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Towards the end of last week, Ogilvy Public Relations announced a pro-bono partnership with the “Women in Public Service Project” (WPSP), which is run by the Wilson Centre in Washington D.C. Ogilvy will be bringing their brightest talents...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Seymourpowell have designed the brand identity for The Perfectionists' Cafe, the restaurant recently opened by culinary experimentalist, Heston Blumenthal at London's Heathrow airport. The agency was responsible for everything from the signage and...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Alexandre Okada was announced by DLKW Lowe as their new global creative director for Persil in a statement made yesterday. Okada will be relocating from his native Brazil to the agency's London offices, where he'll be leading their creative...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Ogilvy Public Relations announced yesterday that Jennifer Banovetz has been appointed as senior vice president and brand marketing group director of the integrated global communications firm, which is based in Los Angeles. Effective from the 4th of...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Recently, I've been hosting some copywriting seminars. And I'm delighted to say the participants have all been attentive, smart and enthusiastic.That's not always the case, however. So, if you're due to deliver a pitch, presentation or training...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Various high-profile celebrities such as Eddie Izzard, Ross Kemp, Tony Robinson, and John Barrowman have appeared in a new ad launched yesterday in a campaign against Scottish independence. The “Let's Stay Together” campaign seeks to...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Leo Burnett Change, the specialist social change agency, have been appointed as the creative account for the NSPCC, as the child protection charity gears up for a major campaign that will launch this autumn. The agency won the account after an...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
It was announced yesterday by Hironobu 'Chief' Kitajima, JWT Japan's managing director, that the award-winning creative Go Sohara would be joining JWT Japan as executive creative director from TBWA/Media Arts Lab in Los Angeles, where he currently...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
How about this for a pitch. A new social network - only you pay for this one. For your money, you are guaranteed the opportunity to interact with celebrities, leading business people, sport stars and top technology people. Essentially, you're buying...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
The Warc 100 was announced last week and BBDO Worldwide took the top spot by having the most campaigns on the list of any global agency network. The Warc 100 is an annual ranking of the best marketing campaign's in the world, with a campaign's...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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
The Fresh Awards has quickly become a recognised brand and important highlight in the industry calendar, with an original approach to awards delivery and a policy of keeping the process of entering awards as transparent as possible. The awards...
Posted by: Creativepool
Social@Ogilvy, the most extensive social media marketing network both globally and in Asia-Pacific, announced today the appointment (effective August 1) of Fergus Hay as General Manager, Asia-Pacific. In his new, Hong-Kong-based role, Fergus will be...
Posted by: Creativepool
Geometry Global was born out of the merger between G2, OgilvyAction and JWTAction and part of WPP and is the world’s largest activation network. Geometry Global has announced today (11th July 2014) the appointment of Andy Wong as Creative...
Posted by: Creativepool
Haven't you heard? Online advertising doesn't work. All those banners, buttons and MPUs? Waste of time. Those pre-play spots on YouTube, and those Facebook campaigns? Completely useless. Google Adwords and sponsored tweets? Utterly worthless. Sorry,...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
McCann Worldgroup announced yesterday that Devika Bulchandani has been promoted to the role of president at McCann XBC, the shop formed in 2012 as an agency dedicated to MasterCard, one of McCann's biggest clients. Bulchandani will be succeeding...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
As well as losing out on their own 2014 World Cup (after a staggering 7-1 defeat to Germany on Tuesday evening) it would appear Brazil have lost something else to a European country. In this case we're referring to the iconic 'Christ the Redeemer'...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Publicis Kaplan Thaler has been named as the lead creative agency for the American seafood restaurant chain, Red Lobster, two months after its account was put into review following a departure from parent company, Darden. Media for the brand is...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
HHGregg, the electronics and home appliances store, announced yesterday that it will be leaving Leo Burnett and Spark SMG to return to Zimmerman Advertising, which handled the brand's creative and media planning since 2007. The retail chain moved its...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
That which was designed to save us, is spoiling our lives. Which is a fancy way of saying that passwords have become a terrible pain in the elbow. About fifteen years ago, when most of us began our connection to the sprawling internet beast, we only...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Thought previous reports have insinuated that Saatchi & Saatchi were to move to 63 Clerkenwell Road, the site of the old Turnmills nightclub, it was announced yesterday that its sister agency, the Starcom MediaVest Group, will instead be occupying...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Starcom MediaVest Group's global chief executive officer, Laura Desmond, has recently been named chair of the board of directors of the Ad Council, succeeding Debra Lee, chairman & chief executive officer of BET Networks. The council will be...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Businesses and Government cannot rest on their laurels if the UK shall maintain the position as a world leader for the creative industries. Launched at the Create UK event last wednesday, hosted by Facebook, attended by Vince Cable Secretary of State...
Posted by: Creativepool
It was announced late last week that Saatchi & Saatchi Singapore has appointed a new global digital director in the form of Cyril Bedat, who joins the agency from Shanghai, where he has been based for three and a half years. Bedat will be overseeing...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
ZenithOptimedia is currently in the process of merging its media buying staff into two teams, who will work on a cross-platform basis, covering audio-visual and display media. Currently, the agency's trading staff are arranged into teams dedicated to...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Crown Partners, the electronic business services firm based in Dayton Ohio, has been acquired by the French multinational Publicis Groupe and will now be operating as a subsidiary of Razorfish Technology Platform Services, the international holding...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
A report recently released by Bloomberg seems to suggest that Apple's decision to outsource less of their creative marketing to TBWA\Chiat\Day and take care of more of its marketing 'in-house' might not have been the brightest move. Results pulled...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Something has gone terribly wrong with the strapline. Not just a particular strapline, but straplines in general. And I don't mean they're just not much cop these days (although as American 'Realise The Potential' Express will tell you, they're not)....
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
'Grumpy Cat' (real name 'Tardar Sauce') is the owner of the face that has launched a thousand memes (and that would be something of a modest estimate), so it was only a matter of time before the advertising world got it's paws into her. The cat who...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
TBWA\Chiat\Day Los Angeles has been hired by the popular Californian lifestyle accessories brand, Nixon to develop a broader awareness of the brand. Nixon is best known its watches, but also sells light jackets, shirts, hats, bags, belts wallers and...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
We would like to formally announce the release of our Annual! A huge year for the Creativepool team and the members. Inside is a diverse compendium of our favorite companies and individuals that make up this pool of talent. Broken down into the...
Posted by: Creativepool
After a long-standing relationship with GPY&R, Cricket Australia has handed the reigns of its creative account over to M&C Saatchi Melbourne, who won the account following a four-way pitch, by leveraging the specific expertise of its sister agency,...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Grey San Francisco, the West Coast arm of the advertising network belonging to the Grey Group, announced yesterday that The Sweetwater Music Hall has chosen them as their exclusive marketing partners. The Sweetwater Music Hall is a legendary Bay Area...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Following a lengthy process and an awful lot of money, we now know Andy Coulson is guilty of conspiring to intercept voice-mail messages; he is also to be retried on the remaining charges. Rebekah Brooks has been acquitted though - and this is not...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Real Madrid's superstar Welsh left-winger Gareth Bale has been scooped up by BT Sports to star in the latest campaign to promote its European football rights. The campaign is centred around an ad, created by Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO, which features...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Hot on the heels of the recent news that RajDeepak Das will be joining the Leo Burnett Group as chief creative officer, it's been announced that Prajato Guha Thakurta and Sachin Kamble will also be joining the agency as associate executive creative...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns