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The Black Cab Interviews Singapore: Matt Eastwood - Worldwide CCO, J. Walter Thompson

The Black Cab Interviews have flown all the way from London to Singapore just in time for Spikes Asia - Singapore’s Festival of Creativity, in collaboration with Cogs Agency with production support by The Flying Kick Asia and Shooting Gallery...

The Black Cab Interviews Singapore: Reed Collins, CCO Ogilvy & Mather, Hong Kong

The Black Cab Interviews have flown all the way from London to Singapore just in time for Spikes Asia - Singapore’s Festival of Creativity, in collaboration with Cogs Agency with production support by The Flying Kick Asia and Shooting Gallery...

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The Black Cab Interviews Singapore: Carol Lam - CCO & Managing Partner, Saatchi & Saatchi Hong Kong

The Black Cab Interviews have flown all the way from London to Singapore just in time for Spikes Asia - Singapore’s Festival of Creativity, in collaboration with Cogs Agency with production support by The Flying Kick Asia and Shooting Gallery...

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Inspiring Female Leaders: An Interview with RAPP CEO Gabrielle Ludzker

Gabrielle Ludzker is not just any CEO. The current head honcho at customer experience agency RAPP has spent her career breaking away from the traditional corporate CEO stereotype. and leads to inspire rule breakers. Gabby is an inspirational rule...

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#CreativeLeaders | An interview with Iris Worldwide’s Ross Taylor

This year, Creativepool celebrated 10 years of creative excellence with the eighth edition of the Creativepool Annual and handed out over 250 prizes at a lavish Annual Launch Party in the centre of London. Without the individuals, however, the...

Features

Tapestry Talks: Colourist interview

To kick off our new interview series 'Tapestry Talks', I sat down with Edwin and picked his brains about all things colour and his time in the industry so far. Edwin has been a part of Tapestry for over 30 years and has seen first-hand the changes...

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Punk marketing, Hans Zimmer and Planet Earth: An illuminating interview with Russell Emanuel

It's fair to say that Russell Emanuel (hero image far left) has led a pretty interesting life. This is a man, after all, who can casually name drop and cast aside musical legends such as Paul Weller and Hans Zimmer without blinking an eyelid. He is...

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The One Club’s multicultural career fair “Here Are All The Black People” returns

“Here Are All The Black People” is a one-day event funded by the proceeds raised annually at The One Show, which was originally created following a panel discussion between Jimmy Smith and Jeff Goodby. The pair were discussing the lack of...

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The Black Cab Interviews: Al Young CCO at FCB Inferno

Creativepool worked in collaboration with friends from Brightmove Media, production support by Ground Control and music by Tin Drum Music for the second series of The Black Cab Interviews in London. In the back of a signature London black cab,...

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The Black Cab Interviews present Neil Christie

Neil Christie, Managing Director at advertising agency Wieden + Kennedy London talks to Creativepool in the Ubiquitous Black Cab about management style, pitching to new clients and how to successfully apply for jobs. Wieden + Kennedy has eight...

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The Black Cab Interviews present Will Awdry

Will Awdry, Creative Director at Big Fish, previously at Ogilvy & Mather, talks with Creativepool founder, Michael Tomes. Find out what a Creative Director does, how important is a good idea and the dark arts of pitching. Along with five other...

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DJ Black Coffee joins forces with Ballantine's Whisky in new campaign

In the latest episode of Ballantine's “Stay True Stories” series created by M&C Saatchi Sport and Entertainment and M&C Saatchi London, the Pernod Richard-owned scotch whisky brand have teamed up with South African electronic musician and...

Workshop

An oasis of calm in the centre of the capital: An interview with Acrylicize on “London is a Forest”

The Lucent building at Piccadilly Circus has been recently renovated, and now boasts a giant steel sculpture on one of its walls that’s been turning heads and claiming hearts for almost a month now. It’s a truly unique sculpture that...

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Ace Your Next Project Manager Interview Using These 7 Tips

Job interviews can be nerve-racking, no matter the position you’re applying for. In fact, 93% of people say they feel anxiety leading up to the interview. One of the ways you can keep these nerves at bay is by preparing effectively. In this...

Inspiration

Where are all the Black Designers? | #BehindTheIdea #PurposeMonth

Nonprofit design advocacy organisation, Where are the Black Designers? Recently announced a 12-month partnership with global creative digital product studio, ustwo. Together, the partners aim to create equity through service, and drive tangible...

Commonly asked interview questions in design (and how to answer them…)

Even the coolest of candidates get nervous before a job interview. While we don’t advise having ready-made responses for every question. We do recommend spending some time preparing for what you may be asked. If you’re applying for a role in...

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An exclusive interview with one of the most "influential CEOs in the world, ever"

With this year’s International Women’s Day fast approaching, we've been conducting a series of interviews with global inspirational women, from the worlds of sport, business and adventure. We feel that your readers would be interested in...

Features

How to thrive beyond Black Friday | #HolidayMonth

Andy Wilson, Media Director at Dropbox, gives us his thoughts on what Black Friday and Cyber Monday mean for online creators and entrepreneurs and outlines how to market a small business online and get the most out of the event and its immediate...