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The Creative Circle has announced the launch of The Creative Circle Foundation, as the longest running advertising awards body in the UK aims support greater diversity in the Britain’s creative departments of the future. Furthering its mission to...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Ever since Sadiq Khan was elected as the Mayor of London last year, he's appeared, to me at least, to be the one progressive spark in an otherwise almost oppressively right-wing and regressive current regime. He's not perfect, but he's certainly a...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Leo Burnett London Leo Burnett London has appointed Daniel Evans as Creative Director to bolster its creative output. Evans, a digitally-led creative who has built a strong reputation across all disciplines, joins from We Are Social, where he was...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Jessica Stahl is an upcoming and undeniably enterprising Art Director who left her agency job in New York, moved across the pond to Amsterdam and is now turning heads in the European ad industry thanks to her dynamic new portfolio campaign. The...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Above+Beyond Above+Beyond has boosted its strategic offering by appointing Matt Sadler as its first Head of Strategy. Sadler joins the agency from Karmarama where he was Planning Director and will lead Above+Beyond’s growing strategy team....
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Ocean Outdoor - BBC Three/Hyundai (Piccadilly Lights) Hyundai has renewed its commitment to both Ocean Outdoor and the UK’s most iconic DOOH location, confirming that it will continue to maintain its presence on the iconic Piccadilly Lights...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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
US telecom giant Verizon is looking to take its creative work in-house after hiring Apple’s former global group creative director, Andrew McKechnie (see hero image), to serve as its first Chief Creative Officer. McKechnie will be tasked with...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Above+Beyond (See Header) Above+Beyond begins 2017 with three new hires across its Strategy and Design teams, to work across the agency’s client base including Amazon, Betway, Meantime Brewing Company and Unilever. Toby Steinberg comes to...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
J. Walter Thompson – HSBC We begin this week with a retraction. Last week we stated that Saatchi & Saatchi had replaced J. Walter Thompson as the lead agency on HSBC’s global brand advertising account, but HSBC has since confirmed that these...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Publicis Groupe Publicis Groupe has announced, as predicted by many, that Arthur Sadoun, current head of Publicis Communications, will replace Maurice Levy as chairman and chief executive of Publicis Groupe on June 1. Levy, who has served as CEO of...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Christmas is of course a time to reflect on the past year, meet up with friends, exchange gifts and celebrate, but did you know it is also the perfect time to look for a new job? You will be aware of some businesses are winding down and hiring has...
Posted by: Cogs Agency
Native James Hilton (left), the Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of AKQA, has joined Native, the industrial design specialist studio, as Co-Chief Creative Officer. Native, which aims to build “transformational physical and digital...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Foxtrot Papa Foxtrot Papa, the London-based content marketing agency, has announced the appointment of Ryan McNamara as Deputy Managing Director. Ryan will be overseeing client services at Foxtrot Papa to help the ambitious strategic content agency...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
McCann London has launched a new initiative which aims to diversify its next generation of employees by encouraging a broader spectrum of prospective candidates to consider a career in advertising. “Open Hour” is a weekly hour-long...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Happy Guinness World Records Day! Launched to celebrate the day the Guinness World Records book sold its 100 millionth copy, the 12th annual GWR Day will see upwards of 600,000 people around the world attempting to secure their place in the history...
Posted by: Guinness World Records
Halloween has now been and gone, which means it's officially time for adland to unleash the Christmas campaigns. First out to bat are supermarket giants Tesco, who have launched the first phase of an innovative new campaign in Ireland called...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Since releasing his first retail typeface, Feijoa, in 2007, Kris Sowersby, Klim Type Foundry’s founder has received numerous awards and accolades including: a Certificate of Excellence from the New York Type Directors Club; being accepted as a...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
Foxtrot Papa, a specialist, 40-strong team of creative, insight-led content marketers, has officially launched this week, providing innovative and engaging content for world-class brands. The launch comes at a time when many traditional agencies are...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
In the final part of our series on learning how to navigate the world of creative talks and events, and how to make the most of them, we turn our attention to using them for growth - both in terms of your business and personal prospects. If you have...
Posted by: Fiasco Design
In their first campaign in six years, Registered Gas Installers of Ireland (RGII) has partnered with independent creative agency, Rothco, to help them tackle the less-than-sexy task of boiler and gas safety. The charming new campaign, “Even If...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Industry London-based global brand consultancy Industry has appointed Dominic Zammit as its first Head of Digital. Zammit will be responsible for Industry’s digital output, leading on strategy, content and delivery for clients across a range...
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Whilst the concept behind North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is genuinely terrifying; a real-life King Joffrey with a god complex born of indoctrinated power and a revolving cabal of yes men, the man himself is rife for parody. One of my favourite...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
MEC has launched a global industry-wide initiative to celebrate difference and raise more visibility of inclusion as a critical business imperative. Debuting at New York’s Advertising Week, “Brave Your Bias” implores people to...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
For the last CS Presents of 2016 Creative Social have hand-picked 5 creative leaders for an event where they will give a varied perspective on how the agency landscape will look, feel and behave in 2020 along with the skills you’ll need to be...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
“I first started thinking about making a startup simulator around 2012" said Francis Tseng, talking to Creativepool about his inspiration for The Founder - a meta, dystopian simulator that lets you launch and manage your own business. “I was...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
Circus Circus continues to grow and attract the best talent. This week, the micro-network led by Bruno Lambertini, Ignacio Liaudat and Luis Alonso announced the addition of Federico Durán to the Los Angeles office, with Durán joining the...
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Grey London Grey London announced two important promotions this week. Wayne Brown, currently MD of GreyPOSSIBLE, has been appointed to the new role of COO, while Matt Tanter, currently head of planning, has been promoted to CSO. They will report to...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
We’ve advised and helped many candidates make the switch from a permanent position to freelance when the right thing has come along and vice versa. We’ve previously shared some first hand advice for both, the switch from freelance to...
Posted by: ADLIB
Consider this a devil's advocate piece, as I genuinely believe that the Brexit has been, for the most part, a tremendous blow to the UK's creative industries and the country in general, with spending forecasts set to fall this year and next in the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
So as we continue to tell our clients that they need to be agile to thrive, what exactly are agencies doing to build in agility into their own businesses? Is the industry keeping up or is it at risk of falling behind and becoming irrelevant to...
Posted by: Daniele Fiandaca
Hamish, Creative Director of Brighton based Studio Makgill, took time out to talk to us about recent projects for clients including Boxpark, Nike and The Lollipop Shop, that all fall under the studio’s ethos to make “beautifully simple...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
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,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial