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by Magnus Shaw For a jet propulsion lab brochure: "What we do isn't rocket science. Oh, hang on ...". For Sainsbury's: "We say 'hello' to good buyers". A recruitment ad for security guards: "Who says you can't have a successful career after the...
Posted by: Creativepool
For the fourth year in a row, BBDO has been ranked the most effective agency network in the world in the WARC 100. The annual WARC 100 from the World Advertising Research Centre tracks the rankings of campaigns based on their performance in more than...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
A TV spot from McCann promoting National Geographic's upcoming scripted “Genius” TV program on Albert Einstein was voted as the winner of the Super Clio award, a special Clio creative award established two years ago to honour the best...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
As one of the biggest beer companies in the world, Anheuser-Busch is a name that's become synonymous with the Super Bowl, which itself is probably the single occasion on the US calendar where the most beer is consumed. Cementing this unspoken holy...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Omnicom's OMD Worldwide has claimed the title of the “World's most creative media agency” for the ninth consecutive time courtesy of the Gunn Report for Media. This now means that the agency has topped the rankings every year since the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Leading advertising automation company Rubicon Project, was recently named as the number 1 ad platform in the world by Quantcast, the audience measurement company that draws its statistics from more than half a billion people worldwide. Quantcast...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
It was announced yesterday that L&K Saatchi & Saatchi has been given the communication mandate for the re-launch of HSBC's 'Premier' offering in India. As one would expect given its name, HSBC Premier is a premium financial services product for the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Yesterday, Chime Communications posted pre-tax profits of £25 million for 2013. Operating income at the marketing services company, meanwhile, rose 8% year on year to £169.5 million. Annual operating profits, however, were flat, and the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The 'Radio Advertising Bureau' has recently announced the results of their 'RadioGauge' from the latter half of 2013. The RAB's bespoke tool tests campaigns throughout the year against 11 statements which match the 5 'creative Ls' which are...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
To an extent, the creative industries have always dealt in smoke and mirrors. Obfuscation is, after all, part of what makes the whole thing so exciting. We live, however, in a world that increasingly values transparency, particularly given the age of...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
It’s the most creative time of the year once again; the Creativepool Annual 2024 is officially underway, inviting industry professionals and creative enthusiasts from across the world’s most creative network to showcase their most...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Have you ever found yourself in the situation of a flight getting canceled? It’s frustrating and a hassle when you have places to go. Like Brussels Airlines, it is known for its affordable flights but sadly prone to cancellations. Here’s...
Posted by: Creativepool Partner
Leading home-fragrance brand Air Wick has released an innovative new plug-in device designed to make scents last longer alongside a new range of ‘Vibrant’ fragrances. As part of a wider strategy to build a more premium layer into its...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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
It’s probably safe to say that VR hasn’t really “taken off” in quite the way we all thought it would a few years ago. Back in the halcyon days of 2014, when the Oculus Rift gained enough cultural traction to be parodied by...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Nate Camponi, a Director at Chief TV, made a series of beautiful short films for M&S with celebrity chef Tom Kerridge earlier this year. In this piece, Nate explores how to tell big corporate stories in a more digestible way and what you can do from...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
When needing to see a healthcare professional, we generally feel like we are in safer hands with a ‘specialist’ than our general practitioner. The term denotes expertise in a particular subject, and a high degree of skill. Simon Case,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
How did you get into the industry? A few years ago, I booked a one-way ticket to Los Angeles to follow a one year directing certificate. I started working as a production assistant on sets while I was there. I then started producing my own short...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Media campaigns are designed to provoke attention, raise awareness, and build momentum around a cause, product, or event. The general consensus behind most media campaigns is the bigger, bolder and more colourful they are, the stickier they should...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
7th September 2022 - This year, Creativepool is celebrating 10 years of creative excellence with the eighth edition of the Creativepool Annual. And what a decade it’s been! The Creativepool Annual 2023 winners represent the cream of the crop...
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“Roko’s Basilisk” is a popular thought experiment. It proposes a hypothetical situation in which an all-knowing, all-powerful. An evil artificial intelligence comes into power in the future. It may want to destroy every human who...
Posted by: Think Design Manchester Ltd
Digital trust. If there’s a hot topic in the world of tech, this is it. You can get a measure of its importance simply by looking at who is talking about it, and how. The first hits on Google are articles by the WEF and McKinsey. Callsign staged...
Posted by: Ant O'Neill
This week, we spoke to Richard Morris, Partner at independent creative company Whistlejacket. He spoke about the humble beginnings of the agency just under 10 years ago, its recent pivot to a hybrid working model and how us creative humans MUST...
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
TikTok is not a platform many turn to initially when discussing “forces for good” in social media. Even ignore all the shady links to the Chinese Communist Party, it’s a platform that has notoriously spurned on low confidence and...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Sky Media recently revealed WUKA’s advertising campaign as one of the five winners of the Sky Zero Footprint Fund initiative. The taboo-busting ad encourages women to ditch plastic-riddled disposable pads and tampons in favour of its...
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Purpose is a small and complicated word. For many, it’s that indefinable ‘something’ that keeps us pushing against a brick wall even when we know it’s breaking our backs to do so and for many more it’s the thing that...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
It’s finally happened. 2023 has been, and always will be remembered as, the year when AI finally entered the mainstream conversation. To say its evolution has been swift would be a dramatic understatement, with the emergence of AI tools like...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
How was your company born and where are you based? Back in the early 90’s the talented and ambitious copywriting and creative duo of Adam Wooff and Chris Tongeman decided to leave publishing and make the entrepreneurial leap into agency...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Putting together an awards entry takes a bit of science and a slice of art. We've compiled this Top 10 list from previous judges and winners to give you knowledge on how to create the perfect submission. 1. Tell a Story An effective way to have...
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You wouldn’t let an employee loose on your core IT systems without training, so should your media outreach be any different? Amy Stone, Senior Communications Consultant at Hard Numbers discusses her surprise and frustration at how many times...
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By Claire Blyth, host of ‘My Life in Design’ podcast and founder and managing partner of brand design PR specialist Red Setter When I launched the ‘My Life in Design’ podcast last summer, the aim was to speak to some of the...
Posted by: Red Setter
How you feel about February 14th is going to depend on a few important factors, including your relationship status and general levels of cynicism. For advertisers, however, it represents the second holy grail of the month (the first being The Super...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Creating a website is a big deal - it’s putting a piece of yourself or your business online, in the hope of growing your audience. We all want to be sure that our sites create the best first impression possible - especially since data has shown...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Accessibility is often the lens through which people consider inclusive design. But the best brands understand that inclusive design is a much broader concept that embraces how they can connect as many people as possible through innovation. Of...
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World mental health day has dawned on us once again and this year, things have never been bleaker for most of us. COVID might be in the rear-view mirror (for the most part) but with the war in Ukraine only getting more dangerous and catalysing even...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns