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WARNING: CONTAINS OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE* *Unless you don’t get offended by words like ‘fuck’. In which case, the warning should read: contains language. “Daddy, when are you going to teach me how to cut with a sharp knife and...
Posted by: Matt Batten
Tell us a bit about your role! Is there a “typical” day? My typical day begins with a trot around the neighbourhood with my dog, Daisy, which is ever the priority. Then, I like to make time for expansive reading when I’m not too...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Creative agency, Free The Birds has developed a unique room fragrance to boost creativity. The fragrance is being launched as part of a campaign to raise awareness of the power of creativity and the challenges faced by the sector. All profits will be...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Sometimes kids are just wiser than us adults. They see things we don't see. They learn things we'll never learn. They grow up in ways we could never imagine. Because "when you're small, it's easier to think big." KiwiCo empowers children to think...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
gyro is the first full-service global creative B2B agency. The company employees 700 people across 21 international offices with a shared mission to create ideas that are humanly relevant. Cat Davis, chief marketing officer, is one of those...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
I’m baking bread. You should too. It’s fun. Creative. Somehow messy. I personally don’t follow a recipe; it’s a pretty straight-forward process. Below is a standard recipe:(1) Dissolve yeast in warm water in a large bowl. Add the sugar, 1...
Posted by: Andrea
Space - Glenfiddich The Glenfiddich single malt Scotch whisky brand has launched a new global ad to support the Glenfiddich Experimental Series. The spot, developed by creative agency Space, aims to attract a new generation of whisky drinkers around...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
TBWA\Chiat\Day New York This week, TBWA\Chiat\Day New York appointed former Saatchi & Saatchi NY EVP Rodes Ponzer as Global Brand Leader on the Accenture account. The agency has also hired three new Group Account Directors: Carrie Lipper to lead the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Creativity is multi-faceted and has many guises. Contrary to conventional belief, it is not only the realm of artists - we all need it in everyday life whether it's at work, figuring out how to frame the perfect pitch, or at home, cooking a...
Posted by: Jugular:Joining The Head and the Heart
Peter Capaldi is to be the new Doctor and I couldn't be more delighted. Apart from the fact I consider 'The Thick Of It' to be a television comedy so accomplished is resembles high art, Capaldi just has the face and demeanour of a Time Lord. Yes, I...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Today I learned an inquest has been opened into the death of a young girl, bullied to suicide by users of social media. This dreadful story adds a terrible darkness to the storm surrounding the abusive use of the internet. And, as happened with...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Andrew Finan is a UK entrepreneur who has worked with games most of his life. In the nineties he ran a series of international chess events in the USA, Russia, Germany, France, the UK and Spain. They culminated in the World Chess Championship Final...
Posted by: Creativepool
Imagine if Apple was Pear or Coca-Cola was Cola-Coca. Would we still be celebrating them as some of the most popular brands in the world today? Of course, we have no way of knowing definitively but the sheer ubiquity of those names means it’s...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
As we all know, the creative industries thrive on the principles of diversity, open expression, and global collaboration. These are not principles even the most ardent supporter of former president Donald Trump would ever align him with and with the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Of all the fresh horrors wrought by AI in recent years, few chill the blood quite like the concept of the ‘deepfake’. If the term still means nothing to you then allow me to ruin your day - in essence, it’s the concept of creating...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The exponential rise of AI is well and truly underway and there isn’t a tide big enough to stop it at this point. Rather than wax lyrical on the inevitability of my own career being forfeit, however, I’m choosing to live with the machine,...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Tell us a bit about your role! Is there a “typical” day? I became CEO last week, so you are probably best asking me again in a few months. I plan to spend most of my time truly understanding the needs of marketers at entrepreneurial...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
There are few icons as iconic as Mickey Mouse. This is a cartoon figure that catalysed the birth of an entertainment empire, one that recently celebrated it’s 100th anniversary and continues to set the standard when it comes to mainstream...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Getting Cozy with Brand Guidelines Hey there, design enthusiasts! Today, I'm diving into the wonderful world of brand guidelines - those nifty documents that make sure a brand stays true to itself, even when it's playing in different design...
Posted by: Peter Stylianou
For the better part of the last decade, the entertainment industry has been embroiled in what is commonly referred to as the "streaming wars." Streaming services have vied for dominance, competing fiercely for subscribers and content rights. From...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
How did you get into the industry? I think it was destined. Both my parents were in PR and media…but more importantly India in the early 90s had only one tv channel and a lot of the programming was coma inducing. For example, prime time tv...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
As the topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has taken over discussions from Parliament to Cannes Lions and beyond, industries across the world have begun to implement the technology into both their everyday processes and future plans. The greatest...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Stephen Izatt, MD at brand consultancy Thinkfarm, looks at why the pitching process is a broken, expensive drain on the creative sector - and makes the call for change. Branding agencies and consultancies like ours constantly face a barrage of...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Ian Wharton served as part of the creative leadership for design and innovation agencies in WPP and Publicis Groupe. He is the Founder of health technology startup Aide Health, an advisor at Justified Studio, the author of Spark for the Fire: How...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Hitchcock Michalski is a branding agency that strives to deliver useful, actionable brand solutions and “build distinctive brands”. According to founding partner Maciek Michalski, “Distinctiveness is a brand looking like itself and...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Long before digital marketing started to suffocate emotional creativity in favor of unnecessarily complex, performance-based blindness, my agency presented a TV spot for a high-end audio brand. We were excited. We had a powerful concept, and we...
Posted by: Lysle Wickersham
Flying Duck Studio Lab is an ethical and inclusive creative studio whose goal is to share positive and inspiring story-telling by bringing top-notch productions to the world and working towards changing the industry for the better. They specialise...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
For years now, Netflix has enjoyed a (largely) uncontested pride of place as far as streaming platforms are concerned. But the crown is slipping. While Netflix was the first mainstream platform to offer up online streaming and access to top-quality...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
B-Reel is a modern creative partner that believes in balancing creativity, innovation, and business understanding. Since their inception in 1999 they have shared a singular vision - to offer fully integrated solutions to the smartest and most...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
For this week’s Getting to Know, we’re talking to Benedict Buckland, the Creative Director at alan. the B2B marketing agency that's a part of Raconteur. Benedict’s career path is far from a conventional, having started at the tail...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Thomas Hammerton is a freelance illustrator from South Wales with a lifetime of artistic experience behind him and a style that is at once familiar and anything but. A compulsive drawer from a young age, Thomas specialises in traditional artworks...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Imagine you’re leading a scrappy cleantech start-up. You’re equipped with a vision for a healthier planet, a groundbreaking innovation that’s ready to make an impact, and the engineering muscle to bring it to life. Your team is...
Posted by: Orange Bird
The marketing industry is always evolving and, as a result, the average consumer expects more and more each year. Every day, a new idea is put through its paces to entice customers and encourage them to make a purchase. The brands that refuse to...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
After working in the corporate world for a few years, Virgile Loisance saw how difficult it was to engage employees around different themes. So, he started Emeraude Escape to bring a little joy into the corporate world and gamify company...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
There is an untapped opportunity for brands, advertisers and marketers around the world right now: connecting with an audience that is still much wary of 'getting back out there' and to their old lives. We've been living in a much more closed-up...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
I’ve always believed ambition was one of the biggest drivers of change in my personal and professional life. I want to be this, I want to be that, I want to be so many things and, no matter what happens, I will get there. This has served me...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo