Features
US-based creative agency Mekanism prides itself on delivering work aligned with the 'Soul & Science' of storytelling, which means the human and data side is considered on every brief.
It's an approach that helps the company to deliver meaningful...
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In early January, Mastercard dropped its name from its logo, and a number of industry commentators picked up their pens to discuss the meaning of the move.
The financial brand cited the removal of the wordmark as a move towards greater digital...
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Features
In a new series of interviews with some of the people who made Creativepool's top 100 industry influencers shortlist for the Annual 2019, they offer insight on their business strategies, company culture and vision for the future.
First up, Amelia...
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Ahead of Sunday's Oscars ceremony, eight in-house designers at Shutterstock have given this year's Best Picture nominees the pop art treatment using content from the creative platform.
Shutterstock runs its Oscar Pop! poster series every February...
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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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Industry
Smoothie brand Innocent’s Annual Brand Team of the Year win in 2018 energised its whole creative team, according to Katie Rosen, group head of creative.
The department has grown by 10 - from 8 to 18 - in her five-year tenure since she joined...
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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...
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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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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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Global CEO and co-founder of Nano Interactive, Carl White, talks about a shortage of talent and encourages greater collaboration in his thoughts for the year ahead.
What will be the biggest trends in 2019 in your field?
I expect to see massive...
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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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By Heather Andrew, UK CEO, Neuro-Insight...
With Christmas ad spend set to hit an all-time high, the race is on again to achieve the coveted most memorable ad.
Previous years have taught us that the aim of the game with festive spots is emotional...
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Arnold steps down at AMV
Rosie Arnold (pictured) is to step down from her role as creative partner at AMV BBDO.
Arnold was most recently head of art and creative partner but spent 33 years at BBH, where rose to creative director, prior to joining...
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Cocoa Jones - Supple Studio
The new branding for young chocolate product Cocoa Jones has been created by Supple Studio with a colourful theme that brings through the heritage and cultures of its two founders.
The luxury confectionary company was...
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Wella Professionals appoints The&Partnership
Beauty company Coty has appointed The&Partnership London as global lead creative agency for its Wella Professionals brand.
The appointment is effective immediately and reflects Coty’s focus on...
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Sherwood Forest by Cafeteria
Sherwood Forest in the UK has rebranded with new work from Sheffield-based design studio Cafeteria and Birmingham-based illustrator Tom Woolley.
The assets include new branding, website, print and advertising...
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Laurentino lands CCO role at Ogilvy
Ogilvy UK has appointed André Laurentino (pictured above, centre) to run its creative department as chief creative officer.
Laurentino has led multi-disciplinary teams to produce work for the likes of...
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Barbie - The Dream Gap Project
Starting at the age of five, many girls begin to develop limiting self-beliefs. They stop believing their gender can do or be anything.
This is the Dream Gap and this is the year toy brand Barbie begins working to...
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FC Barcelona - Summa
European footballing giant Barcelona is renewing its image with a rethink of the iconic crest design and an official introduction of a nickname regularly used by fans.
The new logo, created by Spanish consultancy Summa...
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Saatchi & Saatchi London taps 72andSunny ECD
Saatchi & Saatchi London has hired the former ECD of 72andSunny New York to be its new chief creative officer.
Guillermo Vega will join the agency on October 1 following the departure of Andy Jex, who...
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Virgin Atlantic/Aviation American Gin - Announcement
Virgin Atlantic founder Sir Richard Branson and Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds have teamed up to promote the fact that the former’s planes will soon serve the latter’s gin.
However, the...
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Pablo
Pablo continues to gather momentum with the recruitment of Harriet Knight, from Ogilvy as Head of Account Management; and Marcus Eley, from Grey as Head of Production. Tim Doust, founding Partner of FCB Inferno, will also join as Non-executive...
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Mother - MoneySuperMarket
MoneySuperMarket is back on our TV screens this week, as two Sindy dolls save money on their household bills and break out of “Sindyville,” in a humorous homage to “Thelma & Louise.” The 60-second...
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Elon Musk announces Yusaku Maezawa as the first ever commercial astronaut for SpaceX
Elon Musk announced last night at an event held at the LA headquarters of SpaceX, that Yusaku Maezawa, founder of the online Japanese clothing company Zozo, will be...
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Ragged Edge - Whirli
New toy subscription brand Whirli has been created to show that life’s more fun when we share. From strategy and naming, through to identity and launch, branding agency Ragged Edge worked with entrepreneur Nigel Phan to...
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CULT
The independent digital agency, CULT has announced its appointment of Matt Watson as Executive Creative Director. Previously, a creative director at Digitas UK and SapientNitro. Since Cat Turner and Bridey Lipscombe opened its doors in 2012,...
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