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Features

Fulfilment failure - the best way to waste a budget.

What's the best way to waste an advertising budget? Perhaps hiring Wayne Rooney would do the trick. Maybe booking loads of space in the breaks in '72 Degrees North' would squander that cash pretty effectively. How about a 48 sheet poster campaign at...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Features

Meet Richard Selbourne

Richard has won awards at D&AD, Creative Circle, British Television, Campaign Press, the Clios, Australian Award, the Aerials, UK Radio and Cannes. Today he is Head of Creative at HPS Group in Marlow, Bucks. Hi Richard, for an out of town agency...

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Features

Dr Who theme standing the test of time(lords)...

I can name three things which sent me running for cover behind the sofa when I was a child. The film Jaws especially with the entry of John Williams' iconic two-note blood-chilling theme; another Jaws, but this time from James Bond, bearing his...

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Features

Meet Andy Hayes (Part 1)

Andy has over 18 years' agency experience, mostly in project management and co-leads one of the design teams at The Partners. Or rather, he did, because in a few days he'll be saying a tearful goodbye to everyone, including his wife and family, and...

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Inspiration

World Cup Posters

So you're all ready to go. The brand new Full HDTV has arrived. The iPhone app uploaded. The Daily Star wall chart is mounted over the fireplace. And a replica of the trophy created entirely from beer cans has started to form in your lounge. Yes,...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Ikea vs. Idea

A friend of mine is trying to buy his first flat, finally getting on to the property ladder in his mid-thirties. Not his fault, of course - he works like a B-word - but such is the cost of living in London. So anyway, last weekend, I accompanied this...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Leaders

Graffiti wars

There is a grand tradition of animosity and grudge amongst any era's foremost artists. Just think of the squabbles between Picasso and Matisse or even Michelangelo and Leonardo. But these cultural showdowns rarely take place on the towpath of the...

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Features

Bored of Ford? American Idol isn't.

I love my Ford Focus. I've had it for ten years almost to the day and only now is it starting to grumble for the first time with 90,000 miles on the clock. It's reliable, solid, still looks lovely (in my eyes) and takes corners like it's on rails....

Posted by: Creativepool
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Features

How to start your own fashion label: by the founder of Oops!

Over the coming weeks I am going to sniff out some exciting creative entrepreneurs who will hopefully give you a little hope and encouragement if you are in the process of setting up your own business. I used to go to University down in Brighton and...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Features

The rise of the challengers

Purpose-driven brands are proving that businesses can be a force for good, while changing consumer behaviour and unsettling the incumbents. Our Brand Strategist, James, tells us more. In a world that’s rapidly changing and constantly...

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Features

What’s driving so many identity changes?

As one of the world’s most luxurious car brands unveils a refreshed logo, our Client Relationship Director, Paul, looks at why many in the automotive industry are opting for a pared-back identity. Lamborghini. A brand that’s synonymous with...

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Features

Will AI Own April Fools' Day? The Best Piss-Take Campaigns of 2024

April Fool’s Day has rarely been seen as the bastion of creative excellence. It’s not about pushing the envelope or creating something with emotional resonance though, it’s about giving people a quick belly laughs and reminding them...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Inspiration

Proving that Pot Noodle is “real food” that fills a hole #BehindTheIdea

Pot Noodle, the Unilever snack brand, was positioned as filling a hole and a tongue-in-cheek film that takes that a step further showing the noodles in all sorts of holes such as a pool table pocket, a bird house and a washing machine drum. It also...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Workshop

The anxiety attacking earplugs #CreativeCaseStudy

Design agency Matter has collaborated with University of the Arts London to develop a concept for a bio-inspired sustainable earplug using the natural form of a helix to reduce material needed to efficiently block out sound. The concept takes...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Inspiration

Rejecting the unconventional with Dave Anderson #MemberSpotlight

Dave Anderson is an animator, illustrator and storyboard artist born in Wales, and currently based in Barcelona, who has for over a decade has been helping even the most uptight organisation find their funny. In recent years he’s directed...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Workshop

Sparking the fires of creative revolution with Guerilla #CompanySpotlight

Gueriilla Communications is a creative integrated agency that enjoys what they do and like to have fun with the people they work with. The clue is very much in the name. To learn more about the defiantly northern agency, we spoke to James Allen,...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

Beyond Radio

Throughout my career as a sound designer, I've witnessed rapid changes in the audio landscape. As I reflect on this, I realise that there has never been a better time to work in audio. Radio listenership is currently at an all-time high, podcasts...

Posted by: Chris Turner
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Inspiration

Nephology For Business, anyone?

Was fascinated by a TV programme the other evening, on the possible reasons behind why we’ve been experiencing some oddly ’stuck’ weather patterns in the last couple of decades. And yes, hooked because we really love to talk about the weather...

Posted by: Richard
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Industry

The importance of curating AI generated content

In an era of pervasive machine learning, Generative AI has captured public fascination with accessible tools like Stable Diffusion and Chat GPT, enabling users to effortlessly craft realistic creative content. However, these tools can also...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Features

Creative Trends That Will Dominate 2024 #YearInReview

We’ve already looked back at the year that was 2023 and what a year it was. But what kind of magazine would we be if we didn’t also cast our sights on the next 12 months? Of course, there are a few trends you can expect to see pop up...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Features

How will 2023 be remembered by creatives? #YearInReview

2023 will hardly be remembered as a banner year for may of us as the cost-of-living crisis started digging deeper and the political spectrum on both sides of the atlantic started to devolve into a cynical and hateful mess. For creatives from all...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Industry

Social Media Trends of 2023 and 2024 #YearInReview

While much of the online discourse this year has surrounded the rise of AI and its increasing relevance, social media remains the engine that keeps the fires of the internet burning. Of course, AI will shape the future of social media but how and why...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Inspiration

Oxfam’s ambitious first TV campaign in almost a decade #BehindTheIdea

Oxfam has launched its latest legacy campaign, as it encourages activists to “stay in the fight” and continue to fight for causes important to them. Shot on location in London, UK and Nairobi, Kenya, the inspiring film brings to life a...

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Workshop

Shining a digital light in the darkness #CompanySpotlight

For this week's Company Spoitlight, we're speaking to Phil Crisp, Managing Director and Creative Lead at post production studio Digital Light. How was your company born and where are you based? We started in 2005 by partnering with strong emerging...

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Inspiration

Can a scent really make you more creative? #XmasGifts4Creatives

Can you really smell your way to success? Of course not, the very notion is frankly ridiculous. But that doesn’t mean we should overlook the importance of the humble human olfactory system. Smell, after all, plays a critical role in our daily...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Workshop

Breaking boundaries: Embracing creative problem solving

In a world full of uncertainty with a rapid pace of constant change, businesses must do all they can to keep up. With constant technological, social, and economic shifts, change has become the only constant. Often businesses fall into the trap of...

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Inspiration

When Branding, Politics & Capitalism Collide

We live in a dangerously divided world where politics, branding, and capitalism continue to collide. Fueled by social media’s immediacy, vast reach, and influence, and a society stoked by activism, we’ve never been more socially...

Posted by: Lysle Wickersham
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Inspiration

Indeed make the world work better #BehindTheIdea 

Indeed, the global matching and hiring platform, recently unveiled its new “The World Can Work Better” brand vision with an international advertising campaign amplifying how better work leads to better lives. The campaign is the first...

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Inspiration

#CompanySpotlight on Vaask Manufacturing

We sit down with Jon Olsen, Vaask Founder, for a very different Company Spotlight. How was your company born and where are you based? In early 2020, as the pandemic took hold, I grew frustrated by the hand sanitizing experience. Now more important...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial

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