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Inspiration

How audio gets personal without being intrusive

The drive for consumer privacy has shaken up the ad industry, forcing brands to look at how they target their audiences. And it’s not a bad thing. Google’s imminent removal of third-party cookies means consumers will no longer be followed...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Industry

Life after Cannes for Audio Advertising | #CannesLions2022

This year at Cannes Lions, we saw a lot of key trends emerge, from the importance of sustainable advertising and steps towards more eco-conscious practices, to our place in the metaverse. But, as expected, audio advertising and the innovation the...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

Is PayPal's audio logo pointless?

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
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Features

10 Brands Making Big Waves in 2024 #BrandMonth

In a world where thousands of companies are being born every day, the power of a strong brand has never meant more. There are, of course, always those legacy brands whose popularity will ebb and flow with changing cultural whims but for some brands,...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Inspiration

Beyond Radio

Throughout my career as a sound designer, I've witnessed rapid changes in the audio landscape. As I reflect on this, I realise that there has never been a better time to work in audio. Radio listenership is currently at an all-time high, podcasts...

Posted by: Chris Turner
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Inspiration

Building a greener future for London with TfL #BehindTheIdea

Transport for London (TfL) with the help of agency of record VCCP London and Wavemaker UK, launched an awareness campaign last year for the huge range of improvements TfL is continuing to make across its network. Some of the many improvements that...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Features

The Top 10 AI Trends of 2024 #PredictionsMonth

The exponential rise of AI is well and truly underway and there isn’t a tide big enough to stop it at this point. Rather than wax lyrical on the inevitability of my own career being forfeit, however, I’m choosing to live with the machine,...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Industry

Creative Careers in Gaming Industry - TOP 6

Looking for creative caree­rs in gaming? The gaming industry has plenty of roles for those­ with artistic talent who love creating game­s. This article will introduce six exciting care­ers, from game artists to game...

Posted by: Creativepool Partner
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Workshop

Talking sonic identities with Unmute #CompanySpotlight

This week, for our first company spotlight of 2024, we spoke to Simon Kringel, Co-founder of Scandinavian sonic branding agency, Unmute. How was your company born and where are you based? Me and my partner Daniel Schougaard was working in a company...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

Samsung commit to UK skating with Sky Brown #BehindTheBrand

Iris London has worked with Samsung Electronics UK to launch an impactful campaign supporting the brand’s announcement that they are joining forces with Skateboard GB, the governing body for skateboarding in the UK. The partnership will form a...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Workshop

Watching the skies with 1947 #CompanySpotlight

This week, we're talking to Ferju Cuevas, Founder & CCO at 1947 to discuss how they've spent the last 12 months building an agency from scratch. How was your company born and where are you based? Alongside Rodsel Ticona, Founder & DCD at 1947, we...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

ALIMA bring Breath for All across sub-Saharan Africa #BehindTheIdea

Acute respiratory infection is a leading cause of death in sub-Saharan Africa, and many medical facilities lack the infrastructure, equipment, and training to diagnose and treat patients in respiratory distress. ALIMA works with ministries of health...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Features

Is Dolby Atmos the Future of Sonic Branding?

Sonic branding. It’s something all creatives are familiar with, and something we can certainly appreciate the importance of. We’re all aware of how great sound can make or break a product, but something rarely talked about is how much of...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

The Definitive Game Art Outsourcing Guide 2023

Game art outsourcing is an efficient way to flexibly increase the size and skills of your game development team. However, it’s a decision not to be taken lightly. Finding a partner who is both reliable and passionate about your game is essential...

Posted by: MLC (Magna Ludum Creatives)
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Inspiration

Indeed make the world work better #BehindTheIdea 

Indeed, the global matching and hiring platform, recently unveiled its new “The World Can Work Better” brand vision with an international advertising campaign amplifying how better work leads to better lives. The campaign is the first...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Features

Top 10 Social Media Platforms for Creatives #MediaMonth

Social media has changed the way we live. That might sound like grandstanding for a second, but if you truly take some time to step back and analyse the incestuous way Facebook, Instagram and TikTok have managed to wean their ways into our shared...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Inspiration

Cooking up tasty noises with The Soundery | #CompanySpotlight

This week we spoke to Luke Brown, Composer & Sound Designer at The Soundery, a music and sound design studio that specialises in cooking up "tasty noises for visual media." How was your company born and where are you based? The Soundery is a duo,...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

Kia find the beauty in loneliness with a CGI firefly | #BehindTheIdea

Creative comms agency Innocean UK worked with long time client Kia on its most recent ad. The agency showcased the enticing design and class leading features of the Kia Sportage, with the help of a CGI firefly. In collaboration with director Lee J...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Industry

Creativepool Annual 2023 Winners Announced

7th September 2022 - This year, Creativepool is celebrating 10 years of creative excellence with the eighth edition of the Creativepool Annual. And what a decade it’s been! The Creativepool Annual 2023 winners represent the cream of the crop...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Inspiration

Finding the perfect sound with Sonic Lens | #Company Spotlight

Marco Vitali, Managing Partner at Sonic Lens Agency, is something of a renaissance man. A musical prodigy and marketing specialist that has mastered both sides of his brain and cultivated a career as one of the foremost voices in sonic...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

Calling for Dream Carriers on new film for Grenfell | #BehindTheIdea

An emotive ad voiced by rapper AJ Tracey that captures the hopes and dreams of young people from the estate surrounding Grenfell Tower is being released today, as its creators call for the ad industry to buy shirts and help keep the dreams of these...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Features

A Brief History of AI in Advertising #HistoryMonth

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of our daily lives and it’s happened in a surprisingly slow and incestuous way. While many of us might have only become aware of its influence in recent months, the groundwork has been...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Workshop

A rough guide to accessibility in UX design 

It’s so important to make sure that all UX design is accessible to any users that try and gain access to it, but how do you make sure that your design is as accessible as it can be? Design is only going to be useful if it’s accessible...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Industry

How to create an AI film

Anxious about artificial intelligence changing everything? Not us... Not much. After a year of experimentation and embracing the new, it's time to celebrate the debut of our first real-world-client-commissioned-AI film for The IVF Network which came...

Posted by: We Are Tilt
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Inspiration

The beer you can only drink if you’re 70+ | #BehindTheIdea

Beck's recently introduced Beck's 70+, a limited edition beer specially designed for more mature drinkers. As our taste buds age, we develop more resistance to bitter flavours, and Beck's has created a new formula that compensates for this change by...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

AI won’t be taking your PR or comms job anytime soon | #MoneyMonth

AI has the potential to change our world beyond recognition. For example, the AI generated picture of the pope in the puffer jacket going viral looked pretty realistic - didn’t it? Or how about the images of Donald Trump being arrested in New...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Features

4 Hot Picks for Cannes Lions 2023

By Alex Jenkins, Editorial Director at Contagious. It feels like the last twelve months has seen the ad industry stuck in a creative recession. As someone who’s monitored the output of the global ad industry for over a decade, I can’t...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

What Brand Believers Know That You Don’t

Long before digital marketing started to suffocate emotional creativity in favor of unnecessarily complex, performance-based blindness, my agency presented a TV spot for a high-end audio brand. We were excited. We had a powerful concept, and we...

Posted by: Lysle Wickersham
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Workshop

Celebrating rejection for International Design Day

Design is a crucial part of our lives, particularly for those of us lucky enough to be involved in the creative industries. From the products we use to the spaces we inhabit, design is everywhere and in everything and International Design Day, which...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Inspiration

#MemberSpotlight on freelance sound designer Toby Griffin

How did you get into the industry? I had a fascination with drumming as a child, bought my first kit when I was 14 and formed a local band the following year. I turned professional with The Meteors in ‘87 and spent a couple of years touring...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial

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