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Leaders

The Freelancer Grind: Networking

Networking is separate to finding clients because it’s not really about getting work, but meeting people. I know personally how hard this can be, being an awkward dude with a shit ton of anxiety. Talking to strangers is tough, but you’ll...

Posted by: Hashmukh Kerai
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Industry

Global creative calendar: July 2020

Among all the ways the world is changing before our eyes, the new approaches to presenting events online represent massive learning opportunities, where access is at an all-time high. Simply by registering for online events - many of which are free -...

Posted by: The Darnell Works Agency
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Workshop

How to Network in Person. Valuable Tools in a Digital World.

Make no mistake, personal networks are a powerful thing. They are a source of inspiration and learning. Will provide support through the good times and the bad. Keep you innovative and provide a sounding board for key decisions. Help you get things...

Posted by: Ross Taylor
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Why Creative Talks Are So Important: Making the connection

Following on from our discussion last week on why creative talks are so important for a sense of inspiration, we’re now looking another reason we believe creative talks are vital to the creative world - networking. This article will look at how...

Posted by: Fiasco Design
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Industry

Creativepool heads to Amsterdam for its first Mixer event

Creativepool is established for hosting international events for advertising, creative and digital agencies, bringing together the creative industries top bodies to hang out, share knowledge and embark advice with colleagues, friends, and generally...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Suck it up! The harsh side of freelancing

I know a lot of freelancers and, by contrast with their permanently employed counterparts, I would say almost all of them are happy. I’m a freelancer too, and it would take a lot for me to go back to permanent employment now. And I don’t...

Posted by: Ashley Morrison
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Top five to-do items for the freelance 2015 list

Hello and happy new diet to you. No? Happy new gym membership, maybe. Not that either? Happy new I’m-only-drinking-alcohol-at-the-weekend. Getting warmer? Or perhaps the number one aim in the Land of You is get a happy new job. If so, good...

Posted by: Ashley Morrison
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6 tips to network like a pro

Networking is the secret ingrediant to further your career. It allows you to make connections and build mutually beneficial relationships that will aid your development in your personal and work life. These simple tips will help you to become a...

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Features

Something for nothing

by Ashley Morrison. I never thought I’d say it, but I have some sympathy with guests on the Jeremy Kyle Show. Not that I sit around watching daytime TV all day, of course. Well, apart from a triple-bill of Frasier to get me going in the...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Features

Spotlight - Jason Nye - Graphic Designer

- View Jason's Creativepool profile. ‘I'm a young freelance designer with a penchant for vector illustration.' How long have you been a Freelancer for? 4 Years. I started freelancing whilst studying for my undergraduate degree in graphic...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Features

Spotlight - Hamish Jordan - Photographer

"Photography allows me to show things from my point of view - I love that." Creativepool manages to grab a cuppa with Hamish Jordan, Photographer, to chat about taking risks, networking and the irresistible power of The Force... Describe your work...

Posted by: Creativepool
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How to... Create a portfolio that best suits you.

Your portfolio is one of the most important things that need to be considered when thinking about applying for a new job. Us "old schoolers" have all spent countless hours trudging around Soho with our A2 portoflio in tow, ending the day with a...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Do you network?

Up until a month ago I'd never attended a networking group. In truth I didn't know much about them. I assumed that they were for geeks and braggers, for the totally incompetent and the mildly desperate, for people either short of friends or folk who...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Leaders

Three things from Cannes: taboos, trends and tears

With Cannes Lions closing its doors last Friday, we asked five creative leaders, to share their thoughts on this year’s Cannes Lions. They will also be speaking at ‘Creative Stories…from Cannes’ 18 July for a more in-depth overview of the...

Posted by: Creative Social
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Industry

DWA brings you the May Creative Calendar

In this topsy-turvy world, deciding when and where to invest one’s time and energy is of critical importance. Especially for creatives and other entrepreneurs where the need to be strategic and innovative is constant, conferences, festivals and...

Posted by: The Darnell Works Agency
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Industry

DWA brings you the September Creative Calendar, Part I

With each new day, you can guarantee that some very bright people are planning get-togethers designed to have massive impacts for everyone involved. The settings can be musical, artistic, creative, academic or business-focused; these are events you...

Posted by: The Darnell Works Agency
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Leaders

Creative Circle Launches Official App

Keep up to date with what’s going on at this year’s Creative Circle Ball Creative Circle has launched an official app ahead of next week’s Creative Circle Ball. Keeping you up to date with everything in the run up to the biggest...

Posted by: Creative Circle, Creative Foundation & The UK Creative Festival
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Leaders

5 Minutes with... Michael Tomes: the all-new Creativepool

by Ashley Morrison Last week was a big week for Creativepool: after months and months in the making, the new Creativepool website went live. So to crown its first full week of existence, we have the first ever interview with Michael Tomes,...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Leaders

Coming soon… an interview with Creativepool MD, Michael Tomes

by Ashley Morrison. Cue fanfare! Cue fireworks! Cue lots of awards! For those of you who are longstanding members of the Creativepool network, you’ll notice that the website has been completely reinvented. They flicked the switch earlier this...

Posted by: Creativepool
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If you don’t spend 20% of your time networking then you are…

..In short, you’re either very lucky or you’re not being very wise. Because I’ve now heard from at least three different sources that in order to keep the money rolling in, us freelancers need to spend 20% of our waking hours (or...

Posted by: Ashley Morrison
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Social Networking as a Recruitment tool

Written by Toby Thwaites, Director, Purple Consultancy - Specialists in creative recruitment Toby Thwaites and Paul Wood founded Purple in June 2000. Purple provides recruitment consultancy to advertising, design, integrated marketing, publishing,...

Posted by: Creativepool
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Leaders

Inspiring Female Leaders: An Interview with RAPP CEO Gabrielle Ludzker

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
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Workshop

Sparking the fires of creative revolution with Guerilla #CompanySpotlight

Gueriilla Communications is a creative integrated agency that enjoys what they do and like to have fun with the people they work with. The clue is very much in the name. To learn more about the defiantly northern agency, we spoke to James Allen,...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

#MemberSpotlight on filmmaker Frederic Tschepp

How did you get into the industry? I started making films when I was quite young, maybe 10 or 11 years old. A neighbour worked at an adult education centre in Peckham and could borrow a VHS camera they had there for me and a few other kids on the...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Inspiration

5 Work Resolutions for Creative Freelancers in 2024 #PredictionsMonth

A new year often brings with it a chance to sweep the slate clean and make healthier choices when it comes to the work we accept and the work we don’t. Indeed, it could be argued that the perpetual curse of the freelancer isn’t so much...

Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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Features

Is Kim Kardashian a business genius or just really really famous?

Whether you love her, love to hate her, or are somewhere in the middle, there's no denying that Kim Kardashian is one of the most influential and successful women of our time. With an estimated net worth of over $1 billion, she's built an empire that...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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Workshop

How to hire a Print Designer

Whether you are introducing a new product, rebranding your marketing materials, or just want to come up with a fresh visual identity, hiring a print designer could be key to your success. It's a decidedly old fashioned but still incredibly flexible...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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How to hire a Digital Designer

In an increasingly digital world where companies are always competing to build their online presence, hiring an experienced digital designer is of paramount importance and the hiring process should reflect this. The guide below will take into account...

Posted by: Creativepool Editorial

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