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The London-based creative agency Gravity Road announced yesterday that it had made two new senior appointments in the form of Joanna Osborn and Samirah Ravin. Osborn will serve as the Head of Creative Service and Ravin as Financial and Commercial...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Every once in a while, I like to break out of my comfort zone and explore a side of the creative industries that I might not have much (if any) stock in. Fashion is one such avenue. My fashion sense primarily stretches to jeans, t-shirts...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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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LOVE - Umbro Breaking news. UFOs have been discovered by Umbro and Premier League footballer Michael Antonio. The news broke following an ordeal in which comedian Brett Domino (alter ego of musician and comedian Rob J Madin) and Rich Hall were sent...
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Andrew Reynolds is hot stuff. He’s Creative Director at Hong Kong’s Brand Union, winner of a people’s choice Webby Award and one of Creativepool’s Top 25. He’s also behind one of this year’s most fun campaigns;...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
All Together Now Johnny Hornby’s The&Partnership, which includes CHI in the UK, launched a new content agency All Together Now late last year, headed by former NME editor Conor McNicholas. Now, just 7 months later, ATN has hired its first creative...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Whilst it's the awards and the general glamour of Cannes that might dominate headlines, the real heart of Cannes Lions lies in the festival's celebrated speaking sessions. Championing the sharing of ideas and the betterment of the creative...
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Mindshare UK, part of WPP, has launched a new, dedicated team designed to help startups and businesses at early stages of marketing accelerate their business growth. The Grow@Mindshare team has already been working with the Gousto recipe delivery...
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Commissioned by RKCR/Y&R, Jelly London’s in-house animation team; The Kitchen, has produced a series of quirky animations to promote Marks & Spencer's latest Shwopping campaign to raise money for Oxfam. Featuring Absolutely Fabulous star, Oxfam...
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In what has been a rather unsettling start to 2016 in terms of celebrity “news” – with David Bowie and Alan Rickman creating a torrent of outpouring across social media – we couldn’t let the week go by without a nod to Terry Wogan. Upheld...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
Going into the Red in Asia Ogilvy & Mather has announced the launch of OgilvyRED, a new consulting arm that brings together senior strategic specialists to consult on marketing transformation for brands in the Asia Pacific region. OgilvyRED will be...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The Co-operative Bank aired its new TV ad on ITV1 last night, officially marking the launch of its new campaign “It’s good to be different,” from Leo Burnett London. The bank is refreshing its brand with a new look and feel that is modern,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Budding entrepreneurs come from all walks of life and that includes famous actors, with many movie stars moving beyond their ‘day jobs’ and investing in their own side hustles. Just like anybody else, some brands and businesses thrive,...
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International music agency MassiveMusic is going the extra mile for a very good cause. This month, Massivians Helen Bellringer, Paul Reynolds, and Massive’s publisher Steven Joyce will embark on an epic ride. They will cycle together with The...
Posted by: Paul Reynolds
KHWS KHWS, the Brand Commerce agency, has appointed Gary Brooks as its Creative Director to strategically develop the agency’s proposition and support its ambitious growth targets. Brooks brings over 20 years of varied industry experience to...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
It was announced today by UK culture minister Lucy Frazer that the UK creative industries will get a 1 million jobs boost adding £50bn in value to the sector by 2030. For many of us creatives that’s a pretty big deal. But the real question...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Until recently alcohol-free beer was seen as something of a joke and there was a definite and unnecessary stigma attached to it. But over the last few years there’s been a genuine concerted effort towards creating decent alcohol-free beers that...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Just when you thought all of the year’s trends had been discussed, dissected and digested, here’s one final piece of insight from some of the leading female voices in advertising. Pulled from a report by Digital Leading Ladies (the...
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AKQA Resh Sidhu has returned to AKQA as Creative Director. Based at the NYC studio after two years at digital and visual effects company Framestore, Resh will join the AKQA New York Leadership Team. Resh is one of the most respected names in Virtual...
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AMV BBDO - Think! Following an increase in the penalties for using your phone whilst driving in March, Think! have launched their latest campaign. The hero film “Pink Kittens” from AMV BBDO features 100 pink kittens and aims to educate...
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Twitter showcased a selection of exciting new mobile video applications and tools during their lunchtime session at the IAB UK Digital Upfronts last Thursday (October 22), while guests enjoyed cocktails and canapés at the BEAT nightclub in...
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I don’t know if you caught Joanna Lumley on TV the other night. She was there to talk about a new movie that she’s made with Martin Scorsese which she was understandably thrilled about. Now I’ve always liked Lumley. I like the fact...
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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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Pentagram - Mills & Boon Publishing house Mills & Boon has revealed a new visual identity, which has been designed by Pentagram partner Angus Hyland. The UK-based publisher was founded in 1908 and specialises in romance fiction, typically releasing...
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TBWA - Boundary Road Brewery Robber’s Dog director, Daniel Borgman, shoots the epic return of the Chocolate Moose for Boundary Road Brewery. Following a multitude of pleading requests from Boundary Road Brewery fans around New Zealand, BRB has...
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Another 12 months and another few hundred ads to sort through, but this year it was actually more of a pleasure than a chore. My only criteria this year was that I vowed to steer clear of any spots that were tied to heavily to a particular pop...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Leo Burnett - Kellogg's Bran Flakes Kellogg’s Bran Flakes returned to our TV screens this week with an inspirational campaign created by Leo Burnett, which invites viewers to see the taste benefits of Kellogg’s Bran Flakes. “The...
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BMB - New Balance You Are Your Toughest Opponent In this inspiring new campaign for New Balance, the running shoes and apparel brand, BMB delves inside the mind of top athletes. “You Are Your Toughest Opponent” looks at the battles we...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Our 2016 Annual came with a new accolade: The Influencer of the Year, where Creativepool honour the individuals within the industry that have surpassed expectations and impacted the market in 2015 and beyond. They're people who don't follow the herd...
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The Super Bowl isn't just the biggest day of the year for the NFL, it's by and large the biggest day of the year for ad land too, as countless millions from across the globe tune in to watch armies of heavily armoured blokes bash seven shades out of...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Pornography is one of those rare commodities that many of us consume on a regular basis, but we never actually talk about (for obvious reasons), which is why I found the concept behind this debut solo show from photographer Sophie Ebrard and global...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Today, we kick off the week by interviewing Fernando Ortiz Ehmann, the Global Principal at Saffron Brand Consultants. With an illustrious career in branding and a keen eye for innovative solutions, Fernando has been at the forefront of transforming...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
For this week's Company Spoitlight, we're speaking to Phil Crisp, Managing Director and Creative Lead at post production studio Digital Light. How was your company born and where are you based? We started in 2005 by partnering with strong emerging...
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Earlier this year, Juicy Couture embarked on a captivating Valentine's Day campaign aimed at rekindling nostalgia among devoted Juicy enthusiasts, while simultaneously attracting new brand followers. Unlike conventional social campaigns that...
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Sibling Rivalry recently announced its new visual system reflecting two distinct sides of the company aligned under one holistic brand. Founded in New York in 2011, Sibling Rivalry is part brand studio and part production company. It delivers...
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Sometimes, the world needs to be seen in two dimensions to underline just how absurd and surprisingly simple everything really is at its core. This is particularly true in today’s perpetual clown world existence. So, this week we thought...
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