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As a creative professional, you’re probably on the lookout for a career path that is both high-paying and able to bring you some joy. The good news is that you’re not alone in this. Tons of other creative pros are in the same situation as...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Welcome to part II of our exploration of the conscious consumer. In part I, we tracked the roots of this demanding new mindset, one that is forcing brands to show us they care about the planet and demonstrate it single-mindedly. We asked: “In...
Posted by: Southpaw
Remember when we went mad for organic? In 2002 the UK industry was estimated to be worth £1 billion. Galvanised by a pesticide-free product that promised better taste and nutritional value, champions of organic produce threw serious shade on the...
Posted by: Southpaw
Naming their children Apple and Moses would be reason enough for a lot of people to mock Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin: a slightly bizarre melange of Hollywood new age tree hugger and artiste-who-takes-himself-a-bit-too-seriously. As if those same...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
Product design and innovation consultancy Morrama in partnership with circular manufacturing company Batch.Works, recently announced the launch of a pair of pretty unique headphones. Kibu headphones have been designed and manufactured so that kids...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Something a little different today! We’re speaking to Chris Trotman, Creative Director at Run for The Hills, about his agency’s work creating the brand identity and interior design for a very unique and very sustainable workplace. COAL...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Generally speaking, my annual Earth Day articles tend to revolve around collecting the most interesting activations from the year but this year, I was offered a pretty unique opportunity. A few weeks ago, I was contacted by Selina Donald, CEO and...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
GameStop is set to revolutionise the gaming controller market with the launch of CANDY CON, an innovative range of customisable controllers in vibrant colours and patterns. Global branding agency WMH&I, together with its parent company BRANDED,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Daniel Bueckman, Senior Director for Paid Media at Intuit Mailchimp, explains why, for him, optimising digital is such an important part of the sustainable picture for marketers. Sustainability in digital advertising refers to the practice of...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
There’s a certain logic to the idea that, in a truly sustainable world, out-of-home (OOH) advertising is always going to lag behind its virtual equivalent. However, with the right approach, there’s no reason why OOH can’t set a...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The fusion of sustainability and brand identity has been a subtle but crucial pivot point for a while now, but it doesn’t come naturally for everyone. How, for example, is a company that relies on fossil fuels meant to promote itself as a...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
How we package our goods and services is more important than you might think. The packaging, aside from serving the practical purpose of protecting the goods inside, is the first opportunity we have to get an idea of the brand. It’s an...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
In the ever-connected world of 2024, brands don’t have the luxury of secrecy. If there’s one thing the digital revolution has thrust upon the world without compromise, it’s the need to complete and perpetual transparency and that...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Overcoming Confirmation Bias To Improve Business Outcomes Of all the cognitive biases that affect business, confirmation bias might be the most insidious. It’s a challenge for many companies that can negatively impact performance. Smart...
Posted by: Lysle Wickersham
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,...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The broader societal call for diversity and inclusion is an echo that’s been resounding across adland for a while now and, given the way advertising has always acted as society’s mirror, it’s a call that can no longer be ignored if...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
In an era where environmental consciousness is not just a trend but a necessity, packaging strategies are increasingly being scrutinized for their sustainability and innovation. It’s no longer enough for packaging to look good it must do good...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The exponential rise of AI is well and truly underway and there isn’t a tide big enough to stop it at this point. Rather than wax lyrical on the inevitability of my own career being forfeit, however, I’m choosing to live with the machine,...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
According to research, the dairy alternatives market is worth $24 billion USD globally. With more and more brands to compete with, Alpro - a veteran of the category - has unveiled a global brand refresh from Elmwood London, which places a greater...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
What value do digital marketing agencies bring to the table? For many years, this has been an easy question to answer. Performance-focused agencies were technical experts who understood digital channels through and through. They knew which buttons to...
Posted by: Precis Digital
This week, for our first company spotlight of 2024, we spoke to Simon Kringel, Co-founder of Scandinavian sonic branding agency, Unmute. How was your company born and where are you based? Me and my partner Daniel Schougaard was working in a company...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Leading home-fragrance brand Air Wick has released an innovative new plug-in device designed to make scents last longer alongside a new range of ‘Vibrant’ fragrances. As part of a wider strategy to build a more premium layer into its...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
In an era of pervasive machine learning, Generative AI has captured public fascination with accessible tools like Stable Diffusion and Chat GPT, enabling users to effortlessly craft realistic creative content. However, these tools can also...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
What’s holding the world back from mass AR adoption? Is it the still admittedly rather cumbersome technology itself? The lack of readily available content? According to one company, the answer’s a little simpler - it’s...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
This year’s “All In” Census Data revealed that 36% of people (out of almost 19000 people that took part) are hesitant to report sexual harassment due to perceived impact it may have on their careers. This alarming statistic reflects...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
We live in a dangerously divided world where politics, branding, and capitalism continue to collide. Fueled by social media’s immediacy, vast reach, and influence, and a society stoked by activism, we’ve never been more socially...
Posted by: Lysle Wickersham
While creativity might be flourishing in healthcare, the true potential of brand as strategic business asset is too often overlooked. James March, Category Director, Health & Wellness explores how we can bridge the brand gap – with Andrew Gardner,...
Posted by: Conran Design Group
French West Indies fruit juice company, Jus de Fruits Caraïbes, has partnered with creative technology studio Appetite Creative and world leading food processing and packaging company Tetra Pak, to build a fun and interactive connected packaging...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
On average, an adult spends approximately 132 hours per year looking at menus online before deciding what to eat, resulting in indecision that often leads to making the wrong choice. According to a recent study, the conscious mind can only process...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
With Generation Z (Gen Z) emerging as a powerful consumer force, brands are continuously seeking innovative ways to engage this tech-savvy and socially conscious audience. One highly effective and immersive avenue is gaming, which has become an...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
In a world where our homes are filled with smart devices that listen to our every word and our phones have essentially become extensions of ourselves, sleep has been one of the last sanctuaries free from the clutches of advertisers. However, this...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
As the world grapples with high inflation and a cost-of-living crisis, it isn’t exactly surprising to see a major shift in the marketing strategies of the world’s biggest brands. A new Marketers Most Wanted report, which analyses the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
As the topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has taken over discussions from Parliament to Cannes Lions and beyond, industries across the world have begun to implement the technology into both their everyday processes and future plans. The greatest...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
How did you get into the industry? I have always been interested in popular culture. Starting with comics, magazines, films, music etc I was good at art in school and started designing (fictional) album covers at an early age at school. In...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
TGI Fridays, the American-inspired cocktail and restaurant chain, and brand building agency Boldspace, recently launched TGI’s branding revamp. The company is reinstating ‘TGI’ into its name, after the UK business rebranded to...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Team GB is the external facing brand owned and managed by the British Olympic Association. 100% commercially funded, its primary role is to unite, organise and prepare athletes from all Olympic sports, disciplines, and governing bodies as they...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial