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When it comes to the world of design in 2016, many will look back on it as a year where the digital and physical worlds finally began to blend in earnest thanks to the advent of affordable VR and the perpetual advancement of design technology. It's...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
When discussing the trends that will take hold in advertising next year, it's important to understand what a polarising year 2016 has been. As we approach year's end, we've all no doubt grown tired of the generic “I'll be glad when this year is...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Nokia sue Apple over design patents Mere weeks after the tech giant lost out to Samsung in a gigantic patent court case over design, another competing company, Nokia, has now accused Apple of infringing more than 30 of its design patents, filing...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Whilst 2016 has been something of a banner year for many horrible things, it's been business as usual in advertising, and business navigating new frontiers. One thing that appears to have come to the forefront this year is the coming together of...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
A Pentagram partner has created the visual identity for a rather unique organisation set up to lobby the US government on the controversial so-called 'tampon tax' on menstrual products. Paula Scher designed the branding for the Period Equity brand,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Christmas is of course a time to reflect on the past year, meet up with friends, exchange gifts and celebrate, but did you know it is also the perfect time to look for a new job? You will be aware of some businesses are winding down and hiring has...
Posted by: Cogs Agency
Towards the tail end of 2015, everyone was declaring 2016 as the dawning “Year of VR,” and whilst there have been a number of major developments in the field this year, including the commercial launches of all three major platforms, it's...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Wunderman has announced the “Give A Sock” seasonal campaign, which will provide much-needed new socks to those sleeping rough in Camden. “Give a Sock” launched last week in partnership with the C4WS Homeless Project, and aims to collect...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Proverb Proverb welcomed Alisa Blanter as Senior Art Director this week. Blanter will work on a variety of the agency’s accounts. Blanter joins Proverb after spending 10 years with Viacom’s Nickelodeon in New York where she began as a...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Cummins&Partners - Chobani Yogurt brand Chobani has appointed Cummins&Partners as its communications partner. The win follows a competitive pitch. The brand, which has attracted global notice for its policies on social responsibility, launched the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Celebrating the beauty and loud/quiet wonder (depending on your preference) of the festive season is something all agencies are essentially required to do, otherwise they'd undoubtedly be labelled as scowling humbug merchants. Still, some agencies...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Fifty Fifty has teamed up with Fergus Hynd to create a striking three spot campaign for Ancestry, the global leader in family history and consumer genomics, to promote the company’s DNA product, AncestryDNA. The none-more aptly titled...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Creature/VCCP - Mission Foods Mission Foods in Europe has handed its creative account to Creature of London and media to VCCP Media after a competitive pitch. Creature of London won out in a competitive pitch run through AAR over Isobel and George &...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Native James Hilton (left), the Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of AKQA, has joined Native, the industrial design specialist studio, as Co-Chief Creative Officer. Native, which aims to build “transformational physical and digital...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
OK, that headline might come across as a little bit clickbaity, but it's a pretty shocking statement that is not only true, but indicative of the way celebrity culture has managed to integrate itself within the advertising industry. Matthew...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
I recently met a girl who worked in marketing at one of the UK’s leading charities. They’d just put out a great ad - simple, emotive, affecting - so I congratulated her on the work. ‘Well’, she said, ‘I don’t see...
Posted by: Emily Jeffrey-Barrett
Nice Shoes Creative Studio has entered the exciting world of Virtual Reality, debuting an immersive and interactive meditative experience "Mio Garden" to a delighted audience of marketing leaders at the 2016 ANA Masters of Marketing Conference in...
Posted by: Hype
A roundup of the most important news of the week in the advertising awards world. Eurobest The Eurobest 2016 were held this week in Rome (Italy). Two new categories were introduced this year: Digital Craft and Creative Data. Also, the Branded...
Posted by: TheNextGag
Facebook announced this week that their Creative Hub will be available for the entire industry to use worldwide. Facebook is also introducing a new Inspiration Gallery that will showcase examples of outstanding mobile creative across Facebook and...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Liquid - Haymarket Media Group Haymarket Media Group has announced that creative agency Liquid, have been appointed as the creative and strategic partner for the British Style Collective 2017, presented by The Clothes Show. Following a competitive...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) Sarah Golding, CEO and Partner of CHI & Partners, was today nominated by IPA Council members as the preferred candidate to succeed Tom Knox as President of the IPA in March 2017. Golding will be...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Accenture has acquired Karmarama, one of the UK’s largest independent agencies renowned for blending creativity, digital and data to develop campaigns that help brands better engage with consumers. The acquisition strengthens the ability of...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
GroupM, the media investment management group of WPP, recently announced the global launch of [m]PLATFORM; an advanced technology suite of flexible media planning applications, data analytics and digital services. The platform will improve...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
BETC Paris - CANAL The French TV networks CANAL+ and CANALSAT recently united their forces in order to become one giant television destination: CANAL. To celebrate this holy union, the new entity asked BETC Paris to create a spectacular commercial...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
In a move which further marks the emergence of digital out of home as a platform for branded content, premium digital out of home operator Ocean Group has been named the first UK player to join the Branded Content Marketing Association (BCMA)....
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Often cited as one of the most expensive cities in the world, Zürich’s creative potential gets a bad reputation. But amongst the hedge-fund millionaires and the more traditional aspects of life in Switzerland’s largest city,...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
Cheil Worldwide is partnering with the ADVERTISING Club of New York's International ANDY Awards on an internship initiative to support two standouts from the show’s Student Competition. It is the first time in the show’s history where the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Chi&Partners - McVitie's/Godiva CHI & Partners has won the international advertising accounts for McVitie's and Godiva, fending off competition from MullenLowe London and Havas London in both pitches. WPP shop Geometry Global pitched for both brands...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
McCann London has launched a new initiative which aims to diversify its next generation of employees by encouraging a broader spectrum of prospective candidates to consider a career in advertising. “Open Hour” is a weekly hour-long...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
A roundup of the most important news of the week in the advertising awards world. Cannes Lions The Cannes Lions announced this week a major change among its jury selection. The total number of judges will decrease by 92 people for the 2017...
Posted by: TheNextGag
Honeycomb, the revolutionary video advertising delivery platform, announced its expansion into France at the Effie France Awards Gala awards earlier this week. Refreshingly transparent and user-friendly, Honeycomb was launched earlier this year and...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
With the year winding down, it's time for us to look back on what has been a particularly strong year for creative work with the announcement of a global judging panel, new categories, and the opening of early bird submissions for the 2017...
Posted by: Creativepool
Omnicom recently announced the launch of “We Are UNLIMITED;” a new full-service advertising agency specifically created to service McDonald’s in the US. Unlimited, as the agency will be referred to, integrates strategic, creative and analytical...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Publicis.Sapient, part of Publicis Groupe, recently announced the merger of SapientNitro and Razorfish to form SapientRazorfish, a supergroup agency which is designed to better fuse the significant experience and technology capability across the two...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
In 2016, the lines between many progressive and intolerant ideals are beginning to blur at an unprecedented rate. Consider the marches currently taking place up and down the (somewhat ironically-named at this point) United States right now. These are...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Maxus - Perfetti Van Melle Perfetti Van Melle UK has announced the appointment of Maxus as its lead media agency. Maxus won the account following a competitive four-way pitch that included the incumbent agency. The account is worth £4 million...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial