Leaders
China is booming. The growing economy, advanced technology and investment from outside the country mean content consumption is on the up and the opportunities for brands is endless.
At Creativepool’s Connect: London festival, digital creative...
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Leaders
In this scene from Rams, Gary Hustwit's recent documentary about Dieter Rams, the legendary designer offers his 10 key principles of good design.
Watch as he explains how he reflected on his body of work and the fundamentals of his design philosophy...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Workshop
The Creative Mentor Network (CMN) is a London-based charity working to make the creative industries more diverse and inclusive through mentoring.
The programme sees a host of talent from some of world’s top agencies link up with young mentees...
Posted by: Ryan Watson
Inspiration
What does the future look like? Change is happening at a faster rate than ever before and we've become one global community meaning we witness even more evolving consumer habits.
At Connect: London, Hollie Lubbock, interactive design lead at Fjord,...
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Leaders
Coca-Cola launched a campaign to mark a new strategic partnership with the Premier League last week positioning the beverage and sport as things that bring people together.
Alec Mellor, marketing manager at the brand, offers insight into the...
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Leaders
While Super Bowl 53 served up plenty of ads for food and drinks brands on Sunday, there was also the usual bout of car commercials. Here's a selection of the best to touch down.
Toyota - Toni
Audi - Cashew
Mercedes - Say the Word
Kia The Great...
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Leaders
Now that the dust has settled after the New England Patriots won a record sixth Super Bowl in Atlanta on Sunday, it’s time to judge who won brand bowl in 2019.
While it wasn’t a vintage year for football on the field, the ads typically...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Inspiration
Having won a silver award in last year's Creativepool Annual for New York City Department of Transport, self-employed artist Ben the Illustrator is the focus of this Spotlight Q&A.
Find out about his route into the industry which has led to working...
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Leaders
The growth of video on social media has contributed to a need for cheaper, faster branded content, according to a marketing executive at Toronto-based Shutterstock Custom.
Paul Cowan, VP of enterprise and SMB marketing, believes the introduction of...
Posted by: Ryan Watson
Workshop
Organising a creative hack can be a great way of getting people to interact with your brand and overcome a problem as part of a team.
Non-profit organisation Sightsavers works to protect eyesight and the fight for disability rights and held a...
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Inspiration
Human interaction, the high street and 5G are all areas of focus in Ian Scott's retail trends report for 2019.
The Williams Lea Tag shopper marketing and innovation manager sheds light on his predictions for the shopping space and how the point of...
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Inspiration
- By Rhiannon Murphy, head of TV at the7stars -
Television, or at least our relationship with it, has changed. Over the past 20 years we’ve gone from celebrating the launch of a fifth terrestrial channel on our TV screens in the UK to...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Industry
Last week, Matthew Barnes, ECD at Ogilvy South Africa explained how he and his agency created an engaging digital campaign for confectionary brand Cadbury to win an Annual in 2018. But they didn’t stop there.
For fast food company KFC, the...
Posted by: Ryan Watson
Leaders
Brands need to be authentic and transparent in today’s modern media landscape in order to engage customers and get closer to audiences.
As technology continues to disrupt the market, the likes of Spotify, Amazon and Netflix are changing the...
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Leaders
Diversity has been a major topic over the past year and continues to make headlines in the creative sector and beyond. But how do you make sure the conversation around the issue turns into something impactful which inspires change?
A panel at...
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Industry
Cadbury’s classic Gorilla ad from 2007 has become a staple of the brand’s identity over the past decade or so. And while the work has notched millions of views on YouTube since launching on TV, the brand wanted to tap into the digital...
Posted by: Ryan Watson
Leaders
There has been talk of the death of advertising as a new media landscape continues to evolve but is there any truth in the claiming that creativity’s best days are over?
Federico Garcia, ECD at Huge New York, defended its case at Connect...
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Leaders
Agencies are going through an unprecedented time of change with technology having a significant impact on business and how they are defined. So how can they survive in this new age of creativity?
Laura Jordan Bambach, chief creative officer at Mr...
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Leaders
Brands should be more open minded about how they speak to younger audiences, according to a panel at Creativepool’s inaugural Connect: London event.
The two-day festival saw key members of the ad, design and branding worlds come together to...
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Leaders
Don't make Instagram campaigns purely for the sake of it and if you're an agency, have a clear specialism. Dan Carter, ECD at American agency Set Creative outlines what went on in 2018 and offers his thoughts on the year ahead.
What will be the...
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Workshop
Besides being Twitter’s VP of EMEA, Bruce Daisley is intent on helping creative companies improve their working cultures and hosts the Eat Sleep Work Repeat podcast on the subject.
He’s also written a book called The Joy of Work offering...
Posted by: Ryan Watson
Leaders
What do Kanye West and the Queen have in common? Well, by current marketing standards, quite a lot. Both of these cultural icons are wealthy and fall into a complex demographic category: high net worth individuals (HNWI).
While marketers tend to...
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