

UK Government unlocking £330 million from dormant accounts to build a fairer society

Stuart Mitchell

Up to £330 million from dormant bank and building society accounts will be used to help the homeless, disadvantaged young people, local charities and other good causes in the UK over the next four years, Tracey Crouch, Minister for Sport and Civil Society, announced today. Around £280 million will be allocated to initiatives across England to help disadvantaged young people into work, provide housing for families and vulnerable people, and tackle problem debt. Of this, up to £135 million will be used by Big Society Capital (BSC) to fund stable…

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Virgin Trains to stop selling Daily Mail on-board because it ‘is not compatible with our beliefs’

Stuart Mitchell

Further to our blog about brand placement or blackmail, it has been announced that Virgin Trains are going to stop selling the controversial Daily Mail Newspaper on their trains. The Daily Mail was one of a handful of newspapers the train operator sold in its on-board shop and gave away to first class passengers. A spokesperson for Virgin Trains said it regularly reviewed products sold onboard, adding that “after listening to feedback from our people” it decided to stop stocking copies of the paper. The company stated in an internal memo, that it…

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Top 10 of our favourite Christmas Campaigns

Stuart Mitchell

Christmas is a staple of marketing and a time for many charities or ethical brands to showcase their latest appeal or products, so I thought it might be nice to post some of our favourite festive fare. 10. Cookies & Partners Campaign for Greenpeace Italy This Christmas ad from Greenpeace Italy is pretty unique from these ones as it doesn’t even mention Christmas.  Cookies & Partners’ Xmas campaign for Greenpeace is out, and it doesn’t mention Xmas. 9. Aardman and Alzheimers Research UK Christmas Ad I enjoyed this ad from…

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PRCA joins European Public Relations Education and Research Association

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has become an institutional member of the European Public Relations Education and Research Association (EUPRERA). EUPRERA is an autonomous organisation with nearly 500 members from 40 countries which has the aim of advancing academic research and knowledge in strategic communication. It offers a forum for ground breaking ideas, in order to develop innovative management practices. EUPRERA organises a highly regarded annual congress each autumn in collaboration with a selected university or college in Europe. Affiliated universities, which also includes several in the US,…

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Prime Minister launches 25 Year Environment Plan

Stuart Mitchell

Launching the 25 Year Environment Plan, the PM will set out the government’s determination to leave our environment in a better state than we found it. She will outline steps for a cleaner, greener Britain – with avoidable plastic waste eliminated by the end of 2042. To help achieve this, the government will extend the 5p carrier bag charge to all retailers in England. To date, we have used nine billion fewer plastic bags as a direct consequence of introducing the charge. The government will also work with supermarkets to…

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