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#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,...

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Has John Lewis lost the Christmas magic? #HolidaysMonth

There was a time when the televisual Christmas beacon was lit whenever we first heard the “holidays are coming” Coca-Cola jingle, but for the past decade (at least) that torch has been passed to John Lewis and their annual festive weepy....

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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John Lewis Christmas ad 2022: An unconventional winner | #HolidayMonth

The John Lewis Christmas ad has become something of a national institution but there is also the pervasive sense that it might all have been getting a little predictable. Take a sparse, downcast cover of a classic song, add a cuddly mascot, mix in a...

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John Lewis Christmas spot fuels fire for Waitrose merger

John Lewis has finally launched its Christmas ad for 2019, which tells the story of a little girl and her excitable dragon, Edgar, and unites the brand with partner company Waitrose. The spot, created by adam&eveDDB and directed by Dougal Wilson, is...

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Elton John takes it away in John Lewis Christmas ad 2018

This year’s John Lewis Christmas ad has finally arrived and is led by the story of British music legend Sir Elton John who fronts the film. The Boy and His Piano opens on the singer in his living room as he begins to play his classic tune Your...

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John Lewis puts away the big guns for Christmas

Last year, Sainsbury’s came under a lot of criticism for their World War II-inspired Christmas ad. Some agreed that it was a tear jerker, while others - in spite of the great attention to detail in terms of period costume accuracy and so on -...

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John Lewis gets big headed about its latest revamp

John Lewis has created the largest home department in central London with a dramatic revamp that includes five individual creative spaces, and an installation designed to calculate customers’ design tastes. The brand's flagship department at London...

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Watch and comment: John Lewis’ 150th anniversary commercial

Taking a primetime advertising spot last Saturday night during Britain’s Got Talent, the new television commercial celebrating John Lewis’ 150th anniversary was revealed. Created by Adam & Eve/DDB, the ad is called Never Standing Still,...

Posted by: Ashley Morrison
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What do apostrophes make? Prizes! The day John Lewis bagged my loyalty

Contrary to popular urban myth, I am not a member of the Apostrophe Protection Society. Yes, I did write a blog about Waterstone’s and the decision from their powers that be to get rid of the apostrophe in 2012. My blog did, incidentally,...

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Hey, sugar. Is John Lewis' Christmas ad too treacly?

Could they have been the most expensive two minutes in advertising history? Well, if they weren’t, they certainly weren’t far off. Last Saturday during X Factor - and therefore requiring the sign-off from pop mogul Simon Cowell himself -...

Posted by: Ashley Morrison
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Creative Opinions: Sir Martin Sorrell and the end of an era

This week, Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO and Founder of the world's largest advertising agency network, WPP, resigned from his post amidst circling 'personal misconduct' allegations that remain (at the time of writing) unresolved, much to the...

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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...

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The future of influencer marketing #YearInReview

Keith Foggan, Founder of social agency System, on what 2024 has in store for us across social media and digital marketing. Although many people think that influencer marketing is a relatively new phenomenon, borne out of the social media boom,...

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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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Going #BehindTheBrand with Team GB’s Maximalist Rebrand for Paris 2024

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...

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#GettingToKnow adam&eveDDB’s Nikki Cramphorn and Sally Pritchett

adam&eveDDB recently named Nikki Cramphorn and Sally Pritchett as Joint Heads of Integrated Production. The pair are responsible for leading the agency’s production department across all creative mediums. Both Cramphorn and Pritchett have held...

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How audio gets personal without being intrusive

The drive for consumer privacy has shaken up the ad industry, forcing brands to look at how they target their audiences. And it’s not a bad thing. Google’s imminent removal of third-party cookies means consumers will no longer be followed...

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Fighting fire with Candour | #CompanySpotlight

This week, we’re shining our company spotlight on the London-based Documentary Production company, Candour. We spoke with Co-founder and producer Zachary Crawley on the studio’s humble beginnings and its current status as a defiantly...

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How is adland preparing for Eurovision?

For the first time this century, Eurovision is being celebrated on home turf. Of course, it’s a bittersweet experience as it should really be Kyiv that’s experiencing all the joy right now but these are dark times and in dark times we...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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How to stop digital marketing spend from going to waste

With budget season upon us, a looming recession, and squeezed budgets, how can marketers plan to improve the effectiveness of digital campaigns on a budget to retail customers? ROI Hunter’s CEO, Karel Schindler, believes he has the...

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Reshaping human storytelling with addressable media

It’s starting to feel a lot like Christmas as the nights draw in and snow is on its way. Yet this year, the chill in the air isn’t a nostalgic reminder of Christmas past but a stark realisation that this winter is going to be tough. With...

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ASDA on top in the tightest Christmas ad race ever

It’s been the most competitive Christmas ad season ever. People want a reason to smile, and brands have pulled out all the stops to provide it with a series of feelgood festive ads. Advertising effectiveness company System1 have unveiled their...

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Christmas 2022: The best of a bad bunch | #HolidayMonth

As we leave November behind at fully embrace the Christmas season, Josh Pearce, Creative Director at Dark Horses, talks us through the festive ads that stood out among the glut of so-so offerings this year. Like looking in the fridge on December...

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Nostalgic this Christmas? Festive ad trends for 2022 | #HolidayMonth

Christmas is coming earlier than ever and it’s easy to see why. The festive season has always been seen as a soothing balm for the winter blues and things have never been bluer. But with things so unremittingly bleak, do we really want to be...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Top 10 most exciting art directors on Creativepool

Art Directors are the masters of creativity and the ones responsible for steering the visual and thematic heart of a project. They are responsible for what commercial campaigns look like and guide the hands and imaginations of various creatives to...

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Bringing the Isle of Man into the digital age | #BehindTheBrand

Branding agency Lantern recently created a new campaign and brand refresh for Digital Isle of Man, showcasing the island as a centre of digital innovation. Brought on to bring the community lifestyle and natural landscape of the island to life,...

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