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Super Nintendo Land: Mario kart, leaked plans and patents

Anyone who has ever cursed the name of a blue shell or screamed bloody murder at a well placed banana peel will undoubtedly be planning a trip to Japan at some point in the near future. I'm referring, of course, to the Nintendo theme park currently...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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May the fourth be with you: Best of Star Wars Day 2017

As perhaps the only instance of a cheesy pun becoming an international (though admitedly unofficial) holiday, Star Wars Day is certainly unique, but then, Star Wars is a pretty unique franchise. By blending the worlds of science fiction and fantasy,...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Top 10 Hires of the Week

Hoot Comedy Tom Bazeley, (second from left) former CEO of M&C Saatchi, is rejoining the world of production and IP to become chief executive of Hoot Comedy, a comedy production company he helped set up five years ago. He will rejoin Hoot Comedy this...

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Top 10 Hires of the Week

JJ Creative Integrated marketing agency JJ Creative has recruited two highly established creatives, with over 40 years of combined industry experience, to add to their growing team. Rick Gillham and Kat Wild join the Oxfordshire-based JJ, whose...

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International Women's Day 2017 in Advertising

This year, there has been decidedly more attention cast on International Women's Day, which is important, as, even in these enlightened times, many women across the world are still being made to feel as if they are somehow 'less than' their male...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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MediaCom gets smart about helping women back into work

Two leading lights from the UK fashion industry have urged business people from in and around Manchester to support a charity which helps dress women in need for job interviews and a brighter future. Betty Jackson, CBE and Jane Shepherdson, MBE (both...

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Top 10 Account Wins of the Week

Liquid - Haymarket Media Group Haymarket Media Group has announced that creative agency Liquid, have been appointed as the creative and strategic partner for the British Style Collective 2017, presented by The Clothes Show. Following a competitive...

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Designing for women in the 21st century

Once there was a girl, and the girl liked pink very much. Everything she owned was pink. Pink and small, and that’s the way she liked it. But gradually the girl (we’ll call her Emily) grew into a sophisticated woman. Sure, she still liked...

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Top 10 Account Wins of the Week

Ogilvy & Mather London - Sipsmith Ogilvy & Mather London has been appointed by London craft gin distiller, Sipsmith Independent Spirits, to work on strategic and creative projects for their hand crafted small batch London Dry Gin brand. Sipsmith...

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Wieden+Kennedy prepares for the future with major corporate restructuring

Wieden+Kennedy, one of the largest and most prominent independent advertising agencies in the world, has announced a strategic shift in its organisational structure, including a new global stakeholder group, and a new leadership team to oversee the...

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Top 10 Hires of the Week

Cheil London Cheil London has boosted its creative offering by hiring award-winning creative director Russell Schaller as Creative Director of Film. Schaller joins the agency from Havas Worldwide London where he served as Creative Director. He will...

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Trailblazers: Catching up with Annie Atkins post-Budapest

Before she worked on The Grand Budapest Hotel, the only e-mails Annie Atkins ever got were reminders about outstanding invoices. Now though, Wes Anderson’s lead graphic designer has an inbox swamped with questions about working in art...

Posted by: Kate Lewin
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Top 10 Hires of the Week

J. Walter Thompson London Rachel Moss, the Head of Production at Evidently, is joining J. Walter Thompson London as Head of Content. Starting this week, she will report into Dani Bassil, Management Partner. With over fifteen years of experience,...

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Catch put some Cats on a Plane for Thomas Cook

Everyone knows that cats are essentially the gatekeepers of the internet, and as long as they continue to be cute, cuddly and prone to fits of random insanity, agencies and brands alike will continue to utilise their charms in all manner of inventive...

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The Revamp of Classical Animation: is 2D really the cool factor?

The Coke Ad looks cool, uh? The new Coke campaign, featuring a lively dog and its not-so-lively owner is a celebration of the most Disneyesque style of animation (with an hint of the golden-age of Dreamworks too) by the amazing guys at Psyop. In...

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Top Hires of the Week

DDB New York DDB New York has dramatically expanded its strategy department with five new hires: Director of Content Strategy Tim Polder, Director of Social Strategy Chiara Martini, Associate Planning Director Neil Simpson, Social Strategist Amanda...

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Ads of the Week

Ad of the Week: RKCR/Y&R – The Home Office Disrespect NoBody Iv'e always been a big fan of puppets. It probably has something to do with being raised on a steady diet of The Muppets and Fraggle Rock from an early age. Regardless, if a campaign...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Top 10 Account Wins of the Week

RKCR/Y&R – Premier League The Premier League has appointed Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R as its first advertising agency of record. The WPP agency will begin working on the advertising, digital and social media account immediately. RKCR/Y&R won...

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Top 10 Account Wins of the Week

Mediacom - Sony Sony has moved the lion's share of its global media account into MediaCom following a competitive pitch. The Japanese electronics giant called a review for its five business divisions, including the global PlayStation account, which...

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Features

Wogan: Children In Need & Versions of Pudsey

In what has been a rather unsettling start to 2016 in terms of celebrity “news” – with David Bowie and Alan Rickman creating a torrent of outpouring across social media – we couldn’t let the week go by without a nod to Terry Wogan. Upheld...

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Havas opens first UK Village in Manchester

Havas Media UK has expanded its offering in our humble nation by opening its doors in Manchester. Building on the success of Havas Lynx, Havas PR and Havas People, the global marketing and communications group has unveiled the launch of the UK’s...

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Live streaming from AdWeek: Lucille's: Thursday

Live Stream: 9:00 - Where Video Meets Spectacular Smart Screens At our workshop, you’ll hear how dynamic, full-motion video thrives on iconic, massively scaled digital screens that offer high dwell times at famous destinations like Times...

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The force is strong with these... stamps

Stamp collecting has often been looked on as the kind of hobby favoured by window licking loners, but every once in a while, a set of stamps will be put into production that even the hippest hipsters might covet them, especially considering that, in...

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Focal Point: Eric Yahnker's Pop Culture Pencilling

Eric Yahnker is all about intricate pencil work, pop culture puns and a serious approach to his work. He doesn’t make it easy to dismiss his work as pastiche, mainly because his finger is superbly on the pulse of contemporary society. Whether...

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Account Wins of the Week

Ocean Outdoor - Team GB Ocean Outdoor has been named as the official outdoor media provider to Team GB in the run up to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. As part of the deal, Ocean will support Team GB’s “Bring On The Great” campaign,...

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The Awards Roundup

ADMA goes Mobile with Beacon Technology ADMA will be using some exciting new technology at its ADMA Global Forum on the 4th and the 5th of August at the Sydney Hilton. The event is a two-day, seven stream conference aiming to change the world of...

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On Yer Bike: 10 reasons to jack in your job

When I was employed, rather than self-employed, there’s no doubt that I liked various things. Sure, the job itself was ok to start with, but the main thing I liked was the paid holidays. There wasn’t very much in the way of benefits. Paid...

Posted by: Ashley Morrison
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Account Wins of the Week

Leo Burnett – Brooks Running Company Brooks Running Company, the US designers of famously superior running shoes and apparel, selected Leo Burnett as it's global creative agency of record this week, with the account to be led out of Leo Burnett's...

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New York Festivals Winners Announced

New York Festivals International Advertising Awards competition announced the 2015 award-winners last week at the New York Show gala held at the renowned Jazz at Lincoln Centre's Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City. New York Festivals is...

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The Week in Tech

Block the Kardashians A new version of AdBlock was recently announced, which has been built with one purpose in mind; to block out all mentions of the Kardashian family on your internet browser. KardBlock is currently in the beta testing stage, and...

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The fourth is strong with this one

It might have been Bank Holiday Monday here in the UK yesterday (be honest, how many of you spent it either nursing the mother of all hangovers or doing the gardening?), and the royal birth might have been the news story with the most traction, but...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns

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