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Alongside my recent pieces, Tech Trends: AI in 2017 and Creative Opinions on AI, I also conducted a series of interviews with some varied and insightful industry figures about their own experiences, hopes, thoughts, feelings and fears regarding the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
What value do digital marketing agencies bring to the table? For many years, this has been an easy question to answer. Performance-focused agencies were technical experts who understood digital channels through and through. They knew which buttons to...
Posted by: Precis Digital
The automation of specific functions has been met with two dominant barriers: one being the perception that only humans can do ‘creative’ tasks, and the other is the fear of humans being replaced by machines in a cost-saving exercise. If...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The HIV home-testing kit for people in developing countries A new device designed for people in developing countries to test themselves at home for HIV has been created by British designer Hans Ramzan. The self-testing kit known as...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Thoughts on the immediate future of AI and robotics, and our role within it, appear to be something of a running theme for me this week. I have already commented on Elon Musk and his thoughts on how human beings must become cyborgs in order to remain...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
A couple of weeks ago, The Foundry, purveyors of creative software (who've worked with folk like Disney and Pixar and are the brains behind the tools that make more or less all modern CG movies possible) hosted an evening on 'creative automation'....
Posted by: Joe Bracken
Customer service is the face of a brand. The ease and speed of communications and how customers are spoken to and treated by advisors, helps them decide whether that company values their loyalty and repeat business. When customers have a negative...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Most brands accept that creativity is a positive thing when it comes to promoting their business. But, too often, they focus only on visual design when developing their creative assets - and tend to view it as just pretty pictures. That narrow...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
If the recent Willy Wonka spectacle taught us anything it’s that relying too heavily on AI for anything at this point is a fool’s errand. However, while there are significant drawbacks to using too much AI in a creative capacity, when it...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
In the ever-evolving world of business, the concept of outsourcing has become synonymous with adaptability and efficiency. As companies navigate the intricacies of a fast-paced global marketplace, they continually seek innovative ways to optimize...
Posted by: We Are Amnet
If you’re a creative currently in the midst of an existential crisis; you’re not alone. On paper there should be nothing to worry about. After all, creativity is subjective and reactionary, while AI is objective and purely logical. Never...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
It’ll have escaped the attention of nobody that AI has been the chief disruptive trend of 2023. The way things are going, it might end up being the chief disruptive trend of the century. But while there are so many catastrophising the end of...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Digital Out of Home (DOOH) has made outdoor audiences easier to engage with for brands of all sizes. With a variety of screen sizes, and more campaign flexibility, many brands are taking the plunge for the first time. For those looking to take...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Stink Studios has created a new visual identity and positioning for “intelligent document processing platform” Hyperscience that celebrates the modern symbiotic relationship between humans and technology. Stink Studios’ new...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
In today’s digital era, it’s more important than ever for businesses to manage their core operations electronically. According to Edward Coram-James, Co-founder and CEO of digital marketing agency, Go Up, this is because of one simple...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Messaging is now our primary means of digital communication, having overtaken SMS around 2012/2013, with 73% of UK internet users also being mobile users. The scale of messaging across Europe has grown exponentially, with a frankly staggering 65...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The wearable device that tracks the performance of aspiring footballers Benjamin Hubert's design studio Layer has created a wearable device that lets aspiring football players and athletes track and improve their performance. The smart device,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
This week, on May 25, data protection rules across Europe will undergo the biggest change in the last two decades. It's a change two years in the making. In April 2016, after years of negotiations and legal tussling, officials agreed upon the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
When examining the major tech trends that will potentially bloom and blossom in 2018, I felt it necessary to first take a step back and evaluate roughly where 2017 ended and 2018 began. Not literally, of course, but purely in terms of where one trend...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Dan Koren, Head of ADI at Wix.com, on how AI is creating a new market standard for web design. Currently, artificial intelligence is mainly associated with robotics and self-driving cars. Nonetheless, major advances in AI technology have opened the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
What does it take to be a Founder of the next best tech company? Or the Director of a Fortune 500 Brand? A sensational appetite for learning is definitely one of them. Inside the Mind is a new series of interviews where we jump into the heads of...
Posted by: Alexandra Schott
In a supplemental piece to my weekly tech roundup from yesterday, I'll be looking forward and examining the trends that look set to take the tech world by storm this year. In many ways, whilst it was a fine year indeed, 2015 didn’t see many...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
How was your company born and where are you based? IMP (Implementation Management Partners) was born in 2015, evolving from the established virtual agency Johnson Beesley, which started in 2007. Based in the US, IMP excels in brand identity design,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Over the last 12 months, it wouldn’t necessarily be hyperbolic to suggest that AI has become embedded into almost every facet of our lives. For me, specifically, it’s completely changed not only how I work but who I work for, and I have...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
“Children are the future” is a pretty hollow statement. That being said, in a global economy where creativity is seldom financially rewarded and it’s easier to make a fortune effectively moving numbers around a spreadsheet than...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
A phone created by a brand who understands everything about Carnival and nothing about cell phones AMBEV's Brahma beer is preparing to bring the same joy to other large events and gatherings by making it easy for partygoers and festival gatherers to...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Gabrielle Ludzker is not just any CEO. The current head honcho at customer experience agency RAPP has spent her career breaking away from the traditional corporate CEO stereotype. and leads to inspire rule breakers. Gabby is an inspirational rule...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
In today's hypercompetitive digital landscape, brands are constantly seeking innovative ways to stand out and connect with their target audiences on social media platforms. Enter artificial intelligence (AI), a game-changing technology that is...
Posted by: The PHA Group
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
I wasn’t exactly the target demographic when the original Mean Girls was released in 2004 but a former flame dragged me to see it and I’ll be forever grateful as it introduced me to the comic genius of Tina Fey. It’s the kind of...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
We’ve already looked back at the year that was 2023 and what a year it was. But what kind of magazine would we be if we didn’t also cast our sights on the next 12 months? Of course, there are a few trends you can expect to see pop up...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
While 2023 is almost history, I hope you are ready, willing, and able to celebrate the best days yet to come. Are you focused on sharpening your skills for the new year ahead? If so, some of the world’s most elite organizers are preparing to...
Posted by: The Darnell Works Agency
The Royal British Legion's 2023 Poppy Appeal launched last week with an appearance on BBC Breakfast that introduced the new 100% paper, fully recyclable poppy designed by Matter, and created through a collaboration of British partnerships. These...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
It’s one of those ideas that you’re amazed nobody had before. Will Scougal, however, was the one to finally give it wings as the Founder and MD at Make My Day. The idea in question was using augmented reality to bring brands into...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Mulenga Agley is on a mission to grow unicorns. As founder and CEO of growth marketing agency Growthcurve, Mulenga and his team employ the latest marketing techniques to help VC-backed startups grow exponentially. After nearly a decade in the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Tell us a bit about your role! Is there a “typical” day? I don’t think there’s ever a typical day. And I love that there isn’t. I started Tactical ten years ago during the early days of the iPhone and in the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial