Tag: Christmas

CAP – Step into (a compliant) Christmas

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Step into (a compliant) Christmas. 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. Christmas is creeping up on us and we can feel the festive campaigns unfreezing as we speak. We don’t want you appearing on any naughty lists this year so take our advice and you’ll be sweet! Under Pressure This year has been tough on…

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Consumers to cut back Christmas spending due to cost-of-living crisis

Stuart Mitchell

Almost two-thirds of UK adults will be cutting back their Christmas spending this year due to the cost-of-living crisis. This is according to a new survey of 2000 UK adults, commissioned by the IPA and carried out by Opinium. The IPA Insight report, Christmas amidst the Crunch 2, reveals that 64% of all UK adults will be cutting back their spending versus last year, due to the ongoing pressures of the cost of living. This figure is particularly pronounced for the younger generations aged 18-24 years old, with 82% planning…

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Consumers to cut back Christmas spending due to cost-of-living crisis

Stuart Mitchell

Almost two-thirds of UK adults will be cutting back their Christmas spending this year due to the cost-of-living crisis. This is according to a new survey of 2000 UK adults, commissioned by the IPA and carried out by Opinium. The IPA Insight report, Christmas amidst the Crunch 2, reveals that 64% of all UK adults will be cutting back their spending versus last year, due to the ongoing pressures of the cost of living. This figure is particularly pronounced for the younger generations aged 18-24 years old, with 82% planning…

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Donate a Toy with Amazon UK and Charity In Kind Direct Delivering Smiles to Families in Need this Christmas

Stuart Mitchell

Amazon in collaboration with Charity In Kind Direct will be delivering games and toys to children in vulnerable situations across the UK this Christmas. Families can help and participate too, as Amazon and charity In Kind Direct invite people to donate toys at amazon.co.uk/donateatoy. In Kind Direct will distribute the toys to families across the UK, last year more than 6,700 toys were donated in Europe. In the UK, and across Europe, the initiative is set to deliver smiles to thousands of vulnerable families in the run up to Christmas…

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Virgin Media O2 announces UK-wide rollout of The National Databank, providing free mobile data to tackle data poverty this Christmas

Stuart Mitchell

Virgin Media O2, together with Good Things Foundation, has announced that the first ever National Databank will be rolling out across the UK – as Virgin Media O2 pledges even more free O2 mobile data to help tackle data poverty. The launch is in response to the data crisis in the UK, with 1.5 million homes currently without internet access. Following the success of a three-month National Databank pilot scheme and building on the 7.5 million GB of O2 mobile data already donated, Virgin Media O2 is also announcing that…

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