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Celebrity endorsements: can they really be that desperate?

There's nothing new about celebrities lending their name to a product in exchange for a fat wad of cash. Or, less frequently, because it's just out-and-out cool. James Bond will forever by synonymous with Aston Martin and Omega watches. There's even...

Posted by: Creativepool
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What’s driving so many identity changes?

As one of the world’s most luxurious car brands unveils a refreshed logo, our Client Relationship Director, Paul, looks at why many in the automotive industry are opting for a pared-back identity. Lamborghini. A brand that’s synonymous with...

Posted by: Better
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Inspiration

Designit create a comedy series for Pluralsight #BehindTheIdea

What’s the obvious answer when putting together a campaign for an online education company? Create a four-part comedy series, of course! To learn more about this bonkers but brilliant idea, we spoke to the team behind it. What was the...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

The Transmedia Opportunity for Games

Written by the Strategy team at Waste Creative. Marvel, DC, Star Wars, Barbie, Lego… we watch their movies and shows, read their comics, collect their merch and in many cases, play their video games. They’re the epitome of something called...

Posted by: Teodora Miscov
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Features

Super Bowl 2024: Ad Roundup

While most of the media seem to have focused almost all their attention on the off-pitch romance between Kansas City Chiefs tight end (chuckle) Travis Kelce and most famous person on the planet Taylor Swift, last night’s Super Bowl was a...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Inspiration

The Power of Brand Identity

So, what is a brand, and why is having a distinct identity so important? Marty Neumeier helpfully defines a brand as ‘a customer’s gut feel about a company’. It’s a simple definition which rightly expresses that a brand isn’t just a logo...

Posted by: Catch A Fire Agency
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Leaders

#MemberSpotlight on Creative Director John-Louis West

With a background in print design and advertising, John-Louis West has over 20 years of experience as a design consultant, which places him at the intersection of business, digital, graphic design, and motion graphics. We caught up with him this week...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

The EPIC untold story behind Fairytale of New York #BehindTheIdea

Over Christmas last year, Irish independent creative agency The Public House launched their ampaign for EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum featuring a choir of NYPD veterans, correcting a musical myth at the heart of The Pogues’ classic Fairytale...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

Samsung commit to UK skating with Sky Brown #BehindTheBrand

Iris London has worked with Samsung Electronics UK to launch an impactful campaign supporting the brand’s announcement that they are joining forces with Skateboard GB, the governing body for skateboarding in the UK. The partnership will form a...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

#MemberSpotlight on Henrique Favery, Founder of Buu Digital

How did you get into the industry? An opportunity came up when we were hired by an agency to tackle a challenge deemed impossible by a competitor. The task was to execute an Augmented Reality for Web campaign (without the need to download an...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Creative Trends That Will Dominate 2024 #YearInReview

We’ve already looked back at the year that was 2023 and what a year it was. But what kind of magazine would we be if we didn’t also cast our sights on the next 12 months? Of course, there are a few trends you can expect to see pop up...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Features

The most creative campaigns of 2023 #YearInReview

2023 has been a lot of things. It’s been a year that saw great divisions widen and a year that seemed to almost revel in chaos, but it was also a year in which creativity continued to shine, even as it stood on the precipice of potential...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Inspiration

#MemberSpotlight on graphic designer Santa Vinklere

How did you get into the industry? It was a bumpy road. My education (since I was 7) has always been in Arts and Design, but I worked in Hospitality for a long time (and that gave me the opportunity to travel and live in different countries and...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Workshop

#CompanySpotlight on Lewis Moberly

Lewis Moberly is an independent branding consultancy that uniquely holds both the top award for Design Excellence (D&AD Gold) and the top award for Design Effectiveness (DBA Grand Prix). They work across brand strategy, corporate and brand identity,...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Features

All the best Christmas 2023 ads in one place #HolidaysMonth

Christmas exists, in my opinion, to soften the blow of winter. The nights seem endless, the days are barely given time to breathe, and the weather is reliably dour for most of us, so we need it really. Even as someone that doesn’t really care...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Inspiration

Design For Good – feat. Ethical Angel

This is our chat with Alexander Fahie, CEO & Founder at Ethical Angel as part of ‘Design For Good’. Ethical Angel’s technology makes it easy and rewarding to give employees experiences for development and positive impact. The...

Posted by: ADLIB
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Features

Why are the world's most famous cats so un-cat-like?

Dr Rebecca Rose Stanton, author of ‘The Disneyfication of Animals’ and a Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, discusses the vilification and celebration of cats in the media and asks why so many of these cats are very...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

Ron Swanson gets dirty for the NRDC | #BehindTheIdea

Actor, author and woodworker Nick Offerman takes on his dirtiest role to date, starring in an NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) campaign created and produced by Incredible Beast Omnimedia in which Offerman, who hails from a farming family in...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Features

6 Great Hollywood Directors Who Started in Advertising #MediaMonth

When we think of Hollywood directors, we often envision them immersed in the world of film from the get-go. Directors like Quentin Tarantino and Christopher Nolan appear to have been born to entertain us with epic movies that push the boundaries of...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Inspiration

#MemberSpotlight on LUCIDO Studios CD Martin Ferdkin

How did you get into the industry? The truth is that I took a reverse path, as I started by doing traditional Editorial Design and Branding, to the point of becoming an Art Director and Creative in different Publishing companies and design studios....

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Industry

Creativepool Annual 2023 Winners Announced

7th September 2022 - This year, Creativepool is celebrating 10 years of creative excellence with the eighth edition of the Creativepool Annual. And what a decade it’s been! The Creativepool Annual 2023 winners represent the cream of the crop...

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Features

Do marketers need to pay attention to Elon Musk's xAI? #FutureMonth

Elon Musk's new AI company, xAI, wants to position itself as the ultimate alternative to ChatGPT, which Musk has accused of being a mouthpiece for the "woke" agenda. Of course, that’s the kind of thing we’ve all become quietly accustomed...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Inspiration

The Past Reimagined

Making cultural heritage relevant and popular to new generations When we explore our past, it is not because we want to go back to what our ancestors were but because we search for our connection to the stories, the songs, the lives and the rituals...

Posted by: Klaus
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Features

Global creative calendar: August 2023

Among dozens of momentous events set to play out in the weeks ahead, many are already underway, or will commence with the dawn of August. The list includes some of the world’s most famous cultural and creative-industry gatherings set to welcome...

Posted by: The Darnell Works Agency
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Leaders

#GettingToKnow Cos Mingides, Founding Partner at True

Tell us a bit about your role! Is there a “typical” day? To be honest, there isn’t a typical day. I split my time between working on the agency strategy and my role as Head of Effectiveness for our clients. It’s a strategic...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Features

A Brief History of AI in Advertising #HistoryMonth

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of our daily lives and it’s happened in a surprisingly slow and incestuous way. While many of us might have only become aware of its influence in recent months, the groundwork has been...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns

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