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Leaders

Lean Mean Mob takeover M&C Saatchi

Last year, M&C Saatchi bought the digital agency Lean Mean Fighting Machine for an estimated £10 million as part of an ongoing effort to help establish itself in London. It would appear, however, that the move was actually part of a larger...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

Top Hires of the Week

Clemenger BBDO Sydney Clemenger BBDO Sydney has announced five new creative hires - its second major injection of talent into the creative department since Ben Coulson, chief creative officer, joined the agency earlier this year. Vanessa Robinson...

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Leaders

Top 10 Hires of the Week

FCB Inferno FCB Inferno has hired Elspeth Lynn to join its creative department. She will start in January, working directly with the agency’s clients, which include BMW, Beiersdorf and Sport England, and report to joint Chief Creative Officers...

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Leaders

#TechTuesday: From playful electronics to drone football

Purposefully ridiculous, playful electronics from Slovenia Technology doesn't always have to be completely serious, sometimes it can be fun too! Enter the Slovenian designer Dan Adlešič, who recently updated his collection of toy-like...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Leaders

FCB Inferno help Brits be better in bed for Holland & Barrett

Health food retailer Holland & Barrett wants to awaken the nation, as it launches its first big creative campaign with new agency FCB Inferno. The multi-channel campaign, spanning TV, press, digital, in-store, experiential and social, aims to improve...

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M&C Saatchi appoint new CEO with a digital background

M&C Saatchi announced yesterday that it has drafted in Tom Bazeley, founder of the digital agency Lean Mean Fighting Machine (LMFM), as its new CEO. Bazeley, who replaces Camilla Harrisson, who quit last week to lead Anomaly London, co-founded LMFM...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Leaders

Top 10 Hires of the Week

Saatchi & Saatchi Magnus Djaba has been appointed by Publicis to take on the newly created Global President role at Saatchi & Saatchi, with current global CEO, Robert Senior, departing to pursue personal plans. Djaba, the UK CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi...

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Leaders

Finalists announced for the 2017 FDM Everywoman in Technology Awards

The finalists for the seventh annual FDM everywoman in Technology Awards, which celebrates women that are changing the face of technology in the UK, have been announced this week. From entrepreneurs and engineers driving the business agenda to...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

J. Walter Thompson Company acquires iStrategyLabs in the US

WPP has announced that J. Walter Thompson Company, its wholly owned global marketing communications agency, has agreed to acquire iStrategyLabs, otherwise known as “ISL,” a full service digital agency, in the US, in order to expand its...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Leaders

Awards Alerts: Cannes Juries, The Markies, & the new Straight 8 Shootout

Cannes Lions announces Lions Entertainment Juries Lions Entertainment, the new specialist event dedicated to unskippable creativity at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, has announced the jury members for the Entertainment Lions...

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Leaders

Top 10 Hires of the Week

Wunderman Wunderman CEO Mark Read has named Seth Solomons as CEO for North America. With over 20 years of global experience, Solomons brings to Wunderman strategic thinking, dynamic leadership and a history of innovative solutions that produce...

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Leaders

Smooth operators. Whatever happened to real radio presenters?

The BBC notwithstanding, and a peppering of community outfits aside, there aren’t really any independent radio stations left in the UK. It’s all ‘networks’ - which is a rather overexcited way of saying a large corporation...

Posted by: Magnus Shaw
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Inspiration

Transforming traditional Irish pubs into AR virtual museums #BehindTheIdea

Irish pubs are globally recognized cultural icons and continue to play a fundamental role in the communities they serve, and their heritage deserves to be preserved. To help showcase these pubs’ value and importance, Heineken has opened virtual...

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Inspiration

Oxfam’s ambitious first TV campaign in almost a decade #BehindTheIdea

Oxfam has launched its latest legacy campaign, as it encourages activists to “stay in the fight” and continue to fight for causes important to them. Shot on location in London, UK and Nairobi, Kenya, the inspiring film brings to life a...

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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

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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Inspiration

Peperami shakes up a wedding and breaks the internet | #BehindTheIdea

In the first piece of work by Forever Beta for meat snack brand Peperami, the world’s first Peperami wedding took place. A couple from Leeds tied the knot with classic wedding features such as the dress, the cake and the decorations all with...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

The LA team using creativity to combat Russian propaganda 

What do you see when you look at the image above? The face of the most hated man in the world? Or a subtle protest against censorship? Maybe both. Of all the dirty tricks currently being pulled by Adolf Putin, the blatant and violent censorship of...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Inspiration

The Big Issue lets people know sellers are still here | #BehindTheIdea

Forever Beta launched a campaign this month to support Big Issue vendors after the difficulties they have faced over the last two years. Created in partnership with Ocean Outdoor, the “I’m here” campaign draws attention to Big...

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Leaders

Do Schools Kill Creativity? In celebration of the late Sir Ken Robinson

In the short weeks between my interview with Creativepool and its subsequent publication, a man I’d often described as a hero passed away. The death of Sir Ken Robinson, eminent educationalist and academic, was slow to be picked up on by the...

Posted by: Heather Golding
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Inspiration

Does advertising lack originality?

They say Christmas is a time for giving. But first it’s a time for watching all the big brand ads so we can decide what to give and where to spend our money. And with the bulk of this year’s spots now released, what do they say about the...

Posted by: Ryan Watson
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Leaders

What happens when an independent agency is sold?

Zulu Alpha Kilo is raising a glass (of lemonade) to independent agencies in adland with a funny spot that shows what happens after a company sells out to a buyer. The Toronto agency has created videos tackling a variety of well-known industry pain...

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Leaders

Account Wins of the Week

MSQ Partners/Hyperactive - blu blu, the original e-vapour brand, has announced the appointment of MSQ Partners and Hyperactive to launch its myblu electronic vaping product in the UK following a competitive pitch. The agencies have been tasked by...

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Industry

Take Fucking Risks: meets Cindy Gallop & Ellie Flynn WRAP UP

Date 9th May 2018 Speakers Paul Mellor, Mellor&Smith Cindy Gallop Ellie Flynn Venue The Vaults, Waterloo, London Wow! FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY of you showed up at The Vaults on Wednesday. This was our 5th event and the largest yet… by...

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