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Saatchi & Saatchi has not only announced that they won't be backing the Labour Party for this year's general election, but expect the Conservatives to win. CEO Robert Senior said that, though the agency handled the advertising for Labour's campaign...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
CP+B Former TBWA\Chiat Day CD Gustavo Sarkis, was appointed this week as executive creative director of CP+B Miami, where he'll lead creative on all accounts. The native Brazilian began his career in advertising at Almap/BBDO São Paulo where he...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Saatchi Art recently unveiled the latest edition of their annual Invest in Art series, which features the best work from emerging artists, handpicked by the site's chief curator, Rebecca Wilson. This year, Wilson has selected seven young artists from...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The year has only just begun, and many brands and agencies are using the fresh start of 2015 to launch new campaigns. Here we'll be looking at a few of the most interesting that caught our attention over the weekend. Confused.com BRIAN the Robot is...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
TBWA\Chiat\Day New York TBWA\Chiat\Day New York has found its new CEO in the form of Rob Schwartz, who move into the (newly created) position from his previous role as global creative president for TBWA Worldwide. He will take charge of all...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
DLKW Lowe DLKW Lowe has been given the creative account for the UK Post Office following a review where it pitched against high-profile competitors such as Ogilvy, WCRS and Engine. DLKW take the reins from Dare, who won the account back in 2009, but...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
To celebrate the return of the perpetually popular zombie-drama series The Walking Dead, the 5th season of which debuts tonight on the FOX channel in the UK, creative agency WCRS and the internet television service Now TV have teamed up to bring the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Good Morning Britain 6:00am - 8:30am Suzanna Reid talks to Alan Yentob about his new beard. Meanwhile Simon Schama and Andi Peters drop into the International Symposium On Medieval Folk History in Bruges for more spins of the Wheel of...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
TBWA Media Arts Lab recently launched a star-studded new campaign called “Nature Is Speaking” for Conservation International (CI), the nonprofit environmental organisation based in Arlington, Virginia. The bold and cinematic ads, which...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The last week has seen a lot of creative moves, with announcements made from all corners of the globe. Perhaps the biggest announcement was made by video advertising firm TubeMogul, who hired Mauricio Leon, formerly of ZenithOptimedia, as commercial...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Having lost the majority of its casual business to its more successful rivals, BlackBerry is looking to resurrect itself as a business brand, and is hiring a business to business agency to help make the transition a success. After a comprehensive...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
CBGB was founded on the Bowery in New York City by Hilly Kristal in 1973. The New York music venue became a forum for American punk and new wave bands such as the Ramones, Television and Patti Smith Group. In 2013, the former location of CBGB was...
Posted by: Creativepool
JWT London recently announced its first new hires since Neil Godber was promoted to head of planning last month after Tracey Follows, executive partner and chief strategy officer, announced she would be leaving the agency at the end of this month....
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
There were some quite exciting moves in LA adworld yesterday. For starters, it was announced that Mark Peters has joined TBWA\Chiat\Day's LA office as creative director. Peters joins TBWA\Chiat\Day from Deutsch LA, an agency he joined in 2010 after...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Kevin Roberts, Saatchi & Saatchi's Lancaster-born global chief executive, is to be one of the hosts at this years 'Be Inspired Business Awards', Lancashire's leading business awards ceremony. Roberts will be one of the featured hosts at the event,...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The 'Crash Test Drive' campaign for NRMA Insurance by Whybin\TBWA is officially the only Australian campaign to be nominated for an award in the 'Innovation' category at the 2014 Cannes Lions. The campaign, which is one of 30 pieces shortlisted for...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Three days of non-stop events, lectures, and installations can be a sensory-overload for most, but not for the those creative professionals who attended Clerkenwell Design Week. It was impossible to get to everything with over 250 exhibiting brands,...
Posted by: Alexandra Schott
Lowe Profero, the global digital network of Lowe and Partners, announced last week that they have partnered with the Australian based Mexican food chain, Guzman y Gomez, to develop the brand's digital presence both locally and internationally. The...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The planned merger of major, global advertising holding firms Publicis and the Omnicom Group has hit a few major hurdles of late, which will need to be resolved before the $35 billion merger can take place. The first major hurdle to overcome will be...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Whilst he's more renowned for his movie roles than his roles in advertising (indeed, according to IMDB he is officially the 'highest grossing actor of all time'), esteemed British actor (and oscar nominee) Gary Oldman is currently appearing in a...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Saatchi Art has announced that Jonathan Gabb had won the record-breaking 'In Glorious Colour' showdown, which was presented in partnership with Winsor & Newton and the Saatchi Gallery. The prize attracted a staggering 6440 entries over just 12 days,...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
When you’re self-employed there’s little that can upset the equilibrium quite as much as someone from Timbuktu taking over your email account. Last week this happened to me and let me tell you, it is damned annoying. In fact in the...
Posted by: Creativepool
George Clooney and Sandra Bullock must be feeling on top of the world after their space thriller Gravity recorded the strongest October debut in US box office history. Over the weekend, the film scored not only a huge 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes...
Posted by: Creativepool
You must be used to my moaning by now. All those tortuously bad ads that drive me potty - from Brad Pitt waxing poetical in the agonising Chanel 'inevitable' campaign, to Spotify waffling on about what music does to us (which has nothing to do with...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
Digital designs for mobile and tablets that will inspire you to create more user friendly and visually appealing designs. These impressive designs from a selection of our members make up some of our favourite to have landed on Creativepool...
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Following a four stage pitch process Spinnaker has been appointed by iNTERTAIN, one of the UK’s leading high street hospitality companies, operating 35 bars and comedy venues nationwide. Spinnaker will be originating and implementing a new...
Posted by: Steph Smith PR
There can be few things more cringey than a big corporation “trying to be yer mate”. (I'm taking the whole dads-dancing-at-weddings thing as read, obviously.) And yet, time and time again, they try to make out that they value me, you and...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
When the Kevin Bacon EE 4G mobile network commercials first came out at the cinema, the auditoriums (or at least the ones I sat in) were awash with laughter. Tightly scripted, informative and amusing to boot, they were a breath of fresh air and just...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
“Normal or diet?” The standard question you ask when you’re going to the bar and someone orders a Coke. I haven’t counted, but in my experience, I would guestimate that eight times out of ten, the answer will be diet...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
This year sees the 150th anniversary of London Underground, and the exhibition at the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden celebrates the event in all its glory with a fantastic poster exhibition. With an archive of over 3,000, 150 have been...
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by Magnus Shaw. Dear Santa, I'm not sure if you're aware, but Christmas is coming. Next week, apparently. With this in mind, I thought I'd better drop you a note to outline some of the stuff I'd like you to provide. I suggest you take the Harley...
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"Photography allows me to show things from my point of view - I love that." Creativepool manages to grab a cuppa with Hamish Jordan, Photographer, to chat about taking risks, networking and the irresistible power of The Force... Describe your work...
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by Jessica Hazel Sacha Baron Cohen is not one to shy away from controversy. In fact, he has made a whole career out of it, pointing out the humour in all manner of taboo subjects and somehow not getting murdered by extremeists in the process. His...
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by Magnus Shaw When looking for the best and worst in the creative field, at least TV advertising saves time and effort. Simply pick a show, ensure it's on a commercial channel and wait for the break. In those few, short minutes you're more or less...
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Any regular movie-goer will be familiar with the use of CGI effects in sci-fi, fantasy and other animated movies. They can be as or even more visually stunning than a 'real' film because the only limit is the imagination of the director and the...
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