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Features

Why internet radio has failed to make a big noise.

Do you listen to the radio via the internet? Quite possibly. Radios 1, 2, 3, 4, 5Live, 6Music, Capital, Smooth - they're all there, streaming away. But, when was the last time you listened to an internet-only radio station? One that's online rather...

Posted by: Magnus Shaw
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Leaders

Bad reception. Why the worst thing about DAB isn't the advertising.

'Share the love!' says a one and half foot, massive headed, dead-eyed creature in a white jump-suit. Ordinarily the shock of this vision would wake you from your nightmare. You'd slope off for a wee and crawl back into bed. But this isn't a bad...

Posted by: Magnus Shaw
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Leaders

Is 'AdBlock' software unfair to the advertising industry?

You know 'Mozilla', don't you? The people who make the Firefox web browser? Well, it turns out they also make a thing called 'AdBlock Plus'. And, if you're using it, you're getting right up the noses of some advertising big-wigs. For the...

Posted by: Magnus Shaw
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Leaders

In Development: Watch The Teaser Trailer For Coffin Dodgers!

They say that death is everywhere, but for the inhabitants of Sunny Pines Retirement Village, he’s much closer. In fact, he’s just become a resident… We’re very excited to announce our second title for iOS and Android,...

Posted by: Milky Tea
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Leaders

Go home. Why the Government's ad vans were such a failure.

Our friends at the ASA have announced they are investigating the Government-backed campaign which saw vans driving through London, calling on 'illegal immigrants' to leave the country or face arrest. This follows 60 complaints and, despite some...

Posted by: Magnus Shaw
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Inspiration

One Minute Briefs

One Minute Briefs is a concept borne out of the minds of Nick Entwistle and James Clancy who run The Bank Of Creativity. It's designed to change the way people think about advertising, change the way in which creatives work and also provoke a lot of...

Posted by: Jessica Hazel
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Leaders

Get happy. Is Arianna talking total Huff?

First, a bit of background. The Huffington Post is an online newspaper and it's rather successful. Actually it calls itself a 'news aggregator and blog' - but considering that is less clear than 'online newspaper', we'll stick with the latter. It was...

Posted by: Magnus Shaw
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Leaders

Shhhh. What did the Twitter Silence achieve?

Today I learned an inquest has been opened into the death of a young girl, bullied to suicide by users of social media. This dreadful story adds a terrible darkness to the storm surrounding the abusive use of the internet. And, as happened with...

Posted by: Magnus Shaw
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Inspiration

The terminology trap. Is jargon bad for us?

Other than persuading an audience to act, a copywriter's mission is to deliver clear and concise communication. Writers claim this is an underappreciated art, so it's always useful to examine the ways in which language can be used for the opposite...

Posted by: Magnus Shaw
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Leaders

Unbreakable: the arrival of flexible smartphone screens

Picture it: the first day of our two-week holiday in Italy. My wife pulls out a map from the depths of her bag and inadvertently pulls out her iPhone, which is caught in one of its folds, at the same time. In one of those slo-mo “noooo!”...

Posted by: Ashley Morrison
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Leaders

5 Minutes with: Geoff Foots, Creative Director at Guerilla

5 minutes with... Geoff Foots - Guerilla... Geoff Foots Creative Director, Guerilla... Website: guerilla.co.uk Twitter: @we_are_guerilla Facebook: Facebook.com/weareguerilla LinkedIn: Linkedin.com/company/guerilla-communications Tell us a bit...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Leaders

The Beeb's new take on Glastonbury

As Glastonbury 2013 gets ready to kick off, those of us who are not there in person will no doubt be tuning into the BBC at some point over this weekend to enjoy their ever-extensive coverage of the event. The BBC have just unveiled their new logo...

Posted by: Jessica Hazel
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Leaders

Sweets for my sweet, sugar for my coronary

“Normal or diet?” The standard question you ask when you’re going to the bar and someone orders a Coke. I haven’t counted, but in my experience, I would guestimate that eight times out of ten, the answer will be diet...

Posted by: Ashley Morrison
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Workshop

My month of being digitally outcast

From time to time intrepid reporters and bloggers voluntarily cut themselves off from society (phone and internet) and write about their experiences surviving in a tweet and text free world where no soul knows what pub they are drinking in, what kind...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Leaders

Nobody's fool? How The Guardian built the best April Fool's gag ever.

It has been suggested that working in the media is a fool's errand. Usually by people who would like to work in the media but believed those 'Traffic Warden - a lifetime of adventure' recruitment ads. However, once a year, their derogatory snipe has...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Leaders

Rufus Leonard wins gold at Transform Awards

Last night, we were celebrating after winning a Gold Award at Communicate magazine’s Transform Awards. We picked up a lovely gold butterfly trophy for our rebranding work with Bank of Scotland. After the initial decoupling from Halifax which...

Posted by: Rufus Leonard
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Features

A Day in the Life...Michelle Martin, Head of Production

Michelle Martin Head of Production Lola Post Production LTD Visit Lola Post on IMDB 9am - Grab a coffee, switch the computer on, wait for a zillion emails to appear on my outlook, open the schedule and take a deep breathe before the day...

Posted by: Lola Post Production LTD
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Features

The hardest word. Has 'sorry' lost all meaning?

by Magnus Shaw. Last weekend the BBC screened an episode of 'Tweenies' on their CBeebies channel and a minor fuss broke out. I should point out I don't watch CBeebies habitually and have never watched a complete 'Tweenies' show in my life - but I...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Features

5 minutes with... Geoff Foots, Guerilla

Tell us a bit about you Hi, my name’s Geoff, I’m 5’ 7” with blue eyes and GSOH, I’m a Capricorn who’s married with three children, one beautiful grandchild (believe me when I say I don’t look old enough)...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Features

5 minutes with... Stuart Wilson, JWT London

When and why did you join? I joined JWT London in January 2009 after spending the previous six months as a freelancer. My opportunity came about through a digital resource gap within the Shell team. What do you actually do? My time is split 50/50...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Features

The shape of things to come. Highly (in)accurate predictions for 2013.

by Magnus Shaw. Very little is certain in this life, but the mad rush of predictions for the year ahead is a rock on which we can depend in the awkward gap between Christmas and New Year. Unfortunately, most of them will be wildly inaccurate - with...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Features

A freelance copywriter's letter to Santa.

by Magnus Shaw. Dear Santa, I'm not sure if you're aware, but Christmas is coming. Next week, apparently. With this in mind, I thought I'd better drop you a note to outline some of the stuff I'd like you to provide. I suggest you take the Harley...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Features

Can blogs change an opinion?

Blogs can do many things. They can inform, entertain and sometimes educate. They can be a useful and more creative platform for someone to write more freely than when they begrudgingly trudge through the corporate work they might have to do for their...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Features

Stuart Wilson, Creative Director at JWT London

Stuart Wilson Creative Director, JWT London... Website: jwt.co.uk Twitter: @JWT_London Facebook: facebook.com/JWT-London Twitter: @stuwilson JWT London is an integrated creative agency of international imagination. Our heritage of innovation, our...

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

Alison Bates

- View Alison's Creativepool profile here Website: pingsweetie.com Twitter: @Pingsweetie "I spent half my creative life as an advertising art director and the other half trying to find more varied ways to be creative. I loved the ideas and concepts...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Features

Phil Swan - Erskine Design

What do you actually do? An average day might involve building a prototype for a web application, brainstorming ideas for a Facebook campaign or sifting through shed loads of data, trying to devise a logical architecture. I'm lucky as I get to...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Features

Graham Wall - The Marketing Store

The Marketing Store is one of Britain’s leading integrated agencies. Our London office has about 250 people, with around 100 creatives working across all disciplines, including promotional, retail, experiential, product and digital, the last of...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Features

Shelly Perkins

- View Shelly's Creativepool profile here Website: shellyperkins.co.uk Twitter: @ILLUSTRATIONSP Facebook: click here "I am a freelance illustrator based in rural Worcestershire. The majority of my work is for editorial clients with a monthly column...

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Features

5 minutes with... Andrew J Brown - Creative Director at Brass

"A new agency 28 years young. Brass is a new breed of marketing communications agency. Using new insight, ideas and technology, we help clients succeed in a world of constant change." What do you actually do? Work on strategy and creative delivery...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Features

5 minutes with... Mick Mahoney - Havas Worldwide

Tell us what you do for a living and who you work for? I'm the ECD for Havas Worldwide London (formerly EuroRSCG). What does that involve? Building an agency that people feel great about working for and with. How did you get started in the...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Job Description - Broadcast Journalist

What is the work like? Broadcast journalists research and present news items for broadcast on radio, TV and online. Their job is to tell each story in a compelling way - combining the facts with the most apt sounds or pictures. Many journalists...

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Features

Spotlight - Zoe Murphy - Designer

Ever since I was a kid I've cared about recycling, I even started a save the planet club at primary school. Young British designer Zoe Murphy, creates imagery inspired by her seaside home town of Margate, and uses it to print on to recycled interior...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Workshop

Job Description - Writer

What is the work like? Writers produce works of fiction and non-fiction. They may work on: novels short stories poetry scripts for radio, TV, film or theatre non-fiction books newspaper and magazine articles, from news and features to opinion...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Job Description - Broadcasting Engineer

What is the work like? Broadcast engineers use their technical expertise to put shows on the air. They make sure programmes are broadcast at the right times, and at the highest quality level. Engineers are involved in all kinds of production,...

Posted by: Creativepool

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