Tag: AMV BBDO

Survey Reveals Gaps in Nations’ Awareness of Red Flags of Domestic Abuse

Stuart Mitchell

New data commissioned by domestic abuse charity Refuge reveals the scale of domestic abuse is significantly underestimated, with only a quarter of UK adults (26%) aware that 1 in 4 women will experience it in their lifetime. While nearly 80% of people would report physical abuse, when it comes to the less obvious forms of domestic abuse, such as coercive and controlling behaviour, as well as technology-facilitated, economic, and psychological abuse, recognition is far lower. Just 39%1 of people say they would report these less understood forms of abusive behaviour.…

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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…

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Channel 4 announces TENA & AMV BBDO as sixth winner of annual £1 million Diversity in Advertising Award

Stuart Mitchell

Channel 4 & 4Sales today revealed TENA and creative agency AMV BBDO as the winning campaign of its prestigious Diversity in Advertising Award 2021. The annual award offers brands and agencies the opportunity to win over £1million of free advertising for the best creative response to Channel 4’s diversity brief. This sixth edition of the competition invited advertisers to address issues relating to ageism – in particular, the inauthentic and sometimes clichéd portrayals of different age groups within current UK ad creative. The winning campaign, pitched by representatives from TENA…

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Honeypot Billboards: Hiscox uses live cyber hacks in latest ad campaign

Stuart Mitchell

In a media first, specialist insurer Hiscox is using real-time cyber attacks in the creative for its latest advertising campaign – CyberLive. This is part of a broader drive across the business to cement its position as a leader in the cyber risk marketplace and to raise awareness of the threat that cyber-crime poses to small businesses. Three ‘honeypot’ servers (the type of servers typically used by a small business) were set-up specifically for the campaign and the data from them feeds into live digital posters at prominent stations and…

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AMV BBDO and their Client Libresse Sign the Free the Bid Pledge

Stuart Mitchell

Free the Bid, the pledge to give women directors a voice in advertising have announced that UK agency AMV BBDO and their client Libresse (Bodyform / Nana / Saba / Nosotros) have signed their pledge. On a news item on their website the companies comnfitr their commitment to the pledge. AMV BBDO’s Executive Head of Production Francine Linsey said:  “I love “Free The Bid”, it’s an inspiring initiative which seeks and drives much needed change in our industry. Attracting, engaging and supporting talented women and giving them equal opportunities is…

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