Ad Matters 19.08.22

NEED AN APPRENTICE – LOOK NO FURTHER!

Are you interested in upskilling your staff or adding talent with bags of potential to your company?

Last week, we told you about two apprenticeship programmes for adland, designed by the IPA, and run by the Bauer Academy – a training provider company.

One of the programmes is designed to train apprentices for an Advertising and Media Executive role, and the other is for a Junior Advertising Creative role.

If you are an apprenticeship levy-paying business, then this is a fantastic opportunity for you.

These programmes allow you to upskill existing staff, as well as add talented new joiners to your company.

This is also a great opening for smaller non-levy paying businesses to benefit from heavily subsidised bespoke apprenticeship programmes. Apprenticeships are a great way to recruit people from more diverse backgrounds as these are salaried jobs, with the training taken care of and funded by the apprenticeship levy.

The deadline for applications has been moved back to mid-September, with a new starting date of November, giving companies more time to apply.

Find out more and apply to the Bauer apprenticeship programmes here.

A HEADS UP FROM OUR MEMBER, ROYAL MAIL, RE: UPCOMING STRIKES

Are you worried about how the strike actions may affect your company’s post?

The Communications Workers Union (CWU) strikes are planned for August 26 & 31 and September 8 & 9 and, to avoid any delayed mail, AA Member, Royal Mail, is urging companies to send their post in advance of the strike dates.

Royal Mail will do everything they can on behalf of direct advertisers to ensure that mail gets delivered and that disruptions are as minimised as possible.

The company has well-developed contingency plans, but they cannot fully replace the daily efforts of its frontline workforce. They will be doing their upmost to keep services running with a view to recovering quickly, but customers should expect some disruption on these days.

If you want to find out more about the planned disruptions, Royal Mail has a specific section on its website with updated information on the impact on specific products and services.Check out their dedicated hub here.

YOUR VOTE COUNTS! SXSW PANELPICKER LIVE TILL AUGUST 21

Just a quick reminder that SXSW is asking for your opinion to help curate the 2023 panel sessions.

PanelPicker is SXSW’s official user-generated session proposal platform, giving you the opportunity to vote for what you want to see at next year’s conference.

We love all the proposals our UK Advertising Exports Group (UKAEG) members put forward, covering a wide range of topics that we champion – from sustainability and creativity to business and performance.

You can check out and vote for their pitches below:

Qumin: The Great Metaverse of China

adam&eveDDB: Why Brand Building Matters

Talon & VCCP: The Real World’s More Exciting

Chrome Productions: The Ancient Code to Unlock Performance

Good-Loop: F*ck Conversation: It’s Time to ACT on Climate

Madam Films: Why Your Eco Lip Service is Doing us a Disservice

VCCP: Has Advertising Forgotten About Men?

VCCP: #BeMoreDog. How Dogs Unleash Workplace Creativity

PingPong Digital: Social Commerce – What to Learn From China

HeyHuman: Subconsciously Sustainable? Eco-Friendly Made Easy

Don’t forget to promote your vote on social media too!

Are you curious about PanelPicker and its selection? You can find out more here. 

NEW OPPORTUNITY WITH ADAM&EVEDDB’S FIRST BITE STRATEGY

We’re back with yet another exciting apprenticeship opportunity.

This time, the offer comes from our Front Foot member and top advertising agency, adam&eveDDB.

Applications are open to join agency for a 3-month paid planning placement, starting either on the 17th of October (2022) or the 16th of January (2023).

Do you have what it takes to become a Planner or Strategist within the advertising industry? Want to shadow a Planning Director and work on live client work?

Then submit your application by Sunday, 28th August.

adam&eve is looking for applicants with varied backgrounds, so you don’t need any specific qualifications or experience in advertising.

You can find out more about this opportunity and how to apply here.

A WARM WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST FRONT FOOT MEMBER

We want to welcome St. Lukes as our latest addition to our Front Foot community.

St. Lukes is a top 25 independent creative agency that helps clients set powerful new agendas in their market.

Our Front Foot Members receive extensive and exclusive benefits such as early access to research, invitations to exclusive events, and access to our Public Affairs briefings.

If you want to find out more information about FF and how you can become an FF member, head  here.

THIS WEEK: UK ADVERTISING IN THE MEDIA

It’s our specially-curated selection of must-reads from across our industry media.

Check it out here!

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