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This blog looks at how a good brand strategy can help you change the way people think, feel and act. But you have to embed it across the whole customer and employee experience, not just the brand expression. Branding is, and always has been, about...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Dreams are funny old things. You’re playing for Scotland and you’ve just scored the winning goal in the dying minutes of the World Cup final - a clear giveaway this is a dream - the referee’s blown the whistle… and you...
Posted by: Ant O'Neill
Christmas is less than two months away and research has shown that not enough companies are getting in the spirit, missing the chance to boost productivity. A study carried out by UK retailer Christmas Tree World has found that 74% of employees are...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Make no mistake: your writing is worth money. But should you ever work for free? As much as it’s a milestone, you probably can’t remember the exact moment you first got a positive response from an application. But rest assured, at some...
Posted by: Ant O'Neill
New research reveals that most workers in the UK would welcome the introduction of a gamified rewards system in the office. A survey of 1,000 UK workers was carried out by workplace incentives and rewards provider One4all Rewards and published in a...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
A quick glance at freelance illustrator and graphic designer James Birks' portfolio will tell you he’s a film fan. Some of the pieces inspired by Hollywood movies include iconic imagery from the likes of Star Wars, Robocop and Leon in the form...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Wavemaker - RNLI Wavemaker has been appointed by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) to handle all of the charity’s media planning and buying in the UK and Ireland for a wide range of campaigns and programmes supporting their long...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Portfolios, love them or hate them, they’re almost always an essential when applying for creative and design jobs. A portfolio is supposed to hold a selection of a designer’s best work, yet we have found that often they are either full of...
Posted by: Brand Recruitment
Not everyone is born with a natural knack for writing and those who know they have what it takes often find themselves at odds with what they are able to produce, versus what their employer wants. In many cases, the writer’s creative mind...
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72andSunny - Trojan Following a competitive review, Trojan Brand Condoms has tapped 72andSunny New York as its lead creative agency. As the leader in the condom category, Trojan will work with 72andSunny New York to engage a new generation of...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Havas helia Havas helia announces the expansion of its senior management team, as Paul Kitcatt and Lisa Lee join to drive the business forwards and support the marketing agency’s sustained growth, following a series of new business wins. Both...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
4D-printing allows flat-pack furniture to be assembled with heat alone Researchers have created a series of 4D-printed plastic objects that fold themselves into predetermined shapes when heated, which they believe could be scaled up to create...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
As talent dominates discussions in the creative industry, we are proud to take our talent team from strength to strength and welcome Stewart Murdoch, Julian Sadur and Robert Ferguson to the Creativepool Talent Division. Stewart Murdoch Deriving his...
Posted by: Creativepool
We caught up with Michael Smith, Creative Director and co-owner of Clout Branding with a background in brand design. We found out about his career journey so far, asked for a few hints and tips to grow and gain this expertise and we also asked what...
Posted by: ADLIB
Given its relatively humble beginnings (see the film “The Social Network” for proof), and its general brand identity as the cool, calm cousin to Google's hyperactive uncle, Facebook is not a company that one would expect to possess the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Havas Media - Beats by Dre Apple-owned headphones brand Beats by Dre has picked Havas Media to handle its media planning and buying across EMEA. Havas Media won the business after a competitive pitch againstOMD and the7stars. The media account...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Equal Pay Day (April 4) is a movement dedicated to showing how much further into the year a woman, on average, must work to earn what her male counterpart earned the previous year. The day, originated by the National Committee on Pay Equality (NCPE)...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Navigate - Monarch Airline Monarch has appointed Navigate to manage its affiliate programmes, Monarch Flights and Monarch Holidays. Previously managed in-house, the airline struggled to dedicate enough time and resources to the programmes. Navigate...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
With over half of January remaining, more than 50% of us have already spent our entire December salary and one in five of us see a gap of over five weeks between our pre-Christmas pay day and when we will finally receive January’s salary. Off the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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
BMB - Tapi BMB has won the advertising business for British flooring chain Tapi Carpets & Floors. BMB scooped the account after a competitive pitch. The pitch was handled directly by the client. BMB will now create a major advertising campaign...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Creativity in London is in a great place and the output of agencies is now as diverse as ever. Sure; there are still fantastic TV ads, such as this years British Arrows Commercial of the Year by AMV’s Mike Sutherland and Ant Nelson for Currys...
Posted by: Gemini People
At Creativepool this week, we've decided to dig a little deeper into the recruitment process and help our members glean an insight into what they should be doing in order to climb the creative career ladder and make the most of their talents. This is...
Posted by: Creativepool
Purposefully ridiculous, playful electronics from Slovenia Technology doesn't always have to be completely serious, sometimes it can be fun too! Enter the Slovenian designer Dan Adlešič, who recently updated his collection of toy-like...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
First impressions count, especially when it comes to job interviews, and, like it or not, the first impression any potential employer will have of any potential employee will be down to how they look. We are, underneath it all, an incredibly...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
I will admit that being a graduate was probably one of the lowest points of life. After graduating, society seems to paint a picture that “life is only complete if you are accepted into a Big 4 graduate scheme”. Trust me I got declined...
Posted by: Robert Stone
Earlier this year I was approached by Sarah Hill to write a piece on creativity in our agency, Hill+Knowlton Strategies, for a new book called #FuturePRoof and some of the things that we have learnt after launching our first *Global Center of...
Posted by: Simon Shaw
'If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all' - or so the saying goes. Of course, in the age of social media, the chances of anyone saying nothing at all is very slim indeed. One only has to scan the average street for...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Havas Media UK has expanded its offering in our humble nation by opening its doors in Manchester. Building on the success of Havas Lynx, Havas PR and Havas People, the global marketing and communications group has unveiled the launch of the UK’s...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Exhibition designers are responsible for the design and layout of shows and exhibitions. Find Exhibition Designers Find Exhibition Design Companies Find Exhibition Design Jobs Job Description, Salaries and Benefits Exhibition designers are...
Posted by: Creativepool
In a media industry first, MediaCom has announced the launch of Project Blend; a unique talent management initiative that shies away from the traditional media industry approach to working. Rather than focusing on the amount of hours workers spend at...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The Mill Alex Fitzgerald and Evelyn O’Reilly have joined The Mill’s London production department. Fitzgerald returns to The Mill as an Executive Producer. He most recently worked as a Senior Producer at Framestore, where he produced notable...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Graphic designers work to bring many kinds of communication alive. They produce designs that get their clients' messages across with high visual impact. The role demands a keen business sense as well as creative flair. View People View Companies...
Posted by: Creativepool
Fashion/clothing designers design clothes, accessories and shoes. Some design expensive one-off pieces. Others work in a team creating a whole range of mass-produced fashions, or specialise in particular areas such as sportswear. View People View...
Posted by: Creativepool
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
For most of us the days of creating our own portfolios from scratch are way behind us now (except if you're a developer), so make life as easy as possible for yourself by using portfolio builders, creative services and platforms that are designed for...
Posted by: Fabrik