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UK businesses have been warned to look out for ten red flags when engaging with a digital marketing consultancy, such as guaranteed results, lack of transparency, a focus on vanity metrics and more. Despite current economic challenges, the first...
Posted by: outbloom
The Royal British Legion's 2023 Poppy Appeal launched last week with an appearance on BBC Breakfast that introduced the new 100% paper, fully recyclable poppy designed by Matter, and created through a collaboration of British partnerships. These...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Post-truth is, when taken on its own terms, is a pretty terrifying concept. Without the truth, the objective becomes subjective, and facts can be acknowledged or ignored based on personal bias. What you’re left with is the cultural and...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
How did you get into the industry? After completing my Art & Design studies at the Durban University of Technology, I dived with youthful enthusiasm into my first attempt at illustrating a children’s book, written (dutifully) by my mother back...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Christmas exists, in my opinion, to soften the blow of winter. The nights seem endless, the days are barely given time to breathe, and the weather is reliably dour for most of us, so we need it really. Even as someone that doesn’t really care...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Continuous is a brand agency backed by 25 years of experience from parent company Uniform and it’s on a mission to help clients “adapt, thrive, and create a positive impact in a constantly changing world.” This week, we spoke to MD...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
When needing to see a healthcare professional, we generally feel like we are in safer hands with a ‘specialist’ than our general practitioner. The term denotes expertise in a particular subject, and a high degree of skill. Simon Case,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
This summer, San Francisco-based creative agency Partners in Crime worked with Freepik (previously Freepik Company) to evolve the name, logo, tone of voice, colour palette, typography, iconography for the image bank website. To learn more, we spoke...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
WeWantMore is an Antwerp-based, award-winning design studio that works across Benelux, France, UK and beyond. Its strong design thinking uses authentic storytelling across two disciplines at the highest level: branding and interior design, to create...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Without stories what are we really? Storytelling is at the root of so much of our shared culture and it winds its barbs into everything from the stories we ingest actively (be it through books, TV, games or otherwise) to those we ingest passively...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
How did you get into the industry? As children, we used to watch animated shows and read a series of comics that fascinated us. Our inclination towards art and ideation developed over time and became our passion, which we then turned into our...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Indeed, the global matching and hiring platform, recently unveiled its new “The World Can Work Better” brand vision with an international advertising campaign amplifying how better work leads to better lives. The campaign is the first...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
With Brand Purpose back on the agenda for debate, I thought I’d finally get round to telling everyone you’re doing it wrong, using the purist’s example of a Purpose led brand to make my case. Death Cigarettes. The term...
Posted by: Whistlejacket
Influencer culture is a divisive one: you can love it, or you can hate it, but you can’t ignore it and you can’t deny that it’s inescapable in the current marketing climate. But is this a good thing? Pete Sayburn, marketing expert...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
There are few icons as iconic as Mickey Mouse. This is a cartoon figure that catalysed the birth of an entertainment empire, one that recently celebrated it’s 100th anniversary and continues to set the standard when it comes to mainstream...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
A commitment to lifelong learning promises many prolific returns. Expanding knowledge allows us to better understand the world and our fellow humans while advancing our skills. In a constantly changing world, innovation enhances professional...
Posted by: The Darnell Works Agency
There’s been a cultural shift weaving its way into our culture in recent years and, while there are always going to be those pushing against it, for the most part it’s one that’s been rightly welcomed with open arms. The...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
During the pandemic, the London-based agency Joint created the “Working from Joint Experiment” as the first shot across the bow for what they saw as the evolving landscape of the post pandemic world. As an agency that’s always held...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Earlier this year, Juicy Couture embarked on a captivating Valentine's Day campaign aimed at rekindling nostalgia among devoted Juicy enthusiasts, while simultaneously attracting new brand followers. Unlike conventional social campaigns that...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Award-winning brand and digital design consultancy Thompson Brand Partners recently announced a company-wide rebrand of its business to ThreeTenSeven to align with the company’s recent strategic shift towards the health and wellbeing...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
In a culture where conversations surrounding mental health are (rightly) gaining momentum and importance, creative minds from various corners of the world have harnessed their talents and brought some light into the darkest corners of our collective...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Online sports brand Wiggle is inspiring consumers to enjoy getting active with a dynamic new identity developed by Manchester creative agency LOVE. Already a much-loved retail platform among cycling enthusiasts, Wiggle picked up further momentum...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Dr Rebecca Rose Stanton, author of ‘The Disneyfication of Animals’ and a Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, discusses the vilification and celebration of cats in the media and asks why so many of these cats are very...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Gillian McCurdy, Head of School of Digital Marketing at Arden University discusses how you can be creative with ChatGPT and how it can impact your marketing strategy. There’s been a lot of talk around ChatGPT and generative AI and all of its...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Each year, the Cannes Lions score the global branded communications and marketing industry on Reach, Communication, Craft, Experience, Innovation, Impact, Good, Health, and Entertainment. The latest Global creative calendar edition is designed to...
Posted by: The Darnell Works Agency
This year, Creativepool celebrated 10 years of creative excellence with the eighth edition of the Creativepool Annual and handed out over 250 prizes at a lavish Annual Launch Party in the centre of London. Without the individuals, however, the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
What is a brand identity? Your brand identity can also be referred to as your corporate identity and goes beyond simple logo design or branding services. Instead, it includes any tangible element that lets you differentiate yourself from the...
Posted by: Think Design Manchester Ltd
Tell us a bit about your role! Is there a “typical” day? I don’t think there’s ever a typical day. And I love that there isn’t. I started Tactical ten years ago during the early days of the iPhone and in the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Advertising is host to a burnout epidemic. From the outside, the industry is portrayed as a glamorous home for creatives to turn their skills into a career. But, in reality, newcomers find themselves pouring long hours into menial tasks that no one...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
A Radio Times survey recently revealed that two-thirds of people had watched one of their favourite shows again during lockdown, with 43% saying they did so to comfort themselves. Nostalgic videos set to a backing track of Simple Plan’s...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
“Roko’s Basilisk” is a popular thought experiment. It proposes a hypothetical situation in which an all-knowing, all-powerful. An evil artificial intelligence comes into power in the future. It may want to destroy every human who...
Posted by: Think Design Manchester Ltd
This week, we caught up with Mark Baxter, Founder at Baggi, to discuss his young agency’s beginnings and optimistic future. How was your company born and where are you based? BAGGI were born in the middle of lockdown. It felt like the right...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Audience personas can provide the blueprint for your marketing campaigns. By taking the time to research and immerse yourself in understanding who you are trying to reach, can provide an invaluable framework for attaining great results. Everyone has...
Posted by: Think Design Manchester Ltd
The Official Charts Company - the producers of the UK’s Official Singles Chart as heard on BBC Radio 1 - is unveiling a new brand identity and consumer digital platform, where brands will be able to connect safely with an engaged and loyal...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Marco Vitali, Managing Partner at Sonic Lens Agency, is something of a renaissance man. A musical prodigy and marketing specialist that has mastered both sides of his brain and cultivated a career as one of the foremost voices in sonic...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Businesses fade, brands endure; author Andréa Albright argues that while businesses may fade into obscurity, brands possess the remarkable ability to endure indefinitely. This compelling premise challenges the traditional mindset surrounding...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial