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Inspiration

Overcoming the Paralysis Paradox

We are a society entrenched in pessimism, compounded by a lack of leadership and lack of trust. The future requires long-term goals and forward thinking. We need to aim forward and work backwards. This is what was proposed at the LS:N Future...

Posted by: LEAP
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Workshop

Million Dollar Women: Three things that resonate

I’ve been talking about the #Million Dollar Woman Summit a lot! To my tribe, my clients, my mentors and friends. And all this talking happens to coincide with the second year anniversary of me founding Perfect Tribe (thank you all for the...

Posted by: Nikki Bentley
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Workshop

Drawing the line on creative tinkering

There’s an inbuilt need in all good creatives to strive for perfection. It’s a blessing that can help great design but it can also be a curse. Our house number plaque was always irritatingly tilted. It poked my obsessive brain every time I saw it winking at me in defiance of the existence of spirit levels. It’s fixed now… and furthermore, I moved it to line up with the surrounding brick pattern. The trouble is that fixing this imperfection simply opened up the top slot to the next irritation, holes from old, long gone doorbells… poke, poke, poke… and so the strive for perfection continues. OK, so I am a little on the obsessive side. How do you draw the line on forever creatively tinkering in the never-ending strive for perfection? After all, we all have deadlines to hit. In our studio, we have a super simple process that allows us to tinker with the worst offenders, tick them off the list and move on. We simply ask… “What’s the worst thing you can see?” * Any piece of creative could be amazing but there’s always something at the top of the “worst thing” list. This simple question forces us to spot and sort out the worst offender. That said, the fix might have knock-on effects but these simply get added to the list. Rinse and repeat and bit by bit we get closer to a fully rounded, cohesive concept with diminishing issues. * It's important to note that spotting the worst offenders is a skill that comes with training, and passion and only gets more refined with experience.

Posted by: Andy Gregory
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Features

The Frankie Quiroz Formula of 5 C's: Building a Thriving Clothing Brand

Have you ever stumbled upon a piece of advice or a strategy that just clicked with you and made perfect sense? That's exactly what happened to me when I watched a video where Frankie Quiroz was interviewed about building a successful clothing brand....

Posted by: Peter Stylianou
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Inspiration

The circular economy that never moves forward

A question for you. Don’t panic, its not one of those ‘which of these options’ quiz-check-button-traps. This is more rhetorical. I don’t expect you to decide how to answer right now. So, how much of your time is spent going...

Posted by: Richard
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Leaders

Why all managers should get a Mental Health First Aid certification

Even before the pandemic, the stigma around mental health was starting to get lifted as more voices around the industry focused on the importance of voicing one's concerns, and seeking prompt help whenever possible. If anything, the pandemic could...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

Could 2022 be the year of the 4-day work week?

There have been many talks about implementing a 4-day work week over the past few years, with no reduction in salaries. It's a tactic that studies have shown could lead to happier and more productive employees and with the world shifting gradually to...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

Make to Treasure - A Conversation with ex-Timberland Steve Salt

Make to Treasure is an attitude. Simply put, the idea any brand-related promotional tool we produce should add value, so we need to make it last. Promotional materials that belong in a brand’s ID should add texture, weight (metaphorically and...

Posted by: Heather Golding
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Leaders

The value of collaboration in creative work

How do you establish a collaboration-friendly infrastructure in your team, especially in these corona times? Among the many things the pandemic has done for us, losing team meetings and face-to-face interactions was a hard blow to all of us, and few...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

Blood, Sweat and Loads of Hamm

Spending ten years in the wrong place can truly wear you down. But it can also help you understand what you really want, and who you really aspire to be. That was the case for Garrick Hamm, Creative Partner at Williams Murray Hamm. Though he claims...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

The future of the agency model is the hands of the disruptrepreneurs

Eight years ago, Martin Sorrell pointed out how journalists like to pronounce things dead, even when they’re not. Sorrell was talking about the death of the advertising industry in general and the death of the holding company in...

Posted by: London Advertising
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Features

What is your Moonshot?

Close your eyes for a moment and think about the one big thing that has happened in your business environment over the past year that has directly impacted you. Last January (2016) I set about igniting conversations with companies that had...

Posted by: Suki Thompson
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Leaders

The diversity debate should not just be about women

Having read the debate in our industry on gender balance over the past few days, sparked by Kevin Robert's 'leave of absence', I thought it worth looking again at what can be done about equality, not just for women, but increasing diversity...

Posted by: Suki Thompson
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Leaders

Deirdre Waldron on passionate leadership

TBWA\Dublin chief executive officer Deirdre 'Dee' Waldron was not born a CEO. And this made her an even more passionate and empathetic leader. Born a computer programmer, Dee learned from coding a set of transferable skills she still employs to this...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

Is thought leadership the enemy of creativity?

I’m like one of those annoying reformed non-smokers who coughs, passively aggressively, as you spark up a social cigarette. I’m like the vegan who mocks you for eating Quorn, the new mum who tells my childless friends they haven’t...

Posted by: Amy Kean
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Leaders

Adaptive leadership lessons for Trump and advertising

You don’t need to be keeping tabs to know that a shocking number of top-level players have left or been fired from the Donald Trump’s White House team. The latest, much-reported departure comes in the form of Anthony Scaramucci - and you...

Posted by: Sharon Whale
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Leaders

Publicis Media unveil structure and leadership appointments

Publicis Media has unveiled new structure and leadership appointments for its organisation, as announced by Steve King, CEO of Publicis Media. Publicis Media’s structure will cover Top 20 markets, organised by three regions and led by Tim...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

ClearPeople announce new Senior Leadership dream team

The award-winning independent, creative, digital and technology consultancy ClearPeople, has just announced a new Senior Leadership team that will include Wesley Hogg as digital strategy services director, Luke Smith as cloud services manager, and...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

Inspiring Female Leaders: An Interview with RAPP CEO Gabrielle Ludzker

Gabrielle Ludzker is not just any CEO. The current head honcho at customer experience agency RAPP has spent her career breaking away from the traditional corporate CEO stereotype. and leads to inspire rule breakers. Gabby is an inspirational rule...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Leaders

The Elephant In The Conference Room

Overcoming Confirmation Bias To Improve Business Outcomes Of all the cognitive biases that affect business, confirmation bias might be the most insidious. It’s a challenge for many companies that can negatively impact performance. Smart...

Posted by: Lysle Wickersham
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Industry

What is diversity washing and how can you avoid it? #DiversityMonth

To an extent, the creative industries have always dealt in smoke and mirrors. Obfuscation is, after all, part of what makes the whole thing so exciting. We live, however, in a world that increasingly values transparency, particularly given the age of...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Leaders

#GettingToKnow Nataly Kelly, CMO of Zappi

Tell us a bit about your role! Is there a “typical” day? I’m based in Boston, and I generally start my workday rather early, by checking in with our Zappi teams in Europe. We begin each day with a daily virtual stand-up in our...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

VoucherCodes rebrands with a more personal touch #BehindTheBrand

The UK’s most trusted savings site has announced the first step in its wider growth strategy for 2024, a new visual identity by Naked Ideas. The bolder look is designed to connect with consumers on a deeper level, putting the brand and the...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

#GettingToKnow Valtech’s Marc Maleh

With 20 years of experience leading innovative technology projects for companies like R/GA, Havas and Huge, teaching as adjunct professor at NYU and Parsons, and serving as jury president at the Cannes Lion International Festival of Creativity, Marc...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial

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