Clear Channel, one of the UK’s leading OOH media and infrastructure companies, has joined forces with The Prince’s Trust, a national charity supporting young people, to launch a new Out of Home campaign, celebrating the 20th anniversary of their partnership.
The artworks were creatively conceived and executed by The&Partnership as part of the wider ‘Class of Covid’ campaign that the charity first launched in October 2022, and was highly commended at the Outdoor Media Awards earlier this year. ‘Class of Covid’ has become the cornerstone of The Prince’s Trust in explaining why young people need our support right now.
To mark the 20th anniversary, the new creatives highlight the contextual relevance of the partnership as the campaign will be running across Clear Channel’s digital Out of Home (DOOH) sites, including bus shelters and roadside billboards, until the end of this year.
Richard Bon, MD at Clear Channel UK, said: “The Prince’s Trust has been Clear Channel’s longest standing charity partner and I’m so proud of what we have achieved over the past 20 years. Having been involved in the partnership since the very beginning, this is a very special milestone for me personally and the whole business.”
“Using Out of Home as platform for good, our support has gone beyond donating media space at scale, with many of our colleagues getting involved hands-on over the years as well. The latest Out of Home campaign is just one of the many ways that we will continue to play our part in supporting the charity’s vital work with young people,” he added.
Lou Duffy, head of brand and marketing partnerships at The Prince’s Trust, added: “Over the past 20 years, our powerful partnership enabled us to raise awareness and inspire support to help transform young lives.
“We’re excited to launch our latest Out of Home campaign to mark two decades of impactful collaboration and are immensely grateful for Clear Channel’s continued support to help empower young people to reach their potential.”
Clear Channel has been supporting The Prince’s Trust with pro bono media space since 2004, estimated to be worth £20 million over the 20 years. Clear Channel became the charity’s Silver Patron in 2013, with employees taking part in fundraising activities such as the Palace to Palace bike ride or participating in the charity’s employability scheme ‘World of Work’.
In 2019, Clear Channel partnered with The Prince’s Trust to launch a new initiative, displaying artworks by emerging artists working with the charity. A selection of artworks has been showcased across Clear Channel’s DOOH screens to help kickstart the careers of the next generation of entrepreneurs.
Clear Channel has been supporting the overall ‘Class of Covid’ campaign since 2022. The campaign asks the public to recognise the ‘Class of Covid’ – a generation of young people whose confidence, education and opportunities were stolen by COVID-19 and its resultant lockdown. It celebrates young people’s resilience and resourcefulness and encourages the public to support The Prince’s Trust in building the confidence and skills they need for work, education and training.
The Prince’s Trust helps tens of thousands of young people each year to build the confidence and skills they need to realise their potential. Three in four young people on Prince’s Trust programmes move into work, education or training.
