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MEC Tonic MEC UK has hired Sarah Salter to lead MEC Tonic, its innovation division, Jason Dormieux, the MEC UK CEO announced this week. The brand innovation space is at a pivotal point, as innovation has yet to deliver returns that brands are...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Apple building AR technology that could “make it's way onto our bodies” A new report released yesterday claims that the mighty trend-setters at Apple are currently working on an augmented reality product, which would put it in direct...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Saatchi & Saatchi London Saatchi & Saatchi London has made two key management changes, promoting Richard Huntington, currently Chief Strategy Officer, to the role of Chairman and Sam Hawkey, currently a Managing Partner, to Managing Director. The...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Johnson Banks - Mozilla Mozilla has unveiled its new branding as a logo incorporating the “://” code used in internet urls, the result of an open-source redesign project completed with the public’s feedback. The final design was...
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Discussions about chatbots have been doing the rounds for a while now, they're usually encased within a ‘will they/won’t they?' hit the mainstream-type discussion, in which marketers like to tell us we’re on the cusp of THE next big...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
When it comes to the world of design in 2016, many will look back on it as a year where the digital and physical worlds finally began to blend in earnest thanks to the advent of affordable VR and the perpetual advancement of design technology. It's...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
AI, VR, AR. 2016 was very much the year of the double letter acronym, and, if our panel of industry experts is to be believed, then 2017 looks set to take the developments of 2016 and push them into overdrive. We asked a number of industry experts...
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Whilst 2016 has been something of a banner year for many horrible things, it's been business as usual in advertising, and business navigating new frontiers. One thing that appears to have come to the forefront this year is the coming together of...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Proverb Proverb welcomed Alisa Blanter as Senior Art Director this week. Blanter will work on a variety of the agency’s accounts. Blanter joins Proverb after spending 10 years with Viacom’s Nickelodeon in New York where she began as a...
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Celebrating the beauty and loud/quiet wonder (depending on your preference) of the festive season is something all agencies are essentially required to do, otherwise they'd undoubtedly be labelled as scowling humbug merchants. Still, some agencies...
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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...
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Amazon Go store allows you to literally pick up things and leave with them Amazon has launched a physical shop where people can literally just pick up things up and leave with them. Amazon Go uses a range of technologies to watch over people and see...
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Edelman Deportivo Edelman Deportivo of Sweden has hired Martin Jon Adolfsson as a Creative Director. Adolfsson joins Edelman from BBH London, where he has served as a senior creative and art director since August of 2015, including work on...
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MEC Wavemaker MEC Wavemaker has boosted its senior team with a series of promotions, including Ben Bradley as its new Head of Sports & Entertainment Partnerships. Bradley, previously a Business Director, will now lead Sport and Entertainment...
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Southpaw Following a successful run of pitch wins, Southpaw has made a trio of new senior appointments in the past month, to help drive the next phase of their business strategy and growth plans. Joining the agency as a Senior Creative, Barney...
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CHI&Partners Yan Elliott is joining CHI&Partners as Joint Executive Creative Director, alongside Micky Tudor. Elliott leaves Lucky Generals, where he was Creative Partner, and responsible for notable recent campaigns including the Radiocentre work...
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Over in Berlin, KEMMLER KEMMLER are breaking down the traditional boundaries between art & design agencies and strategy implementation to deliver high-profile campaigns across the fashion and lifestyle industries. Sebastian Kemmler, one of the...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
The winners of the 9th annual AD STARS awards were announced this weekend on Saturday, 27th August, at a gala ceremony held in Busan, South Korea. The winners were chosen from a shortlist of 1,680 finalists from 42 countries. Overall, AD STARS...
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Superdream Steve Price, a well-known name and highly respected personality on the Midlands creative scene for more than 30 years, has been appointed as creative director at Bromsgrove-based marketing and communications agency Superdream. Formerly...
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Creativepool is established for hosting international events for agencies and brands, by bringing together the industry's best to hang out, share knowledge and embark advice with colleagues and friends. Pool Party London: 14 September 2016 The...
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WPP has announced that J. Walter Thompson Company, its wholly owned global marketing communications agency, has agreed to acquire iStrategyLabs, otherwise known as “ISL,” a full service digital agency, in the US, in order to expand its...
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Anyone who has ever said, or even intimated that the London ad scene isn’t competitive should have their illusions shattered by a football tournament due to take place later this afternoon. 26 agencies and 182 players are competing in an...
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We are delighted to announce the BIMA Awards 2016 shortlist. R/GA London leads the shortlist, with 12 nominations for work including McDonalds and Beats by Dr. Dre, followed closely by DigitasLBi across work for Mumsnet, AstraZeneca and The...
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I have yet to experience the Airbnb service (though I am booked into one in Budapest this coming August) and I've heard conflicting reports, but it can't be denied that the online service has fundamentally changed the way many of us plan our...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
“The situation can be (in broad terms) broken down as such: Bigots voting for economic isolation, and a grave instability the people who will actually live to see it (for the most part) don't want. Politics is broken. We are not governing...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
AKQA announce Future Lions winners AKQA announced the winners of Future Lions, the official student awards at the Cannes Lions yesterday. Future Lions challenges students to come up with an idea that would not have been possible three years ago for...
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It is midweek, and the party at Cannes shows no signs of slowing down. Today, it is all about more incredible views from parties happening around Cannes, brilliant creatives awarded Lions, more talks, enjoying VR and of course, selfies. If you're in...
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As part of our continuing coverage of the 2016 Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity as official partner, we'll be bringing you the daily highlights from the festival. Ogilvy & Mather take Glass Lion and Two Grand Prix On the third day of the Cannes...
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72andSunny - AXE: Find Your Magic View The Full Project Digitas Lbi - Plume Labs View The Full Project Critical Mass - Travel Alberta: View The Full Project 180 Amsterdam - Benetton View The Full Project Pearlfisher - Seedlip View The Full...
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It's that time of year once again when ad land descends upon the south of France in a tsunami of designer shades and branded belt buckles for the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, and those who didn't get an invite are left with...
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With Whatsapp messages replacing phone calls, Instagram likes driving our self-worth and Facebook posts replacing real human interaction, how can we truly connect in a digital world? Back in 2012, Nike gaves us a master class in brand connectivity...
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mcgarrybowen Jason Gonsalves has been announced as the new UK CEO for mcgarrybowen. Gonsalves joins from BBH London, where he most recently served as Chief Strategy Officer. He has a strong leadership pedigree, and is almost unique in making the...
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With the BIMA Awards deadline approaching on 29 April, we thought you should meet our judges, so you can pitch your awards entry perfectly. By entering the BIMA Awards, you can get your work in front of judges from MADE.com, British Airways,...
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Possible - Specsavers Specsavers has appointed Possible, the WPP digital creative agency, to handle digital service design. The agency pitched for the account in March, with the work previously handled by Biglight. Recently iProspect won Specsavers'...
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WCRS - Pride in London Pride in London has appointed WCRS to develop an integrated campaign to promote its 2016 festival, the focus of which is a central London parade on June 25. Pride in London is one of London’s biggest free events,...
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The 2016 International ANDY Awards took place in New York on Tuesday night, April 12th, and we have the lowdown on all the big winners, who were recognised at the prestigious awards for their bravery and creativity in the advertising and marketing...
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