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Many years ago, I worked for an agency which specialised in recruitment and graduate communications. It was pretty successful too, with a host of blue-chip clients and a stack of creative awards. It was American owned, and one day the message came...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
CP+B - Goose Island CP+B has won creative duties for Goose Island Beer Co, which became one of AB InBev’s first craft acquisitions back in 2011. The agency first tweeted about their new partnership last week, and the client confirmed the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Recipe - Blue Dragon Recipe has been awarded the Blue Dragon account following a competitive 3-way pitch. Recipe will be lead creative agency as AB World Foods embarks on a re-launch of the oriental food brand. Recipe are working with AB World Foods...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
For the jobbing freelance there can only be one priority. Ahead of the bookkeeping, email answering, blog updating and business card ordering - there's nothing more important than bringing in the work. And, when the industry is buoyant, it's not too...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Sustainability is a contract, no one party is responsible. It’s a collaboration, a cooperative space, an industrial-commons. Truly sustainable brands and events might be a utopian future but right now the challenge is teaching all brands new...
Posted by: Seen Presents
Two-thirds of businesses in the UK have no kind of plan for sustainable operations. This is hardly a surprising statistic - in the current economic climate, enterprises across all industries are looking to reduce their outgoings and avoid any kind of...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
PRMEDIACO - Valencia The Valencia Region Tourism Board has selected PR MEDIACO to run its PR activity in the UK market throughout 2017. The remit involves the promotion of the whole Valencia Region, Eastern Spain, which includes well-known...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
DCT8 - McLaren London-based media agency DCT8 has won the European Regional Office account for the high-performance and luxury sports car manufacturer McLaren Automotive Ltd. DCT8 Ltd, a full-service, global media agency, won the account as a result...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
uSwitch, the price comparison and switching service, is launching a new advertising campaign to encourage more people to switch their energy and broadband supplier. The brand is also unveiling a refreshed logo, identity, and brand slogan,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Deutsch - Pandora Deutsch will be responsible for redefining Pandora’s brand positioning and marketing communications strategy as the brand launches new products to a new generation of users. Deutsch will lead integrated brand creative and...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Firing a client is an unusual notion - counterintuitive even. Business norms suggest an enterprise will always welcome the presence of as many paying customers as possible. So why would anyone ever sack a client? Actually, although it would be a...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
by Magnus Shaw. If you're going to be rumbled loading beefburgers with something other than beef, try to ensure it's not horse. Oats would be better. Or sweets. But, not cat or hamster - and definitely not horse. As Tesco has discovered, people...
Posted by: Creativepool
October 11th 2011 may seem like a very long way away right now, but it marks a landmark date that affects every business that recruits freelance workers through a recruitment agency or business Most of you that are reading this article will have not...
Posted by: Creativepool
How did you get into the industry? My background is in fashion, I used to have my own clothing label; that’s where I started getting interested in what builds a brand - realising that the brand can be stronger than the products alone. So, when...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
While brand partnerships and sponsored product placements have been a major part of the entertainment game for decades now, sometimes, it’s counter intuitive or simply too costly to use a ‘genuine’ brand in a film or TV show. But...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The recent news that prominent discount high street retailer Wilko has been plunged into administration sparked a flurry of conversations about not only its own misfortune but the future of the UK high street in general. While external pressures...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
If there is one thing this pandemic has accelerated, it is the rate at which businesses have realised they are in deep pits of dung. Outdated systems, experiences and pipelines have come to the open following the outbreak and it looks like the...
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
Every ambitious business reaches a point when it seriously considers rebranding to progress. The cause could be changing customer trends, loss of market share, an acquisition, poor PR to overcome, or simply outgrowing an existing identity. But...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The old adage goes that there’s no such thing as bad publicity - but this is a very old saying, and its originators failed to live to see the year 2023. That’s probably a good thing, as the last 12 short months could have spelt the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
In fashion, money talks. Indeed, there is literally millions to be made if you know the right people or are somebody’s son or daughter. But for the rest of us starting out in a fashion career from the very bottom with no real guidelines to...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Independent brand and design studio ico Design recently announced the launch of Humanity FC, a creative response to the upcoming World Cup in Qatar. Humanity FC brings together 32 international creatives of 27 nationalities, to help create one...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
If your're in "Sales" you've probably been a delegate or participant in scores of presentations where some "guru" gives advice on how to sell something. Goodness knows how many of us have been subjected to these usually boring and ultimately futile...
Posted by: Tagmakers
Being an exhibitor at an industry event or trade show like Sigma, offers companies a unique opportunity to attract and engage with prospective customers. It’s the perfect place to create a positive first impression and generate new leads. But...
Posted by: The Authentic Brief
The world of marketing has graced us with countless unforgettable (albeit controversial) campaigns over the past decade spanning a range of industries, from fast food to male grooming and women’s health. Recently, women’s health brand...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
It’s not something we like to talk about in so-called ‘polite society’ but most women masturbate at least once a week. To celebrate rather than tut over these findings, the award-winning visual design and innovation studio Morrama...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
House of Fraser has always been known for the huge variety of departments available in its stores. With consumers starting shopping early this year due to global shortages, the brand wished to position itself as a top destination for shoppers with...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
A guide to Art Director rates, with tips and advice from experienced professionals in the industry In the advertising world, Art Directors are the hand of creativity. They are responsible for what commercial campaigns look like, they oversee...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
Being a creative in this day and age demands the ability to wear a variety of hats and ensure they fit snugly. Michael Scantlebury has worn more hats than most in his extensive history in the sector both at home in New Zealand and in his adopted home...
Posted by: Creativepool
How do you livestream the Perseverance Mars 2020 mission from NASA as it happens, to the big screens in Piccadilly Circus? If it sounds like a daunting task, rest assured that it is. According to Ocean Outdoor, such feat was never attempted before -...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Reading a lot, setting up career goals, chasing the unexpected - this and more does Amelia Stevens to keep herself motivated on a daily basis. By her own admittance, Amelia believes she never really had a calling for what she wanted to do. All she...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Indigo Award had the pleasure of meeting not one, but three extraordinary talents behind The Visual Agency-a multifaceted design company that has been taking the world by storm since 2011. The faces behind the enterprise are Giacomo Bettiol as...
Posted by: Indigo Design Award
In an image-saturated advertising world, it can seem like an impossible task to defend your brand from invisibility. When it comes to finding a direction for your brand, rebrand or campaign, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Your instinct may be...
Posted by: ifour
isobel - Kelly's of Cornwall Top ice-cream brand, Kelly’s of Cornwall, returns to our screens with a new TV ad spoken entirely in Cornish. The quirky ad, by creative agency isobel, aims to show that there’s a Kelly’s flavour for...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The cone-shaped mouse that isn't an April fool According to its designer, Inyeop Baek, “CONE” is the solution to simplifying the computer mouse. CONE’s primary button has a long surface area; its scroller rests comfortably beneath...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
McCann CRAFT - eBay eBay, the leading marketplace, announces the appointment of CRAFT, the production arm of McCann Worldgroup, to its portfolio of agency partners in the EMEA region. CRAFT will be tasked with supporting eBay’s global...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial