Last week, Sheldon DeSouza and Mervin Brandy of BWA's New York office attended the National African-American MSM (Men Who Have Sex With Men) Leadership Conference on HIV/AIDS and other Health Disparities in New Orleans. The annual meeting brings together more than along 500 leaders from around the U.S. to discuss strategies to improve the health of Black gay and bisexual men.
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Better World Advertising and the New York State Department of Health developed and launched a new phase of the “HIV Stops with Me” campaign this month in New York City and Buffalo. This marks the campaign's seventh phase since BWA created it in 2000. “HIV Stops with Me” is the nation's longest running HIV prevention campaign aimed at HIV positive people. It combats the spread of HIV...
BWA recently launched phase two of a three-part campaign intended to curb smoking in Santa Clara County, California (which includes San Jose, the state's third largest city). Collaborating with the Santa Clara County Public Health Department, this phase, “Lame Reasons to Smoke,” is intended to prevent smoking among youth. BWA produced a cutting-edge 3D animated video that uses humor...
BWA is happy to introduce two new team members, Mervin Brandy and John Tangco. BWA also warmly welcomes Heather Holt back from maternity leave.
Mervin joins us as a Project Coordinator in our Brooklyn office. He has his BA in Sociology and has done extensive work on HIV awareness, working with organizations such as the National AIDS Fund and HIV/AIDS African-American...
Catching a seasonal virus or returning with an infection is never part of planning those long awaited vacations. Luckily, the SF Health Department’s Immunization & Travel Clinic, commonly known as the AITC, has launched its first campaign to educate the public about its travel health services designed to prevent serious health risks while abroad.
The BWA designed campaign...
This World AIDS Day, Better World Advertising launched “Testing Makes Us Stronger," a new national HIV testing campaign. The campaign is particularly poignant because this year marks the 30th anniversary of the first reports of HIV/AIDS.
“Testing Makes Us Stronger” was developed by BWA in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with the goal of...
On October 27th Voices for Illinois Children held their annual benefit at the Mid-America Club. BWA co-sponsored the event and President Les Pappas and Project Manager Lorena Morales had the pleasure to attend.
WGN-TV was presented with the “2011 Kids Count Award” for their outstanding contribution and commitment to the Foster Kids Are Our...
Better World Advertising is pleased to announce that our website, socialmarketing.com, received a W3 Award for website design and creativity. The W3 Awards honor creative excellence on the web and innovative professionals behind the sites. The competition is sanctioned and judged by the International Academy of the Visual...
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Santa Clara County & Better World Advertising Tackle Obesity
Shifting consumption of sugary drinks to healthier alternatives, like water.
Santa Clara County, CA (October 26, 2011) – Better World Advertising (...
A big congratulations to BWA's Art Director, Emily Foran, who was married this past Sunday in Calistoga, CA. BWA staff were so pleased to be a part of the big day and celebrate the momentous occasion. Emily has been with BWA for seven years and has designed award winning campaigns including Adopt Love/Foster Hope and HIV Stops with Me. Emily and her husband Rocky will take a...
