Wednesday 8 July 2009

BAD Conference - Glasgow

Three members of the SKCIN Management Committee, GIll Godsell, Anthony Hubbard and Richard Clifford attended the British Association of Dermatology Conference in Glasgow in July.

The SKCIN display stand formed a highly visible backcloth to a BBC Scotland interview with Anthony Hubbard and was visited by numerous clinicians from various parts of the UK voicing support for the work of the charity.

Wednesday 29 April 2009

computertan.com

Courtesy of one of the UKs biggest advertising agencies McCann Erikson, Computertan.com spoof infomercial has received in excess of 1.5 million viewers believing they could get a tan through their computer screen only to receive delivery of a very serious message.

ComputerTan launched a revolutionary piece of technology that offers a top-up tan from your office desk. Well almost! The spoof campaign on behalf of the charity Skcin was a huge success with 880,000 page views in the first month across an incredible 180 countries.

Skcin would like to thank the team at McCann Erickson and all those involved in making this campaign a resounding success, it has been a great pleasure to work in collaboration with such an outstanding team of creatives, we are incredibly grateful for this opportunity.

Friday 13 March 2009

English Golf Unions, SKCIN and UVISTAT combine to great effect

The English Golf Union, the sun cream manufacturer Uvistat and Skcin have combined to launch a unique skin cancer awareness campaign aimed at 750,000 golf club members in over 2000 golf clubs throughout England. Posters for display on notice boards and in locker rooms featuring England’s top amateur golfer and Skcin’s latest sporting Patron, Gary Wolstenholme, will be distributed in Spring next year warning club members about the dangers of over exposure to the sun. The EGU magazine will also support the campaign as will the English Women’s Golf Union for whom alternative posters have been produced and sent out this year displaying England Girls international Hannah Barwood, winner of the 2008 English Women’s Championship.