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Features

Should I Work Over the Holidays as a Freelancer? #HolidaysMonth

Christmas is something of a mixed bag for me and has been ever since I made the decision to go freelance almost two decades ago now. On one hand, everyone else if off work so it’s tempting to take the opportunity to cool the jets for a week or...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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How to bridge the healthcare brand gap

While creativity might be flourishing in healthcare, the true potential of brand as strategic business asset is too often overlooked. James March, Category Director, Health & Wellness explores how we can bridge the brand gap – with Andrew Gardner,...

Posted by: Conran Design Group
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Inspiration

The World’s First Augmented Performance Agency #CompanySpotlight

It’s one of those ideas that you’re amazed nobody had before. Will Scougal, however, was the one to finally give it wings as the Founder and MD at Make My Day. The idea in question was using augmented reality to bring brands into...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Features

Icons as part of a visual identity

The other day we were discussing the use of iconography with one of our clients as part of their organisation’s rebrand. After completing an audit of their marketing materials we pointed out that although they used a range of icons within their...

Posted by: Lark
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Workshop

How to Choose a VFX Agency

In today's world of cutting-edge technology and visual storytelling, Visual Effects (VFX) play a vital role in enhancing the cinematic experience. Whether you are producing a movie, a television show, a commercial, or any other visual media project,...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

Tesco's incredibly ambitious Finest rebrand | #BehindTheBrand

Coley Porter Bell has embarked on a major packaging rebrand, telling the stories behind the food, and bringing consistency and clear navigation to over 1000 products for Tesco’s “Finest” range. This incredibly ambitious rebrand has...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Features

How AI Can Save Creatives Money Without Replacing Us | #MoneyMonth

If you’re a creative currently in the midst of an existential crisis; you’re not alone. On paper there should be nothing to worry about. After all, creativity is subjective and reactionary, while AI is objective and purely logical. Never...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Industry

Branding for startups – where to begin

Often an afterthought for new business startups, branding is an essential element that sometimes seems overly complicated – and expensive to implement. But it doesn't have to be that way, and having some idea of branding can help you establish an...

Posted by: Tony Clarkson
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Features

4 Hot Picks for Cannes Lions 2023

By Alex Jenkins, Editorial Director at Contagious. It feels like the last twelve months has seen the ad industry stuck in a creative recession. As someone who’s monitored the output of the global ad industry for over a decade, I can’t...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

#MemberSpotlight on master of all trades Gareth Southwell

How did you get into the industry? I seem to have developed an eclectic skillset, and I’ve been switching back and fore between images and words my whole adult life. At 18 I chose words, bailing out of a foundation course in Art and Design for...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

#CompanySpotlight on animation specialists Stormy Studio

Stormy Studio is an award-winning business-focused animation studio in the UK that produces high-quality 2D and 3D business explainers and marketing animation for global brands and businesses. To learn more, we spoke to company founder and creative...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Workshop

5 Ways to Diversify Your Freelancer Income as a Creative #PurposeMonth

Being a freelancer in the creative industries can be equal parts exhilarating and terrifying, particularly with AI now potentially changing the playing field for so many of us. For me, freelancing offers the freedom to only accept the work I...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Industry

Adapt and Change: How did the internet change graphic design?

The internet has made a massive difference in the graphic design industry. The marketing landscape has changed a lot, leading to a change in consumer behaviour. And all of this has meant that designers have had to adapt and change to not only keep up...

Posted by: Tony Clarkson
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Industry

7 reasons NOT to enter awards

Industry awards. Who needs them, right? Shows assembled by organizations who are building a business on the industry and its professionals. And with each one comes a set of doubts, disappointments, and sometimes misconceptions that tend to undermine...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Industry

How to choose a graphic design company

Graphic design is an essential element in today's digital age, as it can help businesses communicate their brand message and stand out in a crowded market. However, not all businesses have the skills or resources to create high-quality designs...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

How to build high-value brands (and why you want one)

It was a fact not lost on George Clooney when he and Rande Gerber started Casamigos Tequila: strong brands are worth more. Casamigos, launched in 2013, sold four years later for a cool $1B netting Clooney an easy $233M. Not bad. The financial value...

Posted by: Lysle Wickersham
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Features

The reign of the deinfluencer is upon us

It was really anyone’s guess that what started with a few young teenagers talking to their webcams in the noughties, would become a serious business in 2023, fuelled by brand and book deals, gifts, press trips, and more. Believe it or not,...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Features

How to choose an SEO company

For a long time, SEO (search engine optimisation) was something of a dirty word in marketing circles but thanks to Google’s continual updates the keyword stuffed blogs that typified many SEO strategies of the early 2010’s are now relics...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Features

What to expect from Super Bowl LVII 2023

With the Super Bowl less than a week away, System1, the leading ad effectiveness agency, explores what we can expect from the big event this year in terms of the all-important (and increasingly expensive) ad slots. The Super Bowl is TV...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

Reinventing what Heinz means to consumers | #BehindTheBrand

Kraft Heinz is a brand synonymous with two cupboard staples: beans and ketchup. Yet, the 150-year-old company is keen not to rest on its laurels and sees innovation as a core part of its business. The strategic design firm, Designit, worked with...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

Cooking up trouble with an agency born during COVID | #CompanySpotlight

One of the few agencies forged successfully amidst the fires of COVID, Trouble Maker is an end-to-end content, media and distribution agency with four founders that have experience with some of the biggest brands in the world. They came together to...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Industry

Make business green again - Going green without greenwashing

Two-thirds of businesses in the UK have no kind of plan for sustainable operations. This is hardly a surprising statistic - in the current economic climate, enterprises across all industries are looking to reduce their outgoings and avoid any kind of...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Workshop

How to choose a direct marketing agency

Ever wish you could just cut all the middlemen out of marketing and get straight to the point? Direct marketing is your answer. As the name suggests, direct marketing is a means of marketing directly to your customers via multiple channels. Direct...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Workshop

Why all the best brands are barrier-free | #YearInReview

Accessibility is often the lens through which people consider inclusive design. But the best brands understand that inclusive design is a much broader concept that embraces how they can connect as many people as possible through innovation. Of...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Workshop

How much should I charge as a freelance branding designer?

In a rapidly competitive environment, every brand looks to set themselves apart. They want to create an unmistakable image to achieve the highest possible brand recognition among consumers. A branding designer or brand manager is responsible not...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Industry

Why cloud-based tech will help SMEs prepare for a recession

As the United Kingdom enters a recession, SMEs need to look into putting systems into place that get them through the recession. Damian Hanson, Co-Founder & Director of CircleLoop, a business focused on communication systems, explores why cloud-based...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Industry

What businesses should do to prepare for digital transformation

In today’s digital era, it’s more important than ever for businesses to manage their core operations electronically. According to Edward Coram-James, Co-founder and CEO of digital marketing agency, Go Up, this is because of one simple...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial

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