Most of us are exhibiting our assist for the reduction and humanitarian efforts in Ukraine though a number of the advert holding firms (with the notable exception of WPP) are nonetheless sitting on their well-upholstered bottoms with regards to terminating enterprise in Ukraine invader Russia.

Publicis Groupe, annointed at present as Advert Age’s first ‘holding firm of the 12 months’ appears to be providing evacuees digs some other place within the empire. About 100 to date.

MAA has teamed with the Pink Cross to assist its attraction, not only for funds for Ukraine but in addition for the opposite international sizzling spots with thousands and thousands of displaced folks. Pink Cross UK CEO Mike Adamson tells us that Ukraine may see round six million refugees, a quantity not seen in Europe because the finish of the Second World Struggle. However there have already been that variety of Syria (the place’s the connection? Begins with ‘V’.)

The Pink Cross (the Russian Pink Cross helps too, so far as it will probably) is a impartial organisation and one of many issues it wants is money to placed on pre-paid money playing cards and SIM playing cards so that folks in these ghastly battle zones can have some type of life and a way of speaking. And in addition assist the blitzed native financial system.

This might be with us for years. Please donate to both Ukraine or the broader international issues right here.

A number of the advert holding firms would possibly dip into their pockets too.