#WorldHealthDayEveryDay
Yesterday was #WorldMentalHealthDay. But what is today?
We must keep talking and sharing stories to remove the stigma attached to mental health issues. If you have a broken leg, you'd tell someone and have it fixed. So why do so many of us keep a broken mind to ourselves?
Thats why I ran a One Minute Brief campaign to coincide with #WMHD2018 and encourage people to speak to others about their mental health. Some of the content created was extremely powerful and far-reaching but, most importantly, it began to spark conversation and positivity online. The OMB community is the most inclusive, diverse and supportive group of people I've seen on social media and mental well-being is right at the heart of that. We exist to inspire, build each other's confidence, create real-life friendships whilst helping each other improve creatively and personally. It's a level playing field whether you're a Creative Director or a junior...or not even in the creative industry. No one is hear to out-do each other or put others down. We're here to help each other be successful. And success is different to different people. To some, success is getting out of bed in the morning.
As well as the conversation happening online, some members of the OMB Board began to speak up in our group chat about their own battles with mental health. I was quite taken aback as I had no idea of their struggles.
The conversation started with someone in the group simply asking how everyone's day had been...and in what must have been difficult and differing from the auto-pilot "Ok...you?" this was the first response.
"Mine wasn’t so good. Been off work for 5 weeks with anxiety.. (inspired by today’s OMB’s to speak up) hope everyone else is good!?"
Suddenly every single person replied saying that they are here to talk whenever needed. On top of that, the others began to share their own stories. Proving not all is as it seems are the comments from the guys below:
"I’ll give my story of dealing with anxiety (for some reason I find it harder to write about then talk about. Face to face I’ll tell you no problem but put it In writing I’m shaking like a shitting dog, it’s taken me all morning to try and write) but a couple of years ago I think I let my anxiety get the better of me. My job was changing, my friendship group was changing and even the fucking economy was changing. So I just felt out of control, so I panicked and began changing what I could control. A cocktail of denial, panic attacks and an obsession with food and the gym. I nearly gave up the creative career because I felt at a dead end. I eventually pulled through and saw a councillor, and it still wasn’t for me but the admission that I had an issue allowed me to work with it. Sure there are times it does creep back in having to a supportive network and platforms like OMB with gives you the confidence boast, supportive community reminder that you a fucking awesome at what you do!"
"Everyone seems to feel that people in the creative industries are always happy, constantly creative etc and it’s not the case."
"In the spirit of openness...I've actually been on anti-anxiety/ antidepressants for one month now..."
"No drugs but have had therapy for issues. I think being reflective and sharing is a big step to helping a situation. I've had massive anxiety episodes. Feel like a fraud sometimes but, for the 100th time, OMB helps chip away at it and let some light in."
"I had an anxiety 'episode' watching Bake Off the other night...fecking Bake off...who even does that? (It wasn't related to Bake Off in any way, just shows how your sub-conscious can blindside you out of nowhere though)"
"Hi, I've just been catching up with some of the comments on here and feel inspired by everyone being so open about their struggles. I thought I'd share my story too for anyone who wants to read it! I did graphic design at college and uni quite a few years ago now... I really struggled in my last year. Looking back at it now, I know I was struggling with depression. i shut myself a way a little, especially from the people I was most closest to. I just had an overwhelming feeling that I wasn't good enough and I'm sad to say I lost my love for being creative. I have always compared myself to other people, which I'm trying to be better at. When I finished uni, I took some time off from doing creative things. I just didn't know what I wanted to do in my life but knew I had to try and figure it out. I did some work experience at Media City on my day off from my job at the time, and then ended up taking a job. After a couple of different roles I have found my feet in the Communications team, doing some design work, website, and editing... It's a great team to be in and I love that I get chance to do some creative stuff again. Since being introduced to One Minute Briefs, I have found the love and support of this amazing community. And I've got my confidence back a little too. Thank you to you all. I'm always here for anyone who ever needs to talk about how they feel."
Wow.
Suddenly we have found out so much about each other that we had never thought before. This can change everything. Now all of us know we can talk to each other when the going gets tough and we've also learnt things that will allow us to be more sensitive to one another during conversation and moving forwards.
Of course, I had to share my own thoughts on mental health and the fact that I suffer from anxiety and depression at times. I didn't go in to much detail at the time. Instead, deciding to write this piece because I feel it's important to share experiences to help others who may feel they are alone in their thinking.
I have talked at a couple of mental health and well-being events in the last year and I have skimmed the surface in how I am affected by it but I am becoming more comfortable with talking about it the more I hear other stories. I was shocked to hear emotive stories from Chris Bird, Naomi Timperley and Dominic McGregor who are all very successful entrepreneurs. They discussed life events, personal stories and battles with depression. How could this be?! All I ever see of them is winning award after award, speaking at loads of events, winning business and smiles on their faces. Yet the stories they told were what was behind all that. A complete eye-opener for me that has inspired me to talk more on the subject.
I am very lucky to be able to attend events, do talks to tell my story and have won a few awards along the way. But all of the stuff shared online is the positive stuff. What isn't seen is the nervousness about doing such talks, the terrifying prospect I face when networking with people I don't know due to anxiety. Recently I didn't attend an important event I absolutely should have been at. I panicked about having to meet people. This will seem strange to people who have seen me meet so many people over the past year but it's true.
To compound this, I do a job where I create public-facing work. Once that work is out there in the world, it's open to scrutiny and, in some cases, negativity. One film I made, which went viral and helped raise a huge amount for a little girl with cancer, received some negative comments online. Me being me, didn't see the thousands of amazing supportive comments and focussed on the bad ones... even trying to reply to them personally. But as a creative, it's important we learn to understand that not everyone will like what you do.
And that's ok.
I never realised that until recently. It's the same with One Minute Briefs. It's received negativity a few times due to the way it works and how people can post to it publicly. Certain people don't like it and some even think it's an insult to the craft of the creative industry by trying to solve briefs quickly. What these people fail to realise is that I am a Creative Director too and this is just a tool for starting ideas off. And it's been proven to work time and time again including being the foundation of the NHS Xmas Number 1 campaign. At times, I've wasted time trying to persuade people what OMB is all about and it can be very hurtful to see negative comments about something that you put so much time in to to help others. However, recently I've learnt to embrace that some people will love it and some will hate it. With that though, comes a whole new problem when I'm attending events and doing talks. Some of the people who don't believe in what I'm doing will be in the audiences which makes you feel even more on edge. Whereas, after giving it a lot of thought, now I understand that I'm doing it for the people who want to be part of something great and decided against throwing in the towel on One Minute Briefs as a result of the overwhelming messages of support I have received.
Those who were at the #OMBLIVEFIVE event would have seen the support and love everyone had for each other. None more so than Ze Anwar. He won an award for OMBLES' OMBLE of the Year and, as part of his prize, we helped organise a paid placement at Kindred Agency for him. This was something we really pushed to make happen as Ze had been out of work for the best part of 10 years and even attempted to take his own life after ongoing bouts of depression. Yet this guy has extreme talent. He's now in the 3rd week of a two-week placement. Not bad! I'll always remember what his wife said to me a year ago. "You saved Zed's life and you saved our family." For me, that makes all of the hard work and all of the struggles worthwhile. I think it's important to help yourself by helping others.
Ze and all the OMBLES gave me something back when I needed it most 3 years ago after my heart attack aged 26. They started a #GetWellSoonNick brief which ran itself on Twitter whilst I was in my hospital bed contemplating what the future would hold. http://creative-account.blogspot.com/2015/05/what-it-feels-like-tohave-heart-attack.html Since then, I have tried to turn being at the lowest of the low and being too scared to even stand up at first into a positive where I will go out there and do what it takes to achieve great things. However, there's one thing that stops me doing all of the things I want to do.
Me.
When you have something like a heart attack at the back of your mind at all times, it does hold you back. It can cause you to feel down, anxious in public spaces at the mere hint of pain and this can be severely de-motivating. Knowing what you could achieve if you applied yourself fully but being unable to do it can be the most depressing thing in the world even when on the outside you appear to be achieving a lot. My personality is non-stop busy but sometimes I feel I'm not achieving anything at all. This is a blessing and a curse as it means I push for great work and always strive for better but I struggle to settle and be happy with what I've got right here and now within both my career and personal life.
But you know what... I'm trying. And that's all that matters.
So next time you feel down, talk to someone. What's the best that could happen?
Let's make it #WorldMentalHealthDay. Every day.
One Minute Brief of the Day: Create posters to help raise awareness of Hodgkin's Lymphoma and give a #TreatForTyler who last week rang the bell after his tough battle and received the news he was cancer-free.
Create posters to help raise awareness of Hodgkin's Lymphoma and give a #TreatForTyler who last week rang the bell after his tough battle and received the news he was cancer-free.
To celebrate this great news we want to raise money on a treat for Tyler. Please donate here https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/taylor-jacques? #Cancerfree #treatfortyler #NHS
We are actually 99% towards our target already but let's smash through that and really give him a holiday to remember!!!
10 year old Tyler was diagnosed with Cancer called Hodgkins Lymphoma. It is a type of cancer that effects your lymph nodes which are cells that fight infections and disease, and they become bigger when they are fighting infection.
He went though a period of bullying at school because he had lost his hair and eyebrows, and his mum Tracy had to take him out of school because of the bullying.
He started his chemo this summer of 2018. A sweet girl called Taylor, who is a family friend has decided to set up this JustGiving page for Tyler to raise money for him to go on holiday, or a trip to a destination after he finished his chemotherapy treatment in 4 months time.
Tyler has rarely ever been on holiday so for him this would be such a big and wonderful treat. So it would mean a lot to not only him but his family as well if anyone could make some kind of donation, every little penny counts. Please take a minute out of your day to do this, it would mean the world.
*Please try to include the link of the donation page on all submissions* https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/taylor-jacques?utm_id=107&utm_term=drzkP2dAx
Further information https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/hodgkin-lymphoma
One Minute Brief of the Day: Advertise 'Print Delivered Tomorrow' by @SoloPress #SoloPressed
One Minute Brief of the Day:
Advertise 'Print Delivered Tomorrow' by @SoloPress #SoloPressed
Today we've got a brilliant brief and prizes with the guys at @Solopress. We're looking for loads of fun ideas that represent their high quality printing service delivered quickly with free next day delivery.
Tweet your ideas to @OneMinuteBriefs and @SoloPress with the hashtag #Solopressed including your Twitter handle in the corner of your entries.
Prize:
The winner will receive £100 Amazon Vouchers and a set of free print of your winning poster.
Our History
Andy Smith and Aron Priest set up Solopress in 1999 after realising there was a gap in the UK market for a printer that offered fast turnaround times and a cost-effective, full colour service.
Both Aron and Andy had 10 years of print experience behind them and a great knowledge of the industry. Thanks to Andy’s management skills and Aron’s drive, Solopress quickly became a success. Aron and Andy are the joint CEOs of Solopress, and together they continue to push Solopress forward.
The Team That Made Us
Solopress employs over 270 hand-picked individuals who work together to help the 100,000 customers we currently supply. They bring knowledge, experience, friendship and laughter to our growing company.
With the help of our great team, Solopress has grown year-on-year and won seven prestigious awards, including 'Business of the Year' and 'Business to Business of the Year'.
Where We're Going
At Solopress, we strongly believe that the way we treat and view the environment impacts heavily on the way we live and work. Therefore, we feel it is important that everyone has the opportunity to share in the responsibility of sustaining our environment.
We have gone to great lengths to source and offer products to our customers that meet their environmentally conscious needs. Pair them with super fast turnaround times, excellent print quality, exceptional customer service and a happy bunch of people - that's the Solopress way of doing business.
Social/web links:
https://www.solopress.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Solopress
https://twitter.com/solopress
One Minute Brief of the Day: Campaign to Advertise Advertising with @TheDrum @TheDrumAwards #LongLiveAdvertising
Campaign to Advertise Advertising with @TheDrum @TheDrumAwards #LongLiveAdvertising
"Advertising is dead."
With that in mind - we want you to advertise Advertising!!
Tweet your ideas to @OneMinuteBriefs and @TheDrum with the hashtag #LongLiveAdvertising
PRIZES
x 1 free entry for The Drum Advertising Awards 2018
x 2 tickets to The Drum Advertising Awards 2018
About:
Advertising is not a dirty word!
The Drum Advertising Awards is the award scheme that will identify the best, most creative and innovative work in the industry.
Many advertising people think that they are not really in advertising at all. It’s almost as if the term has become a dirty word. However, we believe that being in advertising should be a source of real pride. See more here: http://www.thedrumadvertisingawards.com/
One Minute Brief of the Day: Create a #MentalHealth related greeting card to be produced by online card company @thortful Brief ran in partnership with @ChasingStigma #MentalHealthCard
One Minute Brief of the Day: Create posters to inspire the next generation of construction workers to address the skills shortage and make the sector more diverse for #ConstructionCareersWeek
Create posters to inspire the next generation of construction workers to address the skills shortage and make the sector more diverse for
Prizes:
- Bottle of champagne to the winner
- Your work featured on the Construction Careers website & press publications.
About:
One Minute Brief of the Day: Create posters for the @JCBmachines Teleskid #NowYouCan
Create posters for the @JCBmachines Teleskid #NowYouCan
Today we've got another great brief with our friends at JCB. Looking forward to seeing lots of fun ideas with some great prizes to be won!!!
Remember to tweet your posters to @oneminutebriefs @jcbmachines with the hashtag #NowYouCan
The #NowYouCan hashtag comes from the fact that there are now lots of new things the machine can do due to the fact the arm extends. 'Now I Can load this truck', 'Now I Can reach the other side of the road' etc...
You can use the images below in your submissions if you wish.
Prizes:
- Scale Model of the JCB Teleskid RRP £80
- JCB Goodie Bag
About:
Introducing a unique machine with endless possibilities. The new JCB Teleskid is the first skid steer with a telescopic boom, making it the most versatile machine you’ve ever seen. It can reach higher, further and deeper than any other skid steer on the market and can access areas you wouldn’t have thought possible.
UNLIMITED VERSATILITY
The new JCB Teleskid is the only skid steer with a vertical reach of over four metres and a forward reach of over two metres, allowing it to go places and do things others can’t. Now for the first time you can easily and quickly load lorries without a ramp and load over kerbs and other obstructions with a skid steer loader. Another first means you can now reach approximately 1 metre below the ground, enabling you to rip out trees and roots.
At full extension, the JCB Teleskid has a rated operating capacity of 611kg; this enables heavy items to be placed without damaging the ground. Additionally, a standard hydraulic flow rate of 90 l/pm allows you to operate attachments when fully extended whilst 125lpm high flow couplers allow safe operation of high flow attachments when the boom is fully retracted. An SAE/ISO standard quick hitch lets you utilise any skid steer attachment.
https://www.jcb.com/en-gb/products/skid-steer-loaders/teleskid-3ts-8w
One Minute Brief of the Day: Create a movie poster for the forthcoming release of #LeaguesApart - a film by Bloody Bandit Productions - @BanditBloody
Today we've got a great opportunity to work with some very talented filmmakers. I have worked with the 2 Sams before on their 'BB' branding and suggested we do an OMB for their brilliant upcoming film. Looking forward to see how we take on the challenge of movie poster ideas! Remember to tweet @OneMinuteBriefs and @BanditBloody with the hashtag #LeaguesApart
- Opportunity to star as an extra in Bloody Bandit's next film.
For any further info or images you can email: contact@bloodybandit.com
One Minute Brief of the Day: Create posters to encourage people to have a conversation about #OrganDonation with their families. #OrganDonationWeek #WordsSaveLives
Brief ran for @NHSOrganDonor #OrganDonationWeek #WordsSaveLives
Remember to mention @OneMinuteBriefs and @NHSOrganDonor with the hashtags #OrganDonationWeek and #WordsSaveLives in your tweets.
One Minute Brief of the Day: Campaign to #BanTheBed with @MelanomaUK #UKSunbedBan
Campaign to #BanTheBed with @MelanomaUK #UKSunbedBan
Today we have another great brief for a good cause with our friends at leading skin cancer charity, Melanoma UK who want to follow the lead of Australia and ban the sunbed. Looking forward to see some amazing ideas coming through!!
Remember to tweet @OneMinuteBriefs & @MelanomaUK with the hashtag #BanTheBed. Don't forget to sign the sunbed ban petition too at https://goo.gl/sGk4eG
Prize for the winner: £100 Amazon vouchers!!!
About:
Melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, kills 6 people every day.
It has long been considered that use of sunbeds can be a contributory factor in developing melanoma. The NHS, Cancer Research and Macmillan, all give the same advice - ‘do not use sunbeds’.
The World Health Organisation reports that it is estimated that sunbed use is responsible for over 450,000 skin cancer cases and more than 10,000 melanomas in the United States, Europe and Australia.
If melanoma spreads through the body, it is notoriously difficult to treat, and the treatments used are expensive.
Treatment of these cancers costs the NHS over £400m every year.
We want to follow the lead of Australia and ban the sunbed!!
Website: www.melanomauk.org.uk
Sign the sun bed ban petition at https://goo.gl/sGk4eG
Twitter: @MelanomaUK
One Minute Brief of the Day: Advertise @PayrollProto
Advertise @PayrollProto
Today we've got a great brief for a new upcoming brand designed to make payroll easier and we've got a great prize to be won. We're setting the challenge to make the typically complicated service of payroll fun and simple, so we're looking for creative ideas to reflect that to target start-ups, entrepreneurs and SMEs.
Remember to mention @OneMinuteBriefs & @PayrollProto, as well as give them a follow!!
Prize for the winner: £100 Amazon Vouchers
Background:
Proto Payroll have one aim - to be the UK's most straightforward online payroll provider. We want the UK’s business owners to spend more of their time running their businesses and doing the things they love, safe in the knowledge that their payroll is being handled accurately, efficiently and on time.
Whether you have a handful or hundreds of employees, Proto Payroll can help. We are a BACs approved online payroll bureau and our vastly experienced team of payroll specialists complete thousands of payroll runs every year. Our team has dealt with every situation imaginable, so we know how important it is that your payroll runs smoothly. Proto Payroll will be accurate and on-time, every time.
We'll also assign you a dedicated account manager to help with any queries you might have. No call centres, no answerphones. Just humans.
For an instant payroll online quote, simply enter the number of weekly and monthly employees you have in the Quote box on our website. No fuss.
This online payroll service is available nationwide and to all sizes of business.
It’s run by managing director, Tom Hornbuckle, backed up by a professional team of highly qualified and experienced payroll managers and administrators.
Website: www.protopayroll.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PayrollProto
Blog: https://www.protopayroll.co.uk/blog
One Minute Brief of the Day: Campaign to get people to consume/buy/use more consciously with @ccchangemakers @designmuseum
Today we have the chance to support Creative Conscience - a creative charity with global reach - that encourages, rewards and supports the next generation of creative thinkers to use and build projects to build a better, fairer and more sustainable world.
Top line brief:
Creative Conscience are holding an event at the Design Museum in London on the 25.09.18. the second in the series ‘DESIGN CHANGE MAKERS’ this event is focused on CONSCIOUS CONSUMPTION. It's aim is to inspire and show great things around the way we all ‘consume’.
About:
The campaign is in support of Creative Conscience and a need to change peoples perceptions around how we ‘consume’ ie: buy stuff and that there is a better way and better choices.
At the event we also plan to gather data on the positive outcomes and mental well being of those attending.
Blog on past event, this one was on Mental Health:
https://www.creativeconscience
Prizes:
An interview blog post with the winner to be published on our global platform and social media channels.
A Creative Conscience goodie bag.
Two free tickets to next years Creative Conscience Awards in London July 2019
One Minute Brief of the Day: Advertise the @_Bands_FC website launch 07/09/18
One Minute Brief of the Day: Campaign to promote #MonsterOnAMission with @PurpleEmmett
Campaign to promote #MonsterOnAMission with @PurpleEmmett
Today we have another great brief for a good cause with our new monster friend at ‘Purple Emmett’ along with a great prize. Looking forward to see some amazing quick ideas coming through for this fantastic cause
Prize: A bottle of champagne to the winner.
Remember to tweet @OneMinuteBriefs and @PurpleEmmett with the hashtag #MonsterOnAMission. You can also use the hashtags #EpilepsyAware #EndOfScarySeizures
About:
Epilepsy is a condition that affects the brain. When someone has epilepsy, it means they have a tendency to have epileptic seizures which come in many diffrent forms, and they’re not all from the classic go to epilepsy = flashing lights. Anyone can have a one-off seizure, but this doesn’t always mean they have epilepsy. But for many people epilepsy is a life-long condition.
Being diagnosed with epilepsy is life changing and can be scary for young people and children. Emmett, is the friendly purple monster that is putting a stop to this. He is building a environment which helps young people and children learn about epilepsy and what to do if they or someone they know has a seizure or absence. Seizures do not have to be scary. The aim is to get children and young people to recognise Emmett as their friend, there are soon to be children’s books which will be given out free at hospitals around the UK.
One Minute Brief of the Day: Campaign to encourage the public to #LoveYourBrownLawn with @AnglianWater
Campaign to encourage the public to #LoveYourBrownLawn with @AnglianWater
Today we've got a fun brief with a very important message as well as a great prize to be won! Can't wait to see what the OMBLES come up with for this one!
Remember to tweet @oneminutebriefs and @anglianwater with the hashtag #LoveYourBrownLawn
Prize: £100 for the winner!!!
We've had a little bit of rain over the weekend but we've had one of the hottest, driest summers in recent memory and lawns everywhere have been going brown. But contrary to what many proud lawn owners believe, a brown lawn isn’t dying, the roots underneath are still alive and healthy. When it’s hot and dry grass goes dormant to preserve nutrients and as soon as it rains it will quickly bounce back to green. So we’re asking people to put away the sprinkler and the hosepipe and learn to love their brown lawn! Saving water is vital to ensure there’s enough water to go around for people and the environment – and it’s one less garden job to do in the summer!
Our channels are @anglianwater on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram
More info here: https://www.anglianwater.co.uk/environment/how-you-can-help/using-water-wisely/summer-waterwise-tips.aspx
One Minute Brief of the Day: Advertise the #Armistice100Days book by @26Characters
About:
100 writers from across the globe chose one person alive between 1914 and 1918 and wrote 100 words (a 'centena', the first three words matching the last three) about how the war affected them. The subjects include the famous and the non-famous, those who fought and those who didn't.
The book containing all centenas may be purchased with a £10 donation here, with profits being donated to War Child UK. Both 26 and Imperial War Museums will be publishing centenas daily through 12 Nov on their respective sites.
Please use #Armistice100Days as a hashtag, as well as #Armistice, #FWW, and #centena if possible.
The winner of today's brief receives a free book, signed by five of the contributing authors.
Social/Links:
@26Characters
@WarChildUK
#Armistice100Days
Donation Page: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/100-centenas
Daily Publication of Centenas:
www.1914.org/armistice-100-days
https://www.26.org.uk/projects-events/26-armistice
One Minute Brief of the Day: Advertise #MenstrualCups with @CityToSea_
One Minute Brief of the Day: Advertise @blindwoodturner and how you can't give up even when faced with a life changing disability. #keeponturning
One Minute Brief of the Day: Create posters to encourage the public to download the #WithALittleHelp track by @NHSVoices
And we're hoping the OMBLES can spread the word as far as we can to encourage people to download.
We're looking for posters with positive messages based on the music track and video which you can see here... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQS-V9MZtDA&feature=youtu.be&app=desktop
Remember to tweet your posters to @OneMinuteBriefs @NHSVoices @NHSMillion @LoveYourNHS with the hashtag #WithALittleHelp #NHSVoices #NHS70
Feel free to tag in any of the celebs you see in the music video too!!
Here are the links to download and include in your tweets too:
iTunes - https://buff.ly/2lHoUFX
Amazon - https://buff.ly/2lPd3FO
Google Play - https://buff.ly/2KPv41B
This is your chance to have your work shared within a huge campaign for a great cause.
About the campaign:
NHS STAFF WHO BEAT BIEBER ARE BACK WITH BAND AID NHS
Dr Katie Rogerson, 33, and fellow NHS worker Joe Blunden, 34, have joined NHS colleagues to create a Band Aid-style single to celebrate the 70th birthday of the NHS, and they hope to top the charts following the track’s release today. The brilliant music video to accompany the track was created by The Gate Films.
Against all the odds, they have pulled together an all-star cast for the song, including Seal, Beverley Knight, Guy Garvey, Alexandra Burke and UB40. Altogether, the line-up have close to 150 top ten hits between then, and more than 30 number ones. It also features the NHS Choir of doctors and nurses that got to top spot in 2015.
In addition, they have attracted legendary producer Timbaland, who is working with Grammy nominated Brit Jon Cohen to deliver what is sure to be a memorable rendition of the Beatles classic With A Little Help From My Friends. This special NHS version is also supported by Sir Paul McCartney, after the pair wrote him a heartfelt letter.
Dr Katie said of the feat: “Joe and I wanted to think of a way to include everyone who is touched by the NHS in a huge celebration. What better way than a Band Aid-style song and with a national singalong. This is our way to nod to the past seven decades of love, care and the best of British, standing hand in hand with 1.3 million fantastic staff to say ‘happy birthday NHS’.”
Joe added: “I work with NHS staff all over the country and see how hard they work to deliver care for patients. We want this track and singalong to show them just how appreciated they are, and we’re delighted that so many big stars have taken the time to contribute. We really hope everyone goes out and buys it today, and that we have a huge number one to celebrate our country’s greatest institution.”
All proceeds from the single will go to NHS Charities Together, a group of more than 100 NHS charities that provide invaluable funds to improve the experience of patients.
Let's do this and help get the NHS to Number 1...again!!!
One Minute Brief of the Day: Show your support for @NHSVoices with selfies, sketches and designs to feature on the #NHSVoices TVs.
Following the successful NHS Xmas Number 1 campaign in 2015, we are supporting another campaign to get the NHS to Number 1 next week!!
You can pre-order the track here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/1405645714?i=1405646366&app=itunes&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
In the first of 2 briefs for #NHSVoices this week, we are asking you to show your support for the NHS.
So, whether it’s a scribble, sketch or designed poster… we are looking for your ideas to build a montage of images to feature on our TV's (blank version above) which is a visual theme of this year's campaign. For that reason, make sure your entries to the brief are landscape or, even better, already in the screen which is supplied as a visual asset below.
Remember to tweet your entries to @OneMinuteBriefs @NHSVoices @NHSMillion @LoveYourNHS with the hashtags #NHSVoices #NHS70
As part of this we also want your selfies!!! All we need you to do is hold up a sign saying...
"We want our #NHSVoices heard"
and nominate/tag at least 3 other people to do the same
See this visual to see how we did it last time with the 'I DO' selfies!
Prizes:
- Opportunity to feature in the music video, created by The Gate Films, alongside major music artists.
- Social content to be shared as part of the official NHS campaign.
About the campaign:
NHS STAFF WHO BEAT BIEBER ARE BACK WITH BAND AID NHS
Dr Katie Rogerson, 33, and fellow NHS worker Joe Blunden, 34, have joined NHS colleagues to create a Band Aid-style single to celebrate the 70th birthday of the NHS, and they hope to top the charts following the track’s release on 6th July. A brilliant music video to accompany the track has been created by The Gate Films.
Against all the odds, they have pulled together an all-star cast for the song, including Seal, Beverley Knight, Guy Garvey, Alexandra Burke and UB40. Altogether, the line-up have close to 150 top ten hits between then, and more than 30 number ones. It will also feature the NHS Choir of doctors and nurses that got to top spot in 2015.
In addition, they have attracted legendary producer Timbaland, who is working with Grammy nominated Brit Jon Cohen to deliver what is sure to be a memorable rendition of the Beatles classic With A Little Help From My Friends. This special NHS version is also being supported by Sir Paul McCartney, after the pair wrote him a heartfelt letter.
As if all that is not enough, Katie, Joe and the NHS Choir will also feature in a prime-time ITV documentary. Shown tomorrow evening, the show will capture their journey to create the single, and feature a nationwide singalong of the song, which they hope will break a world record.
Dr Katie said of the feat: “Joe and I wanted to think of a way to include everyone who is touched by the NHS in a huge celebration. What better way than a Band Aid-style song and with a national singalong. This is our way to nod to the past seven decades of love, care and the best of British, standing hand in hand with 1.3 million fantastic staff to say ‘happy birthday NHS’.”
Joe added: “I work with NHS staff all over the country and see how hard they work to deliver care for patients. We want this track and singalong to show them just how appreciated they are, and we’re delighted that so many big stars have taken the time to contribute. We really hope everyone goes out and buys it on 6th July, and that we have a huge number one to celebrate our country’s greatest institution.”
All proceeds from the single will go to NHS Charities Together, a group of more than 100 NHS charities that provide invaluable funds to improve the experience of patients.
Let's do this and help get the NHS to Number 1...again!!!
