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Christmas is chiefly known as a time for giving and sharing (and to a lesser extent drinking far too much and falling asleep before 6pm in front of Doctor Who), but it's also affectionately known as a time for watching every Christmas film...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
BBH London - KFC Nothing says Christmas quite like fried chicken. OK, maybe that's a bit of a stretch, but if there's one time of year where it's socially acceptable to stuff our faces with fast food, then it's surely the November/December Christmas...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
So by now you’ll all have seen John Lewis’s #ManOnTheMoon ad. It’s probably also true that you’ve had your say on it - whether on social media, in lunchtime chats with office colleagues, or in heated discussions with family...
Posted by: We Love Digital
The recent history of London is a fascinating one indeed, especially when you factor in how the progress of transportation has transformed the city into a bustling, seemingly endless metropolis. The designs that underlined these changes appeared to...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Halloween is big business in ad land, more so now than ever before, so every brand and agency under the sun is taking advantage of the seasonal madness by bringing a (temporary) spooky edge to their creative advertising work. Here I'll be examining a...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
BBH New York - Playstation The latest edition of the Star Wars Saga, The Force Awakens, won't hit cinema screens until December 17 in the UK, but the marketing frenzy has begun already. Toys have hit already hit store shelves, and the final official...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The burglar alarm finally steps into the smartphone age Dan Conlon, the founder of the tech firm that bears his name, have created a new home alarm overhauled for the internet age. Next year the Cocoon by Conlon will be launched for £299. A...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Saatchi & Saatchi London - Direct Line Some might argue that this campaign has already been run into the ground, but I've really enjoyed it, and that's not just because I have a particular fondness for Quentin Tarantino movies. The latest spot in...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Microsoft beat their Californian tech giant rivals at their own game yesterday by holding a decidedly Applesque live event in which they unveiled a veritable cornucopia of new devices, each of which they seem to be using to push Windows 10 as the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Technicolor has added another aptly colourful string to its rainbow this week with the acquisition of London-based studio The Mill (the world’s largest VFX and content creation studio for the advertising industry) for just a shade over...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
I love Harry Potter; the books and the movie, and I'm not even remotely ashamed to admit it. I also, however, love drinking (beer particularly). Not to excess, but let's just say enough to loosen my tongue and provide a lighter head for a heavy...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
In partnership with our friends at Uber and SUITCASE Magazine, we are launching #BackseatArt across six UK cities to showcase local artists. This week, cars in London, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Birmingham and Newcastle will contain limited...
Posted by: Creativepool
From 24-27 September, designjunction will bring The College and Victoria House B1 to life with a host of inspiring installations, live activities and flash factories - which will highlight the intricate making process of product design. Expect to...
Posted by: designjunction
Uniting glass and emotion, Japanese born Hiromi Takizawa has changed the rules, creating a new paradigm of conduct for heated glass that succumbs to her conscious and her subconscious. Displaying a mastery of the medium, she uses shape, reflection...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Grey London - Tate Modern The Tate Modern gallery has appointed Grey London as its creative agency of record for Britain, Liverpool and St Ives galleries following a competitive pitch. The result of the process, which was run in-house and began in...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
I’ve got to say that these days, I’m feeling very creative. Well, quite creative. Make that moderately creative. Better adjust that to a smidgeon creative. Tell you what, put it this way: I’d be feeling exceptionally creative were...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
In the UK, those standing for parliament always use the branding of their party. During the run-up to the recent general election, you may have noticed Labour candidates' posters were red and yellow with a red rose; Tories were all blue and white...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
One needn’t be a footballing expert to understand the shenanigans at FIFA. I know almost nothing about the sport, but the double-dealing and backhanding are as clear to me as any other observer. So, when people accuse advertising of dishonesty,...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
No I'm not talking about the most dodgy young adult novel known to man here, but an interesting and frankly bizarre innovation from the Mumm Champagne House. The famous fizzy wine merchants unveiled the world's first connected smart bottle of bubbly...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
New York Festivals International Advertising Awards competition announced the 2015 award-winners last week at the New York Show gala held at the renowned Jazz at Lincoln Centre's Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City. New York Festivals is...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Whatever your take on Russell Brand, you'd have to admit he's quite a creative soul. As well as his acting roles (in which he always plays himself) and stand-up gigs, he runs a popular YouTube channel 'The Trews' and writes books. But one thing you...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Spinal Tap is one of my favourite movies of all time. Me and my brother hold viewings at least twice a year where we spend practically the entire duration of the film matching the characters quote for quote, and even after more than 15 years it's...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Former Zulu Alpha Kilo executives Shari Walczak and Shane Ogilvie have left their posts as executive planning director and executive creative director respectively, to set up a new agency simply called “The Garden,” which they envision as...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
London and Manchester-based integrated agency BJL, recently launched a social content division called The Social Studio, and the first piece of work to emerge from that studio is a quirky Pancake Day Vine campaign for the ASDA supermarket chain. The...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
This month A+C studios released 'Brick Bowl', a self-initiated challenge to recreate the best of the Super Bowl 2015 commercials as a stop motion animated film, using thousands of Lego bricks in less than 36 hours. A+C Studios is an animation...
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Ever wondered what inspires the jelly talent? What drives them? What a typical day is like? jelly London's Head of Creative Comms Rachael Guiver, went behind the scenes with jelly Kitchen's A team to find out how it all started, what they love most...
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Nissan Whilst I normally don't care much for the “Prank” ads that have become more popular since the rise of the YouTube star, I couldn't help but fall for this remarkable clip from TBWA\Chiat\Day LA. One of a number of videos for a...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Sony find new ways to play in China Sony is launching its Playstation 4 console in China early next year on the 11th of January 2015, closely following arch rivals Microsoft, who launched their own Xbox One console in October; the first console to...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
by Ashley Morrison The other day, I was at a party and talking to someone who wrote for a technical magazine. Personally, I'm a generalist; unlike him, I don't have one particular area of expertise. So that means, as a freelance copywriter, I've...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
I may be preaching to the converted here, but you’ve gotta love London. A lot of people - and certainly the majority of Creativepoolers - would say it’s the centre of the creative industry, and not just in the UK. But even leaving the...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
Last month it was announced that online brokerage firm 'E-Trade' were retiring their now legendary talking baby commercials, which have been mainstays on American television since they first aired during the Super Bowl commercials back in 2008....
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The post-Christmas advertising landscape is a rum old scene. The big retailers have withdrawn - some to lick their wounds, others to bathe in glory and ass's milk. This leaves the field pretty clear for other, less seasonal outfits, to pitch their...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
by Magnus Shaw. Watching telly a few days ago, I saw Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony at The White House. I was delighted, because had Romney won, I wouldn't be watching the TV, I'd be trying to arrange for a rocket to take me to another planet....
Posted by: Creativepool
by Magnus Shaw Freelancing - it's a tough old game, eh? You don't know if you're coming or going half the time. Working in your jim-jams one day, sipping a latte in a la-di-da marketing agency the next. Occasionally you even miss "Cash In The...
Posted by: Creativepool
by Magnus Shaw Writing in The Drum this week, Phil Haselhurst describes how his determination to climb the career ladder brought him to grief. He had a decent job with an agency he liked - good team, lots of experience, satisfying work. But, not...
Posted by: Creativepool
by John Fountain A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I was employed as a junior copywriter. Salary 4.5K. 1-month holiday a year. 1½ hours for lunch. I was not the only junior in the creative dept mind. There were three others and...
Posted by: Creativepool