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Whilst our very own John Boyega might have sky-rocketed from obscurity to become one of the most famous faces on the planet thanks to his starring role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, it would appear he's not yet above low-level voice-over work....
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
In-House - Specsavers Considering this is our first week back after a rather elongated (and particularly stressful) Christmas break, there were A LOT of new ads to get through, and we’d be remiss to ignore so many great spots. Hence the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
It's been one hell of a year, so boiling it all down into a few humble little articles is no easy task. But we're going to try. This year we expanded our horizons a little bit, encompassing the entire creative spectrum, and as such, these lists will...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Unfortunately there is still something of a stigma attached to grown men and women reading comic books. Personally I take umbrage with the assumption that all comic books are trite super hero stories as some of my favourite comics are anything but....
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Crafting Fargo-inspired wooly wear DDB NZ has teamed up with one of New Zealand’s leading knitwear and textile designers to create the “Fargo Woollens” clothing range to celebrate the second season of FX’s black comedy-drama...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Leo Burnett London - Freeview Freeview unveiled its biggest ever advertising campaign from Leo Burnett London this week to launch its connected TV service Freeview Play. The new “Set Yourself Free” TV spot launched as a premiere ad break...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Disabled people deserve to have fulfilling sex lives, you'd surely have to be a raving lunatic to think otherwise. But discussing sex is messy (undoubtedly the first of many puns to... come) at the best of times, so how do you go about addressing a...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
In a deal presumably signed due to the unmistakable hew of host Chris Evans' mop, Crabbie's Alcoholic Ginger Beer has been announced by Channel 4 as the official sponsor for the freshly revived TFI Friday, the anarchic talk show that arguably defined...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Live Stream: 9:00 - Where Video Meets Spectacular Smart Screens At our workshop, you’ll hear how dynamic, full-motion video thrives on iconic, massively scaled digital screens that offer high dwell times at famous destinations like Times...
Posted by: Creativepool
Live Stream: 9:00 - Native Ad Forum We have arrived at a turning point for advertising on the modern Internet. A moment where we lay to rest the notion that interruption is the core tactic to produce attention and commit to a future built on...
Posted by: Creativepool
Back in March, alternative sitcom don and serial prankster Ricky Gervais starred in a campaign for Australian telecommunications company Optus, in which he introduced Aussies to Netflix (because believe it or not, they only got it this year!). Now...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Eric Yahnker is all about intricate pencil work, pop culture puns and a serious approach to his work. He doesn’t make it easy to dismiss his work as pastiche, mainly because his finger is superbly on the pulse of contemporary society. Whether...
Posted by: Jade French
Well, that’s the aim, anyway. Japanese-born Shota Kotake is on a mission. Not quite a holy mission, but one that nonetheless involves him painting the portrait of a priest every day for three years. That priest, though, is Father Ted, the...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
Until this morning, I honestly had no idea that Colonel Sanders didn’t create the now globally ubiquitous KFC brand until he was 65 years old. That’s pretty bloody inspiring if you ask me. My dad’s 63 and his idea of a colossal...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Foster’s make a Good Call on Brad and Dan’s replacement Having officially sent the popular Australian agony aunts Brad and Dan packing in their last campaign, Foster’s finally introduced its new brand campaign by Adam&EveDDB...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
July 27, 2015 was the 75th birthday of Bugs Bunny, one of the best-known cartoon characters ever created. As suave as Raffles, and as witty as Oscar Wilde, he's a gifted dancer, and famous for his ability to avoid hunters - particularly the lisping...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
For the first time ever, radio and music lovers will be able to download BBC radio programmes in full, to their smartphone or tablet for free, listen to them offline, and keep them for up to 30 days on the BBC iPlayer Radio app. The update, rolling...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Last week, I posted one of my most successful blogs this year. "Top 10 worst corporate phrases" was for all you folk out there who hate ugly jargon such as “reach out”, “touch base” and “push the envelope”. You...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
In April of this year, I quit my part-time job of 15 years (almost to the day). Until then, two days a week, I was one of a number of pairs of hands… (ugh! What an ugly way of putting it! But I’m leaving it in because there’s...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
The advertising industry is not exactly renowned for taking the piss out of itself. Indeed, the only major zeitgeist defining piece of entertainment set around the industry in recent memory (Mad Men) glamorised ad land to almost the point of...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The Australian advice gurus Brad and Dan have become iconic characters over the last few years, with their lightly comedic antics promoting Foster's lager bringing a spot of personality to the often bland or pretentious world of alcoholic beverage...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Publicis London Publicis London has hired Phil Dowgierd as managing director of digital as part of its ongoing commitment to champion creative leadership and excellence within Publicis UK. Dowgierd joins from Tribal Worldwide Sydney where he was...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
George Patterson Y&R (Patts) is getting into the movie business, with their official backing of a heavily anticipated new film by acclaimed actor and writer Brendan Cowell, which will be making its début appearance at the 2015 Sydney Film...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The North American National Park Service (as so lovingly portrayed on the sadly now defunct sitcom “Parks & Recreation") has teamed up with the National Park Foundation and Dark Knight Rises actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt's collaborative online...
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First it was Arnold Schwarzenegger shouting at Meerkats, now it's Sylvester Stallone delivering bread. What next? Jean-Claude Van Damme waxing lyrical about ice cold American beer? The new Stallone-starring spot by WCRS for Warburtons bread, is just...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
I'll be honest here, I never got Gavin and Stacey, and furthermore, I never got James Corden. Granted he comes across as an affable enough bloke in interviews, and as a stockier gentleman myself, it's nice to see a man with a little more junk in the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Regardless of your political affiliation, you'd be hard pressed to deny that this year's political race has been a bit of a farce thus far. With so many warring (and jarring) personalities vying for public attention in a staggeringly negative media...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
There's nothing new about TV ads using pop songs in their soundtracks. Think of all those Levis ads from the eighties - not only did they shift truckloads of jeans, they made the tunes hits all over again. From the Spice Girls flogging crisps, to The...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
On the 25th of March 2015, Creativepool met up with Annette King, CEO at Ogilvy & Mather Group UK, after we all watched the hilarity between comedian Jimmy Carr and Ogilvy & Mather Group's Vice Chairman, Rory Sutherland when they took to the stage at...
Posted by: Creativepool
Creativity is multi-faceted and has many guises. Contrary to conventional belief, it is not only the realm of artists - we all need it in everyday life whether it's at work, figuring out how to frame the perfect pitch, or at home, cooking a...
Posted by: Jugular:Joining The Head and the Heart
Spinal Tap is one of my favourite movies of all time. Me and my brother hold viewings at least twice a year where we spend practically the entire duration of the film matching the characters quote for quote, and even after more than 15 years it's...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Snoop Dogg takes cannabis enthusiasm to its logical conclusion Rapper, actor and entrepreneur (you read that right) Snoop Dogg (the artist briefly known as “Snoop Lion”) is reportedly attempting to raise $25 million in order to invest in...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Whilst I have already spoken at great length about the Super Bowl and its subsequent ad war, I really was not expecting the board to be swept almost completely clean by a surprise ad featuring Bryan Cranston as Walter White from the iconic AMC drama...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Comedy might be an incredibly subjective art form, but it's also a very effective one, especially when it comes to advertising. One form of comedy that has always left me cold, however, is the hidden-camera/reality TV setup, which invariably casts an...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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
Two and a Half Men star and stoner icon, Ashton Kutcher, appears in a new advertising campaign from CLM BBDO & Energy BBDO for Extra, the UK's most popular brand of chewing gum. The £15 million marketing campaign will run throughout 2015,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial