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SES, the global satellite company that reaches between 4 and 5 million households in English-speaking Africa, recently launched a bespoke TV channel focused on educating West Africans about Ebola. The “Fight Ebola” channel will be...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
There are few things more cringe-worthy than politicians trying to be any of the following: hip, funny, down with da yoof, normal, John Travolta. I had to add number five because I'm still haunted by images of John "Two Jags" Prescott bopping away at...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
ZenithOptimedia is currently in the process of merging its media buying staff into two teams, who will work on a cross-platform basis, covering audio-visual and display media. Currently, the agency's trading staff are arranged into teams dedicated to...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
VCCP has created a TV spot for car rental company, Avis called “Unlock the World,” which made its televisual debut last night during the World Cup match between England and Costa Rica. The campaign, which was written by Kieran Knight and...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Last week, I wrote about the key differences between copywriting and 'writing'. And while I attempted to make the challenges inherent in copywriting clear, I wouldn't say the profession is in crisis. Unlike the art of writing comedy. Quite when the...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
by Ashley Morrison. It seems clear to me that adverts are getting cleverer. Gone are the days of naive wonder with small children pondering how Mummy gets the dishes so clean, or young teenagers dancing around in waistcoats while sucking on their...
Posted by: Creativepool
by Magnus Shaw. There's only one thing that surprises me about the Starbucks saga, and it isn't their reluctance to pay tax. As large corporations are only really answerable to shareholders, that is to be expected. No, it's the fact they thought...
Posted by: Creativepool
by Magnus Shaw. Here's a problem which only came to my attention this week. Actually I think it has been lingering in the back of my mind for a couple of decades, but it only came into focus a couple of days ago. Because I write columns here and...
Posted by: Creativepool
by Magnus Shaw In the early hours of this morning Dorset police arrested a 17-year-old boy. It's alleged he sent a tweet to Olympic diver Tom Daly which read "You let your dad down I hope you know that." Daly had finished fourth in the Men's...
Posted by: Creativepool
by Magnus Shaw Kentucky Fried Chicken may well be an assault on the digestion and troubling to the waistband, but it seems its advertising is also offensive to a cross section of the viewing public. The Advertising Standards Authority has announced...
Posted by: Creativepool
If there is one iconic image which sums up all that is glamour and stardom within the realms of fashion and Hollywood then it has to be that over-exposed, stark image of Audrey Hepburn’s eyes, eyebrows and lips from the 1957 musical Funny...
Posted by: Creativepool
Any regular movie-goer will be familiar with the use of CGI effects in sci-fi, fantasy and other animated movies. They can be as or even more visually stunning than a 'real' film because the only limit is the imagination of the director and the...
Posted by: Creativepool
The journey of advertising from print to digital media is a fascinating tale of innovation and adaptation. It reflects broader technological advancements and shifting consumer behaviours. This evolution has transformed how businesses reach their...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
How did you get into the industry? I visited AFDA, a Film school in Johannesburg, South Africa, when I was scouting out colleges after High School. For some reason, the animation department really attracted me. It might have been because I was...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
"How often can something be incredible before it becomes normal for it to be incredible and thus not looked upon as incredible anymore?"- Rob Auton Zebras are amazing. Monochrome in a dusky landscape. Unique, striped, designed to distract and...
Posted by: Tony Pipes
Pot Noodle, the Unilever snack brand, was positioned as filling a hole and a tongue-in-cheek film that takes that a step further showing the noodles in all sorts of holes such as a pool table pocket, a bird house and a washing machine drum. It also...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Fortune recently published an interview with Liquid Death CEO Mike Cessario, who is described as being ‘like a lot of 41-year-old guys who used to work in advertising. He likes whisky, bourbon, and Italian spirits, and has a sense of humor that...
Posted by: Novagram
When we think of the 90s, we often picture neon lights, garish colours, skateboards, “attitude” and POGS. But above all else, what the 90s represented to me was the dawn of the mascot. Of course, many entertainment franchises lived or...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
How did you get into the industry? I was living the dream of being an indie filmmaker in New York-in other words, struggling to pay the rent and eating a lot of iffy cheeseburgers-when a friend hooked me up with a gig at a SoHo ad agency....
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The festive season has always been a pretty important time for ad land. Given the capitalist nightmare it all became around the middle of the 20th century, it’s only natural that advertisers would take advantage of the rampant commercialism at...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Oxfam has launched its latest legacy campaign, as it encourages activists to “stay in the fight” and continue to fight for causes important to them. Shot on location in London, UK and Nairobi, Kenya, the inspiring film brings to life a...
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
When we think of Hollywood directors, we often envision them immersed in the world of film from the get-go. Directors like Quentin Tarantino and Christopher Nolan appear to have been born to entertain us with epic movies that push the boundaries of...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Heinz has been a ubiquitous part of family mealtimes for generations. To keep it relevant and appeal to the next generation of families, Kraft Heinz are launching a new range of pouches to market, with built-in immunity support, for babies up to 24...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
How did you get into the industry? I’ve been drawing since I was 4. I love drawing, coming up with new ideas and solving problems. I always knew I was going to go into something creative. By the time I was 13 my art teacher at secondary...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Taker | Maker is a community of hand-picked talents on demand with a wealth of industry-vetted social media creators and managers that are always open to create, distribute and promote high-quality content in behalf of your business. It's also...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Tell us a bit about your role! Is there a “typical” day? Nope, there is no “typical” day! And that’s what I love. I’m still learning the team, clients, ways of working at the moment which is great fun. My role...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
How did you get into the industry? Having studied at Bournemouth I always enjoyed being surrounded by creative talent. I never wanted to be a designer but was fascinated by the way people used things, and what made them choose one brand over...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
I am not a robot. Just to be clear before we start- I can spot lampposts in any picture. It’s getting harder to tell though isn’t it and the march of the robots that AI has caused has sent creatives running into the streets in a Black Monday,...
Posted by: Tony Pipes
The use of attack ads has become increasingly common in British political campaigns, as both parties seek to gain an advantage over their opponents by highlighting their flaws and weaknesses rather than extolling their own virtues. This is a plague...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Marketing is an ever-changing field, with new strategies and tactics emerging all the time, particularly in the lightspeed years following the pandemic. In today's highly competitive business landscape, traditional marketing techniques are no longer...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
How did you get into the industry? Movies played a big part in my childhood. I would have Disney marathons with my sister and watch the classics on TCM with my dad. As a kid it was a big deal to go to the cinema, so I never took the experience for...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The video game industry is big. Really big. Global revenues for gaming are set to exceed $365 billion in 2023. That’s bigger than the music and movie industry combined. It’s also projected to soar to over three billion daily users by...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Marketing is as susceptible as any discipline to fads and fashions. Whether it’s new buzzwords, calls to action or messaging approaches - or, as we’re currently seeing, brand collaborations. Gucci was one of the first - if not the very...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
A Canadian bank recently partnered with Homes for Heroes, a charitable organization that builds villages for veterans experiencing homelessness. HomeEquity Bank has taken the plans for Homes for Heroes’ future build in Kingston, Ontario, and...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Christopher Bicourt is a man with a lot to say and a lot of very progressive ideas about everything from how he approaches his work to the rise of the metaverse. On the latter point, in face, he considered himself something of an expert. Working...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
