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Top Hires of the Week

McCann Worldgroup McCann announced this week that it has named Eric Silver as regional chief creative officer for North America. He joins McCann from his own independent agency, Silver+Partners, where he has served as chief creative officer since...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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The Awards Update

Facebook Awards Submissions are officially open for the 2015 Facebook Awards (formerly the Facebook Studio Awards), which celebrates top creative work on Facebook (and Instagram this year). This year’s awards feature four additional...

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Amazon's first brick & mortar

As a self-professed creature of the online age, a solid 90% of my shopping is done from the comfort of my own home, most often at my office desk, occasionally whilst on the toilet (don't tell me I'm the only one). As such the idea of a brand such as...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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The Week In Advertising - Superbowl Special

Jamie Casino - Casino's Law It's hard to overstate the importance of the Superbowl to Americans. Ostensibly a sports final, it's actually a televisual event which unites the country annually - and the commercial breaks are just as important as the...

Posted by: Magnus Shaw
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How to be nice. Yes, I'm talking to you, PALS. #hellomynameis

There's something I don't like. 'Quelle surprise!' (that's your actual French) I hear you cry. It's when people start emails off like this: Ashley. Blah blah blah. Message message message. J. Now, for all I know they might not have been frowning...

Posted by: Ashley Morrison
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TH_NK Selected to Design the Bank of the Future.

We're proud to be partnering with Atom, the Durham-based firm applying to be the first bank designed for digital. Atom ran a detailed competitive process to find a partner capable of merging functional innovation and personal security with an...

Posted by: TH_NK
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BBC headquarters gains new identity

The former iconic BBC headquarters in London's White City are set to be transformed into a mixed-use development, which will comprise a new Soho House club and a hotel, as well as 950 luxury apartments and numerous offices, shops and restaurants. The...

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Major managerial shake up at Ogilvy & Mather India

Yesterday, a new management structure was announced for Ogilvy & Mather India, which will be effective from the 1st of March. Amongst other moves, the restructuring will see Kunal Jeswani promoted to CEO and Hufrish Birdy to CFO. According to Ogilvy...

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Pinterest brings its advertising A game

Pinterest, the visual social network, plans to significantly further how it monetises its site by improving how advertisers use it. The site, which sells itself as a “Discover-based” social media platform, will serve up more user data to...

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Business Roundup

Havas Media Group Atlas, Facebook's ad serving and measurement platform, recently signed a partnership deal with the Havas Media Group, a global deal that will focus heavily on the US and Western Europe. The partnership will see Havas offering Atlas...

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Let's push the envelope to reach out and touch base

I rarely, if ever, blog about television programmes I happen to like - largely because it would be a bit off-brief if I did. This is, after all, a blog that is specifically supposed to appeal to Creativepoolers, with features, advice or opinions on...

Posted by: Ashley Morrison
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Top Hires of the Week

Arnold Worldwide Global creative agency Arnold Worldwide announced recently the appointment of Jim Elliott to the new role of global chief creative officer, a role under which he will drive Arnold's creative product across the network from the...

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The Week In Advertising

eHarmony - Popcorn There's some furious competition between TV dating sites right now, and that means a plethora of TV ads. One campaign simply shows happy daters on happy dates, but eHarmony have gone more leftfield, using a bizarre scenario to...

Posted by: Magnus Shaw
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Richmond International take to the seas in style

The Richmond International design consultancy has created the interior designs for the gigantic P&O cruise ship Britannia, marking the first time one consultancy has taken care of every single interior design duty for a cruise ship, from the cabins...

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Domino's take a slice out of Hollyoaks

It was announced yesterday that the global pizza chain Domino's will be sponsoring the popular Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks beginning Monday the 21st of January, taking over from the show's current sponsor VO5. The multimillion pound, two-year deal, will...

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Prince Charles introduces us to the future

Yesterday, Nexus Interactive Arts (NIA) unveiled its new “Futureville” interactive installation at the London Science Museum, with none other than the Prince of Wales himself, Prince Charles, on hand to introduce visitors to the new...

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Who needs an Enigma machine when you've got a tablet?

The GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters), has launched an app teaching students about code breaking and encryption. The app, which was launched by the digital security organisation and was designed by students on an industrial year...

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The Week in Tech

Sony find new ways to play in China Sony is launching its Playstation 4 console in China early next year on the 11th of January 2015, closely following arch rivals Microsoft, who launched their own Xbox One console in October; the first console to...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Royal Mail discover the third dimension

Royal Mail appear to have noticed that 3D printing is quite a big deal at the moment, and have jumped on the bandwagon with a new scheme that will allow customers to order 3D printed items directly from the company's Central London delivery offices...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Bazillion reach outside their comfort zone

The boldly named 3D animation and VFX studio Bazillion Pictures, is being reborn, with owner and creative director Jeff Beith embarking on a campaign to introduce its creative services to a wider audience. The studio is based out of a facility in...

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KBS announce official Asian expansion

Leading global brand agency KBS announced recently that it will be opening regional headquarters in Shanghai early next year, formalising its expansion into the Asia region. Douglas Lin and Jonathan Ip have been chosen to lead the Shanghai office,...

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How to grow a beard of bees

M&C Saatchi has teamed up with director Matthew Swanson from Epoch Films, and design and visual effects agency Timber to create a (literally) buzz-worthy spot for the San Diego Zoo. The spot, entitled (rather aptly) “Bees,” is a...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Ralph Appelbaum Associates take to the skies

Ralph Appelbaum Associates, the largest museum exhibition design firm in the world, recently lent their expertise to the Royal Air Force Museum in London. The new permanent exhibition will look at the planes used during the First World War, and will...

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Inspiration

Two naughty cows and the best advertising campaign in America.

Let’s keep things simple. I’ve seen an ad campaign I really like. It’s funny, witty, smart, highly noticeable and very memorable. I know, I know - if you’ve read my articles for Creativepool, you’ll be aware I rarely...

Posted by: Magnus Shaw
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UGG go all out for Christmas

UGG Australia, the brand known for their ubiquitous sheepskin boots, hopes to “Transform the art and magic of gift-giving,” with a new festival, multi-channel campaign from M&C Saatchi LA. Dubbed, “Twinkling Lights,” the campaign seeks to...

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ClearPeople announce new Senior Leadership dream team

The award-winning independent, creative, digital and technology consultancy ClearPeople, has just announced a new Senior Leadership team that will include Wesley Hogg as digital strategy services director, Luke Smith as cloud services manager, and...

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World Rugby gets a much needed facelift

This year's International Rugby Board World Rugby Conference and Exhibition (that's a mouthful) concluded with the first official unveiling of the new logo and look of the board's freshly named “World Rubgy” group. The rebranding process...

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FedEx and AMV/BBDO heat up China

FedEx, the American global courier delivery service, is looking to bolster interest in its UK division with a new film featuring the famed Nevisian hot sauce maker Llewellyn Clarke, whose “Hot Pepper Sauce,” is shown travelling from the...

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Publicis Worldwide adopts another Australian child

The Australian digital agency, Pusher, has announced a partnership with Publicis Worldwide, with the agency's 17 Sydney staff and eight Brisbane staff set to move into Publicis offices, and two staff members opening an office in Melbourne off the...

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Business Roundup

Lida Lida was recently awarded a £5 million direct and digital fundraising account for Oxfam after a competitive pitch against Rapp, Atomic and the incumbent agency, WPB Chameleon. The London-based direct marketing agency will be tasked with...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Amazon take the Kindle to India

Amazon are launching its first campaign in India for the Kindle Paperwhite, with the aim of finally making e-reading acceptable in India. The campaign from Leo Burnett agency Orchard Advertising, focuses on a 3-minute digital film called...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Yellow Pages Rebrand, will they make a comeback?

Chances are, if you grew up in the 1980's and 90's, you're well aware of the Yellow Pages. For those of you too young to remember a time when it took 10 minutes to log onto the internet; the Yellow Pages was a vast tome, delivered free to each...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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M&C Saatchi are shaking things up!

There was some big news coming out of M&C Saatchi yesterday. Firstly, Public Health England (PHE) awarded its consumer engagement PR brief to the agency, with Freuds, which currently holds the contract, but was unable to pitch directly, as a...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Blogging: what are the rules? Are there any?

by Ashley Morrison The other day, I was at a party and talking to someone who wrote for a technical magazine. Personally, I'm a generalist; unlike him, I don't have one particular area of expertise. So that means, as a freelance copywriter, I've...

Posted by: Ashley Morrison
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Three BIG appointments at Executive Channel International

In a bid to restructure the Australian agency Executive Channel, executive chairman Bruce Fink has announced the company's new board of directors, which includes Kim Wiliams, the former boss of News Corp, who has joined the company, which specialises...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns

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