UK National Occupational Standards for Social Marketing Practice
The National Occupational Standards system in the UK is a government supported process for setting out what knowledge and skills professionals working in Social Marketing should be able to demonstrate. The standards can be used to develop job descriptions, assess...
Behavioral Considerations for Acceptance and Uptake of COVID-19 Vaccines
The WHO Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on Behavioral Insights and Sciences for Health, that includes a social marketing expert – Professor Ross Gordon, released a meeting report with views and opinions of the TAG experts on drivers of vaccine acceptance and uptake....
Volunteer Spotlight: Dave Cutter
Written by Julie Hentz Who is the digital wizard behind iSMA’s popular Webinars and now Social Marketing Training Courses? It’s Dave Cutter of Wokingham, England, who for many years has made these valuable member features possible by contributing his time and...
European Social Marketing Conference: Second Call For Papers
ESMA news The second call for papers for the 5th European Social Marketing Conference, Thessaloniki, 20-22 October 2021, is now open. The deadline for papers is 5th March 2021! Do you have an inspiring Social Marketing or behaviour change story to tell? If you have a...
Volunteer Spotlight: Fernando dos Santos Almeida
Written by Julie Hentz. Fernando dos Santos Almeida iSMA Communication Team, Graphic Designer What is Fernando dos Santos Almeida doing when he isn’t working in research at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), plus completing his PhD in Design from the...
COVID-19: The case of Uruguay by Inés Besada Paullier
Uruguay has attracted international media and press due to the management of the pandemic, with 2417 total confirmed cases, and 51 deaths of COVID-19 by 16 October 2020. Entering the 7th month of the new SARS-CoV-2 in the country, Uruguay currently has the record of...
iSMA 2020- Looking Back, Looking Forward, and an Election Update
Written by Julie Hentz As this November edition of the iSMA Newsletter is the last publication of the year, we would like to take a moment to assess our successes and identify 2021 goals… It has been a challenging year for our international members with the threats...
July iSMA Board Meeting
July iSMA Board Meeting The July Board meeting allotted much discussion time to the election process planned for the fall. Because a nomination was submitted with what was discovered to be false information, the need to discuss vetting iSMA candidates became an...
iSMA Annual General Meeting and Board Meeting / July 2020
iSMA Annual General Meeting and Board Meeting July 2020 The 2020 iSMA Annual General Meeting was well attended, a mix of members and the Board representatives. The meeting opened with a review of the organization’s financial standing. As a result of identifying new...
Statement From Outgoing iSMA Vice President Diogo Veríssimo
iSMA President Diogo Veríssimo is stepping down from his role on the Board, and has issued outgoing remarks, which we would like to share with you below. PDF version: Diogo Veríssimo's Closing Remarks. All of us at iSMA would like to thank Patrick for his myriad...