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For the first time this century, Eurovision is being celebrated on home turf. Of course, it’s a bittersweet experience as it should really be Kyiv that’s experiencing all the joy right now but these are dark times and in dark times we...
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Interview with ICONIC founder, James Kirkham How was your company born and where are you based? ICONIC is a London based agency, launched just last year, but it feels like it has a much longer history, with its roots in my previous agency, holler,...
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Matt Powell was recently hired as Creative Director at Great State, where he joins a multi-disciplinary team redesigning the Royal Navy’s website, plus significant projects for Honda, Orange and Bristol Airport. Starting his career at Profero,...
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I consider myself more a realist than a royalist but that doesn’t mean the Platinum Jubilee has completely passed me by. I mean, as a freelancer I’m not getting any time off and the constant TV coverage is started to frustrate me even...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Time is ticking! With the standard submissions deadline now out of the way, we are little more than two weeks away from the Annual 2021 final submissions deadline, on Thursday 10th June. The Annual is the Most Distributed creative industry award....
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What to do when no-one seems to be interested in risking with a startup to finance their product ideas? You make it happen yourself. When Mako Design + Invent CEO and founder Kevin Mako wanted to turn his journal of invention ideas into real-life...
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We are exactly one week away from the Annual 2020 final submissions deadline. As you are starting to put the finishing touches on your entries, you might be wondering who will actually see the work you submit. Aside from being scored by our esteemed...
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A recent report published by workplace incentives and rewards provider One4all Rewards showed that the majority of UK workers would welcome a gamified approach to rewards. Reacting to the results, below, the company offers five top tips on how you...
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New research reveals that most workers in the UK would welcome the introduction of a gamified rewards system in the office. A survey of 1,000 UK workers was carried out by workplace incentives and rewards provider One4all Rewards and published in a...
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A recent ad for fast food chicken chain KFC has made it to the big screen and will air before some of this year’s biggest films alongside custom-made clips mimicking the storylines of the blockbusters. Chicken Town (below), created by ad...
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FC Barcelona - Summa European footballing giant Barcelona is renewing its image with a rethink of the iconic crest design and an official introduction of a nickname regularly used by fans. The new logo, created by Spanish consultancy Summa...
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The solar powered cheese that could help power Africa and stop child labour Solar power company YOLK has created a collection of products disguised as cheese in a bid to stop child labour by raising funds for children in east Africa. Featuring a...
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Visualsoft Leading e-commerce and digital agency, Visualsoft, has recruited 20 new employees as part of its ongoing growth strategy - with more on the way! The team expansion has taken place across its Stockton, Newcastle and Manchester offices, to...
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VML VML has rebranded its channel activation team to connections to reflect the department’s role as experts in connecting brands to consumers in a contemporary and relevant way. VML’s retail team will become a connections channel,...
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BBH Labs - Justice4Grenfell The community-led organisation, Justice4Grenfell, paraded three billboards through central London on the way to Grenfell Tower on Thursday, February 15th, to highlight the lack of progress being made in the wake of the...
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Buzzman - Oreo “Do you speak Oreo?” If not, the new ambassador of America’s favourite cookie will soon convert you. To kick off the new year, Oreo is set to conquer France and Belgium with its new brand platform. An alluring...
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Havas London Havas London has appointed former 101 London Partner & Head of Strategy, Clare Hutchinson, as its new Executive Strategy Director. In this new role, which she starts in November, she will report directly into Havas’ European Group...
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Ogilvy & Mather - Coca-Cola Coca-Cola Great Britain has created its first ever ad made entirely out of its 100% recyclable packaging. “Love Story,” created by Ogilvy and Mather Berlin, tells the story of two bottles who fall in love as...
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Officer & Gentleman - Pornhub Contrary to what many of us may think, sexual desire doesn’t diminish with age. In fact, it’s one of the last functions people lose in their golden years. Add to that increased life expectancy, advances in...
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It's finally here. The 8th of June, 2017. Snap UK General Election Day. A day that will live in infamy. Probably. In all honesty, the vast majority of us are probably just glad we can finally draw a line under all of this divisive piffle tomorrow and...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Proximity London - Virgin Atlantic/Virgin Holidays As part of a three month competitive pitch, it has been announced that Virgin Atlantic have named Proximity London as its customer engagement and strategic agency. Joining sister brand Virgin...
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R/GA - PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)/Guinness R/GA has won the PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) agency review. The agency beat out incumbent Deutsch, Huge and other unnamed agencies to win what we’ve learned is a per-project assignment for the...
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Jason Yates is many things. He’s a former actor who has appeared on some of the biggest shows in the UK (including Eastenders), a visionary marketing mind and a bloody nice bloke. First and foremost, however, he is the Managing Director of...
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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...
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To say that video game adaptations don't have the best reputation would be a monumental understatement. Running the gamut from the vaguely watchable but brainless Resident Evil films (which bare little more than a passing resemblance to the original...
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In an evolution of its wider Snapchat initiative, KFC UK & Ireland is bringing its Colonel ‘Selfie’ Snapchat filter to the high street, in a media first using Snapchat’s snap to unlock feature. This feature will appear in an OOH advertising...
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Honda is launching a series of sponsorship idents for Channel 4’s Film On 4 showing that even the most progressive people and products need some time out once in a while. The £5 million campaign is the first TV work created by Karmarama...
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I'll be honest, I never really got Keith Lemon. It's a shtick that never sat right with me, based, as it is, more on bravado than genuine wit. I will admit, however, that he is the perfect character to front an advertising campaign. That same...
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Grey London has created E4’s first branded stings in a deal brokered by Mediacom. The playful animations are a continuation of Orangina’s highly successful brand repositioning campaign “C’est Shook,” which launched last...
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Ogilvy & Mather Ogilvy & Mather has appointed Gerald Lewis to the role of Worldwide Executive Creative Director for the Dove account. He will join Ogilvy immediately and report to Ogilvy’s Worldwide ECD for Unilever, Andre Laurentino. Lewis...
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Karmarama - Confused In the first of four major wins this week, Karmarama has won the account for Confused.com, an ambitious brand in a competitive and highly creative sector. The pitch process began at the beginning of the year and was against...
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Over the last several years, countless historical sites have been lost to the ages due to conflict and natural disasters. It's not just the buildings and artefacts that are taken either, but the heritage and culture behind them that has been left...
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In the same week that the global media agency was named as one of the 100 best companies to work for by the Sunday Times (for the 6th consecutive year), MEC announced the launch of Evolution; an innovative apprenticeship programme that will provide a...
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Wieden+Kennedy - Chrysler American-est As a big fan of both The West Wing and independence Day, I couldn't help but be drawn to the concept of this campaign by Wieden+Kennedy Portland for Chrysler and their parent company FCA Global. “Premium...
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M&C Saatchi has created an emotionally charged new integrated campaign to drive the relaunch of East Midlands Trains, establishing a stronger identity for the brand. With East Midlands Trains having reached a key milestone in successfully negotiating...
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Outdoor advertising company JCDecaux has announced the launch of its London based digital creative hub “JCDecaux Dynamic,” with the appointment of BBH’s Alex Matthews and Rick Burgess as MD and CTO respectively. JCDecaux Dynamic...
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