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As creatives, we’re always treading a fine line between letting our creative souls run free and pleasing not only our clients but our audiences. Never is this more apparent than when a piece of creative stirs controversy and we’re forced...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
When people ask me what I do for a living, I often simply reply; “I write.” This response is often met either by furrowed brows, genuine interest or complete surprise, as it would appear that to some people, the concept of actually making...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Ian Wharton served as part of the creative leadership for design and innovation agencies in WPP and Publicis Groupe. He is the Founder of health technology startup Aide Health, an advisor at Justified Studio, the author of Spark for the Fire: How...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Diversity fuels JXL Creative in every aspect of their work, from the team itself to the projects they work on. As a creative agency, JXL is often hard at work to diversify its portfolio and make sure that they are always on the lookout for something...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The Annual 2021 winners have been revealed over summer, with some of the most exciting professionals in the history of Creativepool. Who are these amazing people and why do they represent the best of the best in the realm of creativity? Freelance...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Some things are simply not meant for you. In the family of Sophie Evans, no one worked even remotely in anything creative. Healthcare was the obvious choice for her, to become a doctor and meet the expectations of everyone around her; and yet,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
There's no getting bored around Poet and Copywriter Ellana Blacher. Her extensive experience in the creative and fashion industry overseas has few equals in the Creativepool community, with some stunning work crafted for clients such as Dr. Martens,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
A global pandemic makes history in many ways. One is by introducing unprecedented changes in the basic mechanisms of society; another one is by revolutionising the job market. With remote working becoming a widespread reality, there has been a...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
2020 is set to be a huge year for major sporting events. With Wembley hosting the European championship football final and England hosting all their home games at the national stadium, we are likely to see the onset of a football fever unseen since...
Posted by: Posterscope
As the agency prepares to turn 50 next year, Southpaw's MD Tom Poynter highlights the creative culture of one of England's best-loved spa towns. Situated in the heart of ‘The Garden of England’, this spa town takes its name from the...
Posted by: Southpaw
The FIFA World Cup creates some pretty valuable opportunities for advertisers. TV coverage of its matches attracts gigantic audiences across the world (about 3.5 billion people viewing at home in more than 200 countries) during a season when TV...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
With each new day, you can guarantee that some very bright people are planning get-togethers designed to have massive impacts for everyone involved. The settings can be musical, artistic, creative, academic or business-focused; these are events you...
Posted by: The Darnell Works Agency
Pam Grossman, Director of Visual Trends at Getty Images, explains how, whilst they have made significant progress, brands still have their work cut out for them if they want to champion true diversity. Pam Grossman Technological advances have...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
On Thursday 23rd June, Salford based company Bearded Fellows Creative Studio won Best Micro Enterprise at The Big Chip Awards. The accolade marks the company’s third award win in six months, following wins at The Prolific North Awards in May...
Posted by: Bearded Fellows
“The situation can be (in broad terms) broken down as such: Bigots voting for economic isolation, and a grave instability the people who will actually live to see it (for the most part) don't want. Politics is broken. We are not governing...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Stereotyping is almost unavoidable in advertising. Indeed, it could be argued that many campaign hinge on reinforcing them to a certain extent. Two agencies have taken a stance against this potentially destructive mind-set this week though, with two...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
18th March 2015: Last night, this year’s Creative Circle Award winners were announced with Wieden+Kennedy winning one of the night’s big awards - ‘Gold of Golds’ - for the Honda ‘The Other Side’ campaign. The...
Posted by: Creativepool
Annual Travelcards are a great deal for people working in London, the problem is unless you work for a mega-big corporation, they are too expensive for most. That is until we found the CommuterClub. With many things in life, paying in a lump sum...
Posted by: CommuterClub
by Magnus Shaw Paul Burke is a writer and producer with AMV BBDO. In a piece for The Drum and Creative Circle magazines on 28th August he wrote this: "If you work in advertising and call yourself a creative, why on earth would you move away from...
Posted by: Creativepool
Ideas solve problems; but in marketing, having a breakthrough idea is only half the battle. The other half is understanding your audience - who they really are, what drives their decisions, and how to craft your messaging to truly resonate with them...
Posted by: Social Chain
For creatives, traditional pricing models often fall short of capturing the true value delivered to clients. Value-based pricing (VBP) represents something of a paradigm shift that aligns fees with the tangible benefits clients receive, rather than...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Negotiating rates for creative work is a fine art that’s been complicated even further in recent years by AI. Securing fair compensation goes beyond just balancing the books though. It’s about recognising the worth of your craft and...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” It’s a question we’re asked before we’re old enough to understand it. By the time we hit our teenage years, it's one of the main things our lives revolve around. We end up...
Posted by: Word Tonic Recruitment
The creative industry is no longer just about raw talent and inspiration; in the last 12 months it’s been forced to pivot wildly and transform into something of a complex interplay of human ingenuity and artificial intelligence. Right now,...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
There was a time, not too long ago, when crowdfunding was seen as a bit of a gimmick. Today, however, it’s a legitimate source of revenue for thousands of successful brands and for startups with a little wind already in their sails, it’s...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
As creatives, we tend to sneer at the concept of “business”, at least in public. Our work is, after all, heartfelt, honest and pure and exists to elevate ideas and mould minds. It also exists, however, to make money. Because acumen and...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
In the heart of Camden, a vibrant cultural epicentre known for its eclectic mix of music, art, and subcultures, Lisa Gornick's new play, "Drawing on the Bottle," will be a standout feature in the Camden People’s Theatre 30th Anniversary: Camden...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
“Time is money” is a trite and overused phrase but in so many ways it’s never been more relevant. We’ve always traditionally measured our worth by our bank balances, but time is, in many ways, the great leveller. Because...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Jo Barnard, Founder of the London-based design and innovation consultancy Morrama, explores a couple of lingering topics from purpose month. Design Thinking for Social Impact: Solving Real-World Problems with Creative Solutions In low-income...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
AI has already established itself as a pretty formidable force in the advertising space but has adland already reached a little too close to the sun. AI, at its core, promises efficiency, precision, and the ability to analyse consumer behaviour like...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror and wondered who that uninspired individual was starting back at you? This existential crisis is something I found myself experiencing on an almost daily basis since turning 35 and, as a professional...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
It’s ok to not be ok. This is an adage that has become something of a silent anthem in recent years, as more of us start to realise we’re “not the only ones struggling.” In the creative industries particularly, which tends to...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Lovehoney, the UK’s “leading destination for sexual happiness,” recently unveiled its latest out-of-home campaign, 'Not a Sex Toy', spotlighting the everyday household objects that people in the UK turn to for sexual pleasure....
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
“Children are the future” is a pretty hollow statement. That being said, in a global economy where creativity is seldom financially rewarded and it’s easier to make a fortune effectively moving numbers around a spreadsheet than...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Aside from my “day job” as a copywriter/journalist/mercenary, I’ve also worked on and off as a semi professional musician for the last 20 years. At one point around 2008, it seemed as if that career might actually blossom into...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Over the past four years, we have adapted together - and now, our ships are coming in. Comparatively, we may go less often, stay closer to home, and spend more time phoning things in … but new days are growing heavy with promise. In our refined...
Posted by: The Darnell Works Agency