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I would never pretend to be the most enthusiastic Halloween fan. I mean, I love a good horror movie and enjoy a good tooth-rotting bar of chocolate as much as the next person but the whole concept has always felt a little contrived to me. However,...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Horror films and advertising are not exactly a natural fit, at least on paper. But when the cause is just, and the idea is good enough you’d be surprised what creatives can pull out of the bag. Such is the case with this oddly sinister short...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
It's the scariest day of the year and there's no getting away from the fact that Halloween offers another opportunity for brands to buy into the celebration with spookily-themed products and marketing. Beyond big boxes of orange pumpkins on show at...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The countdown to Brexit is on and while MPs in Parliament continue to dither over the decision to leave the EU, for others the debacle is proving an opportunity to get creative. As the UK hurtles towards 31 October, Boris Johnson’s prospects...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Are you or your colleague in need for a Halloween Makeover this year? It's hit that time of the year again where we give a halloween makeover to the winner of our Tapestry Treatment competition using the magic of post production - no make up, props...
Posted by: Tapestry
Gravity Road - Sainsbury's Sainsbury’s obviously caters for those that love Halloween, but what about those that don’t? Every year there are people who actively avoid having to deal with trick-or-treaters. It’s a fact. 70% of Brits...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
New VR horror film draws awareness to the hell of homelessness Just in time for Halloween, comes a new terrifying experiential advocacy short called “The Killer,” in support of Spitalfields Crypt Trust. Released on YouTube and live...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Cover photo: National Express by 3 Colours Rule I am always blown away by the variety, quality and quantity of creative work uploaded to Creativepool every single day. I delve into the site and an hour later, not unlike a Wikipedia black hole, I...
Posted by: Heather Deacon
Never ones to miss a trick (or treat) when it comes to mining popular culture for opportunities when it comes to riding the cultural zeitgeist, agencies across the globe have spent the best parts of the last week creating 'spooktastic' campaigns,...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Halloween is a holiday that, until recently, barely registered in the UK. Whilst many of us have fond memories of trick or treating in our youth, and there's always the tendency to stick a few scary movies on whenever the end of October rolls around,...
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
Iv'e never been particularly intimidated by graveyards, but I think even I might balk a little and the prospect of spending a night under the Paris Catacombs, especially having recently seen the movie “As Above, So Below.” But Airbnb is...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Celebrities in London's Shoreditch (Jack The Ripper Territory) recently got scared out of their wits by O2 thanks to a unique haunted house, which VCCP Kin created as part of the brand's “Connected Devices” campaign. Reality TV stars...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The iconic and terrifying hallway scene from Stanley Kubrick's seminal adaptation of Stephen King's horror novel “The Shining” has been spoofed in a pretty spot-on new 90-second ad for Swedish home furniture giants Ikea, just in time for...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
A leading name in Augmented Reality enabled products and entertainment has recently partnered with the UK supermarket chain Asda to bring the “Asda Spook Squad” to life in an “Monster Hunting” experience developed by Momentum...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Happy Halloween everyone! This year sees many Miley Cyrus look alikes and too many children banging on your door wanting as much candy as they can get their hands on. We spend too much money on costumes, candy and alochol only to have it over and...
Posted by: Creativepool
Easter is rarely held in the same regard as Christmas or even Halloween (unless you’re a confectioner, of course) but the iconography of the season is ripe for creativity. Easter ads campaigns of the past few years have seen everything from...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Christmas. Love it or hate it, it’s impossible to ignore and it seems to arrive a little earlier every year. I noticed myself Christmas lights being erected in my hometown a full week before even Halloween. Just a decade ago, this would have...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Susannah Morgan, Deputy Managing Director at PR agency, Energy PR, discusses how Lizzo’s recent lawsuit and surrounding controversy is a sobering reminder to brands not to undermine the reason their audience loves them. Lizzo’s recent...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
For this weeks behind the idea feature, we’re turning back the clock to Halloween last year when Fanta took over Piccadilly Circus with a unique and scarily silly Halloween experience that made the public the star of their own horror film on...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
With many big brands dipping their toe into the video games industry, we’ve seen a shift towards gamification - the application of typical elements of game playing to the customer experience. Augmented reality (AR) in particular, promises to...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Performance metrics for digital advertising have transformed our industry. Transparent, targeted, and accountable campaigns are more impactful than ever. The challenge to brands is wading through the variety of digital advertising options. Choose...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Trends. January is always going to be the month of trends and trend think pieces. It’s inevitable and it makes sense and while some might baulk at the idea of reading yet another thousand words of ponderous prattle, if there’s one company...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The explosion of screens into our daily lives, as companions, assistants, and entertainment hubs has been phenomenal. Most estimates even suggest that screens now outnumber humans on planet Earth. The growing societal concern of the dangers of...
Posted by: Rob Bennett
Yes, it's September, and you're not the only one wondering where the year went right now. Excuse the 'C' word, but Christmas is around the corner, at least for consumers. Brands will already have most of their planning ready for this year, and they...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Sitting on the tube this morning I counted 6 people wearing face masks. On the escalators at Angel, another 3 or 4 (one might have been a student fashion statement, it’s sometimes hard to tell). And these weren’t kooky Halloween masks...
Posted by: JSR Content
The Conjuring is one of the most popular horror film franchises ever and is sure to be a go-to choice for Halloween fans again this year. To get in the spirit, we thought we'd take another look at freelance producer and writer Tom Jorgensen's...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
A new short film for beer brand Victoria shows that Halloween is more than just about scary costumes and explains the culture behind Mexico’s Day of the Dead (2 November). Created by Ogilvy Mexico and MediaMonks, Xibalba tells the story of a...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
BBH London - Burger King UK Burger King UK has appointed BBH London as its first creative agency, without a pitch, following the UK’s franchise’s buyout at the end of 2017. The UK franchise was acquired by private equity firm Bridgepoint...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
When looking ahead, it's always important to keep one foot firmly rooted in the past, particularly when examining adland, which has been in a state of flux for years now. With agencies and brands alike shifting their allegiances towards digital with...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
With digital arguably superseding traditional TV advertising as the most relevant and cost-effective way-forward for the industry this year, it's surprising that we actually enjoyed such a banner year for great, 30-90 second creative content. Of...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Rob Flowers - The Edible Exhibition London-based illustrator Rob Flowers has created a series of edible posters for an exhibition aimed at encouraging children to experiment with their food. The Edible Exhibition began with a workshop last month,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Melvæ r & Co - What's Brewing? It is a little-known fact that Norway has some of the strictest laws in the world when it comes to alcohol. So much so that apart from going to a bar, the only place you can get hold of anything stronger than...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
AMV BBDO - Think! Following an increase in the penalties for using your phone whilst driving in March, Think! have launched their latest campaign. The hero film “Pink Kittens” from AMV BBDO features 100 pink kittens and aims to educate...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Cookies & Partners - Greenpeace Cookies & Partners has won the pitch for Greenpeace - the most important independent environmental organisation - to create their Christmas communication campaign to recruit new regular donors. The central message is...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Next weekend the world will be turned upside down as the 80s return for Halloween in the style of Stranger Things inspired costumes and activations to celebrate the release of Season 2 on October 27th on Netflix. Topshop has teamed up with Netflix...
Posted by: Heather Deacon