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Sam Walker and Joe De Souza, the former group ECDs and partners at Karmarama, have launched a new creative shop called Faster Horses, and this week announced their first major work; an ambitious relaunch campaign for UNIQLO's flagship store. The new...
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VML – Wendy's The Wendy's fast food has announced named VML as its creative agency of record. The Kansas City-headquartered firm will expand its role from Wendy's digital agency of record to full creative development. Kurt Kane, Wendy's Chief...
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VML VML has announced the promotion of Chris Wood to Executive Director of Europe, and Amanda Farmer to Managing Director of London, as the agency expands its global operations. Wood, has led VML's London office for the past five years in his role...
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As a final note to accent Creativepool's constant coverage of Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity on its 10th birthday, we tracked down Hephzibah Pathak, Global Brand Head and member of the Ogilvy India board, to gather her thoughts on...
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Say what you want about adland, but it's always been an incredibly progressive industry, so it's only natural that many of the industry's biggest and best agencies and brands would want to piggyback on the social media frenzy surrounding...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Mind, the mental health charity, and media agency MEC have launched an exciting new campaign alongside a raft of celebrities and ambassadors encouraging people to open up about what is making them anxious. The social media driven campaign known as...
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As you may have noticed by now, Creativepool's founder Michael Tomes has been rapidly interviewing industry leaders at Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity on their way to and from judging, speaking, and all sorts of other events, as part...
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Furthering our partnership with the Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity in its 10th year, Creativepool Founder Michael Tomes (trying on his best German accent) sat down with Sapient Nitro's Continental European ECD Christian Waitzinger...
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Our coverage of Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity continues. As the festival celebrates its 10th birthday, we're continuing to bring you interviews with some of the top creative minds at the festival. This morning, Creativepool Founder...
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Continued coverage at Dubai Lynx brings Michael Tomes face-to-face with Anathea Ruys, head of FUSE APAC, Omnicom Media Group, who has been over at Lynx judging as President of the Branded Content & Entertainment Jury. "Brands and companies are being...
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The lion's share of the Dubai Lynx Festival of Creativity shortlists were released yesterday, with Leo Burnett, J.Walter Thompson, Impact BBDO and Memac Ogilvy leading the nominations. Leo Burnett will no doubt be attempting to repeat its double...
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Radical moves at BBC Three and The Independent (they've both moved to on-line only platforms) is all the proof we need that UK media is furiously chasing around trying to find the new paradigm. A financially sustainable platform with a healthy,...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
As part of our continued coverage of the Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity, which is celebrating its 10th birthday this year, Creativepool founder Michael Tomes sat down with Rod Findley, Executive Creative Director at global creative...
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Leo Burnett Leo Burnett has announced the appointment of Chaka Sobhani to the role of Chief Creative Officer. Chaka, who joins Leo Burnett London from Mother, brings with her 20 years of experience from both the Advertising and Broadcast industries,...
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Havas PR North America will mark its 40th anniversary with “$400K for 40,” a pledge to donate $400,000 worth of man hours in support of worthwhile organisations between now and March 2017. Havas PR, initially founded on March 1, 1976, as Creamer...
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Cheil Worldwide are asking people to conquer their deepest fears with the help of virtual reality technology in the Samsung #BeFearless campaign, which focuses on the common fears of public speaking and heights. The campaign seeks to empower young...
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RKCR/Y&R – Premier League The Premier League has appointed Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R as its first advertising agency of record. The WPP agency will begin working on the advertising, digital and social media account immediately. RKCR/Y&R won...
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Celebrity sells. It’s a marketing device that can be traced back to the 1760s when Josiah Wedgewood used Royal endorsements to create an aura around his pottery and make the Wedgewood name famous. Later, author Mark Twain licensed his name to...
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United Biscuits has launched two brand new initiatives this week as part of its adorable “Sweeet” campaign, which uses cute and cuddly critters in imaginative ways. The first is the latest ad in the iconic sweeet series, but the second...
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Grey Group James R. Heekin III, Chairman and CEO of the Grey Group, has announced the promotion of Michael Houston, to Global President of Grey. Houston served most recently as CEO of Grey North America. In his expanded new worldwide leadership...
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WCRS - First TransPennine Express First TransPennine Express, a UK train operating company which services the major cities of Northern England as well as Scotland, has just appointed WCRS as its creative agency following a competitive four-way pitch...
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The new in-house Cannes Lions campaign by Jack Morton Worldwide promotes the 2016 International Festival of Creativity by revealing how grateful it is for creative ideas. Called simply “Thank You Creativity,” the integrated campaign is...
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Goodstuff - Spotify Goodstuff Communications has won the media planning and buying account for Spotify in the UK as the music-streaming service opts for a number of local agencies instead of using a global shop. The agency is thought to have beaten...
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Crispin Porter + Bogusky – Turkish Airlines Turkish Airlines – Fly to Gotham City With the heavily anticipated Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice set to launch this Spring, many brands will undoubtedly be clambering to get in on the action....
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I guess you know you're an advertising geek when you spend time spotting which actor is currently doing the voice-over on which spot for which brand. At the moment Caroline Quentin and Hugh Dennis seem to be leading the pack in the UK, with at least...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
The creative accelerator program spearheaded by Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam is expanding to the agency’s London office for the successful program’s sixth year. Operating for the past five years solely in Amsterdam, The Kennedys brings...
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BBD Perfect Storm Kieve Ducharme has joined BBD Perfect Storm as its first Operations Director to oversee all aspects of the agency’s operations and production. She was previously at Quiet Storm where she had been overseeing production and...
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Mediacom - Sony Sony has moved the lion's share of its global media account into MediaCom following a competitive pitch. The Japanese electronics giant called a review for its five business divisions, including the global PlayStation account, which...
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BBDO has had quite a week indeed. We've already reported on the global agency network's involvement in a charming new V&A Museum exhibition and its top placings in this year's Gunn Report, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. AMV BBDO unveil...
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There's no doubt that the UK advertising industry has always enjoyed an unrivalled reputation for innovation, creativity and flair. Despite much work becoming rather prosaic and generic in recent years, that reputation sustains and remains. However,...
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The Wildfang ladies describe themselves as a modern day band of Robin Hoods (or should that be Maid Marians?) and their aim is simple; to redistribute, recategorise and rebrand menswear for women. The Wildfang story is pretty rad, and it all kicks...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
Cats and dogs are almost as popular on the internet as pornography, so it's only natural that a charitable organisation would use them to draw in potential donors, especially if said organisation's primary goal is to find homes for them. This...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Whilst some might have accused Carlsberg of flogging a dead horse with their now iconic “If Carlsberg Did” and “Probably The Best” campaigns, every time the brand has veered away from the format, the public starts to miss them...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The 2015 Gunn Report has named Leo Burnett Worldwide as the winner of the “All Gunns Blazing” category for the seventh time in the past eight years. The network held a strong lead with 78 points, 35 points ahead of the runner-up. The Gunn...
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Taylor James, the Integrated creative production studio based in London and New York, has announced the launch of the Taylor James Automotive Group, a specifically tailored division offering automotive clients the skills of dedicated creative leads...
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An ingenious new device from Proximity London hopes to revolutionise charitable giving. The “Hope Locker” marries a video display to a coin operated changing room locker in a manner I'm actually surprised hasn't been done before, but then...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns