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I must admit to being slightly addicted to books about how people are persuaded to buy things. Yet the very preponderance of such books indicates that there are very many competing opinions and theories of 'How we decide’ (also the title of one...
Posted by: Steve Osborne
Imagination, technology, art, and science fuse together at the heart of the international agency, AKQA. Founded 22 years ago in London by Ajaz Ahmed, the agency has seen significant growth in this time, boasting over 2,000 global employees and 21...
Posted by: Creativepool
Dan Koren, Head of ADI at Wix.com, on how AI is creating a new market standard for web design. Currently, artificial intelligence is mainly associated with robotics and self-driving cars. Nonetheless, major advances in AI technology have opened the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
By it's very nature, virtual reality can be an emotionally draining thing to experience if you're not prepared for it and the creative industries are starting to realise that, if they utilise this more immediate connection effectively, they can...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The Oscars are, whilst almost as large a televisual draw as that 'other' big event in February, largely free from the burden of expectation when it comes to advertising. The fact is that nobody really talks about the ad breaks of the Academy Awards,...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Consumer goods brands are increasingly looking at direct-to-consumer (DTC) opportunities, according to Warc, the global marketing intelligence service. Research suggests that cutting out or minimising the retailer 'middleman' allows brands that...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
In a Campaign created by J. Walter Thompson London, 25 leading international artists, including Simon Starling, Sir Antony Gormley, Grayson Perry, Cornelia Parker, Jenny Saville, David Shrigley and Douglas Gordon have used materials retrieved from...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
According to Warc, the global marketing intelligence service, developments in Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) will offer viable ways for brands to engage emotionally with consumers in 2017. VR, which immerses consumers in a 360-degree...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Whilst 2016 has been something of a banner year for many horrible things, it's been business as usual in advertising, and business navigating new frontiers. One thing that appears to have come to the forefront this year is the coming together of...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
In the last year, Casper have claimed a spot in Time’s Best 25 Inventions of 2015, won a Big Innovation Award, been finalists of a Fast Company Innovation by Design Award, and bagged a spot on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. These aren’t...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) Sarah Golding, CEO and Partner of CHI & Partners, was today nominated by IPA Council members as the preferred candidate to succeed Tom Knox as President of the IPA in March 2017. Golding will be...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
A roundup of the most important news of the week in the advertising awards world. Cannes Lions The Cannes Lions announced this week a major change among its jury selection. The total number of judges will decrease by 92 people for the 2017...
Posted by: TheNextGag
When Sonos opened their first retail store in New York’s SoHo this summer, it was a pioneering moment for the brand. Having dominated the wireless speaker market, eclipsing other competition easily and steadily along its 14 year journey, Sonos...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
The count-down has begun for another top event bringing together the brightest thinkers and the best creative work. From the organiser of Cannes Lions, Eurobest is the world’s most prominent celebration of European creativity. The festival...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Nice Biscuits has continued its 2016 expansion plans by strengthening its animation offering with a merger between its London HQ and Lumiere Studios new Essex-based CG studio. After working closely together for the past two years, Lumiere are set to...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
For Oliver Spencer and the team behind Vero, Tuesday 20th of September was a momentous day. For the first time in the history of fashion, designs were able to be purchased immediately from the catwalk. And by launching this unique menswear collection...
Posted by: Creativepool
The Design Council has announced the winners of its annual Spark Awards, which aim to bring life-enhancing product designs to market. This year sees four winning teams, who will each receive up to £50,000 in order to help make their concepts a...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
It takes a lot to surprise me when it comes to adland, but one thing that has genuinely given me pause for thought in recent years is the (albeit still rather niche) trend of companies creating beauty products to flog their brand. First there was...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
London Pokémon face deportation Pokémon citizens of the UK faced deportation this week in a flyer campaign by creatives to raise awareness for immigrants' rights in the wake of the UK's vote to leave the European Union. The flyers, which...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Rick Banks is an award winning, London-based designer, otherwise known as Face37. He has created brand identities, bespoke typefaces and logo designs for some of the world’s biggest companies, including Triumph, Douwe Egberts, Nike and Adidas....
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BMB - Tapi BMB has won the advertising business for British flooring chain Tapi Carpets & Floors. BMB scooped the account after a competitive pitch. The pitch was handled directly by the client. BMB will now create a major advertising campaign...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
In a genuinely quite pithy piece of work that was no doubt created in order to cash in on the excitement surrounding the latest season of Game of Thrones and its game-changing final episodes, Indian digital agency Chimp&z has figured out who each...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
There's lots to enjoy and soak up at the Cannes Lions festival, so much so that it can all be a little overwhelming. This is especially true when it comes to the various talks happening throughout the week. Here, we've collected a few of the more...
Posted by: Creativepool
Seymourpowell & Nu Skin Seymourpowell has been collaborating with Nu Skin Enterprises to create an anti-ageing skincare product that allows users to create their own, personalised skincare routine with an accompanying app. The ageLoc Me is a...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
J. Walter Thompson London - KitKat Crossy Road FOR REAL In a piece of advertising that will absolutely delight casual commuter gamers and probably annoy almost everyone else, J. Walter Thompson London has created a full-size real-life version of...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
In a move that most conventional marketers would chastise as throwing the baby out with the bathwater, the craft brewing king pins at Brew Dog have thrown open the floodgates with a remarkable, and daring new initiative. The craft beer company, which...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
J. Walter Thompson London - KitKat As the countdown to the festive season began in earnest, millions of Brits had one worried eye on the exhausting side of Christmas. On top of this, they had to contend with more and more banal Christmas ads,...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
January: Google lets users design their own phones Internet kingpins Google unveiled a new prototype this year for their modular smartphone, which will allow users to swap out components and essentially design their own phones. The phone will work...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. If you’ve got all your presents sorted that is. Otherwise it’s the most stressful as you rush to buy thoughtful, fun and imaginative gifts whilst trying to support lesser-known artists,...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
Last year, Sainsbury’s came under a lot of criticism for their World War II-inspired Christmas ad. Some agreed that it was a tear jerker, while others - in spite of the great attention to detail in terms of period costume accuracy and so on -...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
London’s first ever Food Tech Week kicks off on Friday, pledging a week-long celebration of food, whilst focusing our country’s tech capabilities on igniting change across our food economies and ecosystems. Co-founder and CEO, Victoria...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
The Black Cab Interviews have flown all the way from London to Singapore just in time for Spikes Asia - Singapore’s Festival of Creativity, in collaboration with Cogs Agency with production support by The Flying Kick Asia and Shooting Gallery...
Posted by: Creativepool
I am all for the idea of using a soft toy as an advertising tool. Indeed, I am a proud owner of not only at least 4 supposedly Russian meerkats and a vintage “Flat Eric” (I'm really showing my age here), but even a couple of those...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Digitas LBi DigitasLBi, has announced Alvaro Cabrera as chief strategy officer for North America. In his new role, Alvaro will report to Tony Weisman, CEO of DigitasLBi North America. As CSO, Alvaro will work closely with CCO Ronald Ng, and global...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
I clearly remember my experience watching The Blair Witch Project when it first came out back in 1999. It arrived on the scene around the time my generation were just about starting to “Get” the internet, and the marketing campaign behind it was...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Every morning, my inbox is littered with job ads. The Guardian, Brand Republic, Monster... Not that I’m especially looking for a new job - freelancing from the comfort of my own office at home makes me very happy - but it’s always worth...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
