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Imagination short-listed in Marketing’s Agency of the Year Awards

The Awards recognise the best agencies across 13 categories. The winners will be revealed next month.

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Lovie Awards Winners Announced

SoundCloud, VICE, StumbleUpon, Akestam Holst awarded alongside Special Achievement Honourees Stephen Fry and Professor Heinz Gerhäuser & Team, creators of the MP3 file format. On the 16th October the International Academy of Digital Arts and...

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V&A Illustration Awards

I stumbled upon the V&A Illustration Awards quite by accident. Although I've lived in London for a number of years, I'd never been to that museum, so I decided to pop along to get some inspiration for this week's blog. It's a deceptively large maze...

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A plug wins the Brit Insurance Design Awards 2010.

Back in 2008 Brit Insurance and the Design Museum teamed up to bring us the Brit Insurance Design Award an international, annual award ceremony and supporting exhibition for up and coming designers in the categories of architecture, fashion,...

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The Top 10 Most Asked Questions About The Annual - Answered!

The next Annual deadline is just a few days away! To help you with your submissions we have collected answers to the 10 Most Asked Questions about The Annual. 1. How do I submit my work? It all starts on your Creativepool profile. Choose the work...

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Global creative calendar: April 2024

Across this month’s full slate of alluring extracurricular activities, everyone open to new experiences has worlds to gain. Current and future leaders spanning all industries are going all in: Curtains will soon draw back and stages will...

Inspiration

#MemberSpotlight on freelance writer and director Katerina Sfaellou

How did you get into the industry? I started on the corporate side of things many years ago, working on events and marketing activation campaigns. But I always wanted to be hands-on and combine my communications degree with the more creative side of...

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Obsessing over the Story with Wardour #CompanySpotlight

This week, we sat down with Martin MacConnol, Founder and CEO at the Covent Garden-based creative agency Wardour. How was your company born and where are you based? We began life as a content marketing agency on Wardour Street, Soho, in 1996 - the...

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7 Reasons Why You Should Enter Annual 2024

Thinking about taking part in Annual 2024? Here are 7 reasons why it is the creative industry's "Most Award". 1. Most Distributed Giving your work global exposure. One of our big aims each year with The Annual is to get your work noticed. The...

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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...

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The Turkish production studio with global ambitions #CompanySpotlight

This week we spoke to Anima Instanbul, to discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with being a production studio based outside of the European and US creative bubble. How was your company formed, and where are you based? Anima was...

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10 Brands Making Big Waves in 2024 #BrandMonth

In a world where thousands of companies are being born every day, the power of a strong brand has never meant more. There are, of course, always those legacy brands whose popularity will ebb and flow with changing cultural whims but for some brands,...

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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,...

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Making a creative leap with Lauren Maynard #GettingToKnow

FutureBrand - the brand-led business transformation company that has helped transform household names such as American Airlines, Sanofi, McDonald’s, NatWest and Barilla - has appointed Lauren Maynard as its new Global Chief Growth Officer. In...

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The agency founder who became her own client #BehindTheBrand

Sister Mary, a new strategic design agency founded by Leigh Chandler, has unveiled the design for a limited-edition run of intricately designed votive candles. The client? Leigh herself. Leigh, whose 20 year career has seen her design for major...

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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...

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Whisking up a storm with Amy Still #GettingToKnow

Amy Still is Founder & CEO at Whisk. With over 15 years of experience in digital and social-first advertising, she’s witnessed the shift from mass broadcast platforms to niche community-driven spaces, where people seek more authentic and...

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Creativepool Annual 2024: Early Bird Entries Now Open With 40% Discount

It’s the most creative time of the year once again; the Creativepool Annual 2024 is officially underway, inviting industry professionals and creative enthusiasts from across the world’s most creative network to showcase their most...

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#MemberSpotlight on graphic designer and Creativepool Annual Winner Philip Appleton

How did you get into the industry? I graduated in 2010 with a degree in Industrial Design from BIAD when it seemed that every graduate job was as an unpaid internship in either a remote setting or central London. It was demoralising to have put so...

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Catching flight with Wings The Agency #CompanySpotlight

For this week’s company spotlight, we sit down with Demian Campos, Founder and Chief Creative Officer at WINGS The Agency, an agency opened in the face of great adversity as the world pivoted to a remote working model during the pandemic. How...

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Navigating the great abyss with senior copywriter Ellie Hubble #MemberSpotlight

How did you get into the industry? I never planned to go into copywriting, but I did a few internships in the writing and creative space through university, then after I graduated with a degree in English, I was a bit unsure of what was...

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#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...

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How to create and build an engaged eco community online

Back in the lockdown summer of 2020 we launched Earthtopia, a channel to help people ease eco-anxiety and highlight solutions to the climate crisis. As an specialist communications agency, we work with many sustainability-focused clients but we also...

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#MemberSpotlight on Henrique Favery, Founder of Buu Digital

How did you get into the industry? An opportunity came up when we were hired by an agency to tackle a challenge deemed impossible by a competitor. The task was to execute an Augmented Reality for Web campaign (without the need to download an...

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#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,...

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Global creative calendar: December 2023

While 2023 is almost history, I hope you are ready, willing, and able to celebrate the best days yet to come. Are you focused on sharpening your skills for the new year ahead? If so, some of the world’s most elite organizers are preparing to...

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Balancing city and surf with Creativepool Annual winner Scott Franklin #MemberSpotlight

How did you get into the industry? My background is in fashion, I used to have my own clothing label; that’s where I started getting interested in what builds a brand - realising that the brand can be stronger than the products alone. So, when...

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#MemberSpotlight on UX/UI Designer & Art Director Emilio Cid

How did you get into the industry? My journey into this exciting industry began as a freelance Storyboard artist for an advertising agency. Armed with a degree in Advertising and Marketing, I was eager to make my mark. Back in 1996, online...

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Blurring the boundaries between design and entertainment with WeWantMore #CompanySpotlight

WeWantMore is an Antwerp-based, award-winning design studio that works across Benelux, France, UK and beyond. Its strong design thinking uses authentic storytelling across two disciplines at the highest level: branding and interior design, to create...

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#GettingToKnow the “creative partners of the future”

This week, we sat down with Ghost Robot and it’s far less confusing than it sounds. CEO and Founder and Zach Mortensen and CCO Mark DePace form the creative partnership at the heart of the Brooklen-based content studio that’s won more...

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Global creative calendar: November 2023

A commitment to lifelong learning promises many prolific returns. Expanding knowledge allows us to better understand the world and our fellow humans while advancing our skills. In a constantly changing world, innovation enhances professional...

How to bridge the healthcare brand gap

While creativity might be flourishing in healthcare, the true potential of brand as strategic business asset is too often overlooked. James March, Category Director, Health & Wellness explores how we can bridge the brand gap – with Andrew Gardner,...

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#CreativeLeaders | An interview with Iris Worldwide’s Ross Taylor

This year, Creativepool celebrated 10 years of creative excellence with the eighth edition of the Creativepool Annual and handed out over 250 prizes at a lavish Annual Launch Party in the centre of London. Without the individuals, however, the...

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6 Great Hollywood Directors Who Started in Advertising #MediaMonth

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...

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Creativepool Annual 2023 Winners Announced

7th September 2022 - This year, Creativepool is celebrating 10 years of creative excellence with the eighth edition of the Creativepool Annual. And what a decade it’s been! The Creativepool Annual 2023 winners represent the cream of the crop...

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#CompanySpotlight on the Ukrainian agency continuing to create under literal rocket fire

For a very special company spotlight feature this week, we sat down with Bickerstaff CEO Veronika Selega, Creative Director Ilia Anufrienko and Senior Copywriter Andrii Bezliudnyi to discuss the challenges of working in war time and how creativity...