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by Jessica Hazel I graduated from university five years ago and have spent two and a half of these being employed by others, and the last two and a half working for myself. Although I realise I am incredibly fortunate to have found a way to escape...
Posted by: Creativepool
Stella Artois is a brand that likes to go big at Christmas. This could very well be because the internationally beloved lager was first created for the holiday season as a gift to the people of Leuven in Belgium, or it could be because the origins of...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Blackpool Council and The Merlin Entertainments Group have teamed up with TBWA\Manchester in order to help put Blackpool back on the map as a legitimate holiday destination suitable for families this summer holiday. The campaign will be capitalising...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
by Ashley Morrison When I was on holiday in France recently, I couldn't help but envy the people who worked on the vineyards we visited. What a great life that must be. Well, for the owners if not the labourers, anyway. They get to live in some of...
Posted by: Creativepool
Christmas is something of a mixed bag for me and has been ever since I made the decision to go freelance almost two decades ago now. On one hand, everyone else if off work so it’s tempting to take the opportunity to cool the jets for a week or...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
While many see the launch of the annual John Lewis ad as the sign that Christmas can truly begin, there’s nothing more iconic than Coke’s Holidays Are Coming spot. A few weeks ago, the brand's annual Christmas Truck Tour set off to tee...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Virgin Holidays has responded to a spoof ad by the mobile operator, Three, who launched a campaign by Wieden + Kennedy earlier this month, which berated people who shared their holiday snaps on social media networks, based around the #holidayspam...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
As part of the “Unleash your Mojo” campaign spearheaded by M&C Saatchi and Lida, Virgin Holidays will be launching a new ad campaign this summer geared towards Caribbean holidays and the unique experiences they have to offer. The campaign...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
How did you get into the industry? I honestly had no idea what I was going to do after university (studying a Fine Art BA), and panic email blasted pretty much every creative agency in Sussex. One agency came back to me in Brighton offering the...
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
This week, we sat down with Martin MacConnol, Founder and CEO at the Covent Garden-based creative agency Wardour. How was your company born and where are you based? We began life as a content marketing agency on Wardour Street, Soho, in 1996 - the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
They say the best way to figure out where you’re going is to look back at where you’ve been, and the last 12 months have been anything but boring so there’s certainly a lot of ground to cover. Of course, I spent most of December...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The festive season has always been a pretty important time for ad land. Given the capitalist nightmare it all became around the middle of the 20th century, it’s only natural that advertisers would take advantage of the rampant commercialism at...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
2023 has been a lot of things. It’s been a year that saw great divisions widen and a year that seemed to almost revel in chaos, but it was also a year in which creativity continued to shine, even as it stood on the precipice of potential...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
There was a time when the televisual Christmas beacon was lit whenever we first heard the “holidays are coming” Coca-Cola jingle, but for the past decade (at least) that torch has been passed to John Lewis and their annual festive weepy....
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Christmas exists, in my opinion, to soften the blow of winter. The nights seem endless, the days are barely given time to breathe, and the weather is reliably dour for most of us, so we need it really. Even as someone that doesn’t really care...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Traditionally, rental properties have been marketed through bricks-and-mortar stores or “For Rent” signs. But that has all changed dramatically since the invention of the internet as the global world has moved online. Marketing a local...
Posted by: Creativepool Partner
Tell us a bit about your role! Is there a “typical” day? For me there is no such thing as a typical day, more a typical week. It’s important that we start the week prepared in order to deliver the best work for clients. On a...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
For those who think Wimbledon wouldn’t be the same without strawberries and cream and a glass of Pimm’s, you’re not alone. Every year, an estimated 191,000 portions are eaten, accompanied by more than 276,000 glasses of the tipple....
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Freelancing has become an increasingly popular choice for creative professionals in recent years, particularly in the years following the pandemic. I’ve been freelancing for over a decade now and the freedom to work on diverse projects, set...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Regardless of your opinions on the British Monarchy, it’s undeniable that the coronation of King Charles III was something of a historic event and something that deserved chronicling and (of course) parodying. With that in mind, I’ve...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
With many big brands dipping their toe into the video games industry, we’ve seen a shift towards gamification - the application of typical elements of game playing to the customer experience. Augmented reality (AR) in particular, promises to...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Born and raised in Croydon, Kelly Oozageer is a graduate of the London College of Fashion that founded her own brand while studying and launched after graduating. Today, Cassine is a thriving fashion label that has been featured in exhibitions, shows...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Aimee Luther is Managing Director at The Liberty Guild, an invitation-only curated association of “the finest communication practitioners in the world.” In this week’s getting to know, we talk to Aimee about her career so far, the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
“To write is human, to edit is divine.” These are the words of Stephen King, arguably one of the most successful novelists of all time and he certainly has a point. The best copy editors, after all, exist to sharpen the edges, make sense...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
I’ve been a freelance writer for well over a decade now and have never once felt like a “second best” option. I might have fallen into freelancing, but I did so with open eyes and knew exactly what the drawbacks would be (primarily...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
A little story: My son is at art school here in Shrewsbury, where they’ve recently had their end-of-year exhibition. During the event, he managed to get a commission and a sale. When asked for a price, he froze for a few seconds and then...
Posted by: Tony Clarkson
Peter Watson, Social Media Expert and Managing Director of Digital Marketing Agency, Distract, takes us through his thoughts on how Instagram’s push to be “like everybody else” could end up beings its undoing. When it comes to...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
I was just explaining to my 10 year old son about how, when I was his age, if you missed an episode of Doctor Who, you missed it. I mean, it was gone, you’d literally missed it. You couldn’t catch up, you couldn’t buy the DVD, you...
Posted by: Tony Pipes
Whether you’re a freelance 3D artist, graphic designer, illustrator or writer - really, no matter your daily occupation, you will sooner or later be forced to measure your performance. Yes, the flexibility and freedom of freelancing are hard...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
This Christmas is set to be one of the biggest ever, as the world returns from a couple of years in lockdown looking to really enjoy the holidays this time around. Some freelancers have been struggling to find work in the last few months of this...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
It’s that time of the year! In mid-November, brands usually rush to release their best Christmas ads and capture a precious slice of attention from their target audiences. Due to the shortage crisis, this year was a bit different, but...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
As the Christmas period draws near, businesses are starting to plan their work over the holiday period. And while December tends to be a quiet month in the industry, there are still posts to schedule, projects to complete and deadlines to meet. This...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
We’re little over a month away from Christmas, but to a freelancer, the holidays must hardly feel like holidays anymore. It’s been almost two years since the start of the Covid-19 crisis, and whilst I can only hope business has gone back...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
December is just a few weeks away (jeez) and we all know what that means: it is time to place happy Christmas wishes in every email signature, start humming holiday tunes and generally trying to have a more relaxed time as the end of year...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
December is a bit like the Valentine’s Day of freelancing - a chance to show appreciation to your significant clients for everything they’ve done for you since you first met. This may involve sending freelance holiday cards, gifts and...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo