Youth-led, non-partisan charity My Life My Say (MLMS) recently revealed that four million people between the ages of 18 and 34 in the UK aren’t registered to vote. MLMS spokesperson and former Love Islander Sharon Gaffka told BBC’s Woman’s Hour that 50% of young people think that voting for reality TV makes more of a...
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Brits hold 500K tickets to the Paris 2024 Olympics: Here’s 10 creators to tap for campaigns around the event
The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics are fewer than 100 days away and will take place from 26 July to 11 August across France and Tahiti. 10,500 athletes will compete across 32 sports in 329 events. Just under ten million tickets were made available for the event and Britons have purchased nearly 500,000 – more than...
Universal and TikTok dispute continues: Companies announce new music partnerships with Spotify and AXS
In the aftermath of Universal Music Group pulling its artists’ songs from TikTok, both companies have made moves to compensate with other partners. The label has extended its agreement with Spotify, while the video app signed a ticketing deal with AXS. Universal removed its music from the platform on 1 February after the companies were...
Campaigns Ireland: Vlogger Meg Hughes jets to London with Warner Bros. to promote new film Challengers
Welcome to CORQ’s monthly Ireland influencer campaign round-up, analysing the most exciting campaigns and the creators behind them. Lifestyle vlogger Meg Hughes went on a press trip to London with Warner Bros. to celebrate its new film Challengers. She created more than eight Instagram and TikTok posts to document the three days she spent in...
The Advertising Standards Authority received 39,000 ad complaints in 2023: Key findings from annual report
Advertising watchdog the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) recently released its Annual Report 2023 and revealed it received 39,034 complaints about 25,041 ads in 2023. This was an increase of 16% and 19% year-on-year (YOY), respectively. A total of 27,378 ads were withdrawn or amended by the ASA and the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP). According to...
Brands must offer genuine value to their communities to succeed – not just push for sales
Brands need to take on board that their followings – especially among Gen Z – will offer greater loyalty to companies that provide genuine value to their communities and aim to make a real difference in the world than to those that merely push for sales above all else. Earlier this month, cultural studio and
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