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This June, at the 2015 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, McKinney chief creative officer Jonathan Cude will be joining the team behind the popular “Serial” podcast to talk about their serialised, real-time investigative...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Last year Laced commissioned SomeOne to fully overhaul their strategic, verbal and visual BrandWorld. From the world’s finest auction houses to the most codified streetwear hubs, reselling sneakers and other contemporary, limited edition items...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
A former investment banker and serial entrepreneur, Ifigeneia "Fi" Paziana has always loved fashion. Frustrated by the lack of choice for stylish, high-quality, functional yet affordable clothing, in her spare time Fi would hand-craft bespoke items...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
In 2004, a Guardian article highlighted a new, innovative medium that stood out through “the intimacy of voice” paired with “interactivity (…) convenience and portability”. The journalist Ben Hammersley was talking about...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
It was always going to happen eventually. With so many competitors breathing down their necks offering more streamlined, cohesive and cost-effective alternatives, there was only so many serial killer documentaries Netflix could throw at the problem -...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
I have something of a conflicted personal history with Hermes. My long-suffering other half is a serial online shopper - one of many habits that blossomed over lockdown - so our local delivery driver has become a familiar face over the last two...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Choosing the right colour for your brand is paramount. When it comes to choosing the colours to feature in your business’s logo, aesthetics are important. However, there are also subconscious ways that colours can make the consumer think, feel...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Your digital footprint refers to the record of your online interactions. It's everything you do, share, or post online - some of which can tarnish your reputation. But, according to Statista, only about a third of people who use the internet...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
If you love kittens and have been around the internet for a while, you know about cryptocurrency and the rise of NFTs. Spelled out as Non-Fungible Tokens, NFTs are a new form of bitcoin that is being discussed extensively in the creative industry and...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
Sara Alam is 26 and the Marketing Manager of Saddington Baynes. She is talented and passionate enough that her determination and ambition will lead her anywhere, guiding her steady steps in a much competitive industry. The best part? She did not need...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
It is universally acknowledged that creativity thrives in constraints. The past year has been a great measure for that, showing the best and most innovative business leaders shining in a fierce game of 'Adapt or Die.' To celebrate all these...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Sitting on the tube this morning I counted 6 people wearing face masks. On the escalators at Angel, another 3 or 4 (one might have been a student fashion statement, it’s sometimes hard to tell). And these weren’t kooky Halloween masks...
Posted by: JSR Content
Humans need storytelling. Starting with the first cave paintings and carvings that told the stories of hunting and gathering; myths and legends that united people into societies; the invention of the written word, manuscripts and the printing press....
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Snickers has always had a reputation for being the chocolate bar that conquers hunger fast and its oddball advertising through the BBDO network has backed up that claim in entertaining fashion. The brand has been a serial advertiser at the Super...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Tech companies relished the chance to get in on the Super Bowl action once again this year with serial advertisers and first timers entering the fray in 2019. Here are the best ads involving telcos, TV streamers, music companies and more to air on...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Virgin Atlantic/Aviation American Gin - Announcement Virgin Atlantic founder Sir Richard Branson and Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds have teamed up to promote the fact that the former’s planes will soon serve the latter’s gin. However, the...
Posted by: Creativepool
BBH London - Burger King UK Burger King UK has appointed BBH London as its first creative agency, without a pitch, following the UK’s franchise’s buyout at the end of 2017. The UK franchise was acquired by private equity firm Bridgepoint...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Creativity, code and magic with Kano’s Harry Potter Coding Kit Kano, a company best-known for its build-it-yourself computers and coding kits, has launched a new tool teaching kids and adults to code through the magical world of Harry Potter....
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
For decades, Uwe Ehinger, founder and namesake of the world’s first Premium Dry Gin to contain Harley-Davidson engine parts, has been searching the most remote places on the planet for antique motorbikes, and saving them for dealing or as core...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
At the start of 2017, Rawvoice, a data firm that tracks 20,000 podcast shows, reported that 75 million people listed to its podcasts each month, and in the UK alone, statistics show that 4.7 million people download a podcast every week. Squarespace,...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
The New England Patriots will clash with the Atlanta Falcons at Super Bowl 51 this coming Sunday, February 5th, but we're not interested in any of that. No. We're only interested in what happens between the plays. As is usually the case, brands are...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
David&Goliath - KIA Kia is wasting no time in teasing its Super Bowl ad this year. After releasing two short teaser spots last week, the automaker has now released another teaser spot starring its celebrity spokesperson, Melissa McCarthy. The latest...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The leaves are turning a rusty shade of green and there’s very definitely a chill in the air which can only mean one thing: Autumn’s here. And so, after a summer of veritable freedom, we’re all heading back to our desks, ready to knuckle down...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
J. Walter Thompson London - KitKat Crossy Road FOR REAL In a piece of advertising that will absolutely delight casual commuter gamers and probably annoy almost everyone else, J. Walter Thompson London has created a full-size real-life version of...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Back in March, alternative sitcom don and serial prankster Ricky Gervais starred in a campaign for Australian telecommunications company Optus, in which he introduced Aussies to Netflix (because believe it or not, they only got it this year!). Now...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
In an effort to boost local trade, the Devonshire city of Exeter has launched a currency known as the Exeter Pound, which can only be used at a number of local shops and is designed to work alongside, not replace, traditional sterling. It's an...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
We’re wrapping up the Instagram coverage from Cannes, but we’re sure the party doesn’t stop here. So let’s take a lil’ look at the talks and words of wisdom floating around the festival. Matt Eastwood vs Albert...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Modus Operandi The LA-based craft brewery, Golden Road Brewing, announced this week it has selected Modus Operandi as its Agency of Record. ModOp will lead Golden Road's strategic digital branding and creative efforts with the goal of accelerating...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Live from the Advertising Week Europe ITV Stage at Princess Anne Advertising Week Europe has 200+ events including more than 180 seminars and workshops. World-class industry thought leaders take the Advertising Week stage to tackle the industry's...
Posted by: Advertising Week
CDW, the Fortune 500 technology solutions company, recently launched the latest version of their successful “People Who Get IT” campaign, debuting the new spot, featuring NBA hall of fame player Charles Barkley, last night during ESPN's Monday...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Last week saw Sir John Heggarty proclaiming most modern advertising to be sh*t. Perhaps there's something in the bracing Spring air, because this week ITV's commercial boss Simon Daglish has warned brands that '90% of content is crap'. Some livewires...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
There is a lot of ugly footwear on the high street these days, from high-heeled wellies to trainers with a camel toe feature; the recent developments in the realms of Average Joe shoe design have been well and truly shocking. However, few...
Posted by: Creativepool
“lurid, exploitative, and sensational subject matter” Nope, not a pithy framing of social media, but the definition of a genre of serialised storytelling from the last Century, known as pulp fiction. Pulp was named after the cheap paper it was...
Posted by: Richard
Gamescom is, to all intents and purposes, very much the sexier, more refined European cousin to E3’s bold, brash American convention. If E3 is a Michael Bay movie (all big bucks, explosions and exposition), then Gamescom, which wrapped up this week...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
It’s no secret that virtual and augmented reality technologies are going to conquer the market in the coming years and change our media usage in increasingly 'Black Mirror'-esque ways. Just like social media and the widespread use of mobile...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
Just So - DFS DFS UK - Ambassador Adam Peaty DFS launched the second phase of its Rio 2016 Olympic sponsorship campaign this week with profiles of three of Great Britain’s Olympic medal-winning hopefuls; cyclist Laura Trott, swimmer Adam...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns