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The One Show 2025 Opens Call for Entries With Campaign by Cutwater

Stuart Mitchell

The One Club for Creativity announced the launch of The One Show 2025, supported by an engaging call for entries campaign by creative and media agency Cutwater. Entries to The One Show 2024 can be submitted now, with fees increasing after each deadline period.  Early entry deadline is December 13, 2024, with the regular deadline January 31, 2025.  The extended deadline is February 14, 2025, and final deadline February 28, 2025. The One Show 2025 Jury Presidents and full juries will be announced shortly, with early judging starting in January…

AberNecessities receives £10k grant to help in its mission to ensure no child goes without

Stuart Mitchell

Aberdeen-based children’s charity, AberNecessities has received a £10,000 grant from the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation to support the charity’s Bright Future Project, an initiative aimed to help children and families from disadvantageous backgrounds through partnerships with local schools in Aberdeen. Since its launch in 2019 AberNecessities has supported over 18,000 children through the distribution of essential and basic necessities that no child should go without, from maternity bundles for mother and baby to nappies, formula milk, clothing, toys and equipment for children aged 0-18 years. The £10,000 grant will fund…

New research into UK unemployment identifies a ‘lost workforce’ of over 6 million, as Tesco rolls out free Careers Clinics to support more people into work

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco has announced it is launching Career Clinics across the UK as it reveals new research conducted by the Social Market Foundation (SMF) – an independent cross-party think tank. The research shines a light on the obstacles facing people who want to get into work, and the solutions that could help them get on in life, help the economy, and boost social mobility. The research reveals that this ‘lost workforce’, which is struggling to get a foot in the door, is often held back by solvable obstacles, such as lack…

Rainbow Wool – The World’s First Fashion Statement Made from the Wool of Gay Sheep

Stuart Mitchell

Homosexuality remains a crime in 62 countries worldwide. In 12 countries, the death penalty is still a looming threat. Rainbow Wool funds initiatives that raise awareness for the queer community and supports the fight for legal and social equality. The wool for Rainbow Wool comes from the farm of shepherd Michael Stücke in Löhne, North Rhine-Westphalia. Stücke, a member of the Gayfarmer Association, produces yarn for various creative applications. This yarn is spun from the wool of over 20 gay sheep. While gay rams typically have no “value” in industrial…

CAP – Claims about treating anxiety

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Claims about treating anxiety. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. Anxiety is a common mental health condition which can affect people from all backgrounds and all ages. There are many products and services which are designed to help people with anxiety, but what do the advertising rules say? Food for thought  Rule 15.6.2 and associated…