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It was announced yesterday that Possible, the WPP-owned digital agency, will be acquiring the Portland, Oregon-based digital shop Swift, furthering WPP's string of recent investments in fast-growing markets and sectors such as mobile and digital....
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The UK arm of Kia Motors has teamed up with VCCPme to create a unique interactive publicity stunt to promote the first, fully electric Kia car; the Kia Soul EV. The stunt works on the campaign tagline, “The Power To Surprise,” and took...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Much like text messages and instant noodles, there was a time when audio logos seemed terribly brave and inventive. Received wisdom tells us Intel were the first to deploy such a thing, when they decreed their name could not be shown or spoken...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Arby's was in hot water recently, when the restaurant chain received a “Friendly reminder” from Pepsi that they had yet to release the second of their promised ads featuring the soft drink. The brand had already wrapped up its creative...
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TOMY, the world-renowned toy manufacturer, recently launched a new breakthrough device that acts as both a lie and stress level detector. The Cocoro Scanner, works by reading a pulse from a person's forehead through a bespoke sensory mechanism. The...
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McCann Erickson has launched a new campaign for the US Army, which aims to help the American public understand exactly what makes the Army so unique and vital. The idea for the campaign emerged from market research that revealed most Americans, even...
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Rentrak, the US ratings measurement company, recently completed its acquisition of Kantar Media's US assets in a deal worth around $128 million, $30 million higher than projected back in October, when Rentrak agreed to issue 1.53 million shares of...
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The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York, which is the only museum in the country devoted to historical and contemporary design, will be reopening on the 12th of December following a “Transformational” redesign and a...
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Barclays embrace face-to-face video Barclays recently became the first UK bank to allow customers to use face-to-face video banking via their phones, laptops and tablets. The service will launch on December 8 and will allow premier account members...
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H&M goes Gaga for Christmas H&M has thrown their hat into the Christmas ring with a glamorous new TV spot starring pop royalty Lady Gaga and classic crooner Tony Bennett. The duo are featured singing the classic “It Don't Mean a Thing (if it...
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DLKW Lowe DLKW Lowe has been given the creative account for the UK Post Office following a review where it pitched against high-profile competitors such as Ogilvy, WCRS and Engine. DLKW take the reins from Dare, who won the account back in 2009, but...
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If we ever had drive-in movies in the UK, they kept it pretty quiet. The whole concept of taking your car into a cinema is very much an American one, and even here it’s dying. In fact, there are only 340 such theatres left in the whole of the...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Saatchi & Saatchi London will be giving the exterior of their private Pregnant Man pub a feminist makeover this week in the form of a huge billboard spelling the phrase “There's a Good Girl” in hundreds and thousands. The piece, by...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Airbnb seeks to explain and show off its bed and breakfast sharing service to the world at large in a new global campaign created by TBWA/Singapore, which takes viewers on a train journey through a painstakingly crafted miniature world. The video...
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Stella Artois is a brand that likes to go big at Christmas. This could very well be because the internationally beloved lager was first created for the holiday season as a gift to the people of Leuven in Belgium, or it could be because the origins of...
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Google has teamed up with the Swedish design and communication agency, North Kingdom, to create a new interactive browser experience for the final film in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit trilogy; “The Battle Of The Five Armies.” The...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Let’s keep things simple. I’ve seen an ad campaign I really like. It’s funny, witty, smart, highly noticeable and very memorable. I know, I know - if you’ve read my articles for Creativepool, you’ll be aware I rarely...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
The iconic London restaurant, The Ivy, which has seen more celebrity diners than perhaps any other in our nation's capital, is opening a sister restaurant in Covent Garden, featuring interior design work by the acclaimed Martin Brudnizki Design...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
In a new study by Leo Burnett as part of their Humans Being series, the “Surprising and unspoken realities” of the sharing economy in America are revealed. The research, which has been collated in a report dubbed “The Sharing...
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The 4th Annual Lovie Awards was an amazing night to remember celebrating the very best of the European web. Comedian and TV presenter Mark Dolan was our host on the night, handing Special Achievement awards to Jamie Oliver, Sophie Wilson (ARM...
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UGG Australia, the brand known for their ubiquitous sheepskin boots, hopes to “Transform the art and magic of gift-giving,” with a new festival, multi-channel campaign from M&C Saatchi LA. Dubbed, “Twinkling Lights,” the campaign seeks to...
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Amnesty International, the human rights charity, recently unveiled a new tool that will allow users to detect government surveillance. The “Detekt” tool, which can be downloaded for free via a bespoke website, detects most well known...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The First Great Western train company recently launched a website dedicated to toys that have been left behind by children travelling on their train in the South of England. The campaign aims to reunite children with their lost cuddly toys, both...
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B&Q is adding its Christmas ad to the festive fray with a new spot from WCRS that takes a less serious and emotional route than competing campaigns from Sainsbury's and John Lewis, and aims to “Put the fun back into Christmas” with...
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U2 frontman and enthusiastic philanthropist, Bono, has teamed up with a host of celebrity friends and well-wishers in a film highlighting the Ebola epidemic. The film was launched on Wednesday (November 19) alongside the Ebola Response Tracker on the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
British artist, Mark Farid, plans to give up a month of his life to virtual reality with a crowd-funded campaign. The plan is for Farid to remain in one room for 28 days and experience every moment through the eyes of another person (a living...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
TBWA Worldwide has managed to hold on to one of the most coveted advertisers in Asia after it was announced yesterday that its Singapore Airlines (SIA) contract had been renewed without a pitch. There was speculation that the airline could be putting...
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This year's International Rugby Board World Rugby Conference and Exhibition (that's a mouthful) concluded with the first official unveiling of the new logo and look of the board's freshly named “World Rubgy” group. The rebranding process...
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FedEx, the American global courier delivery service, is looking to bolster interest in its UK division with a new film featuring the famed Nevisian hot sauce maker Llewellyn Clarke, whose “Hot Pepper Sauce,” is shown travelling from the...
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The Australian digital agency, Pusher, has announced a partnership with Publicis Worldwide, with the agency's 17 Sydney staff and eight Brisbane staff set to move into Publicis offices, and two staff members opening an office in Melbourne off the...
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10. Travelators You know travelators, those flattened escalators that serve as moving pavements. Well, it’s not unusual to find static print ads along their route, but I’m suggesting the actual moving steps would be ideal ambient media....
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Karen Blackett OBE, chief executive of WPP's MediaCom, has recently been named “The Most Influential Black Person in Britain” by Powerlist magazine, but the 43-year old leader of the UK's largest media agency still thinks it's odd that...
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Though Facebook has already monopolised the social media market when it comes to our personal lives, it appears Mark Zuckerberg isn't content on stopping there. Sources familiar with the matter have hinted liberally at Facebook's plans to build a...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
“Whether you’re a business looking for more success or tasked with developing brands, having a clear focus will save you time, money and tears.” The team at TEN Creative has designed a handy infographic and guide to share. 1....
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Uber is the revolutionary taxi service that's taken the US by storm and is set to make a similar impression over here as it moves into its third English City; Leeds, following successful debuts in London and Manchester. The Uber technology platform...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
At this year's New York Festival Global Awards, the plate was swept almost clean by Grey Group Singapore, with the Asia Pacific branch of the international advertising agency taking home five Global awards, three finalist certificates and the...
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