Government seeks brand 'friends' for youth marketing plans
28 Feb 2012 | by Gemma Charles
The government is calling on brands to help shape its youth marketing strategy, aimed at preventing young people adopting 'risky behaviours'.
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The Government is to introduce a minimum-pricing regime for alcohol in England and Wales, in a bid to tackle the scourge of binge-drinking, which it claims is costing the UK economy £21bn a year.
The government is calling on brands to help shape its youth marketing strategy, aimed at preventing young people adopting 'risky behaviours'.
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