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Imagination short-listed in Marketing’s Agency of the Year Awards
The Awards recognise the best agencies across 13 categories. The winners will be revealed next month.
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Lovie Awards Winners Announced
SoundCloud, VICE, StumbleUpon, Akestam Holst awarded alongside Special Achievement Honourees Stephen Fry and Professor Heinz Gerhäuser & Team, creators of the MP3 file format. On the 16th October the International Academy of Digital Arts and...
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V&A Illustration Awards
I stumbled upon the V&A Illustration Awards quite by accident. Although I've lived in London for a number of years, I'd never been to that museum, so I decided to pop along to get some inspiration for this week's blog. It's a deceptively large maze...
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Top Hires of the Week
Great Guns Great Guns has welcomed directing team Kronck to its roster, where they will be represented throughout the US. Jessica Benzing and Maximilian Gerlach, the German duo behind Kronck, began their careers while both studying production and...
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O2 champions live experiences in #FollowTheRabbit campaign
O2 today announces an exciting new advertising campaign, centred on embracing the life affirming nature of live experiences. The campaign, appearing around the UK from today (Thursday the 2nd of March), features a bright blue rabbit as the ultimate...
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Top 10 Ads of the Week
Selmore - ASN Bank Did you ever give any thought to the fact you've never switched banks in your life? I know I haven't. In fact, I've been with the Halifax for almost 20 years and I'm not even sure why. It turns out that I'm not alone according to...
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Top 10 Account Wins of the Week
Taylor Herring - The Week Junior The Week Junior magazine have hired creative PR agency Taylor Herring to promote the brand in its debut year. The campaign will highlight Britain’s “Knowledge Gap” on current affairs and will see...
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Ellie Goulding follows in Mark Ronson's footsteps for Mastercard campaign
We recently reported on the collaboration between Mark Ronson and Mastercard, which saw the producer teaming up with a few musical fans to record a unique cover version of his iconic “Uptown Funk” hit. Now it's the turn of BRIT Award winning...
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Mark Ronson and McCann create a 'Priceless' cover of Uptown Funk
To celebrate the credit card brand's 19th year of sponsoring the Brit Awards, MasterCard have teamed up with celebrated producer (and BRIT Award winner) Mark Ronson to give six of his fans the chance to record a cover of his ubiquitous hit...
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Cannes Lions 2017: Top Speaking Sessions at the Palais
Whilst it's the awards and the general glamour of Cannes that might dominate headlines, the real heart of Cannes Lions lies in the festival's celebrated speaking sessions. Championing the sharing of ideas and the betterment of the creative...
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Top 10 Account Wins of the Week
McCann Worldgroup - Alzheimer's Society Following a competitive pitch process, Alzheimer’s Society has appointed McCann Worldgroup for a fully integrated scope of work, with the objective to build the society’s brand and increase...
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Deutsch take over the Grammys with a little help from Gwen Stefani
Whilst many might consider the Grammys to be little more than a back-slapping exercise for the US recording industry's biggest money-makers that celebrates numbers sold over genuine artistry (much like our own Brit Awards), it can't be denied the...
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Top 10 Hires of the Week
Blue Fountain Media Manhattan-based digital agency Blue Fountain Media is bolstering its executive, strategy and marketing teams with the addition of a new senior leader. Yoni Ben-Yehuda has been announced as the agency's new Chief Marketing...
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In the jaws of a dilemma. Is this Russian tampon ad brilliant or disgraceful?
They do things differently in Russia. Almost like it's another country or something. If their government isn't enthusiastically installing homophobic laws they've borrowed from some particularly intolerant 19th century fruitcakes, their president is...
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Profit vs Purpose – The Eternal Balancing Act in Advertising #PurposeMonth
Not to get lofty, but what is life without purpose? An existence without something that drives us forward, gives us a feeling of achievement and a reason for being. Sometimes, it feels like advertising has taken purpose and turned it into a content...
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#MemberSpotlight on animator Fran Power
How did you first get into the industry? I first worked straight after college on an animated short film, as a junior 3D animator, through two of my teachers in my Animation course in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin. Then from there I started working with a...
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#Annual2024 – What the Judges want to see this year
After months spent sifting through some of the most creative work of the last year, Creativepool’s expert panel of judges are finally ready to pick the cream of the crop. This year’s expertly curated panel stands as our most diverse yet....
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Global creative calendar: May 2024
Over the past four years, we have adapted together - and now, our ships are coming in. Comparatively, we may go less often, stay closer to home, and spend more time phoning things in … but new days are growing heavy with promise. In our refined...
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The Top 10 Most Asked Questions About The Annual - Answered!
The next Annual deadline is just a few days away! To help you with your submissions we have collected answers to the 10 Most Asked Questions about The Annual. 1. How do I submit my work? It all starts on your Creativepool profile. Choose the work...
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Global creative calendar: April 2024
Across this month’s full slate of alluring extracurricular activities, everyone open to new experiences has worlds to gain. Current and future leaders spanning all industries are going all in: Curtains will soon draw back and stages will...
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#MemberSpotlight on freelance writer and director Katerina Sfaellou
How did you get into the industry? I started on the corporate side of things many years ago, working on events and marketing activation campaigns. But I always wanted to be hands-on and combine my communications degree with the more creative side of...
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Obsessing over the Story with Wardour #CompanySpotlight
This week, we sat down with Martin MacConnol, Founder and CEO at the Covent Garden-based creative agency Wardour. How was your company born and where are you based? We began life as a content marketing agency on Wardour Street, Soho, in 1996 - the...
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7 Reasons Why You Should Enter Annual 2024
Thinking about taking part in Annual 2024? Here are 7 reasons why it is the creative industry's "Most Award". 1. Most Distributed Giving your work global exposure. One of our big aims each year with The Annual is to get your work noticed. The...
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Rejecting the unconventional with Dave Anderson #MemberSpotlight
Dave Anderson is an animator, illustrator and storyboard artist born in Wales, and currently based in Barcelona, who has for over a decade has been helping even the most uptight organisation find their funny. In recent years he’s directed...
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The Turkish production studio with global ambitions #CompanySpotlight
This week we spoke to Anima Instanbul, to discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with being a production studio based outside of the European and US creative bubble. How was your company formed, and where are you based? Anima was...
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10 Brands Making Big Waves in 2024 #BrandMonth
In a world where thousands of companies are being born every day, the power of a strong brand has never meant more. There are, of course, always those legacy brands whose popularity will ebb and flow with changing cultural whims but for some brands,...
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Sparking the fires of creative revolution with Guerilla #CompanySpotlight
Gueriilla Communications is a creative integrated agency that enjoys what they do and like to have fun with the people they work with. The clue is very much in the name. To learn more about the defiantly northern agency, we spoke to James Allen,...
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Making a creative leap with Lauren Maynard #GettingToKnow
FutureBrand - the brand-led business transformation company that has helped transform household names such as American Airlines, Sanofi, McDonald’s, NatWest and Barilla - has appointed Lauren Maynard as its new Global Chief Growth Officer. In...
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The agency founder who became her own client #BehindTheBrand
Sister Mary, a new strategic design agency founded by Leigh Chandler, has unveiled the design for a limited-edition run of intricately designed votive candles. The client? Leigh herself. Leigh, whose 20 year career has seen her design for major...
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Beyond Radio
Throughout my career as a sound designer, I've witnessed rapid changes in the audio landscape. As I reflect on this, I realise that there has never been a better time to work in audio. Radio listenership is currently at an all-time high, podcasts...
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Whisking up a storm with Amy Still #GettingToKnow
Amy Still is Founder & CEO at Whisk. With over 15 years of experience in digital and social-first advertising, she’s witnessed the shift from mass broadcast platforms to niche community-driven spaces, where people seek more authentic and...
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Creativepool Annual 2024: Early Bird Entries Now Open With 40% Discount
It’s the most creative time of the year once again; the Creativepool Annual 2024 is officially underway, inviting industry professionals and creative enthusiasts from across the world’s most creative network to showcase their most...
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#MemberSpotlight on graphic designer and Creativepool Annual Winner Philip Appleton
How did you get into the industry? I graduated in 2010 with a degree in Industrial Design from BIAD when it seemed that every graduate job was as an unpaid internship in either a remote setting or central London. It was demoralising to have put so...
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Catching flight with Wings The Agency #CompanySpotlight
For this week’s company spotlight, we sit down with Demian Campos, Founder and Chief Creative Officer at WINGS The Agency, an agency opened in the face of great adversity as the world pivoted to a remote working model during the pandemic. How...
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Navigating the great abyss with senior copywriter Ellie Hubble #MemberSpotlight
How did you get into the industry? I never planned to go into copywriting, but I did a few internships in the writing and creative space through university, then after I graduated with a degree in English, I was a bit unsure of what was...
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#GettingToKnow Valtech’s Marc Maleh
With 20 years of experience leading innovative technology projects for companies like R/GA, Havas and Huge, teaching as adjunct professor at NYU and Parsons, and serving as jury president at the Cannes Lion International Festival of Creativity, Marc...
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