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Tell us what you do for a living and who you work for? I'm the ECD for Havas Worldwide London (formerly EuroRSCG). What does that involve? Building an agency that people feel great about working for and with. How did you get started in the...
Posted by: Creativepool
“I’m a bit like marmite, you either love me or hate me.” How many times have you heard somebody literally compare themselves to a condiment? Probably more than you’d like to admit. But such is the popularity of...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
As I reflect on the recent changes in the fashion industry, I am compelled to write about an issue that has been on my mind for quite some time: Why do holding companies “hate” female creative directors? The idea first occurred to me...
Posted by: Maksimilian Kallhed
Trevor Robinson OBE, Founder and ECD of Quiet Storm, started Create Not Hate more than a decade ago. First launched as an initiative, CNH's aim was to give more opportunities in the creative and media industries to young marginalised people in...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
We don’t like cricket… we love it! So, when the Australian national team’s Cameron Bancroft was caught on TV trying to rough up a ball with sandpaper during a third Test match last year, it made us sad. He was trying to change the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The Full Service/Jelly London - The Climate Coalition Actress Anna Friel has lent her voice to a new animated film, produced by renowned photographer Rankin, that tells a story of how climate change is impacting on our everyday lives - and how...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Work-Order - HuffPost The Huffington Post has been rebranded as HuffPost in a bid to help the news organisation “become better listeners” and build up trust with its audience. The name change and new logo marks the news site’s...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
In 2016, the lines between many progressive and intolerant ideals are beginning to blur at an unprecedented rate. Consider the marches currently taking place up and down the (somewhat ironically-named at this point) United States right now. These are...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Adelphoi Music has teamed up with singer-songwriter, Ben Cocks, to create a compelling new track to accompany a social activism campaign from the iconic Ben & Jerry’s ice cream brand, which champions social inclusion at a time of increasing...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Peace building charity International Alert is bringing together technologists, designers, developers, and experts for its next #Peacehack; an international competition, which examines ways that technology can be used to resolve conflicts and build...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Donald Trump’s positions change so often that the simple task of asking, “Did he really just say that?” can be genuinely exhausting. So, SS+K and messaging bot platform Dexter have brought The Donald's most hurtful, damaging, and...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
by Jessica Hazel. Damien Hirst is one of Britain's richest people. In 1992 his pickled shark entitled 'The Physical Impossibility Of Death In The Mind Of Someone Living' was commissioned by Charles Saatchi for £50,000 and then sold in 2005 for...
Posted by: Creativepool
Marmite, that Great British institution which we either love or hate (or love to hate, in some cases) has been given a temporary makeover by makers Unilever. And if I ever meet the person who rebranded it Ma'amite in honour of the Queen's Diamond...
Posted by: Creativepool
If you look to the left, you'll notice this is the one hundred and first column I've written for Creativepool. I must admit I let my century pass by unnoticed, which is rather typical of my lack of attention. But it does allow me the opportunity to...
Posted by: Creativepool
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
B2B marketing has been evolving, and you’ve probably noticed it. In the last few years, there’s been a shift towards the use of entertainment in B2B marketing. This is something that takes many forms: branded entertainment, branded content,...
Posted by: Novagram
Domino’s, the UK’s most loved pizza delivery company, unveils the next chapter of its ongoing Domin-oh-hoo-hoo campaign. Revealing a new 30” spot which reflects a brutally honest take on sharing, Tearing Loved Ones Apart Since 1985...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Tell us a bit about your role! Is there a “typical” day? Honestly, each day is different and that’s what I love about the role and ustwo as a company. Two thirds of my role is about “tomorrow” - balancing creating a...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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
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
Christmas. Love it or hate it, it’s impossible to ignore and it seems to arrive a little earlier every year. I noticed myself Christmas lights being erected in my hometown a full week before even Halloween. Just a decade ago, this would have...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Influencer culture is a divisive one: you can love it, or you can hate it, but you can’t ignore it and you can’t deny that it’s inescapable in the current marketing climate. But is this a good thing? Pete Sayburn, marketing expert...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
At first glance, Threads is an exciting new addition to the ever-growing social media landscape. Dubbed the Twitter Killer, the app may prove to be a serious competitor to what used to be Twitter and is now re-branded X, with sign-ups totalling over...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
If Cannes Lions 2022 has a singular united theme, it was “purpose.” Indeed, it’s perhaps been the unifying theme for the last decade. In the ensuing 12 months, however, we’ve all been purposed to death so when it came to the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
By Alex Jenkins, Editorial Director at Contagious. It feels like the last twelve months has seen the ad industry stuck in a creative recession. As someone who’s monitored the output of the global ad industry for over a decade, I can’t...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Tell us a bit about your role! Is there a “typical” day? As MD of Studio PI, an artist management and production agency, no day is the same for me. Every day involves managing a number of projects, the content of which varies on a...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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
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
Tell us a bit about your role! Is there a “typical” day? There’s never a typical day in the world of entertainment! When you work so closely with talent and creators, you’re often reacting to brand new opportunities which...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
How did you get into the industry? Creativity and image making pulls at me like a magnet. I’ve tried out other paths but it’s the only thing that I feel like I truly connect with. When I was a kid I was obsessed with all the illustrated...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The Reed Group , the UK’s leading recruitment and careers provider, has launched a brand-new TV ad as part of its long standing ‘Love Mondays’ campaign to help Brits find a job they’ll love in 2023. The cheerful ad depicts a...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Aiesha Duncan is a designer and recent University graduate currently work as Digital Learning Co-Ordinator at the V&A Dundee Museum. Her experience includes web-development, UI/UX design and video/photography of conceptual work and products for a...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
2022 has been quite a year for social media platforms with the likes of TikTok booming and Twitter facing uncertainty following Elon Musk’s takeover. Hayley Jones, the Head of Social at The PHA Group has shared her thoughts on this year in...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Holly Moore, CEO of the female founded, Manchester based full-service events agency, Make Events, launched a brand new podcast with an impressive line-up of familiar industry faces this summer. After recovering from a 5-year battle with OCD - a...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Was reading about the release of ‘Bad Reviews’ (Aleksandra Mir and Tim Griffin) who’ve painstakingly brought together 150 artist’s worst reviews, prompting memory-lane moments where my own work was (quite rightly) excoriated by tutors and...
Posted by: Richard
For this week’s member spotlight, we’re getting to know an award-winning creative producer with a proven track record in everything from documentaries to music videos, commercials, and everything in between. David Morris, the head of...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial