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Today sees the start of my favourite time of year: Wimbledon fortnight. And with Andy Murray defending his title and the intrigue surrounding his appointment of 2006 Ladies Champion, Amélie Mauresmo, there's a lot to be excited about. What does...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
In much the same way as cinemas now use the lure of movies to sell popcorn at vast profit, so the World Cup can be seen as deploying football games as a lure to sell enormous quantities of advertising. Which is absolutely fine by me as I find...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
In a new ad spot from AKQA London and Mind's Eye director Luke Bellies for Oreo, the legendary cookie company is asking their fans to “Lick for it,” whenever conflicts arise. The ad reveals pairs of friends and siblings arguing over...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Happy Monday! We are all patiently waiting for the release of innovative installations, pop-up exhibits and showroom events this coming week. For those of you who are new to Clerkenwell Design Week, it is a three day showcase in the heart of one...
Posted by: Creativepool
As the footer of this column will tell you, I’m a copywriter. And a blogger. I also dabble in journalism and podcasting. These are all quite enjoyable and satisfying things - at least from time-to-time - and I’m pretty lucky to do them...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Following a global review of some of its largest brands, multinational consumer goods company Reckitt Benckiser has added three advertising agencies to its creative roster in the shape of Wieden + Kennedy, Droga5 and McCann Erickson. W+K will handle...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Coffee, like wine, has become a product for aficionados. Consequently, a substantial market for high-concept bags of beans has evolved, with each brand using design as its weapon win the battle to become the coffee enthusiast's preferred brew. Below...
Posted by: bluemarlin
I am writing this blog on a train on the way back to the Big Smoke following a few days mini-break in Cornwall, Mevagissey to be exact. As usual I have found the green hues, sea air and laid-back friendly locals a tonic to my tattered nerves and eye...
Posted by: Jessica Hazel
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
Kate Howe has recently been named as managing director at Gyro London, an agency which focuses on business-to-business advertising. She will join Gyro on the 1st of July this year, and will manage its 82 members of staff in a joint capacity with...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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
Publicis Conseil have recruited Australian singer, actress and icon Kylie Minogue to take centre stage in a new campaign designed to raise funds for, and to bolster the reputation of the Alliance for Research in Cancer, both in its native France and...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Brand design and innovation agency Seymourpowell have recently released the results of their collaboration with the Carlsberg Group; a bottle and a fresh brand identity for the worldwide launch of their new drink; 'Seth & Riley's Garage Hard Lemon'....
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
On 11 December 2008, Project Canvas was announced. A joint venture between the BBC, BT and ITV, it replaced the failed Project Kangaroo, a proposed video-on-demand service which was refused a licence on competition grounds and ended up as the SeeSaw...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
It was announced last week that Devin Reiter is to join the flagship McCann Erickson shop in New York, where he will serve as an executive account director. Reiter joins McCann from Crispin, Porter & Bogusky in Boulder, Colorado, where he has been...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
It was announced yesterday that Leo Burnett London has promoted group marketing manager Katie Lee, to the position of managing director. The MD position has been left vacant for the past three years, since Paul Lawson was promoted to chief executive...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Art, food, shoes, fashion, beer, handbags, ice cream and pizza - no one does the finer things in life quite like the Italians. Next month, 64 Lincoln's fields in Holburn will be awash with Italian style and culture all with a retro twist. The best of...
Posted by: Jessica Hazel
I don’t want to jinx it or anything, but hasn’t the weather been glorious over the past few days? Warm enough to potter around the garden in a t-shirt, I even slapped on some factor 10 sun cream, being the pasty ginge that I am. And...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
Recently, I spotted something of interest on the site of a firm of creative recruitment consultants. Clicking through to their 'contact us' page, I was pleased to notice a statement declaring their belief in common courtesy, backed with a promise to...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
What's the story behind you joining WCRS? Ross Neil and I got our break at HHCL in the last days of a truly great and innovative agency. A collection of original people who didn't quite fit in elsewhere in the industry. We’ve always been...
Posted by: House 337
Continuing on a recent acquisition trail which has seen the multinational advertising and PR company acquiring 'Synergize' (which is now part of 'Saatchi & Saatchi') and 'AML' (now part of 'ZenithOptimedia'), Publicis Groupe has further boosted its...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Working in partnership with the Ad Council, Maddie's Fund and The Humane Society of the United States, the Chicago branch of global advertising agency network Draftfcb, have recently unveiled a new campaign promoting pet adoption. The pro-bono...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Big news this week! Creativepool has been selected by UKTI (United Kingdom Trade and Investment) to be a part of the UK Demo Day at SXSW! UKTI scoured the UK to bring you the best of British Technology and they found us to be exactly what they were...
Posted by: Creativepool
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day. Depending on your point of view, this is the point in the year when you make a special effort to show your affection and appreciation for the significant person in your life; or a cynical exercise in consumerism, carried...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Most days, I take time to read the work of other writers online - and today was no exception. Prompted by a link on Twitter, I visited an article which several users were recommending. They were right - in terms of subject matter and content, it was...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
As the Christmas schedule proved, telly in 2013 was a very hit and miss affair. On the one hand, we had the hilarious glory of 'Gogglebox'; on the other, the clunky scripts of Matt Smith's last days in 'Doctor Who'. Still, we're a week into a new...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Happy new year to all you Creativepoolers. Hope you had a blast - and not necessarily of reality. Lord knows we have enough of that for the rest of the year, so I hope you had a day off from the doom. I wonder how many of you went down to the Thames...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
For all its joys and thrills, fun and frolics, 2013 still managed to deposit a substantial quantity of manure into our desperate existence. So, as 2014 crashes unbidden into our lives, let us exorcise the demons which threatened to engulf us this...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
You are aware, I'm sure, that Prince William, heir to the throne, is to marry Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey on 29th April 2011. What you may not be aware of, however, that the national celebration has caused an outbreak of organisations to jump...
Posted by: Creativepool
The 2013 New Year's honours list has been drawn up and announced. This year it consists of a female-heavy list of special mentions and an ominous absence of big names such as Andy Murray and David Beckham whom were both expected to receive...
Posted by: Jessica Hazel
For all its trials, hardships, wars and woes, 2013 still managed to inject some wonderful stuff into our busy, pressured lives. So, with 2014 snapping at our heels, this would be an appropriate moment to celebrate the things which enhanced the human...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
These days, we’re by no means strangers to the phenomenon that is reality TV. It permeates every channel, every genre and every demographic. We laugh at the modern Victorian freak show that is X Factor, with their hopelessly deluded, fragile...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
Like most people in the creative industry, I know a fair few people who operate websites. Some of those sites are superbly designed and executed, others are a bit dull, and a minority are a right royal mess. It's also notable how few make real...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
What's the story behind you joining Nerv? I’ve been part of Nerv since the very early days (10 years now). I first met Cynan (Nerv’s founder) when we were both working for a UK based PC manufacturer back in the early 2000s. We were both...
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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
Tell us a bit about you Dom... I’m a Liverpool lad who studied Fine Art at Uni, but then got interested in digital in the process. Straight from graduating in 1998 I joined an ISP which gave me my foundation in all things internet, then went...
Posted by: Fat Media