The scale of the mounting financial and emotional challenges faced by advertising professionals during 2020 is revealed in NABS’ 2020 Impact Report, released this week. Calls to NABS, the support organisation for advertising and media, rose by 35% last year, while donations to the charity were £1.1million down on 2019. Its Advice Line took more than […]
NABS will continue to operate its support services during the coronavirus outbreak to colleagues across industry. Many of NABS’ services are already available online and via phone and video calling. All of its staff are now based at home following a successful trial of company-wide remote working. The move follows the latest government guidelines regarding […]
The coronavirus and its implications could cause distress, anxiety and emotional health problems to people working across adland, according to NABS, the support organisation for the advertising and media industry. That’s why NABS’ experts are now issuing guidance for employees and employers, to help them through what could be months of disruption as the UK attempts […]
The ad industry is losing talented people at “unsurprisingly high rates”, according to Karen Blackett OBE, WPP UK country manager and chairwoman MediaCom, UK & Ireland. Speaking on Tuesday 12 November at WellFest, the brand-new workplace wellbeing conference organised by NABS, Karen called for an increased focus on emotional intelligence in order to support and […]
Nicola Marsh, Managing Director of Mediacom Manchester, has been selected as the new Chair of Manchester’s NABS hub. NABS is the support organisation for people working in advertising and the media. With a strong emphasis on improving wellbeing, it offers a range of professional development services free of charge for people at all levels in […]
NABS has thrown down the gauntlet to the media and advertising industry with 2017’s #RideAdland, which revs up on 5th October 2017. The second year of the industry cycle challenge sees a total of 30 teams competing in the cross-industry tournament – the 50km Fun Race and 130km Epic Race – across a virtual London […]
Research unveiled by NABS (National Advertising Benevolent Society) has revealed the continuing challenges faced by working parents in the advertising and media industry: 60% of parents know someone who has left their role because of pressures that come with being a working parent – up from 57% two years ago – while a third (32%) […]
NABS, the advertising and media industry’s support organisation, has appointed MediaCom chairwoman Karen Blackett OBE as its new president. In her new role, Blackett will be instrumental in driving NABS’ new vision focusing on industry wellbeing. NABS’ vision sits alongside its newly defined role to improve and champion the wellbeing of everyone in advertising and […]
NABS (National Advertising Benevolent Society) has announced that it will be launching a brand new sporting fundraiser, ‘Ride Adland’, in October 2016, inviting teams across advertising and media to take part in a cross industry cycling event. The new event has been introduced to align with NABS’ focus wellbeing and community in our industry. Ride […]
NABS and Squared Online, an education initiative led by Google, have joined forces to provide funding for advertising and media professionals wishing to upskill their digital know how through a new career grant. The offer available through NABS’ Upskilling Grant programme marks the first time Google and NABS have partnered in this way. The scheme […]