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World class creatives rejoiced this week with the announcement that the 5th annual Designers Fiesta is set to go ahead in just over a month. Presented by leading digital media training provider Academy Class, the event is pegged as 2014’s...
Posted by: Creativepool
Acura, the American-based luxury vehicle division of Honda, the Japanese automotive company, is stepping up marketing for its delayed 2015 TLX with the largest campaign in the brand's history. The TLX is a high-performance luxury sedan, which...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
In a creative role-reversal, BBDO has teamed up with NBA superstar Chris Paul to create a new TV spot which shows Paul , the LA Clippers point guard, asking his young fans for photographs; a unique twist on the modern trend of fans taking 'selfies'...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
It was announced yesterday that Phil Buehler has been named as the new executive vice president/ global director of strategic planning at Porter Novelli. In this role he will be leading the public relations agency's award-winning analytical team, who...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
After a formal review, global customer experience-marketing agency, and the digital and direct marketing arm of Interpublic's McCann Worldgroup, MRM//McCann, announced late last week that Cisco Systems had chosen them as their global demand...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The health behaviour experts at Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide announced yesterday that its New Jersey office had made five promotions and made two new hires. Promotions Former account executive Libber Werner has been promoted to the role of senior...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Assembly announced yesterday that former M&C Saatchi CEO, Jeff Brooks, had joined them as the agency's chief commercial officer. The move, effective immediately, will see Brooks leading the forward-thinking, New York-based scaled media agency's...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
It was announced yesterday that Qorvis MSLGROUP, the Publicis Groupe's strategic communications and engagement group, has named Colleen Wilber as its new vice president. Wilber is renowned as one of the best media professionals in the business, with...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
In a shocking move, it would appear that Omnicom's OMD have poached the $1 billion-plus Johnson & Johnson US media buying account from Interpublic's J3, a unit of UM dedicated solely to J&J business. The shift is effective immediately. However,...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
At the New York Festivals ceremony held last Thursday night at the New York Public Library's Beaux-Arts building, BBDO Worldwide was named Network of the Year, marking the 5th time in 7 years the advertising network has received this honour, and the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
On Monday the 28th of April, New York Women in Communications will present the 44th annual Matrix Awards, honouring seven extraordinary women who have made significant contributions to the communication industry. The ceremony, hosted by the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
In a joint venture, TMG Partners, one of the San Francisco Bay Area’s largest mixed-use property developers, and Northwood Investors LLC, a leading privately-held global real estate investment firm, announced today the selection of Foster +...
Posted by: Foster + Partners
So ridiculous, it would have been rejected as a plotline in 'The Thick Of It'. That's not (or not necessarily) my opinion, it comes from the creators of 'The Thick Of It' and it refers to the 'advertisement' placed on Twitter by Grant Shapps,...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
It was announced yesterday that Grey New York has been selected as the global agency of record for the Whitney Museum of American Art. The flagship office of the global creative advertising agency (which was named both ADWEEK's "Global Agency of the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
For all its joys and thrills, fun and frolics, 2013 still managed to deposit a substantial quantity of manure into our desperate existence. So, as 2014 crashes unbidden into our lives, let us exorcise the demons which threatened to engulf us this...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
I know I am always banging on about how great East London is and I'm sure it is highly irritating for those of you who don't live here but maybe my ramblings on are perhaps slightly useful for those of you who do so here is the latest in the I heart...
Posted by: Creativepool
Yes, it seems that, whatever transport-based analogy one cares to make, blunder-prone Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary can turn anything into a bad joke. While other businesses are harnessing the power of social media to promote their brand and...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
In my late teens, a video was doing the rounds. It was called 'Faces Of Death' and I don't think it was an official release - more a much-copied bootleg. Essentially it was a compilation of clips showing people meeting their deaths in accidents. A...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
So, tell me honestly, does that title offend you? It's a serious question - I put it there deliberately. The reason being that, last week, Asda paid £25,000 to mental health charity Mind for advertising what was deemed to be a completely...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
Digital designs for mobile and tablets that will inspire you to create more user friendly and visually appealing designs. These impressive designs from a selection of our members make up some of our favourite to have landed on Creativepool...
Posted by: Creativepool
There’s nothing we like more than a nice bit of 3D and Virtual Reality. That is, if our trips to the cinema are anything to go by. There was a time not so long ago when watching a film in 3D was a bit of a treat. Now the technology is arguably...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison New initiative is flying the flag for British creativity The UK’s creative industry gathered at BAFTA on Thursday evening to celebrate the official launch of Create Britain, a new national initiative spearheaded by Creativepool, which aims to...
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by Ashley Morrison. I love comedy. I love the craft of it. I love how a skilled performer can take you one way, only to throw you in a completely opposite direction - which is the one that gets the bigger laugh. Being a successful stand-up comedian...
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By Magnus Shaw I remember when the 3 mobile network was the new kid on the 3G block (will there be a 4 network soon, I wonder?). Keen to make its mark in a crowded marketplace, the brand introduced itself with a rather brave TV campaign. I say...
Posted by: Creativepool
With 2013 set to be a big year for Creativepool, we're pleased to announce that we've appointed Octopus Group to provide us with PR and social media support moving forward. Octopus are working with us on the re-launch of our web site and also on a...
Posted by: Creativepool
by Ashley Morrison. It seems clear to me that adverts are getting cleverer. Gone are the days of naive wonder with small children pondering how Mummy gets the dishes so clean, or young teenagers dancing around in waistcoats while sucking on their...
Posted by: Creativepool
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
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,...
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by Ashley Morrison. As a copywriter, a major part of the job revolves around using the right words to convey the right message in the most effective and persuasive way possible. If you're selling a product, you want the customer to read the copy and...
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Nike may not have been a headline sponsor, but insight from Socialbakers’ CheerMeter tool today revealed that Nike was top of the podium for sporting social engagement during the London Olympics. From the 27th of July to the 2nd of August,...
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by Ashley Morrison. ..by Volkswagen. I've always been a fan of their ad campaigns and many of them rank pretty highly on my personal "I wish I'd thought of that" list. They work because they seem so 'of the moment'“ and yet, looking back to...
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by Jessica Hazel. As London Fashion Week SS2013 reaches its climax, the last few glasses of free champagne will be downed and fashion's most committed followers will have to pack away their outrageous outfits for another six months. Fashion Week is...
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by Ashley Morrison Like the rest of the world, I'm very impressed by Usain Bolt. But not just for being the fastest man on the planet. I'm impressed because he has single-handedly turned himself into a perfect brand. A brand that is simple, clear,...
Posted by: Creativepool
Loaded, the title from which all lads mags sprang, is to be sold for the second time in as many years. Its publisher, Vitality, was taken into administration last week, owing creditors £1m and liquidators Cooper Young have been tasked with...
Posted by: Creativepool
The year is 1988. Dan Weiden, creative director of ad agency Wieden and Kennedy is attending a meeting at his client Nike’s offices. He and a group of employees are seated around a table and the employees are explaining the Nike approach to...
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