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Ads that made history: IKEA's Dining Room (1994)

When we think of ads that made history, we usually focus on one particular aspect. We want to see the most expensive, the most effective, the one that made us all laugh or cry, maybe even the one who made us all wish we could start a class action on...

Posted by: Antonino Lupo
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Leaders

D Double E voices first UK Christmas ad for IKEA

UK grime act D Double E provides the soundtrack to IKEA’s first ever Christmas ad launching today, as he waxes lyrical about being house proud and silencing the critics. The spot, created by Mother, features a couple who become racked with...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

Take a trip through the brain with IKEA and Sonos

Fancy an explorative journey through the brain? Then look no further than IKEA and Sonos’ new immersive experience about to land in London. The Sound Affect is a one-of-a-kind event that will allow you to discover how sound impacts your...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

IKEA launches free sustainable ‘product’ range

Swedish furniture brand IKEA has launched a new campaign promoting a range of free ‘product’ ideas encouraging consumers to live more sustainably. From upcycling empty jars to repurposing tins and making your own trellis, The Lagom...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

IKEA Employs Syrian Refugees in Monumental Social Sustainability Drive

The Swedish furniture giants at IKEA are developing workshops in Jordan employing Syrian refugees and local people, with the eventual aim of helping to integrate refugees into the economy and create jobs in the country. The initiative is part of a...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Leaders

IKEA enters the Internet of Things Age with Smart lighting series

IKEA has introduced smart functionality into its new Trådfri lighting range, officially marking its first major step into the Internet of Things. The range, which consists of bulbs, LED panels and cabinet doors, can be controlled using a remote...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

Design Vs Trump: Nazi Logos and Border Walls from IKEA and Katy Perry

You're all probably just as sick as hearing about Easy D (does anybody know what that really meant yet?) and his constant fear mongering, divisive hate speak and general incompetency. Historically, however, when in times of great political and...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Leaders

IKEA recreate Syrian homes in flagship stores

Whilst you're not likely to see much about the Syrian refugee crisis in mainstream media outlets in the immediate future, that doesn't mean it's not worthy of attention. Enter IKEA, in a particularly charitable mood, who have worked with the...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

The handcrafted IKEA direct mail campaign from LIDA

Award-winning digital and direct marketing agency, LIDA has announced the launch of IKEA Handcrafted, its latest direct mail campaign, for Swedish Furniture retailer IKEA. Tasked with helping IKEA build a stronger relationship with members of the...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

IKEA launch experiential Dining Club where diners cook their own food

Next month, IKEA is set to open a fully immersive DIY restaurant space in the heart of Shoreditch, where you and 20 friends can take over a pre-prepared diner space to choose your own menu, cook and then host the ultimate private dinner party. The...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

Why Kanye West wants to work with IKEA

Rapper, producer and wannabe renaissance man Kanye West has declared his lofty and surprising ambitions to design for Ikea and has called for the Swedish company to collaborate with him on a furniture range. During an interview on BBC Radio 1 with DJ...

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Leaders

Ikea Museum set to open in Sweden

Ikea is a lot of things to a lot of people. To some of us, it's essentially hell on earth; a gigantic shrine to consumerism with added meatballs, which pushes products you'd need a masters in engineering to assemble with any genuine level of...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Leaders

Mother London hit the hard feels for IKEA

IKEA has launched a new TVC campaign aimed at making the everyday more wonderful through a thought-provoking film. Capturing the unique memories of a couple’s wonderful life together, the new campaign poses the question: what if the little...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

The IKEA team explores innovation in their new lab Space 10

As a child, I always loved visiting IKEA, which I promise isn't half as odd as it sounds. Not only were the meatballs simply divine (they appear to have lost a little of their lustre of late though), but the IKEA closest to us featured not only a...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Leaders

HEEEEERE'S MEATBALLS! Ikea recreate the Shining in creepy Halloween ad

The iconic and terrifying hallway scene from Stanley Kubrick's seminal adaptation of Stephen King's horror novel “The Shining” has been spoofed in a pretty spot-on new 90-second ad for Swedish home furniture giants Ikea, just in time for...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Leaders

Up the Wall: The IKEA Brand Experience

IKEA's latest brand experience stunt is something to behold. To mark the opening of its new store in French town Clermont-Ferrand, the Swedish furniture giant has created a giant 30 foot billboard-cum-climbing wall decorated with its...

Posted by: bluemarlin
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Inspiration

IKEA does more for the artist than a flatpack desk

In 1943 in a small Swedish village, an industrious, dyslexic teenager who went by the name of Ingvar Kamprad opened his first furniture store after spening his days selling matches, ballpoint pens, flower seeds and Christmas decorations to...

Posted by: Jessica Hazel
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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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Industry

Annual 2024 - Who will see your work?

Will my work get seen by the "right" people is a key question when deciding on whether or not to enter any award. As a part of our commitment to making The Annual the "Most Award" we make sure that your entries are delivered to, and downloaded by,...

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Features

A (mercifully) pun-free roundup of the best Easter 2024 campaigns

Easter is rarely held in the same regard as Christmas or even Halloween (unless you’re a confectioner, of course) but the iconography of the season is ripe for creativity. Easter ads campaigns of the past few years have seen everything from...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Features

Are Parody Ads the Laziest Form of Advertising? #MarketingMonth

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
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Inspiration

The Transmedia Opportunity for Games

Written by the Strategy team at Waste Creative. Marvel, DC, Star Wars, Barbie, Lego… we watch their movies and shows, read their comics, collect their merch and in many cases, play their video games. They’re the epitome of something called...

Posted by: Teodora Miscov
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Inspiration

#CompanySpotlight on Ataboy

Ataboy is the design-led content studio behind campaigns for Adidas, Coke, White Castle, Progressive, IKEA, GE and more. Born and raised in Mumbai, Founder and Creative Director Vikkal Parikh trained as an architect before travelling to the US to get...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Features

Did marketing failure lead to the downfall of Wilko?

The recent news that prominent discount high street retailer Wilko has been plunged into administration sparked a flurry of conversations about not only its own misfortune but the future of the UK high street in general. While external pressures...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Features

From benches to beds – Ad land’s best unconventional campaign stunts

Marketing is an ever-changing field, with new strategies and tactics emerging all the time, particularly in the lightspeed years following the pandemic. In today's highly competitive business landscape, traditional marketing techniques are no longer...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Features

Why neurodiverse entrepreneurs are running the world

Some of the most famous and successful entrepreneurs of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries have been individuals who consider themselves within one or more neuro identity groups. With this in mind, the team at Business Name Generator have...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial

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