One Minute Brief of the Day: Advertise @GloryvilleHQ @GloryvilleMCR's We are One birthday party fundraiser for We Love Manchester emergency fund
One Minute Brief of the Day:
Advertise @GloryvilleHQ @GloryvilleMCR's We are One birthday party fundraiser for We Love Manchester emergency fund
Today we've got a very special brief for a great cause and a fun subject! Remember to tweet your entries to @GloryvilleHQ @GloryvilleMCR and @OneMinuteBriefs
Prizes: 2 x free tickets to the event.
About:
Special guest DJ Dave Haslam, former Hacienda resident will be bringing the tunes at the early morning, pre-work, sober rave.
6:30am - 10:30am, the wonder inn, Shudehill, Manchester.
Dress code - summer of love flower power
Morning Gloryville brings together hundreds of people around the world every month to move, stretch, relax, revitalize and RAVE before the working day ahead. This is your chance to start your day in style, with the ultimate blast of energy at a healthy, sober rave - setting up for a happy, productive day ahead! The global raveolution is happening and you can be a part of it at the Wonder Inn, Manchester #MGVMCR
What to expect at Morning Gloryville…
- Welcome hugs from our Wake-Up Angels
- Free yoga zone
- Free wake-up massage station
- Superfood smoothie bar
- Organic coffee/ tea at the Wonder Inn Cafe
- Raw chocolate cacao drinks
- Healthy breakfast bites
- Motivational dance team
- DJ's to make you boogie
- MCs to make you whoop!
- And, most importantly, A BANGING DANCE FLOOR!
Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/748040592046996/
More info here: http://morninggloryville.com/
Advertise @GloryvilleHQ @GloryvilleMCR's We are One birthday party fundraiser for We Love Manchester emergency fund
Today we've got a very special brief for a great cause and a fun subject! Remember to tweet your entries to @GloryvilleHQ @GloryvilleMCR and @OneMinuteBriefs
Prizes: 2 x free tickets to the event.
About:
Special guest DJ Dave Haslam, former Hacienda resident will be bringing the tunes at the early morning, pre-work, sober rave.
6:30am - 10:30am, the wonder inn, Shudehill, Manchester.
Dress code - summer of love flower power
Morning Gloryville brings together hundreds of people around the world every month to move, stretch, relax, revitalize and RAVE before the working day ahead. This is your chance to start your day in style, with the ultimate blast of energy at a healthy, sober rave - setting up for a happy, productive day ahead! The global raveolution is happening and you can be a part of it at the Wonder Inn, Manchester #MGVMCR
What to expect at Morning Gloryville…
- Welcome hugs from our Wake-Up Angels
- Free yoga zone
- Free wake-up massage station
- Superfood smoothie bar
- Organic coffee/ tea at the Wonder Inn Cafe
- Raw chocolate cacao drinks
- Healthy breakfast bites
- Motivational dance team
- DJ's to make you boogie
- MCs to make you whoop!
- And, most importantly, A BANGING DANCE FLOOR!
Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/748040592046996/
More info here: http://morninggloryville.com/
One Minute Brief of the Day: Create posters for #STOPCYBERBULLYINGDAY with @CybersmileHQ
One Minute Brief of the Day:
Create posters for #STOPCYBERBULLYINGDAY with @CybersmileHQ
We're delighted to be official partners with Cybersmile on Stop Cyberbullying Day alongside the likes of Intel, Twitter and WWE. And, we've created a video with Trunk, featuring some amazing names to help spread the word across the world. This is set to launch later today so keep an eye out at @CybersmileHQ
To help us do that, we're calling on the OMBLES to do what they do best, and share their ideas to make a difference and get people talking about #STOPCYBERBULLYINGDAY
Scribbles, notes, designs, sketches etc welcome. Let's get this message out there!
PRIZE:
The winning idea will receive £250 Amazon Vouchers.
Tweet your entries to @OneMinuteBriefs @CybersmileHQ with the hashtag #STOPCYBERBULLYINGDAY
About:
On Friday 16th June, Cybersmile celebrate Stop Cyberbullying Day, where everybody can get involved and make a difference both on and off-line. We are asking everybody who cares about cyberbullying and online hate campaigns to join our growing movement for action against online bullying and to help us create a diverse internet free from abuse.
Find out more at: https://stopcyberbullyingday.org/
What We Do
The Cybersmile Foundation is a multi award winning anti cyberbullying non-profit organization. Committed to tackling all forms of digital abuse and bullying online, we work to promote diversity and inclusion by building a safer, more positive digital community.
Through education and the promotion of positive digital citizenship we reduce incidents of cyberbullying and through our professional help and support services we enable victims and their families to regain control of their lives.
Social/Web Links
Twitter: twitter.com/CybersmileHQ
Facebook: facebook.com/TheCybersmileFoundation/
YouTube: youtube.com/CybersmileOfficial
Instagram: instagram.com/cybersmilefoundation
Create posters for #STOPCYBERBULLYINGDAY with @CybersmileHQ
We're delighted to be official partners with Cybersmile on Stop Cyberbullying Day alongside the likes of Intel, Twitter and WWE. And, we've created a video with Trunk, featuring some amazing names to help spread the word across the world. This is set to launch later today so keep an eye out at @CybersmileHQ
To help us do that, we're calling on the OMBLES to do what they do best, and share their ideas to make a difference and get people talking about #STOPCYBERBULLYINGDAY
Scribbles, notes, designs, sketches etc welcome. Let's get this message out there!
PRIZE:
The winning idea will receive £250 Amazon Vouchers.
Tweet your entries to @OneMinuteBriefs @CybersmileHQ with the hashtag #STOPCYBERBULLYINGDAY
On Friday 16th June, Cybersmile celebrate Stop Cyberbullying Day, where everybody can get involved and make a difference both on and off-line. We are asking everybody who cares about cyberbullying and online hate campaigns to join our growing movement for action against online bullying and to help us create a diverse internet free from abuse.
Find out more at: https://stopcyberbullyingday.org/
What We Do
The Cybersmile Foundation is a multi award winning anti cyberbullying non-profit organization. Committed to tackling all forms of digital abuse and bullying online, we work to promote diversity and inclusion by building a safer, more positive digital community.
Through education and the promotion of positive digital citizenship we reduce incidents of cyberbullying and through our professional help and support services we enable victims and their families to regain control of their lives.
Social/Web Links
Twitter: twitter.com/CybersmileHQ
Facebook: facebook.com/TheCybersmileFoundation/
YouTube: youtube.com/CybersmileOfficial
Instagram: instagram.com/cybersmilefoundation
One Minute Brief of the Day: Advertise the #3Ps - only pee, paper and poo goes down the loo. @CityToSeaBrist
One Minute Brief of the Day:
Advertise the #3Ps - only pee, paper and poo goes down the loo.
@CityToSeaBrist
Today we've got a brilliant brief with our friends at City To Sea Bristol with a great prize to be won. We're looking for the OMBLES to get this fun yet serious message across to as many people as possible in lots of creative ways.
Prize: £150 vouchers.
About:
7% of all beach litter found in the UK is stuff that’s flushed down the loo but should go in the bin. People are flushing plastic tampon applicators, plastic cotton buds, wet wipes and more … all of which are blocking drains, causing expensive callouts and ending up in our rivers and seas.
We’re running a campaign to raise awareness about the 3Ps: Pee, Poo and Paper. These can be flushed. The rest really shouldn’t be. Let’s connect our actions to our oceans.
(We can go rude, we can go silly, we can go shocking. We could even make toilet stickers.)
One Minute Brief of the Day: NO BRIEF TODAY: Spend your time doing something nice for someone instead.
One Minute Brief of the Day:
NO BRIEF TODAY:
Spend your time doing something nice for someone instead.
For the first time ever, I don't want you to do a One Minute Brief today.
Today, I am hoping all the OMBLES with me to use their one minute (or longer if you wish) to spend their time doing something good for someone.
It doesn't have to be something big. It's all about giving a bit of your time to someone who will appreciate it. Maybe it's a note to a fellow OMBLE, a call to your parents, simply smiling at someone in the street, helping someone with their bags, visiting someone you never see... it can be absolutely anything.
What will your good deed of the day be? Whatever you decide to do, please share your pictures, screenshots, notes etc to us at @OneMinuteBriefs and let us know how giving your time made you feel.
Really hoping all the OMBLES will spend a little bit of their time to get involved and I'm sure you'll feel amazing for doing it.
Got a minute?
Let's show the world the power of the OMBLES.
NO BRIEF TODAY:
Spend your time doing something nice for someone instead.
For the first time ever, I don't want you to do a One Minute Brief today.
Today, I am hoping all the OMBLES with me to use their one minute (or longer if you wish) to spend their time doing something good for someone.
It doesn't have to be something big. It's all about giving a bit of your time to someone who will appreciate it. Maybe it's a note to a fellow OMBLE, a call to your parents, simply smiling at someone in the street, helping someone with their bags, visiting someone you never see... it can be absolutely anything.
What will your good deed of the day be? Whatever you decide to do, please share your pictures, screenshots, notes etc to us at @OneMinuteBriefs and let us know how giving your time made you feel.
Really hoping all the OMBLES will spend a little bit of their time to get involved and I'm sure you'll feel amazing for doing it.
Got a minute?
Let's show the world the power of the OMBLES.
One Minute Brief of the Day: Advertise #BandAndBean with @MatterofSound
One Minute Brief of the Day:
Advertise #BandAndBean with @MatterofSound
Today we've got a great brief with our Manchester neighbours Matter of Sound founded by Hattie and Emily.
Tweet your entries with the hashtag #BandAndBean to @OneMinuteBriefs and @MatterOfSound
Prize:
- Backstage pass to an upcoming gig.
- Free Drinks if you can make it to the #BandAndBean event.
About the project:
We teamed up with our pals at Grindsmith Media City to bring together music and coffee (Emily's two favourite things!) for our latest event #BandAndBean. And we're looking for the OMBLES to share their fun ideas to raise awareness of our next free event.
Info: Live acoustic music, coffee and cocktails on May 9th at @Grindsmith_MC
Video of previous event here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=ozopQmaRcQU
Links
https://www.youtube.com/user/matterofsound
https://www.facebook.com/MatterOfSoundTV/
https://twitter.com/matterofsound
https://instagram.com/matterofsound/
Advertise #BandAndBean with @MatterofSound
Today we've got a great brief with our Manchester neighbours Matter of Sound founded by Hattie and Emily.
Tweet your entries with the hashtag #BandAndBean to @OneMinuteBriefs and @MatterOfSound
Prize:
- Backstage pass to an upcoming gig.
- Free Drinks if you can make it to the #BandAndBean event.
About the project:
We teamed up with our pals at Grindsmith Media City to bring together music and coffee (Emily's two favourite things!) for our latest event #BandAndBean. And we're looking for the OMBLES to share their fun ideas to raise awareness of our next free event.
Info: Live acoustic music, coffee and cocktails on May 9th at @Grindsmith_MC
Video of previous event here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=ozopQmaRcQU
Links
https://www.youtube.com/user/matterofsound
https://www.facebook.com/MatterOfSoundTV/
https://twitter.com/matterofsound
https://instagram.com/matterofsound/
One Minute Brief of the Day: Advertise @PurpleReignconf about the life and legacy of #Prince with @salforduni @MTSUnews @uosmediacity
One Minute Brief of the Day:
Advertise @PurpleReignconf about the life and legacy of #Prince with @salforduni @MTSUnews @uosmediacity
Today we've got a brilliant brief with a great prize to be won! Our local friends at Salford University are hosting a conference that has already been gaining national press etc and we want the OMBLES to spread the word even further with lots of fun ideas!
Prize: £199.9 Amazon voucher
Background:
Today marks the first anniversary of Prince’s death. Kirsty Fairclough, senior lecturer in media and performance at the School of Arts and Media at University and Salford is hosting the world’s first academic conference dedicated to the life and legacy of Prince.
Entitled Purple Reign: An interdisciplinary conference on the life and legacy of Prince, the conference will be hosted on 24th - 26th May, welcoming over 60 academics from around the world to speak on various subjects relating to the life and works of the musician. Former guitarist from Prince’s original band The Revolution, Dez Dickerson, will be hosting a keynote talk and former Stone Roses guitarist Aziz Ibrahim, will be hosting a panel discussion about the life of Prince and his impact on music.
More info on the conference can be found here - http://blogs.salford.ac.uk/prince-conference/
Advertise @PurpleReignconf about the life and legacy of #Prince with @salforduni @MTSUnews @uosmediacity
Today we've got a brilliant brief with a great prize to be won! Our local friends at Salford University are hosting a conference that has already been gaining national press etc and we want the OMBLES to spread the word even further with lots of fun ideas!
Prize: £199.9 Amazon voucher
Background:
Today marks the first anniversary of Prince’s death. Kirsty Fairclough, senior lecturer in media and performance at the School of Arts and Media at University and Salford is hosting the world’s first academic conference dedicated to the life and legacy of Prince.
Entitled Purple Reign: An interdisciplinary conference on the life and legacy of Prince, the conference will be hosted on 24th - 26th May, welcoming over 60 academics from around the world to speak on various subjects relating to the life and works of the musician. Former guitarist from Prince’s original band The Revolution, Dez Dickerson, will be hosting a keynote talk and former Stone Roses guitarist Aziz Ibrahim, will be hosting a panel discussion about the life of Prince and his impact on music.
More info on the conference can be found here - http://blogs.salford.ac.uk/prince-conference/
One Minute Brief of the Day: Advertise Water Meters with @SESWater
One Minute Brief of the Day: Advertise #WaterMeters with @SESWater
Today we've got a brief with a brilliant brand and a great prize for the winner too! All you've got to do is tweet your One Minute posters to @oneminutebriefs and @SESWater for your chance to win.
PRIZE: £100 high street shopping card and FREE water saving devices.
In the South East each person uses an average of 160 litres of water per day, which equates to almost two bath tubs. In areas with a dense population there is less rainfall per person than in many Mediterranean countries and 7.7 million households need to share the same water resources. If you run the tap while brushing your teeth you could be wasting as much as 24 litres every day which is the same as 9 bathtubs each month. Reducing your time in the shower from 10 minutes to 4 will save 336 litres of water every week.
Water meters are widely accepted as the fairest way of charging for water as you pay for what you use (in the same way as other household utilities like gas and electricity). They are also a key way for water companies to meet their commitments around reducing customer usage. This is especially important for SES Water that has one of the highest levels of usage in the country, and a growing population.
Around 50% of the properties in SES Water’s supply area are metered but as we do not have a compulsory metering programme, increasing the number of metered properties largely relies on convincing customers of the benefits to them so that they apply for one. This becomes more challenging as the pool of unmetered properties gets smaller and water is already comparatively cheap to pay for. The main benefit for bill payers is the ability to control their bill, thereby saving money.
The specific offer from SES Water is:
All homes have a right to have a water meter fitted for free (where practical)
We guarantee that domestic customers will not pay more for their water supply for the first two years as a result of having a meter installed
Customers can choose to have their meter removed free of charge up to the end of the two year period
Every meter application will be entered into our monthly competition to win £50 in high street shopping vouchers
Find out more at: www.seswater.co.uk and @SESWater
Today we've got a brief with a brilliant brand and a great prize for the winner too! All you've got to do is tweet your One Minute posters to @oneminutebriefs and @SESWater for your chance to win.
PRIZE: £100 high street shopping card and FREE water saving devices.
In the South East each person uses an average of 160 litres of water per day, which equates to almost two bath tubs. In areas with a dense population there is less rainfall per person than in many Mediterranean countries and 7.7 million households need to share the same water resources. If you run the tap while brushing your teeth you could be wasting as much as 24 litres every day which is the same as 9 bathtubs each month. Reducing your time in the shower from 10 minutes to 4 will save 336 litres of water every week.
Water meters are widely accepted as the fairest way of charging for water as you pay for what you use (in the same way as other household utilities like gas and electricity). They are also a key way for water companies to meet their commitments around reducing customer usage. This is especially important for SES Water that has one of the highest levels of usage in the country, and a growing population.
Around 50% of the properties in SES Water’s supply area are metered but as we do not have a compulsory metering programme, increasing the number of metered properties largely relies on convincing customers of the benefits to them so that they apply for one. This becomes more challenging as the pool of unmetered properties gets smaller and water is already comparatively cheap to pay for. The main benefit for bill payers is the ability to control their bill, thereby saving money.
The specific offer from SES Water is:
All homes have a right to have a water meter fitted for free (where practical)
We guarantee that domestic customers will not pay more for their water supply for the first two years as a result of having a meter installed
Customers can choose to have their meter removed free of charge up to the end of the two year period
Every meter application will be entered into our monthly competition to win £50 in high street shopping vouchers
Find out more at: www.seswater.co.uk and @SESWater
One Minute Brief of the Day: Campaign to raise awareness of the #ErenjangProject and @madz_photo living on £1 a day for 30 days to raise money.
One Minute Brief of the Day: Campaign to raise awareness of the #ErenjangProject and @madz_photo living on £1 a day for 30 days to raise money.
Today's brief is a special one with my friend and work colleague Madeleine Penfold.
She manages our Foundry Film Studios and is a very talented photographer who has started the Erenjang Project with primary school teaching assistant Hannah Carrington.
I am looking for the OMBLES to get behind Maddie's attempt to raise money for the project and raise awareness of the Erenjang Project as a whole.
Brief: Campaign to raise awareness of the #ErenjangProject and @madz_photo living on £1 a day for 30 days to raise money.
Tweet your posters/scribbles/notes/scripts... any ideas you have to help get the message out there and encourage people to donate to this amazing cause! And, if you can donate anything yourself that would be amazing too! https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/erenjang-project
Tweet them to @OneMinuteBriefs @Madz_Photo @ErenjangProject and (if you can fit them on) @foundryfstudios @magnafication
Prize:
- Photoshoot with Maddie in the Studio.
- The chance to have your idea made into or as part of a film.
- Possibly another special prize TBC
A few words from Maddie:
The aim is to raise awareness of the 805million people in the world who live with chronic hunger and raise money.
I will be living on £1 a day for 30 days to raise the £10K needed to renovate a nursery in The Gambia that's in desperate need of funds.
About:
They have both sponsored children to go to school in The Gambia for several years. During their most recent visit they came across Erenjang nursery school which is in desperate need of renovation. £10K is their target figure to transform the nursery and put teachers through the correct training. The children of Erenjang live in extreme poverty. With the help of everyone the money will transform the lives of these children and give them the best possible start in life.
Web links:
http://erenjang.org.uk/
https://twitter.com/ErenjangProject
https://www.facebook.com/The-Erenjang-Project-1462857153749194/
https://www.instagram.com/erenjangproject/
Today's brief is a special one with my friend and work colleague Madeleine Penfold.
She manages our Foundry Film Studios and is a very talented photographer who has started the Erenjang Project with primary school teaching assistant Hannah Carrington.
I am looking for the OMBLES to get behind Maddie's attempt to raise money for the project and raise awareness of the Erenjang Project as a whole.
Brief: Campaign to raise awareness of the #ErenjangProject and @madz_photo living on £1 a day for 30 days to raise money.
Tweet your posters/scribbles/notes/scripts... any ideas you have to help get the message out there and encourage people to donate to this amazing cause! And, if you can donate anything yourself that would be amazing too! https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/erenjang-project
Tweet them to @OneMinuteBriefs @Madz_Photo @ErenjangProject and (if you can fit them on) @foundryfstudios @magnafication
Prize:
- Photoshoot with Maddie in the Studio.
- The chance to have your idea made into or as part of a film.
- Possibly another special prize TBC
A few words from Maddie:
The aim is to raise awareness of the 805million people in the world who live with chronic hunger and raise money.
I will be living on £1 a day for 30 days to raise the £10K needed to renovate a nursery in The Gambia that's in desperate need of funds.
About:
They have both sponsored children to go to school in The Gambia for several years. During their most recent visit they came across Erenjang nursery school which is in desperate need of renovation. £10K is their target figure to transform the nursery and put teachers through the correct training. The children of Erenjang live in extreme poverty. With the help of everyone the money will transform the lives of these children and give them the best possible start in life.
Web links:
http://erenjang.org.uk/
https://twitter.com/ErenjangProject
https://www.facebook.com/The-Erenjang-Project-1462857153749194/
https://www.instagram.com/erenjangproject/
One Minute Brief of the Day: Campaign to encourage anyone and everyone to say 'I'm IN'
One Minute Brief of the Day:
Campaign to encourage anyone and everyone to say 'I'm IN'
Today we've got a special brief with a great prize to be won. We're challenging the OMBLES to make this idea go viral. We want you, your family, your friends, Facebook friends, Twitter followers, pets etc... ALL to get involved in this. We want it to be BIG!!
This is a secret club that we want to get people in to. It's all about using your imagination.
BRIEF:
All you have to do is share a picture of yourself with the words 'I'm IN' on it.
Print the image above and take a selfie... or scribble the words down.
It might be on a post-it... or you might want to turn it into a poster with other words and pictures.
Be as creative as you like!! As long as it says 'I'm IN'.
Then ask everyone you know to do the same. Could you even get celebrities to do it?
The more shares you get... the more chance you have of winning. We want this thing to escalate quickly and reach far and wide. If anyone can make this happen... the OMBLES can. This is something we want EVERYBODY to be a part of.
PRIZE:
- 2 x VIP Manchester United Matchday Tickets inc. 3 course meal.
- The chance to create and star in a film.
There you go... a very simple brief. Are you IN?
Campaign to encourage anyone and everyone to say 'I'm IN'
Today we've got a special brief with a great prize to be won. We're challenging the OMBLES to make this idea go viral. We want you, your family, your friends, Facebook friends, Twitter followers, pets etc... ALL to get involved in this. We want it to be BIG!!
This is a secret club that we want to get people in to. It's all about using your imagination.
BRIEF:
All you have to do is share a picture of yourself with the words 'I'm IN' on it.
Print the image above and take a selfie... or scribble the words down.
It might be on a post-it... or you might want to turn it into a poster with other words and pictures.
Be as creative as you like!! As long as it says 'I'm IN'.
Then ask everyone you know to do the same. Could you even get celebrities to do it?
The more shares you get... the more chance you have of winning. We want this thing to escalate quickly and reach far and wide. If anyone can make this happen... the OMBLES can. This is something we want EVERYBODY to be a part of.
PRIZE:
- 2 x VIP Manchester United Matchday Tickets inc. 3 course meal.
- The chance to create and star in a film.
There you go... a very simple brief. Are you IN?
One Minute Brief of the Day: Create a poster to help stimulate ideas and actions to build a greater Cambridgeshire @grantthorntonuk #vibrantCambridge
One Minute Brief of the Day:
Create a poster to help stimulate ideas and actions to build a greater Cambridgeshire @grantthorntonuk #vibrantCambridge
Prize: £200 Amazon voucher
The Cambridge Live Lab is gathering regional business leaders, charity heads and local government representatives. Working together, they will think up ideas and plan courses of action that will build a greater Cambridgeshire – a region where everyone can thrive, at work and at home.
The event will ask guests to ‘discover, dream and design’ a future Cambridgeshire where existing strengths – like the university and tech cluster – are further developed and joined by others, such as world-leading infrastructure; high-growth businesses and green spaces for healthier lives.
About the Vibrant Economy programme.
In March 2016, Grant Thornton revealed that the nation’s untapped business potential could add £479bn to the UK economy by 2025. Since then, Grant Thornton has undertaken a series of work that has sought to realise the country’s full potential and develop a ‘vibrant economy’. The Live Lab is part of this programme of work.
A vibrant economy is one where business can do well as well as do good. It can be an economy that empowers people to bring out their best: one based on purposeful growth, achieved through collaboration, which nurtures thriving cities and communities nationwide
One Minute Brief of the Day: Create spoof ads for brands using #DonaldTrump @POTUS with @TheDrum @ChipShopAwards.
One Minute Brief of the Day: Create spoof ads for brands using #DonaldTrump @POTUS with @TheDrum @ChipShopAwards.
For the chance to win the #MICROCHIPS award at the Chip Shop Awards Ceremony.
Today we’ve got an extra special brief with our friends at the Chip Shop Awards.
After the huge success of the OMB sponsored category last time we are looking to go even better and even further than it reaching the New York Times last time!
Chips in one minute? That’s right… #Microchips is BACK!!!
BRIEF:
For your chance to win the #Microchips Award sponsored by One Minute Briefs at this years Chip Shop Awards, all you have to do is create a poster that uses Donald Trump to promote a brand or product.
We’re looking for topical, fun, clever ads that use the POTUS himself in them.
Remember to include your Twitter handle in the corner of your ad and tweet your entries to @OneMinuteBriefs @ChipShopAwards and include the hashtags #MicroChips and #TrumpDump
You might even want to tweet them to @POTUS or any other celebs and brands to get your idea shared. Let’s make this BIG!!
PRIZE:
The judging panel will create a shortlist of the best ideas & the winner will receive a beautiful crisp gold #MicroChips category Chip to put on their award shelf.
One Minute Brief of the Day: Speak Cockney Day March 3rd
One Minute Brief of the Day: Speak Cockney Day March 3rd
Today we've got an interesting brief with our friend Andy Green and we are looking for the OMBLES to help raise awareness for it.
The winning idea will receive a £50 cash prize.
Remember to put your twitter handle in the corner of your ads and tweet your ads to @andygreencre8iv and @oneminutebriefs
Believe it or not but the cockney accent is disappearing according to linguistic experts http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10473059
About ‘Speak Cockney Day’
Cockney is more than an accent, or vernacular. It’s a state of being, with virtues of self-reliance, magnanimity, a commercial nous, independence of spirit, egalitarianism, directness, and occasional subversion of pomposity, pretension and poshness - and all a cause for celebration.
However, predictions are that the Cockney dialect faces a diabolical future, with expert predictions that it will disappear within 30 years.
‘Speak Cockney Day’ on March 3rd - the ‘fird of the ‘fird - is about celebrating what it is to speak, live and be a Cockney, to keep the spirit, sense and slang alive.
Whether you’re born within the sound of Bow Bells, have become a Londoner, or are now part of the Cockney diaspora, whatever your place of birth, colour or creed, ‘Speak Cockney Day’ is a time to celebrate Cockney life and culture - and also do something to help local good causes
By the way - we are not after making any money out of this - we just think it is a good idea and want to see its potential realised.
Why a cause for celebration - and action
An influential July 2010 report by Paul Kerswill, Professor of Sociolinguistics at Lancaster University, Multicultural London English: the emergence, acquisition and diffusion of a new variety, predicted that the Cockney accent will disappear from London's streets within 30 years.
Despite the accent having been around for more than 500 years, the report claims it is being replaced in London by a new hybrid language: "Cockney in the East End is now transforming itself into Multicultural London English, a new, melting-pot mixture of all those people living here who learnt English as a second language".
Conversely, migration of Cockney speakers has led to a ‘Cockney diaspora’ with the dialect, growing out of its traditional East End heartland, to encompass all of London, both sides of the Thames estuary, Essex and wherever Cockneys are in the world.
‘Cockneydom’ is celebrated in music, television and drama - and is a major icon of British culture.
The Cockney vernacular and slang however, has always had a challenge to be accepted. In 1909 the London County Council Conference on the Teaching of English in London Elementary Schools stated, "the Cockney mode of speech, with its unpleasant twang, is a modern corruption without legitimate credentials, and is unworthy of being the speech of any person in the capital city of the Empire."
Since then, Cockney has superficially become more socially accepted as an alternative form of the English Language rather than an inferior one. Yet scratch the surface of English society, and stigma and snobbery can still prevail. And it is this inferiority complex which could spell the killer blow for ‘Cockney’.
There is a need to assert Cockney - its slang, vernacular and expressions - so it can be a valid part of, and flourish within a new linguistic melting pot that is evolving in London, as well asserting a sense of pride among those who consider themselves Cockney, or admire the Cockney slang and culture.
Yet, an inferiority complex holds back asserting Cockney in the new linguistic melting pot: it’s not saying the old has got to be preserved. Rather, the old can evolve, survive, and flourish if promoted in a new dynamic context.
Any new hybrid 21st century London language would be better, stronger rooted, by having some Cockney DNA in it. Hence, the need for a ‘Speak Cockney Day’ on March 3rd.
Why March 3rd?
For ‘Speak Cockney Day’ to survive and flourish it needs a memorable date. Something that can be easily be remembered, passed on, as well a date that somehow also conveys something of the Cockney spirit
March 3rd - or ‘fird of the ‘fird - with its hint of self-deprecation, seems to fit the bill.
How did Speak Cockney Day come about?
Andy Green was born in the old East End Maternity Hospital, Stepney and grew up in Poplar. He has a passion for London culture and has launched new initiatives to promote and support the creative vibrancy of London including ‘Tubespiration’ a social enterprise where he uses the Tube as a creativity classroom, and ‘Tube Kultura’ bringing together creative people independently doing their own creative thing associated that’s somehow associated with the London Underground.
Andy has a claim to fame that he once hit a cricket ball under the River Thames (he was actually playing cricket near the entrance to Blackwall Tunnel), but also still remembers, with some hurt, the times being hauled up in front of his junior school classmates and yelled at by the teacher to pronounce his class registration number of ‘33’ ‘properly’.
The Vision
‘Speak Cockney Day’ on March 3rd - provides a focal point for both celebrating and investing in the future survival of ‘Cockney’.
It’s not about nostalgia, a backward-looking reminisce but rather a positive statement about helping Cockney culture to adapt, grow, and flourish in a new era.
We have ideas for an on-line space where people can submit their new cockney rhyming slang and others vote on its merits - therefore helping to ensure Cockney creates another generation of users
It’s about connecting everyone - celebrities, cockneys, non-cockneys - all who care about our London pride and do your bit keep the Cockney spirit alive & help good causes.
It’s a chance to find out more about your Cockney Culture, its rhyming slang, expressions, history, traditions and culture. Celebrate your favourite Cockney heroes, TV shows, films and bands, to enjoy what you think is your London culture so you can help preserve its qualities for future generations.
At the same time as celebrating all things ‘Cockney’, ‘Speak Cockney Day’ can also help good causes
The day provides a great opportunity for fund-raising or help spread the word of a charity or voluntary group that needs a helping hand. It more than just a right good old knees up - doing something to make our world better in some way.
Today we've got an interesting brief with our friend Andy Green and we are looking for the OMBLES to help raise awareness for it.
The winning idea will receive a £50 cash prize.
Remember to put your twitter handle in the corner of your ads and tweet your ads to @andygreencre8iv and @oneminutebriefs
Believe it or not but the cockney accent is disappearing according to linguistic experts http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10473059
About ‘Speak Cockney Day’
Cockney is more than an accent, or vernacular. It’s a state of being, with virtues of self-reliance, magnanimity, a commercial nous, independence of spirit, egalitarianism, directness, and occasional subversion of pomposity, pretension and poshness - and all a cause for celebration.
However, predictions are that the Cockney dialect faces a diabolical future, with expert predictions that it will disappear within 30 years.
‘Speak Cockney Day’ on March 3rd - the ‘fird of the ‘fird - is about celebrating what it is to speak, live and be a Cockney, to keep the spirit, sense and slang alive.
Whether you’re born within the sound of Bow Bells, have become a Londoner, or are now part of the Cockney diaspora, whatever your place of birth, colour or creed, ‘Speak Cockney Day’ is a time to celebrate Cockney life and culture - and also do something to help local good causes
By the way - we are not after making any money out of this - we just think it is a good idea and want to see its potential realised.
Why a cause for celebration - and action
An influential July 2010 report by Paul Kerswill, Professor of Sociolinguistics at Lancaster University, Multicultural London English: the emergence, acquisition and diffusion of a new variety, predicted that the Cockney accent will disappear from London's streets within 30 years.
Despite the accent having been around for more than 500 years, the report claims it is being replaced in London by a new hybrid language: "Cockney in the East End is now transforming itself into Multicultural London English, a new, melting-pot mixture of all those people living here who learnt English as a second language".
Conversely, migration of Cockney speakers has led to a ‘Cockney diaspora’ with the dialect, growing out of its traditional East End heartland, to encompass all of London, both sides of the Thames estuary, Essex and wherever Cockneys are in the world.
‘Cockneydom’ is celebrated in music, television and drama - and is a major icon of British culture.
The Cockney vernacular and slang however, has always had a challenge to be accepted. In 1909 the London County Council Conference on the Teaching of English in London Elementary Schools stated, "the Cockney mode of speech, with its unpleasant twang, is a modern corruption without legitimate credentials, and is unworthy of being the speech of any person in the capital city of the Empire."
Since then, Cockney has superficially become more socially accepted as an alternative form of the English Language rather than an inferior one. Yet scratch the surface of English society, and stigma and snobbery can still prevail. And it is this inferiority complex which could spell the killer blow for ‘Cockney’.
There is a need to assert Cockney - its slang, vernacular and expressions - so it can be a valid part of, and flourish within a new linguistic melting pot that is evolving in London, as well asserting a sense of pride among those who consider themselves Cockney, or admire the Cockney slang and culture.
Yet, an inferiority complex holds back asserting Cockney in the new linguistic melting pot: it’s not saying the old has got to be preserved. Rather, the old can evolve, survive, and flourish if promoted in a new dynamic context.
Any new hybrid 21st century London language would be better, stronger rooted, by having some Cockney DNA in it. Hence, the need for a ‘Speak Cockney Day’ on March 3rd.
Why March 3rd?
For ‘Speak Cockney Day’ to survive and flourish it needs a memorable date. Something that can be easily be remembered, passed on, as well a date that somehow also conveys something of the Cockney spirit
March 3rd - or ‘fird of the ‘fird - with its hint of self-deprecation, seems to fit the bill.
How did Speak Cockney Day come about?
Andy Green was born in the old East End Maternity Hospital, Stepney and grew up in Poplar. He has a passion for London culture and has launched new initiatives to promote and support the creative vibrancy of London including ‘Tubespiration’ a social enterprise where he uses the Tube as a creativity classroom, and ‘Tube Kultura’ bringing together creative people independently doing their own creative thing associated that’s somehow associated with the London Underground.
Andy has a claim to fame that he once hit a cricket ball under the River Thames (he was actually playing cricket near the entrance to Blackwall Tunnel), but also still remembers, with some hurt, the times being hauled up in front of his junior school classmates and yelled at by the teacher to pronounce his class registration number of ‘33’ ‘properly’.
The Vision
‘Speak Cockney Day’ on March 3rd - provides a focal point for both celebrating and investing in the future survival of ‘Cockney’.
It’s not about nostalgia, a backward-looking reminisce but rather a positive statement about helping Cockney culture to adapt, grow, and flourish in a new era.
We have ideas for an on-line space where people can submit their new cockney rhyming slang and others vote on its merits - therefore helping to ensure Cockney creates another generation of users
It’s about connecting everyone - celebrities, cockneys, non-cockneys - all who care about our London pride and do your bit keep the Cockney spirit alive & help good causes.
It’s a chance to find out more about your Cockney Culture, its rhyming slang, expressions, history, traditions and culture. Celebrate your favourite Cockney heroes, TV shows, films and bands, to enjoy what you think is your London culture so you can help preserve its qualities for future generations.
At the same time as celebrating all things ‘Cockney’, ‘Speak Cockney Day’ can also help good causes
The day provides a great opportunity for fund-raising or help spread the word of a charity or voluntary group that needs a helping hand. It more than just a right good old knees up - doing something to make our world better in some way.
One Minute Brief of the Day: Campaign to show happiness without using faces for Facial Palsy Awareness Week with @facialpalsyuk #ShareMyHappy
One Minute Brief of the Day:
Campaign to show happiness without using faces for Facial Palsy Awareness Week with @facialpalsyuk #ShareMyHappy
Background:
Facial Palsy Awareness Week is 1-7 March. Many people with facial palsy feel self-conscious about smiling or are unable to show happiness on their face, as some of the facial muscles are paralysed. Due to lack of awareness some people tell them to cheer up or think they are being unfriendly.
Brief:
Raise awareness on social media about facial palsy and the fact that happiness isn’t always shown on your face. Important: You are NOT allowed to depict a FACE in your designs! You can show the back of a head. It would also be great if you could include the text ‘Because happiness isn’t always shown on your face.’
Tweet your idea to @oneminutebriefs and @facialpalsyuk using the hashtag #ShareMyHappy.
Prize:
The winner will receive a Hilton London Kensington Hotel voucher (one night B&B for two people) and their design will be featured on Facial Palsy UK’s website and social media channels.
About Facial Palsy UK:
Facial Palsy UK supports people affected by facial paralysis due to any cause. There are more than 50 different causes of the condition. We raise awareness of the social, physical and psychological effects of facial palsy and aim to improve the physical and emotional health of adults and children with facial palsy.
Find out more about our work at www.facialpalsy.org.uk
Social/web links:
http://www.facialpalsy.org.uk/help-us/facial-palsy-awareness-week/
https://www.facebook.com/facialpalsyuk
https://twitter.com/facialpalsyuk
https://www.instagram.com/facialpalsyuk/
https://www.youtube.com/FacialPalsyUK
Campaign to show happiness without using faces for Facial Palsy Awareness Week with @facialpalsyuk #ShareMyHappy
Background:
Facial Palsy Awareness Week is 1-7 March. Many people with facial palsy feel self-conscious about smiling or are unable to show happiness on their face, as some of the facial muscles are paralysed. Due to lack of awareness some people tell them to cheer up or think they are being unfriendly.
Brief:
Raise awareness on social media about facial palsy and the fact that happiness isn’t always shown on your face. Important: You are NOT allowed to depict a FACE in your designs! You can show the back of a head. It would also be great if you could include the text ‘Because happiness isn’t always shown on your face.’
Tweet your idea to @oneminutebriefs and @facialpalsyuk using the hashtag #ShareMyHappy.
Prize:
The winner will receive a Hilton London Kensington Hotel voucher (one night B&B for two people) and their design will be featured on Facial Palsy UK’s website and social media channels.
About Facial Palsy UK:
Facial Palsy UK supports people affected by facial paralysis due to any cause. There are more than 50 different causes of the condition. We raise awareness of the social, physical and psychological effects of facial palsy and aim to improve the physical and emotional health of adults and children with facial palsy.
Find out more about our work at www.facialpalsy.org.uk
Social/web links:
http://www.facialpalsy.org.uk/help-us/facial-palsy-awareness-week/
https://www.facebook.com/facialpalsyuk
https://twitter.com/facialpalsyuk
https://www.instagram.com/facialpalsyuk/
https://www.youtube.com/FacialPalsyUK
One Minute Brief of the Day: Campaign to encourage improved access to skills and opportunities to help the West of England fulfil its potential with @GrantThorntonUK #VibrantWE
One Minute Brief of the Day:
Campaign to encourage improved access to skills and opportunities to help the West of England fulfil its potential with @GrantThorntonUK #VibrantWE
Prize: £200 Amazon Voucher
Tweet your posters to @OneMinuteBriefs and @GrantThorntonUK with the hashtag #VibrantWE
Today, the West of England hosts a Live Lab, a day-long event bringing together the region’s champions. The event will question how access to skills and opportunities can be improved so that the West of England can fulfil its potential.
Imagine if, in the West of England:
all school leavers and young people find opportunity here first
businesses help shape the subjects in schools
future industries create the jobs for growth and for sustainability
About the Vibrant Economy campaign
In March 2016, Grant Thornton revealed that the nation’s untapped business potential could add £479bn to the UK economy by 2025. Grant Thornton has launched an 18-month programme of activity to create a nationwide conversation about how we can drive a more vibrant economy to help bridge this potential gap, which includes a series of city inquiries across the UK.
One Minute Brief of the Day: Campaign to Advertise the #RosesStudentAwards with @RosesAwards @TheDrum
One Minute Brief of the Day:
Campaign to Advertise the #RosesStudentAwards with @RosesAwards @TheDrum
Today we've got a great brief with the guys at The Drum. They are bringing back the Student Awards to the Roses and we're looking to spread the word! With 3 amazing briefs (including one set by our very own One Minute Briefs & MAGNAFI) we are looking to help get as many students involved as possible. How will you advertise the Roses Student Awards?
Prize: 2 x Tickets to the Roses Awards.
Remember to put your Twitter name in the corner of your ads and tweet to @OneMinuteBriefs @RosesAwards & @TheDrum with the hashtag #RosesStudentAwards
About:
Students - Do you have what it takes to bag a creative placement & win a coveted Roses Creative Award?
The Roses Creative Awards 2017 features a student category created to celebrate and advance next generation talent.
This award offers a practical way to support training and development by encouraging the best and the brightest to test their skills on a national stage.
With 3 great placements up for grabs at MAGNAFI, LOVE & Havas we want to offer a glimpse into the inner workings of the creative industries where students can be inspired to pursue their goal of a career in creativity.
The winners of each brief will be awarded a 2-4-week work placement at the agency that set the brief.
Entries will also be eligible to win a Gold, Silver or Bronze Roses Creative Award.
The winning work for the placements and the awards will be announced in May at the Roses Creative Awards in Manchester.
Final Deadline: 10th March
Register now to be assigned a brief: https://www.rosescreativeawards.com/signin
Students - Do you have what it takes to bag a creative placement & win a coveted Roses Creative Award?
The Roses Creative Awards 2017 features a student category created to celebrate and advance next generation talent.
This award offers a practical way to support training and development by encouraging the best and the brightest to test their skills on a national stage.
With 3 great placements up for grabs at MAGNAFI, LOVE & Havas we want to offer a glimpse into the inner workings of the creative industries where students can be inspired to pursue their goal of a career in creativity.
The winners of each brief will be awarded a 2-4-week work placement at the agency that set the brief.
Entries will also be eligible to win a Gold, Silver or Bronze Roses Creative Award.
The winning work for the placements and the awards will be announced in May at the Roses Creative Awards in Manchester.
Final Deadline: 10th March
Register now to be assigned a brief: https://www.rosescreativeawards.com/signin
One Minute Brief of the Day: Advertise the 2017 @wwf_uk #EarthHourUK
One Minute Brief of the Day:
Advertise the 2017 @wwf_uk #EarthHourUK
Brief:
Inspire people to act on climate change. Design a poster for social media (landscape orientation preferred) that demonstrates in a simple way the complex issue of climate change, and why it’s so important that we act now. Surprise people. Make them think. Make them look twice. Prompt them to think, ‘I should do something about this’.
Tweet your idea to @OneMinuteBriefs and @wwf_uk with hashtag #EarthHourUK.
Prize:
The winner will receive £250 cash and an Earth Hour goody bag. The winning design will be featured on WWF-UK’s social media – Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Top-line messages:
The world is changing – fast. It’s never been more important to show support for action on climate change.
Earth Hour brings millions together across the world to stand up to protect our brilliant planet from climate change.
Make your Earth Hour matter. Sign up to show you support action on climate change.
Saturday 25 March 2017, 8.30pm-9.30pm. #EarthHourUK
Background:
It’s been the hottest year on record for the third year in a row.
Nearly 1 in 6 species are at risk of extinction from climate change and our incredible oceans and forests need protecting too.
We have the strong foundations for action – from the Paris Agreement to the UK’s Climate Act. Now is the time to deliver the action needed to protect our planet.
From the Sydney Opera House and the Eiffel Tower to Buckingham Palace and Edinburgh Castle, cities, towns and communities like yours across the world will make this Earth Hour matter with a global show of support for action on climate.
Last year, millions of people around the world from a record 178 countries took part in Earth Hour.
Delivering action on climate is bigger than one person, one leader or one country. Together we can make Earth Hour matter and show we all support action to protect our planet.
About WWF:
WWF is one of the world’s largest independent conservation organisations, with more than five million supporters and a global network active in more than one hundred countries. Through our engagement with the public, businesses and government, we focus on safeguarding the natural world, creating solutions to the most serious environmental issues facing our planet, so that people and nature thrive.
Find out more about our work, past and present at wwf.org.uk.
Social/web links:
One Minute Brief of the Day: Campaign to encourage collaboration that unleashes inclusive growth in Leeds and the city region @GrantThorntonUK #VibrantLeeds
One Minute Brief of the Day:
Campaign to encourage collaboration that unleashes inclusive growth in Leeds and the city region @GrantThorntonUK #VibrantLeeds
Campaign to encourage collaboration that unleashes inclusive growth in Leeds and the city region @GrantThorntonUK #VibrantLeeds
Overview: Grant Thornton has partnered with One Minute Briefs to question how we can make Leeds a home where all sectors connect to create inclusive growth.
Prize: £200 Amazon Voucher
Tweet your posters to @OneMinuteBriefs and @GrantThorntonUK with the hashtag #VibrantLeeds
On 31st January, Leeds will host a Live Lab event, bringing together 300 of the city’s champions to consider the question: how can we make Leeds a home where all sectors connect to create inclusive growth?
As part of Grant Thornton’s mission to build a vibrant economy in the UK, the leading business advisory firm believes more can be done to unlock the full potential of the nation’s cities and towns. In Leeds, it will host the fifth of its regional Live Lab, events designed to explore how the public, private and not for profit sectors can better work together.
Grant Thornton is looking for content to share that highlights how Leeds can become a centre of collaboration and a region where everyone has the chance of a better future.
About the Vibrant Economy campaign
In March 2016, Grant Thornton revealed that the nation’s untapped business potential could add £479bn to the UK economy by 2025. Grant Thornton has launched an 18-month programme of activity to create a nationwide conversation about how we can drive a more vibrant economy to help bridge this potential gap, which includes a series of city inquiries across the UK.
One Minute Brief of the Day: ADVERTISE: Landmine Detection @HeroRats
One Minute Brief of the Day:
ADVERTISE: Landmine Detection @HeroRats
Today we've got a very interesting brief for a great cause. Looking forward to seeing what the OMBLES come up with!
Tweet your posters to @oneminutebriefs and @HeroRats with the hashtag #HeroRats
Prize:
£50 Amazon Vouchers.
Blurb:
APOPO is non-profit organization that saves lives by training African giant pouched rats, nicknamed ‘HeroRATs’, to quickly and safely sniff out landmines and tuberculosis using their extraordinary sense of smell. Too light to set the landmines off themselves, the HeroRATs have helped APOPO find and destroy more than 100,000 explosive devices and have also identified over 10,000 additional cases of tuberculosis.
Website
https://www.apopo.org/en/
https://www.facebook.com/heroRAT
https://twitter.com/HeroRATs
https://www.instagram.com/herorats/
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/user/apopovideos
One Minute Brief of the Day: Campaign to show how West Midlands can become a centre of collaboration & create a better future @GrantThorntonUK #VibrantWestMidlands
One Minute Brief of the Day:
Campaign to encourage greater collaboration amongst West Midlands communities to unlock its full potential @GrantThorntonUK #VibrantWestMidlands
Overview: Grant Thornton has partnered with One Minute Briefs to encourage the nation to think about how the West Midlands can work together for a brighter future.
Prize: £200 Amazon Voucher
Tweet your posters to @OneMinuteBriefs and @GrantThorntonUK with the hashtag #VibrantWestMidlands
On 17th January, the West Midlands will host a Live Lab event, which will bring together 200 of the city’s champions to consider how the region can work together to create a greater West Midlands.
As part of Grant Thornton’s mission to build a vibrant economy in the UK, the leading business advisory firm believes more can be done to unlock the full potential of our nation’s cities and towns. It is hosting its fourth regional Live Lab to explore how to achieve better collaboration between the public, private and not for profit sector, as well as how to make the most out of growth opportunities in the West Midlands.
Grant Thornton is looking for content to share that highlights how the West Midlands can become a centre of collaboration and a region where everyone has a chance for a better future.
About the Vibrant Economy campaign
In March 2016, Grant Thornton revealed that the nation’s untapped business potential could add £479bn to the UK economy by 2025. Grant Thornton has launched an 18-month programme of activity to create a nationwide conversation about how we can drive a more vibrant economy to help bridge this potential gap, which includes a series of city inquiries across the UK.
Campaign to encourage greater collaboration amongst West Midlands communities to unlock its full potential @GrantThorntonUK #VibrantWestMidlands
Overview: Grant Thornton has partnered with One Minute Briefs to encourage the nation to think about how the West Midlands can work together for a brighter future.
Prize: £200 Amazon Voucher
Tweet your posters to @OneMinuteBriefs and @GrantThorntonUK with the hashtag #VibrantWestMidlands
On 17th January, the West Midlands will host a Live Lab event, which will bring together 200 of the city’s champions to consider how the region can work together to create a greater West Midlands.
As part of Grant Thornton’s mission to build a vibrant economy in the UK, the leading business advisory firm believes more can be done to unlock the full potential of our nation’s cities and towns. It is hosting its fourth regional Live Lab to explore how to achieve better collaboration between the public, private and not for profit sector, as well as how to make the most out of growth opportunities in the West Midlands.
Grant Thornton is looking for content to share that highlights how the West Midlands can become a centre of collaboration and a region where everyone has a chance for a better future.
About the Vibrant Economy campaign
In March 2016, Grant Thornton revealed that the nation’s untapped business potential could add £479bn to the UK economy by 2025. Grant Thornton has launched an 18-month programme of activity to create a nationwide conversation about how we can drive a more vibrant economy to help bridge this potential gap, which includes a series of city inquiries across the UK.
One Minute Brief of the Day: Campaign to raise awareness for @ccesstojustice
One Minute Brief of the Day:
Campaign to raise awareness for @ccesstojustice
Today we have a brief on an important issue that will have a big impact on over 60 million ordinary people across England and Wales. In an attempt to resolve the issue of fraudulent whiplash claims, the government is proposing draconian changes that affect ALL personal injury claims.
This will mean that the general public will have to face the insurance company, and their team of lawyer’s, alone without any support from their own no win no fee lawyer.
That's why we are asking the OMBLES to help raise awareness of this issue and help to make a stand for the general public and do what we can to stop these plans going ahead.
We're looking for scribbles, posters, scripts, designs... whatever you think could capture people's attention and perhaps your idea could even turn into a big campaign...
Remember to put your Twitter handle in the corner of your ads & tweet your entries to @ccesstojustice and @OneMinuteBriefs with the hashtag #accesstojustice
Prize:
- Winning idea to receive £250 Amazon Vouchers
- Potential to turn your idea into a campaign.
Brief:
Campaign to
raise awareness of the government’s proposals to
·
remove access to justice
for 90% of all personal injury claims,
·
raising the claims level
from £1,000 to £5,000
·
and removing YOUR right
to support and funding for a lawyer to help with your personal injury claim.
Therefore, dramatically reducing your chances of recovering a fair level of
compensation for an injury, which you have suffered through no fault of your own.
Links:
Twitter : @ccesstojustice
ABOUT:
In a
nutshell, 90% of all personal injury claims are under £5,000. That means that
currently all genuinely injured people can gain support from a no win no fee
lawyer, with the outcome generally being they receive the compensation they
deserve. If the government raises the claims level to £5,000 this removes the
option of support, unless the injured person funds taking the claim to court
themselves.
For example,
if you have an accident in the workplace that is not your fault and fracture
your shoulder, which means you are unable to work and therefore lose earnings,
you currently have three options when it comes to compensation:
1. Take the
offer of compensation that your employer may offer - which is likely to be
minimal
2. Fight for
fair compensation in court by paying substantial legal fees to your own legal team.
3. Use the
support of a no win no fee lawyer, to fight for fair compensation.
If the claims
level is raised, you will not have the third option, which is the current
method used by the vast majority of genuinely injured people.
Desired
Outcome
Help people
to understand that they currently have the right to make a personal injury
claim with the support of a no win no fee lawyer, but this will not be the case
if the government raises the claims level, as they would have to fund the legal
support themselves. An expensive task with no guaranteed outcome.
The insurance
companies are pushing hard for this government reform, with only 2 out of 300
promising to pass on to consumers a minimal saving of £40 per year in reduced
car insurance premiums. But more importantly there will be no contractual
obligation for insurers to do so, and no intention on the part of the
government to monitor this promise.
We need to
make it clear that this £40 reduction of insurance premiums will in no way make
up for the loss of compensation, or the right to legal representation for the genuinely
injured.
The campaign
aims to create enough public support against the reforms to influence the
government to think again, thereby protecting the rights of genuinely injured
citizens.
Background
Access
to Justice is a campaign group supported by the
personal injury sector, charities and the general public in the UK.
By increasing
the small claims court limit for personal injury to £5,000, the vast majority
of victims would be put off from seeking compensation as:
· The law and process is overwhelmingly complicated
· The injured will face alone the might of insurance legal team
· The burden of paying the court, medical and expert fees themselves, is
far too much (these are currently paid for by the lawyer).
· They wouldn’t be able to access a solicitor for advice or support,
without funding the cost themselves.
The paradox
is that the government currently actively encourages claims for compensation
for late trains and plane delays.
Access to
Justice is hoping that with enough support, the government will think again
about their reforms. A2J aims to protect
the rights of citizens to have access to proper legal support and maintain the
current fair levels of compensation.