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The Skylanders franchise brought the idea of connecting physical toys to video games into the mainstream, and the concept has been copied by everyone from Disney to Nintendo in the years since. As such, franchise publishers Activision have decided to...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The video game industry is big. Really big. Global revenues for gaming are set to exceed $365 billion in 2023. That’s bigger than the music and movie industry combined. It’s also projected to soar to over three billion daily users by...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Tom Burch is MD of immersive experience company Pixel Artworks and has been creating wonder with his work for brands since he founded the business in 2005. From creating fire-breathing dragons for Warwick Castle to planting the Garden of Light for...
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Advertising Week Europe recently returned to London’s Picturehouse Central, the event’s first in person gathering for two years. LEAP’s Head of Group Marketing and Business Development Joanne Merecido attended the inspiring...
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When news broke yesterday of Microsoft’s staggering bid to buy Activision Blizzard for a shade over £50 billion, three thoughts immediately ran through my head. Awesome, more games for me to enjoy on Game Pass. Wait a minute, isn’t...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
As the dust settles after another sun-drenched week in the South of France, a selection of industry experts give their views on the key themes in 2019. Aside from the usual networking, parties and late-night Gutter Bar action, here's what else made...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Arnold steps down at AMV Rosie Arnold (pictured) is to step down from her role as creative partner at AMV BBDO. Arnold was most recently head of art and creative partner but spent 33 years at BBH, where rose to creative director, prior to joining...
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TBWA\China Ronnie Wu, executive creative director, TBWA\Shanghai has been promoted to the role of Chief Creative Officer of TBWA\China with immediate effect. Ronnie joined TBWA\Shanghai at the end of 2015 as executive creative director, and during...
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Cake/Havas London Havas UK’s creative agency Havas London and sport and entertainment agency Cake have bolstered their creative, digital and production teams with three significant, senior hires. Patrick Cahill joins Havas London from...
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J. Walter Thompson - Legal & General J. Walter Thompson London is inspiring those in their 60s and 70s to move forward with their life ambitions in their first campaign for Legal & General’s Lifetime Mortgage product. The campaign includes a...
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CHI&Partners Joining CHI&Partners this week are the talented creative team of Jo Griffin and Tom Dixon, who are coming to the agency after three years at rival London shop WCRS. As the team responsible for the multi-award winning campaign...
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MeringCarson - JetSuiteX JetSuiteX has announced that MeringCarson has been charged with taking the air travel company’s marketing to new heights as media and creative agency of record for the year-old public charter brand. New advertising...
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Imagination, technology, art, and science fuse together at the heart of the international agency, AKQA. Founded 22 years ago in London by Ajaz Ahmed, the agency has seen significant growth in this time, boasting over 2,000 global employees and 21...
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Activision has teamed up with AKQA to launch a unique bot experience on Facebook Messenger for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. Through Messenger, COD fans will be given a guided tour through space; they’ll visit the awesome planetary environments...
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Space - Glenfiddich The Glenfiddich single malt Scotch whisky brand has launched a new global ad to support the Glenfiddich Experimental Series. The spot, developed by creative agency Space, aims to attract a new generation of whisky drinkers around...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
J. Walter Thompson London - OXO OXO is returning to British TV screens this week with two heartwarming ads following the lives of a modern-day family, created by J. Walter Thompson London. In this new take on the classic work, which was made famous...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Tribal Worldwide London Tribal Worldwide London has announced the appointment of Andrew Liles to the role of Director of Technology, while Marie Bradley will head up Business Analysis; a brand new role and discipline within the agency. Liles joins...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Droga5 New York Droga5 New York has announced that Ryan Barkan and Mike Ladman have joined the New York headquarters as Music Supervisors, two new roles at the agency. Barkan and Ladman will further develop Droga5’s music and audio...
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In what may very well be the ultimate targeted marketing campaign, AKQA spent an entire weekend mounting a calculated assault on one Call of Duty (colloquially known as COD amongst fans and detractors alike) game in order to promote the next game in...
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Taylor James Taylor James has announced the addition of Jason Guerrero as Creative Director, Marie De Leon as Head of Production, and Jacques Tege as Senior Technical Director. All will be based in New York and will report to Taylor James New York...
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Leo Burnett India Leo Burnett India has appointed Sachin Das Burma as Group Executive Creative Director at its Delhi office. Sachin comes to the team having built his credentials across several marquee brands. Sachin joins from Draft FCB Ulka where...
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Publicity stunts are far from an explicitly modern phenomenon, but have become more commonplace recently thanks to the immediacy of social media. With brands falling over one another to outdo each other at every step though, is it possible for them...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Leo Burnett London - Freeview Freeview unveiled its biggest ever advertising campaign from Leo Burnett London this week to launch its connected TV service Freeview Play. The new “Set Yourself Free” TV spot launched as a premiere ad break...
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ANDY Awards Leo Burnett was the most awarded agency network earlier this week at the 51st annual International ANDY Awards. In addition to the sixth consecutive Network of the Year win, Leo Burnett London received the prestigious Richard T. O'Reilly...
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An epic new spot was posted online yesterday giving wannabe rock stars everywhere their first taste of Guitar Hero Live, the first Guitar game to be released in five years and the first for next generation (or is that current generation now?)...
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The Game Marketing Awards (GMA) is the first and only US program to honour the top creative work produced by and for the video game marketing community. This week, it announced the finalists for its 10th annual program after receiving a record high...
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Activision, publishers of the perennially popular Call of Duty franchise, have teamed up with AKQA to create a choose-your-own-adventure campaign for Instagram, celebrating the release of “Advanced Warfare,” the latest instalment in the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
3BlackDot, the multimedia entertainment company launched last month by former Machinima executives Angelo Pullen and Luke Stapleton in partnership with YouTube gaming influencers Tom Cassell and Adam Montoya, recently announced the appointment of...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
A report recently released by Bloomberg seems to suggest that Apple's decision to outsource less of their creative marketing to TBWA\Chiat\Day and take care of more of its marketing 'in-house' might not have been the brightest move. Results pulled...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Alex Donne-Johnson is a multidisciplinary creative living and working in London. His work has been featured in numerous magazines and books. Computer Arts magazine named him a 'Leading creative' and he's been hired directly by clients such as adidas,...
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