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Features

Harmless fun? Violence against women in advertising

Last week saw the much publicised divorce of Nigella Lawson and Charles Saatchi. The first the world at large knew of the situation was following the release of “that photo” - the one where Saatchi was snapped grabbing Lawson by the neck...

Posted by: Ashley Morrison
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Industry

How to hire an Interior Designer

Whether you’re seeking to transform a house, office, or retail space, selecting the right interior designer is crucial. They play a pivotal role in achieving the desired aesthetics and functionality for your environment. Amidst numerous...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Workshop

#CompanySpotlight on Lewis Moberly

Lewis Moberly is an independent branding consultancy that uniquely holds both the top award for Design Excellence (D&AD Gold) and the top award for Design Effectiveness (DBA Grand Prix). They work across brand strategy, corporate and brand identity,...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

#GettingToKnow the Ted Lasso of sports advertising - Josh Green

Josh Green is the Boston-born, London-based Executive Creative Director at sports + culture agency Octagon and sister agency FRUKT. He leads the agency’s creative output across six European offices in London, Barcelona, Madrid, Paris, Frankfurt...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

What is slow marketing and why is it fast becoming such a big deal?

Playing the long game is a concept that might be unfamiliar to ‘old-school’ marketers that were more bothered about getting results ASAP than building a long-lasting brand. But the consumers of 2022 have longer memories than their...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Industry

How to choose a design agency

Design is a fundamental pillar of the creative journey. Whether you’re a retail brand looking to stand out from the herd, a startup trying to cultivate some kind of identity or an agency looking for something special to pull your latest...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Features

The impact of remote filming on clients and producers

Among the many innovations that the 2020 Covid crisis accelerated, remote filming is certainly the most interesting. If anything, because it was a proper life-saver for an entire sector. Both the events and the production industry have been forced...

Posted by: Antonino Lupo
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Inspiration

Be Miles

“It's not about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating, they have to be about change.”- Miles Davies. This quote really stuck with me as the credits rolled on the brilliant Netflix documentary- “Miles...

Posted by: Tony Pipes
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Inspiration

Getting to Know… Iris Worldwide’s Grant Hunter

Grant Hunter was recently promoted to Global Executive Creative Director for iris Worldwide and has been working for the agency from his base in London for 15 years now. A man with creativity in his bones, Grant is an incredibly insightful...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

Creative Foundations for VR

Opinion by Tom Fenwick-Smith, Creative Director, REWIND Back when I began my journey in advertising, digital advertising was pretty niche - above-the-line was still king; Facebook and Twitter were the new kids on the block. We knew they were going...

Posted by: Magnopus
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Leaders

Amazon announce third annual Prime Day

As an Amazon Prime account holder for nigh on three years now, it would be sorely hypocritical of me to cast aspersions at the service as a consumerist cult, but I can at least understand the criticism. What we're talking about, after all, is...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Leaders

Agency Christmas Cards: The Best of 2016

Celebrating the beauty and loud/quiet wonder (depending on your preference) of the festive season is something all agencies are essentially required to do, otherwise they'd undoubtedly be labelled as scowling humbug merchants. Still, some agencies...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

Top 10 Account Wins of the Week

Proximity London - Specsavers Specsavers is bringing in an external agency to handle its CRM for the first time, having previously handled all activity in house. After an extensive pitch process, which began last September, the retailer appointed...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Features

Dubai Lynx Live: Simon Gosling Interview

In yet another coup scored thanks to our partnership with the Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, Creativepool founder Michael Tomes sat down with Simon Gosling, Creative Evangelist...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Leaders

Droga5 and Tiger Beer create a crowd-sourced film using beer coasters

To launch the new Tiger White wheat beer in Malaysia, Tiger has put its “It all starts with White” platform to the ultimate test by giving beer drinkers the chance to be part of a major creative production unlike any other in history....

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

VCCP creates £50 million billing agency with Adconnection acquisition

VCCP has announced the acquisition of independent media agency Adconnection. The business will be fully merged with VCCP’s existing media operation, VCCP Media, creating a combined media capability with billings in excess of £50 million....

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Leaders

The NHS lose letters to gain blood

The more observant amongst you might have noticed letters going missing from UK streets these last few days. I know what you're thinking, but no, we haven't been struck by a wave of vowel hating miscreants (though wouldn't that be something). The...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

The five briefs I don't want on my desk

Mussel meat A leading discount frozen food company is selling bags of 'mussel meat'. I may be wrong, but I suspect these are the unfortunate shellfish deemed too manky to be sold whole, and are therefore mushed up and flogged in a heaving mass. Good...

Posted by: Magnus Shaw
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Leaders

Designing For Mobile – 5 Tips To Consider

Mobile behavior is constantly developing. It is subsequently very fundamental to catch the same conduct and make amends to your existing web design to client focusedmobile outline. In this article, there are 6 mission discriminating mobile behavior...

Posted by: Qualdev
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Features

Game On. The toughest creative challenge in TV.

‘Nobody knows anything’. So goes the famous quote from screenwriter William Goldman, suggesting that it’s impossible to predict public taste. It’s a theory that would certainly be supported by the haphazard history of the...

Posted by: Magnus Shaw
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Leaders

Yes we Cannes! What's happening at the festival today?

Have you ever been to Cannes? Not on a cycling holiday, but the festival? No, not the movie festival - the creativity festival, The Lions? Ever been to that? Me neither - but I do find myself reading about it every year; largely because the industry...

Posted by: Magnus Shaw
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Features

Horsing around. How Tesco could turn a crisis into an opportunity.

by Magnus Shaw. If you're going to be rumbled loading beefburgers with something other than beef, try to ensure it's not horse. Oats would be better. Or sweets. But, not cat or hamster - and definitely not horse. As Tesco has discovered, people...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Features

Lee Ray

Creativepool profile: creativepool.co.uk/freelancedirectory/LeeRay Website: lee-ray.com " I am an experienced Artist and Illustrator with a B.A.Hons Degree in Product Design and 16 years experience in creating Concept Design, Illustration, and CG...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Features

Is it possible to be too creative?

by Magnus Shaw. Do you remember Kiss? Of course you do. Ludicrous American band - wore loads of black and white make-up. Well, they're back. Sort of. The new campaign for Costa Coffee features their track 'I Was Made For Loving You. The song...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Workshop

Opinions - Tweeting for crisps.

by Magnus Shaw Special K eternally pitched as a "healthy" food, it's now at the centre of an "eat this and wear smaller jeans" campaign. It must be going well, because a line of Special K snacks has been launched named "Cracker Crisps." It's no...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Workshop

Opinions - More than words. What do copywriters know about design?

by Magnus Shaw "Like all forms of design, visual design is about problem solving, not about personal preference or unsupported opinion." Bob Baxley It's funny. Art directors and copywriters work so closely together, for so much of the time, and...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Leaders

#GettingToKnow OJ Deady Co-founder & Managing Partner @ TwelveA.M.

Tell us a bit about your role! Is there a “typical” day? Thinking about this question I’m quite glad there really isn’t a ‘typical day’. What attracted me to the agency world, coming from an in-house role very...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial

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