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Everyone wants to feel like the belong somewhere. It’s one of the fundamental things that makes us human. The world of advertising, however, as been seen by many as a pretty elitist environment, a sentiment that the industry has been trying...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Turns out advertising agencies are not the best folks when it comes to following their own advice. Constantly helping brands cut through with some witty voice or compelling storytelling, they tend to forget to do the same about...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Commercial radio is celebrating a record-breaking year for advertising revenue, boosted by increased investment in the medium by online retailers. Figures from Radiocentre, the industry body for UK commercial radio, reveal that commercial radio took...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Advertising Account Executives are usually employed by advertising agencies. Over two-thirds of advertising staff are based in London, but there are employers in cities across the country. Agencies vary in size. Almost half employ fewer than 20...
Posted by: Creativepool
Advertising account planners set the communication strategy for advertising campaigns. They establish the goals and objectives, target audience, message and tone in which the campaign should be delivered. Planners define how a particular strategy...
Posted by: Creativepool
Karmarama has used inspirational quotes from influential people such as director Richard Curtis and TV chef Jamie Oliver as a basis for a new print and poster campaign that aims to raise awareness of this year's Advertising Week Europe. The work...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
In a world where our homes are filled with smart devices that listen to our every word and our phones have essentially become extensions of ourselves, sleep has been one of the last sanctuaries free from the clutches of advertisers. However, this...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
This year at Cannes Lions, we saw a lot of key trends emerge, from the importance of sustainable advertising and steps towards more eco-conscious practices, to our place in the metaverse. But, as expected, audio advertising and the innovation the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Did you think you knew everything about advertising? These top 25 historical facts about the ad industry will surprise you. It is History Month here at Creativepool, which is the perfect opportunity for us to be reminded that there is always...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
There is a crisis of creativity in advertising. You have probably heard these very words or a variation in the past few years. Campaigns striving to touch on the same key points, unoriginal tropes used over and over again - things are starting to...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Is art advertising? Sometimes it can look like it. Equally, advertising can sometimes look like like art. Take the fascinating example of State Street’s “Fearless Girl”. Under cover of night, she was placed directly opposite...
Posted by: Patrick Collister
Channel 4 today announced that Volvo UK and Valenstein & Fatt (Grey London) have won the £1million airtime prize for the Diversity in Advertising Award, with an ad campaign focussed on non-visible disability. The brand/agency paring was one of...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
I must admit to being slightly addicted to books about how people are persuaded to buy things. Yet the very preponderance of such books indicates that there are very many competing opinions and theories of 'How we decide’ (also the title of one...
Posted by: Steve Osborne
Ever wondered what the face of advertising looks like? The picture above is the result of MEC’s initiative at Advertising Week Europe yesterday, which used photographs of attendees and a bespoke facial merging tool to capture this image. The...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
A roundup of the most important news of the week in the advertising awards world... Advertising Week 2016: 26-30 Sept This week was Advertising Week in New York. Attendees of the week-long event got to hear Carolyn Everson, Imran Khan, Wendy Clark...
Posted by: TheNextGag
MEC has launched a global industry-wide initiative to celebrate difference and raise more visibility of inclusion as a critical business imperative. Debuting at New York’s Advertising Week, “Brave Your Bias” implores people to...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Jamie Casino - Casino's Law It's hard to overstate the importance of the Superbowl to Americans. Ostensibly a sports final, it's actually a televisual event which unites the country annually - and the commercial breaks are just as important as the...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
The AAF (American Advertising Federation) named Renetta McCann, chief talent officer of Leo Burnett US, as the 2014 Industry Influential for her tireless effort in championing multiculturalism in the advertising world, and promoting opportunities in...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Whether you consider it a good idea or not, thanks to the coalition government, it seems the increased involvement of private companies in the NHS is a racing certainty. And what could possibly go wrong? Just look how affordable and reliable the...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
by Magnus Shaw. Watching telly a few days ago, I saw Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony at The White House. I was delighted, because had Romney won, I wouldn't be watching the TV, I'd be trying to arrange for a rocket to take me to another planet....
Posted by: Creativepool
Not to get lofty, but what is life without purpose? An existence without something that drives us forward, gives us a feeling of achievement and a reason for being. Sometimes, it feels like advertising has taken purpose and turned it into a content...
Posted by: Social Chain
There’s a certain logic to the idea that, in a truly sustainable world, out-of-home (OOH) advertising is always going to lag behind its virtual equivalent. However, with the right approach, there’s no reason why OOH can’t set a...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
If sarcasm is the lowest form of with then parody surely can’t be fair behind. Parody is a well-tried and tested form of humour used in everything from comedy sketch shows to major motion pictures. It’s an artistic form in and of itself,...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Adland has not always been known as the bastion of diversity and inclusion it is today… mostly. Indeed, we only have to cast our minds back to the halcyon days of the Mad Men and the regrettable ads that now seem as outdated as blackface and...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The broader societal call for diversity and inclusion is an echo that’s been resounding across adland for a while now and, given the way advertising has always acted as society’s mirror, it’s a call that can no longer be ignored if...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
When we think of Hollywood directors, we often envision them immersed in the world of film from the get-go. Directors like Quentin Tarantino and Christopher Nolan appear to have been born to entertain us with epic movies that push the boundaries of...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of our daily lives and it’s happened in a surprisingly slow and incestuous way. While many of us might have only become aware of its influence in recent months, the groundwork has been...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The cost-of-living crisis isn’t just affecting families, it’s a trickle up nightmare that’s digging its teeth into businesses too and brands are businesses. One of the first places many brands unfortunately choose to sever spending...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Regardless of your opinions on the British Monarchy, it’s undeniable that the coronation of King Charles III was something of a historic event and something that deserved chronicling and (of course) parodying. With that in mind, I’ve...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The global climate crisis has become an ever-present threat to our planet’s future, and people are paying attention. Consumers are prioritising the environment and favouring brands that share the same values, riling up entire industries to...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Last week saw the launch of Channel 4’s Diversity in Advertising Award-Winning campaign, with an emotive and powerful ad about a young girl with autism premiering during Gogglebox. Created for Vanish by Havas London, the campaign was crowned...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Marketing and advertising are two essential components of any successful business. However, while they are often used interchangeably, there are significant differences between the two terms in terms of application and intent. Here, I’ll be...
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
There is a lot of competition in the advertising industry. If you want to make a living as a marketing professional, whether as a graphic designer, copywriter, creative director, or something else entirely, you'll need a lot of practice, natural...
Posted by: Creativepool Partner
Thierry Albert is a French Director and Creative Director based in Amsterdam who writes and directs music promos, advertising campaigns and documentaries for the likes of The Pet Shop Boys, Dazed, Instagram, Duke Dumont, Format B and Uber. A fan of...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
On Sunday, Super Bowl LVII glued 200 million eyeballs to screens all around the world as the Chiefs clipped the wings of the Eagles in Phoenix. It was one of those rare moments in time where people from every corner of the world tune in to a sports...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial