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Currys and AMV BBDO named winners of Channel 4’s Diversity in Advertising Award 2024

Stuart Mitchell

Currys and AMV BBDO have been announced as the winners of Channel 4’s 2024/2025 Diversity in Advertising Award.  Their campaign, ‘The Sigh of Relief’, which embeds inclusive practices at the heart of the creative, will receive £1 million of advertising space across Channel 4 next year which will showcase the relief disabled customers feel when they have their needs immediately understood in safe spaces. In addition, the four runners-up are being offered the opportunity to secure match funding to get their entries on air. ‘The Sigh of Relief’ was chosen…

New research establishes how Official sports fan zones attract new visitors and boost footfall to Out of home venues

Stuart Mitchell

According to research carried out during the Olympic Games by Ocean Outdoor and Opinium, one in three visitors interviewed say they made a specific plan to visit one of the official Team GB fan zones presented by Ocean this summer. More than 700 fan zone visitors took part in the study which sets out to measure the visitor experience, the value for landlords, sponsors and brand partners and the importance of the association with Team GB.    The key findings reveal that: Nearly half of those interviewed (47%) said they…

Young Enterprise announces appointment of new Chief Executive Officer

Stuart Mitchell

The national financial and enterprise education charity, Young Enterprise, announced recently that Sarah Porretta will be joining as Chief Executive Officer from November 2024. Sarah, who is currently Deputy CEO at Fair4All Finance, will be taking over from Sharon Davies, who has been at the charity for fifteen years. Sarah’s appointment comes at an important time for Young Enterprise, coinciding with the November launch of the new ‘Transforming Futures 2024-30’ strategy, which focuses on the long-term impact Young Enterprise programmes and services can make to both productivity and social mobility.…

Charity Retail Association launches its next year 3 year strategic plan

Stuart Mitchell

The Charity Retail Association (CRA), the UK’s trade association for charity shops, has launched its new strategic plan describing its planned activities over the next three years. CRA’s new statement of purpose is: “To lead and support the sector, inspiring everyone to be involved in charity retail and to understand its social, environmental and economic value in a changing world.” Against a complex and challenging background for retail as a whole, and charity retail in particular, and after extensive consultation with both internal and external stakeholders, the following items have…

Dwayne Fields becomes new UK Chief Scout

Stuart Mitchell

The Scouts are excited to announce that Dwayne Fields, adventurer and TV presenter, is the UK’s new Chief Scout. They announced the folloing on their website here: Dwayne’s been appointed as our 11th Chief Scout to lead our half a million young people and adult volunteers for his values, commitment to help young people, and outstanding leadership qualities. During his time as Chief Scout, Dwayne aims to inspire even more young people and adult volunteers to join from all backgrounds.   Carl Hankinson, UK Chief Volunteer, says: ‘Dwayne already has the…