Displaying 1 - 36 of 9304 results
by Ross Taylor, Managing Consultant, Purple A couple of years ago, freelancers in the creative industries were really suffering - clients were cutting costs and freelancers' day rates were being pushed down. In fact freelancers were even...
Posted by: Creativepool
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
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
When working on college essays, students have to meet tens of demands; they have to cover issues they may not like, they have to meet academic writing standards, they have to hand in their projects on time, and they have to deliver the key points so...
Posted by: Creativepool Partner
Demand Media, the Santa Monica-based content and social media company that operates brands like eHow, Cracked and Livestrong, announced yesterday that it had added Saatchi Art to its collection. They acquired the company for $17 million in cash and...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
After a formal review, global customer experience-marketing agency, and the digital and direct marketing arm of Interpublic's McCann Worldgroup, MRM//McCann, announced late last week that Cisco Systems had chosen them as their global demand...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
In today's digital world, where market competition intensifies every minute, social media marketing is a mandatory tool for attracting and retaining customers. Especially for small and medium-sized enterprises with limited resources, effective use of...
Posted by: Taker | Maker
In an era where environmental consciousness is not just a trend but a necessity, packaging strategies are increasingly being scrutinized for their sustainability and innovation. It’s no longer enough for packaging to look good it must do good...
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
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
It will have escaped nobody that we’re living through a tough time right now in the UK and nobody is suffering more than renters. Yes, those of us lucky enough to have mortgages are being shafted too but for renters, it’s less of an...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The drive for consumer privacy has shaken up the ad industry, forcing brands to look at how they target their audiences. And it’s not a bad thing. Google’s imminent removal of third-party cookies means consumers will no longer be followed...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Long before digital marketing started to suffocate emotional creativity in favor of unnecessarily complex, performance-based blindness, my agency presented a TV spot for a high-end audio brand. We were excited. We had a powerful concept, and we...
Posted by: Lysle Wickersham
Choosing the best ads of the year was once a straightforward process but in the information era, where advertising is so much more than just 30-second TV spots, it’s not quite as simple as taking your ten wittiest short films and putting them...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Film making is perhaps one of the most eclectic of creative pursuits. Because a film maker is not just on thing. A film maker is a director, producer, writer, and manager rolled into one and those kinds of skills require a certain kind of creative...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Every week, we seek to shine our member spotlight on some of the most talented and perhaps undercooked creative individuals that make up our extensive Creativepool roster. But this week, we decided to shine our spotlight not on an individual but on...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
For advertising and creative professionals, 2020 was the year that changed everything. The ecommerce boom, driven largely by Covid-19, forced an unprecedented growth in demand for online retail. And with physical shopping unlikely to ever return to...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Just when you thought all of the year’s trends had been discussed, dissected and digested, here’s one final piece of insight from some of the leading female voices in advertising. Pulled from a report by Digital Leading Ladies (the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
With over 50 million pets in the nation, Pets at Home UK saw an opportunity to inspire and educate pet owners with a rather unique episodic series of branded content, with each episode headed by BBC broadcaster Clare Balding. According to production...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
In my career as a freelancer, I’ve never really felt like I was particularly “in-demand.” I mean, I’ve rarely struggled for work but I’ve rarely been in a situation where I’m fighting it off with a stick...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Ash Jones is the Founder and Director of fast-growing personal branding agency, Great Influence. Ash’s journey to business success started in 2014 when he became one of six founding team members of Social Chain - now one of the World’s...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Between the continued acceleration of online deliveries, and the loud call of COP26, in 2021 had never been more aware of the role packaging plays in our world. But what have we learnt, and how will this influence packaging trends over the next...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
In their primary role, digital designers combine their creativity and technical skills to produce digital graphics for computer and electronic games, websites, movie special effects, and more. Some digital designers might create graphics for...
Posted by: Creativepool
The crest of the Covid redundancies wave may well be a thing of the past, but there is no denying that the impact of a pandemic on such a vast scale will be felt in the job market for years to come. With furloughs and lay-offs spreading across the...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
The latest ONS figures show GDP shrank by 9.9% in 2020, the biggest decline since 1709. While the statistics are shocking, they’re not wholly surprising given the scale and severity of the pandemic’s effect on the global economy. The...
Posted by: Creativepool
A guide to writing rates, with tips and advice on how to price your freelance services Writers are masters of words, weavers of stories and often incredible storytelling enthusiasts. When writing freelance and online, structure is their best friend,...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
Wunderman Thompson Technology isn't necessarily creative in the traditional agency sense, but beware of not seeing their work as inherently creative all the same. The digital consultancy works at the intersection between clients and their growth in a...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
A guide to freelance illustration rates, with tips and advice from experienced professionals in the industry Illustrators are the makers of dreams. By combining art, design and creative skills, illustrators work to produce original images for a wide...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
It takes guts to find the courage to start from scratch. It can go either way. Too many have fallen under the weight of poor planning, but those who have succeeded give us hope that we can do the same. Cheddar Creative is a prime example of that. In...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
To us men, sitting at a desk and sipping hot drinks from our favourite mug, this pandemic sure felt a bit strange. No more taking the Tube to go to work, no more spending huge chunks of our day to commute and so on. So much time saved. Most...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
Being one of the world’s largest creative communities, Creativepool is in a unique position to understand to what extent the creative industry is recovering from the COVID-19 outbreak. We had the power to make a difference by asking about the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
This piece is all about the "P" word. You have been warned. "Pivoting" is a palpable and prevalent protagonist in brand paradigms, purpose and communications, enough to possibly sound repetitive and preposterous to hear. But how do you pivot during...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Mark Harfield wants to be like Pierre Soulages, Al Hirshfeld or Jean-Jacques Sempé. He wants to keep loving art for the rest of his life, and work hard enough to keep creating in his twilight years - perhaps as he enjoys some nice travel across...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
I’ve heard a lot of talk, especially during the current climate, around whether or not graphic designers should consider creating their own side projects. Opinions tend to vary quite widely on the subject - some designers see them as somehow a...
Posted by: &Something
Dmitry's story is one of jaw-drops, twists, turns and dreams. Born a soldier, grown a policeman, turned carpenter and then 3D modeller, we are fascinated by the range of experiences Dmitry has lived in his life and we are impatient to share them with...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
In almost all areas of the economy the middle ground is on the decline. In grocery, powerhouses Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Asda have been assailed by discounters Aldi and Lidl. In fashion, social media is rendering luxury labels more...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial