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Google - Waymo Google is finally establishing its self-driving car project as its own separate entity called Waymo, which unveiled its new logo this week. The company’s name apparently stands for “a new way forward in mobility,”...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Celebrating the beauty and loud/quiet wonder (depending on your preference) of the festive season is something all agencies are essentially required to do, otherwise they'd undoubtedly be labelled as scowling humbug merchants. Still, some agencies...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The Science Museum and Samsung launch the Digital Lab research project The Science Museum and Samsung have announced the launch of Digital Lab; a pioneering research project undertaken with the help of Cheil London, which will explore new ways to...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Brothers and Sisters - Carphone Warehouse This Christmas, Carphone Warehouse plans to let the nation know that literally everyone can come through its doors and find the best possible deal. Rather than creating some lofty, emotional Christmas ad,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
OK, that headline might come across as a little bit clickbaity, but it's a pretty shocking statement that is not only true, but indicative of the way celebrity culture has managed to integrate itself within the advertising industry. Matthew...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
As consumers stroll calmly into November, retailers are officially hitting the Christmas period. They're reaching the last leg of an 11-month long process that has involved passion, hope and money (on top of the blood, sweat and tears) to get...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Black Friday is a very modern phenomenon. A true triumph of commercialism, it's a perfectly placed date in the cultural calendar that gained so much attention a few years ago that South Park deemed it necessary to construct a feature-length episode...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
MS Society has teamed up with the award-winning, Covent Garden-based digital marketing studio SMACK to create its 2016 Christmas campaign; #Merrymoments. The campaign encourages the public to share stories, pictures and videos of their #Merrymoments...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
LIDA – Blue Cross Award-winning customer engagement agency, LIDA this week released a new integrated campaign for animal charity, Blue Cross. The charity tasked LIDA with developing a bold and brave campaign running across press, social, radio,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
In 2016, the lines between many progressive and intolerant ideals are beginning to blur at an unprecedented rate. Consider the marches currently taking place up and down the (somewhat ironically-named at this point) United States right now. These are...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
We all remember great stories. It’s what helps us make connections, strengthens our memories and inspires action. So it is no surprise that brands who use storytelling are the ones that get noticed. Storytelling in marketing is not a new...
Posted by: Emma McCarthy
WWF UK has brought the plight of wild tigers home in the latest emotional spot to hit screens during the festive season. Created by J. Walter Thompson London and called #iProtectTigers, the strategy moves away from the traditional “adopt...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Hiking naturists are the stars as BBC launch a comedic new campaign, from ENVY Advertising, for the broadcaster’s new app, BBC +. Designed to provide customisable content collections, the free app gives users more control over the information...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Happy Guinness World Records Day! Launched to celebrate the day the Guinness World Records book sold its 100 millionth copy, the 12th annual GWR Day will see upwards of 600,000 people around the world attempting to secure their place in the history...
Posted by: Guinness World Records
Whilst you're not likely to see much about the Syrian refugee crisis in mainstream media outlets in the immediate future, that doesn't mean it's not worthy of attention. Enter IKEA, in a particularly charitable mood, who have worked with the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The argument for diversity has been dining out for a long time now, with a lot of fat being chewed but no one quite swallowing. That is until a couple of big spenders, HP and General Mills, upped the ante with the threat of not spending their money...
Posted by: Andy Bolter
Besides John Lewis, Sainsbury's is probably the UK retailer with perhaps the most enviable track record when it comes to memorable recent Christmas TV spots. Their latest is a three and a half minute masterclass in animated whimsy called “The...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
No-one would have believed, at the dawn of the 21st century, that within 20 years we would soon witness the election of the first reality TV American President. The cult Mike Judge (of Beavis and Butthead and Office Space fame) film...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
In 2007, two Stanford Design Program graduates, James Monsees and Adam Bowen, came together and formed the company Ploom with the aim of innovating the portable vaporization market - an area which they rightly felt “lacked...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
Karmarama - Kerrygold's Karmarama is launching a gleefully optimistic new TV campaign for Kerrygold’s spreadable butter range, which is set to go live this weekend. The inspiration for the idea came from the fact that the home of Kerrygold is...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Stockholm’s creative energy is dynamite, something evidenced by the sheer amount of agencies and digital pioneers who are expanding from their Stockholm bases to open offices further afield in Europe and even as far as America. Chances are, if...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
Since releasing his first retail typeface, Feijoa, in 2007, Kris Sowersby, Klim Type Foundry’s founder has received numerous awards and accolades including: a Certificate of Excellence from the New York Type Directors Club; being accepted as a...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
When Facebook launched its Marketplace Android and iOS app at the start of this month, the site opened itself up to total and utter anarchy. Despite a clear policy stating that “weapons, drugs, alcohol, "adult items or services" and overly...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
Once upon a time the beauty industry was in a pretty set way. Brands such as L’Oreal, Avon and Estée Lauder only needed to whip up tried-and-tested print and billboard campaigns with household celebrities in order to sell new products and...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
Faster Horses - Somerset House Faster Horses and Somerset House, the centre for contemporary culture in the heart of London, have released a film to launch Somerset House Studios. Somerset House Studios is a new experimental workspace for artists,...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
As a young man there were no lengths I wouldn't have gone to in order to enter The Crystal Maze. Such was my enthusiasm for the cult Channel 4 gameshow in fact, that I often constructed makeshift games in my back garden and managed to coerce my poor,...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Whilst the public transport system in London is amongst the best in the world (anyone who says otherwise is obviously deluded or has obviously never been to New York), it can prove pretty pricey. Mastercard are betting on this with their latest...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
RKCR/Y&R RKCR/Y&R has strengthened its management team further by appointing Priya Patel as Managing Director. Patel, who was previously Managing Partner at RKCR/Y&R, will continue to run a portfolio of client business, oversee the agency operations...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
A new online film from J. Walter Thompson London is based around a disturbingly captivating and physically intense dance. Choreographed by Sidi Cherkaoui and backed by a haunting track by Ellie Goulding, the film lets victims of domestic abuse know...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
From humble beginnings, PostPanic has come a long way since its graduate roots. Specialising in integrated, mixed media projects, this commercial film production company now has its own long-format label, a program for emerging talent and one of the...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
In the final part of our series on learning how to navigate the world of creative talks and events, and how to make the most of them, we turn our attention to using them for growth - both in terms of your business and personal prospects. If you have...
Posted by: Fiasco Design
The UK Music Video Awards 2016 is gearing up for a star-studded ceremony on Thursday, October 20 at the legendary Roundhouse venue in London. This year sees banner names such as Radiohead, Coldplay, Beyoncé and the late, great David Bowie nominated...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
In a world where our interaction with shop assistance is reduced to an encounter with robotic refrains of ‘unexpected item in bagging area’, is the personal touch of service too much to ask for? Not according to Uber’s Dev...
Posted by: Amplify
Cheil Spain - WiZink WiZink, the bank formerly known as BancoPopular-e, has appointed Cheil Spain as its first creative agency following a pitch. Cheil Spain beat a number of undisclosed agencies to win the business and will now work on all brand...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
A bus stop that encourages people to talk to each other, signposts that respond to your mood and a zebra crossing which doubles up as a 30-second party are among the designs shortlisted for the Playable City Award. The Playable City project...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The leaves are turning a rusty shade of green and there’s very definitely a chill in the air which can only mean one thing: Autumn’s here. And so, after a summer of veritable freedom, we’re all heading back to our desks, ready to knuckle down...
Posted by: Kate Lewin