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18/04/2013 03:57 pm BST
P&G and Asda join forces to provide clean drinking water to children world-wide by harnessing the everyday acts of UK consumers
P&G, the company behind consumer brands like Gillette®, Ariel ® and Pampers ® is partnering with Asda to help save one life every hour through a 1 pack = 1 day of clean drinking water programme.Every day, 2,000 children die as a result of diseases that cause diarrhea by drinking contaminated water. This means that more children die from diarrheal illnesses such as cholera and dysentery, than from HIV/AIDS and malaria combined.Since 1995, P&G has been working to combat this cleanmore... -
22/03/2013 03:57 pm GMT
Tuesday 19th March saw Procter & Gamble (P&G) host the hotly anticipated North Surrey Young Enterprise Area Final at their UK headquarters in Weybridge.
As supporters of Young Enterprise, P&G were thrilled to support the students in an evening of pure entrepreneurism and innovation. The North Surrey Area Final gives students the chance to showcase months of real life business trading and activities in front of a judging panel and an audience over 200 people! Students from 18 local colleges and schools displayed the fruits of their commercial activity.The Young Enterprise Company programme is designed to give pupils aged between 15 and 18more...UK News Releases -
07/11/2012 05:00 am GMT
Braun celebrates 50 years of passion for design and technological innovation in dry shaving
GENEVA, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For half a century, Braun, a member of the P&G family of leading brands (NYSE: PG), has led the way crafting high performance electric shavers, rooted in an uncompromised design philosophy. From the launch of the Braun sixtant SM 31 shaver in 1962, and the trademark Braun micron plus/2000 in 1979, Braun is recognised for an aesthetic of form and function, with a focus on ease of use and consistent breakthrough technical innovation. Sincemore...UK News Releases -
12/10/2012 03:00 pm BST
Procter & Gamble’s flagship laundry brand undertakes new global marketing direction
Monday 15th October 2012 sees the launch of My Ariel, a brand new through-the-line marketing campaign from P&G laundry brand Ariel. The campaign hails a new direction for Ariel detergent and Ariel Stain Remover, marking a departure from the historic demo-led, proof of performance campaigns, to a focus of using storytelling to emotionally engage audiences. This approach recognises the shift in the modern consumer’s expectations of new brand campaigns. The My Ariel campaign will marrymore... -
09/10/2012 03:40 pm BST
Today, celebrity mum, Amanda Holden is inviting mums across the UK and Ireland to join together and support the launch of the Pampers and UNICEF ‘Picture a Better Future’ Campaign. For every specially marked pack of Pampers bought or mum and baby photo uploaded onto the Pampers Facebook page, Pampers will donate the cost of one tetanus vaccine to support UNICEF in the fight against Maternal & Newborn Tetanus (MNT).Thanks to the collective power and support of mums across the globe, Pampersmore... -
27/09/2012 10:32 am BST
Braun announces the winners of the 2012 BraunPrize
KRONBERG, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Braun, a member of the P&G family of brands (NYSE:PG), proudly announces the winners of the 18th edition of the internationally recognized and prestigious BraunPrize Industrial Design Awards. During a gala event on September 26, 2012, at Braun in Kronberg, Germany, winners were revealed for the following award categories: Exceptional Design Innovation, Sustainable Solutions, and Best Talent from Individual Countries around the Worldmore...UK News Releases -
14/08/2012 08:08 am BSTLONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Daz Soap Club is offering one lucky winner and a friend the chance to mingle with the stars of the small screen at this year’s TV Choice Awards. The winner will be treated to a night of VIP stardom as actors and actresses from the television world go head to head competing for titles such as Best Soap Actor, Best Soap Newcomer and Best Soap Storyline, among other fiercely contended for awards. As the official sponsor of the TVmore...UK News Releases
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10/08/2012 07:07 pm BST
Today, Friday 10th August 2012, six time Olympic gold medalist Sir Chris Hoy attended a press conference to inspire the next generation of Olympic Games hopefuls as part of Gillette’s ‘Great Starts’ campaign. A number of young cycling enthusiasts who have been inspired by the London 2012 Olympic Games were invited to attend the press conference where they had the opportunity to meet Sir Chris and ask him a question. Sir Chris is a brand ambassador for Gillette’s ‘Great Start’more... -
Procter & Gamble Announces Global Plan to Say ‘Thank You Mom’ by Raising $25 million for Youth Sport09/08/2012 08:11 pm BST
Kerri Walsh, Tyson Gay, Paula Radcliffe and Robbie Grabarz come together with moms to help grow the next generation of Olympians
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG), a Worldwide Olympic Partner, today announced plans to raise $25 million to help say ‘Thank You Mom’ by helping establish and sustain youth sport programs around the world, as part of its 10-year partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC). “At the start of our ‘Thank You Mom’ program, we asked moms everywhere, what would be a great way for us to help you and they said – “Help supportmore...UK News Releases -
09/08/2012 08:08 am BSTLONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today Paula Radcliffe visits the P&G family home in a show of support for mums and families of athletes worldwide. As the London 2012 Olympic Games draw to a close, Pampers, a P&G brand, is working with Paula Radcliffe to encourage mums to celebrate their babies’ unique spirit of play as part of the ‘Pampers Little Athlete campaign. Paula says, “As an athlete I know how effort and determination can help us reachmore...UK News Releases
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