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WARC reveals insights from the winners of the Cannes Creative Effectiveness Lions 2025

Stuart Mitchell

Prioritising consistent creative and embracing fun and disruption are the keys to success, according to a new report by WARC, the global authority on marketing effectiveness. ‘Creative Effectiveness Lions 2025 – Insights from the winners’, identifies trends and themes common to the award-winning campaigns of this year’s Cannes Creative Effectiveness Lions, rewarding creativity that has also met business goals and driven sustainable impact over time. Based on WARC’s analysis of the entries and the jury’s deliberations, the report unearths insights into what makes a campaign both creative and effective, offers…

More than a third of over-55s would consider quitting their jobs over lack of flexible working, research finds

Stuart Mitchell

More than a third (37%) of workers aged 55 and above would consider leaving their job if their ability to work flexible hours was significantly reduced, according to research from the Standard Life Centre for the Future of Retirement. One in four (25%) over 55s would take a pay cut in exchange for more flexible working options. The research, based on a survey of 4,000 UK adults, highlights the critical role that flexible working plays in job satisfaction and workforce retention. This is particularly important for older workers, with 26%…

Colossal launches first-of-its-kind “Style Icon” competition in support of the Elton John AIDS Foundation

Stuart Mitchell

Colossal proudly announces the launch of the online Style Icon competition, presented by Elton John, David Furnish, and Charlotte Tilbury, in support of the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Trendsetters are invited to compete for the title of Style Icon – a first-of-its-kind fashion competition – at www.StyleIcon.org. This exclusive fundraising campaign (open to residents of the U.S. and Canada, excluding Quebec) welcomes designers, fashion visionaries, and style enthusiasts of all kinds to step into the spotlight for a chance to win:   You’ve got flair, and the world needs to…

Clean Growth Fund Secures £49m First Close of £150m Fund II to accelerate UK Climate Tech

Stuart Mitchell

Clean Growth Fund (CGF), the UK’s leading specialist climate tech venture capital firm,  recently announced the first close (£49m) of its second fund, targeting £150 million to accelerate the next generation of net zero innovation.   This milestone reflects growing investor confidence in both CGF’s track record and strength of the climate tech ecosystem.   In a remarkable show of confidence, two of CGF’s Fund I investors including Strathclyde Pension Fund have recommitted to Fund II and are joined by new investors Islington and East Riding LGPS, a powerful endorsement of the…

Britain’s bus fleet grows – and gets greener – for ninth quarter running

Stuart Mitchell

New UK bus, coach and minibus registrations surged by almost two thirds  (62.5%) in Q2 with 2,968 registrations, according to the latest figures published recently by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It represents the ninth consecutive quarter of growth as rising passenger levels give fleet operators confidence to invest.1   Q2 Q2 LY % Change YTD YTD LY  % Change MINIBUSES TO 6T AND 17 SEATS 1803 903 99.7% 3102 1754 76.9% SINGLE-DECK 648 536 20.9% 1339 1069 25.3% DOUBLE-DECK 517 387 33.6% 1059 693 52.8% Bus…