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Qorvis MSLGROUP, the Washington, D.C.-based unit of MSLGROUP, has been honoured at the 2015 Hermes Creative Awards with two nods for their outstanding advertising work. The awards is an international competition for creative professionals involved in...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
McCann New York McCann New York announced this week that Caprice Yu and Grant Smith have joined the agency as Executive Creative Directors. “We are truly excited to welcome Grant and Caprice,” said Eric Silver, CCO of McCann North...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
TBWA\Chiat\Day LA TBWA\Chiat\Day LA has announced Renato Fernandez as Worldwide Creative Director at the agency, with responsibility for the Gatorade brand. Previously Creative Director for Gatorade in the U.S., Renato's promotion extends his role...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Managing a creative studio isn’t easy. Studios and agencies who have survived the lean years are now facing the challenge of carefully navigating growth, if they’re to thrive. This improvement in the creative economy is great news, but...
Posted by: Thrive
Harry Westlake Wears the Rose Little Harry Westlake; the six-year-old who rose to national fame after belting out the national anthem before the recent Six Nations rugby game that saw England triumph over Italy, has been given his own chat show by...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
McCann NY McCann New York chief strategy officer Steve Zaroff, has been promoted to the additional post of managing director, effective immediately. Zaroff joined McCann as CSO in 2012 to oversee the strategic direction of the agency's clients, and...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Wow, that was quick. 2014 has come and gone and what a busy year it's been. So it's that time of year, when we are now accepting submissions for The Creativepool Annual 2015! And this year it is BIGGER and BETTER. With a whole new layout, content,...
Posted by: Creativepool
UL, the 120-year old global independent safety science company, has joined forced with the Mother Nature Network (MNN) to launch SafeBee.com, a new “Digital destination for safety and healthy living.” The site, which will draw on a...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Most freelancers think that 'customer retention' and 'brand loyalty' are just terms that get thrown around by marketers and don't apply to them. But no matter how small the business in question may be, customer retention is always relevant. In fact,...
Posted by: Copywriting Is Art
John Hurt, Sir Neville Marriner and I walked into a bar... No, that isn't the opening of a joke; it actually happened on Saturday. (Yes, it really did.) Luckily, there was no rerun of any alien-bursting-out-of-the-stomach scene. Always a bonus. So,...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
I'm going to let you into a secret. Not a massive one, like I know that Pop Idol was fixed back in 2002 and Gareth Gates should have beaten Will Young into second place. No, I'm talking about something really, really insignificant. My minimum word...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
I'm busy. Very busy. And that's a good thing in the world of any freelancer. If there's one part of the “job” I find arduous, it's the touting for work. I don't mind the networking, as long as there's a nice finger buffet and a reasonable...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
‘Nobody knows anything’. So goes the famous quote from screenwriter William Goldman, suggesting that it’s impossible to predict public taste. It’s a theory that would certainly be supported by the haphazard history of the...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Download Festival launches Download Tribes, giving Europe’s biggest rock and metal music festival an entirely new, interactive digital dimension. The app allows users and their friends to connect with like-minded people, share plans and...
Posted by: Kogi Mobile
If I started a blog by telling you that I was thinking about buying a treadmill, you may well click away in anticipated boredom. But the fact remains, I’m seriously considering buying a treadmill. There, I said it. So what? Well, quite. Of...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
Just do it. Yes, that’s one of my top tips for today - or for any day when the creative juices aren’t running maybe quite as freely as you would like them to. Because no matter how creative we are, no matter what gems of genius...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
Over the last week, I've very much enjoyed reading a debate, prompted by one of my Creativepool columns, on LinkedIn. It's always particularly satisfying to find creative professionals reacting to a piece I've written and I'm grateful to anyone who...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
I didn't wake up this morning thinking, “oooh, today is a significant day.” Nor do I have a beer-fuelled celebration planned for this afternoon in the balmy bank holiday sunshine - or even a rosé-fuelled celebration planned for later...
Posted by: Creativepool
Have you been to a supermarket recently? If you have, did you ask the till operator whether you could take the contents of your trolley for nothing? Of course you didn’t. The very suggestion you might be entitled to free groceries would be...
Posted by: Creativepool
The end of the tax year is approaching, which means it’s time to think about making a few resolutions to make your business better over the next 12 months. So if you’re considering making a fresh start during the new tax year, are there...
Posted by: FreeAgent
Not many of us set out to be managers. We work hard at our career, work our way up the ladder and get rewarded with the daunting task of managing other people! Many managers report feeling ill-equipped to manage others, so you’re not alone. In...
Posted by: Source
by Ashley Morrison. I never thought I’d say it, but I have some sympathy with guests on the Jeremy Kyle Show. Not that I sit around watching daytime TV all day, of course. Well, apart from a triple-bill of Frasier to get me going in the...
Posted by: Creativepool
Michelle Martin Head of Production Lola Post Production LTD Visit Lola Post on IMDB 9am - Grab a coffee, switch the computer on, wait for a zillion emails to appear on my outlook, open the schedule and take a deep breathe before the day...
Posted by: Lola Post Production LTD
by Ashley Morrison. A few weeks ago, I was approached by a prospective client, who asked whether I'd be interested in doing some work for them. Specifically (or not, as it turned out) they needed me to write a brochure. I assumed they wanted a quote...
Posted by: Creativepool
When and why did you join? I joined JWT London in January 2009 after spending the previous six months as a freelancer. My opportunity came about through a digital resource gap within the Shell team. What do you actually do? My time is split 50/50...
Posted by: Creativepool
Stuart Wilson Creative Director, JWT London... Website: jwt.co.uk Twitter: @JWT_London Facebook: facebook.com/JWT-London Twitter: @stuwilson JWT London is an integrated creative agency of international imagination. Our heritage of innovation, our...
Posted by: Creativepool - View Achraf's Creativepool profile here Website: achrafamiri.blogspot.co.uk/ Facebook: facebook.com/Achraf-Amiri-The-Hidden-Son-Of-The-Addams-Family Twitter: twitter.com/ACHRAFAMIRI ""I am the hidden son of the Addams Family" Young creative minded...
Posted by: Creativepool Creativepool profile: creativepool.co.uk/LittleHoudini Website: littlehoudini.co.uk(under construction) Facebook: is for stalkers! Twitter: twitter.com/littlehoudinii " Hi I'm Jack….I will illustrate/animate and design for food! " How long have...
Posted by: Creativepool Creativepool profile: creativepool.co.uk/freelancedirectory/LeeRay Website: lee-ray.com " I am an experienced Artist and Illustrator with a B.A.Hons Degree in Product Design and 16 years experience in creating Concept Design, Illustration, and CG...
Posted by: Creativepool Creativepool profile: creativepool.co.uk/MishcaYLee Website: whenyellowmeetsgrey Facebook: facebook.com/bonybean "I am a multi-layered graphic designer and illustrator with different personality traits that loves to giggle. This enables me to play...
Posted by: Creativepool - View Valerie's Creativepool profile here Website: valerieblack.com Twitter: @valerieblack_vb Facebook: facebook.com/valerieblackart "I am an illustrator and character designer fascinated with magic, mythology and creatures. Starting with sculpture,...
Posted by: Creativepool - View Alison's Creativepool profile here Website: pingsweetie.com Twitter: @Pingsweetie "I spent half my creative life as an advertising art director and the other half trying to find more varied ways to be creative. I loved the ideas and concepts...
Posted by: Creativepool - View Matthew's Creativepool profile here Facebook: facebook.com/artsurge Twitter: @Pingsweetie "After graduating in Fine Art Painting, I retrained as a graphic designer and developed computer aided design skills. I am passionate about illustration,...
Posted by: Creativepool - View Tracey's Creativepool profile here Website: traceylong.co.uk "Hi, I’m Tracey, a soon to be enormously wealthy and world famous illustrator. " How long have you been a Freelancer for? Just over two years, give or take a lifetime. Describe...
Posted by: Creativepool - View Ryan's Creativepool profile here Website: luckoo.com Facebook: facebook.com/ryanluckoo Twitter: twitter.com/rykoo "Ryan Luckoo, A Graphic Designer, Illustrator and Visual Artist. Art has been a major aspect of my life for as long as I can...
Posted by: Creativepool - View Thomas's Creativepool profile here Twitter: @knowlerdraws Tumblr: knowlerdraws.tumblr.com Vimeo: vimeo.com/knowler Website: knowlerdraws.co.uk "British born, School of Visual Arts (NYC) trained Animator and Illustrator. Obsessed with space,...
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