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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
This summer, mobile network Three is looking to shake up the industry in a big way by rallying the British public to unite against typical network gripes, with a little help from Jim Henson's Creature Shop! The new “Make It Right”...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Core – RSVP The Australian dating site RSVP has appointed advertising agency Core as its agency of record following a three-way competitive creative pitch. Despite increased competition from free and paid services, more than half of Australians...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
What with the vast new technological frontiers opening up to us seemingly on a daily basis, it should come as no surprise that some of the industry's biggest players have been looking into ideas that, until recently, would have been seen as frankly...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
2014 was a record-breaking year. In just twelve months 581,173 new UK businesses were registered with Companies House, substantially beating the figures for 2012 and 2013. These days, we're surrounded by start-ups - and perhaps for the first time, a...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Many years ago, I worked for an agency which specialised in recruitment and graduate communications. It was pretty successful too, with a host of blue-chip clients and a stack of creative awards. It was American owned, and one day the message came...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
The iPhone, much like the iMac and iPod before it and the iPad after it, came seemingly out of nowhere to revolutionise the industry that spawned it back in 2007, leaving in its wake a veritable legion of pale imitations and an army of Apple acolytes...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The Wall of Wally is a unique and touching tribute to Wallace “Wally” Olins, one of the most charismatic and celebrated branding and corporate designers of the 20th century. Olins, who was awarded a CBE in 1999 and sadly passed away in...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
LPA Futures is a division of the Lisa Pritchard Agency which supports and promotes the next generation of commercial photographers. We had a fantastic response to this year’s competition and the standard of entries was exceptionally high across...
Posted by: Lisa Pritchard
Brian Collins, chief creative officer and co-founder of the Collins brand consultancy, has been named as the Design and Package Design Jury President for the 2015 London International Awards (LIA). He joins an esteemed panel, which will consist of a...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Considering the magazine industry is in a pretty wobbly state, it's surprising how tame modern cover designs tend to be. Usually smothered in teaser lines over a bland Photoshop creation, it's increasingly difficult to tell one title from another. It...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
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
Havas Worldwide recently launched a new specialist unit within the network, an “Agency within an agency” focused on delivering innovation and digital business transformation solutions for brands. The “Havas Drive” team is...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Hitachi Rail Europe (HRE) recently unveiled concepts for the interiors of their new high-speed “British Bullet Trains” and they look (quite frankly) incredible. Subtly futuristic without looking cheap and surprisingly sparse without...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Claire Barrow is a DIY designer and luxe leather specialist. She’s made the likes of FKA Twigs stand out in her jackets, and uses unique, folkloric inspired illustrations to decorate her materials. She’s something of a design It Girl with...
Posted by: Jade French
Isobar - Chambord Isobar has been appointed as the UK social and digital agency for Chambord Black Raspberry Liqueur, owned by Brown-Forman Beverages. Isobar will manage all social and digital strategy and activity in the UK, continuing to build...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Happy Ending, a small creative studio based in East London have been helping out a local charity called CoppaFeel! for a little while now. CoppaFeel!’s mission, to raise awareness of early detection of breast cancer, not only an honourable...
Posted by: Happy Ending Agency
Internet memes are rarely seen as high culture. Indeed, they're rarely seen as even legitimate forms of entertainment, instead being little more than placeholders used by Facebook trolls with no original thoughts and little inclination to develop...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Home, the new Manchester arts centre, is set to open this weekend with a series of events curated by oscar winning director Danny Boyle. The centre is an architectural marvel from the Dutch firm Mecanoo, which has been designed to reconcile the needs...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Most of us have (at one point or another) dreamed of breaching the horizon and travelling into space, but the sad fact is that the vast majority of us (and that's putting it mildly) will never be able to experience space travel, especially now that...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Neil Christie, Managing Director at advertising agency Wieden + Kennedy London talks to Creativepool in the Ubiquitous Black Cab about management style, pitching to new clients and how to successfully apply for jobs. Wieden + Kennedy has eight...
Posted by: Creativepool
ADMA, the Association for Data-Driven Marketing and Advertising, has announced a brand new three day festival in Australia. The Festival of Marketing, Media, Analytics and Advertising (FOMMA) from August 4-6 at the Sydney Hilton Hotel and The Seymour...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The Australian advice gurus Brad and Dan have become iconic characters over the last few years, with their lightly comedic antics promoting Foster's lager bringing a spot of personality to the often bland or pretentious world of alcoholic beverage...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Brothers & Sisters - Pearl & Dean Pearl & Dean, the UK’s best known cinema advertising contractor, has appointed Brothers & Sisters, without a pitch, to produce a new summer campaign. The campaign will celebrate the unique relationship Pearl &...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Publicis London Publicis London has hired Phil Dowgierd as managing director of digital as part of its ongoing commitment to champion creative leadership and excellence within Publicis UK. Dowgierd joins from Tribal Worldwide Sydney where he was...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The London Design Festival recently unveiled it's installation plans for the 2015 festival, which will run between the 19th and the 27th of September this year. David Adjaye, Alex Chinneck and Mischer Traxler are among the esteemed designers set...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The Liberal Democrats After a disastrous election (by anyone's estimation) that saw the departure of their figurehead Nick Clegg after he managed to hold on to a paltry 8 seats (down from 57 in 2010), it's not surprising that the Liberal Democrat...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Wes Anderson, who recently took home a brace of awards for the effortlessly wonderful “Grand Budapest Hotel,” is arguably one of the few remaining cinematic auteurs. His films manage to tap into that same space between the innocent wonder...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Anyone who came of age in the 1990's will probably remember AOL rather fondly as the leading internet service provider of a bygone age. When internet connections required us to ask our parents permission and actually successfully logging on was...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Last night, 12th May 2015: The British Interactive Media Association (BIMA) has tonight announced Shazam’s Executive Chairman Andrew Fisher as the latest inductee into its Digital Hall of Fame, at an exclusive invitation-only ceremony at...
Posted by: BIMA
DOWNLOAD A peek into the industry's toughest questions, surprising data and upcoming trends for the new year. The report looks at creative sector salaries between 2014-2015 and amongst its findings, it also revealed: 60% of professionals think...
Posted by: Creativepool
Art Directors in advertising are responsible for what advertisements look like. They are involved in creating a campaign that has an instant, positive impact on the consumer in order to promote the product or brand being advertised. They can be...
Posted by: Creativepool
Google’s dominance as the world’s largest media owner has increased even further according to a new report by ZenithOptimedia, with the gap between the internet tycoon and its nearest competitor widening significantly over the past year. Google...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Pool by definition is: a number of people or quantity of a particular thing, collected together for shared use by several people or organisations. Our roots have always been to share and give recognition to those doing exceptional work. Where can...
Posted by: Creativepool
Advertising Account Executives are usually employed by advertising agencies. Over two-thirds of advertising staff are based in London, but there are employers in cities across the country. Agencies vary in size. Almost half employ fewer than 20...
Posted by: Creativepool
Final Oculus Rift Designs confirmed The Oculus Rift is almost ready to meet its public, with the much hyped virtual reality headset due to hit shelves next year. The final design for the set was recently unveiled, and whilst it hasn't altered...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns