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As the largest city in a notoriously over-populated country, Shanghai probably isn’t the best place for a swift jog, but running is reportedly an incredibly popular pastime amongst Shanghai citizens. It's this indomitable spirit that's inspired...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Virgin Money Giving has released a video targeting next year’s London Marathon runners, which captures (and captions) the extraordinary (and surprisingly diverse) range of strained, but amusing faces runners pull as they approach the finish...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
More Old Spice guys is never a bad thing Last month, Wieden+Kennedy Portland and Old Spice gave even more Isaiah Mustafa and Terry Crews, otherwise known as “The Old Spice Guys.” Whereas before the two men appeared in their own separate...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Ogilvy & Mather own Cannes. Again On the final evening of the Cannes Lions 2015 last week, Ogilvy & Mather was crowned as Network of the Year for the fourth year in a row. Highlights of Ogilvy & Mather's Cannes Lions 2016 included 1 Titanium Lion -...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
If you have a Facebook account, which most of you probably do, you can't have failed to notice your friends and family lobbing buckets of ice water over their heads for the past few weeks. Maybe you've taken part in the stunt yourself, much to the...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
If I started a blog by telling you that I was thinking about buying a treadmill, you may well click away in anticipated boredom. But the fact remains, I’m seriously considering buying a treadmill. There, I said it. So what? Well, quite. Of...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
by Magnus Shaw Yesterday, all the blood, sweat and tears came to a shuddering climax. The London Olympic Games 2012 kicked off with a women's football match and a resounding blunder. Confusing one flag for another must be very easy to do. So many...
Posted by: Creativepool
For this week’s spotlight, we spoke to Ben Bush, Partner and Head of Strategy at The Frameworks, to discuss their new proposition, “Reinvention,”. This focuses on how building a winning business is fundamentally creative. It’s...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
This week, I spoke to Nikola Jellačić, Chief Marketing Officer at online casino brand Casumo, about their recent rebranding by SNASK. What was the brief for the rebrand? The initial brief was a brand refresh rather than a full rebrand. But we...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Comedy is a funny thing (naturally). For one thing, it’s incredibly subjective. Indeed, one person’s lol can be another person’s lawsuit. When it comes to humour in advertising, this means there’s an even finer line to tread...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
How was your company born and where are you based? IMP (Implementation Management Partners) was born in 2015, evolving from the established virtual agency Johnson Beesley, which started in 2007. Based in the US, IMP excels in brand identity design,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Renowned creative executive Karan Dang, whose award-winning career spans running in-house advertising agencies at Disney and Walmart, and UX/UI expert Shruti Dang, are launching DANG, a creative consultancy built to guide brands to captivate the next...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Synima is a global video production company that’s spent the last two decades “giving voice to the world's leading brands, ensuring they cut through the noise to tell the stories that matter.” Their founder, Quint Boa, is a...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
How did you first get into the industry? It has been a really long road. I always wanted to be a graphic designer, ever since I was little. My studies were taking me in this direction, but life has a way of changing your direction. I was an IT...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The news that John Lewis Partnership (including Waitrose) has created an in-house content agency was surprising - you mean they didn’t already have one? The best FMCG and retail brands think on their feet and make content that reacts to...
Posted by: Insiders
Carlsberg is launching a new global brand campaign - Do the best things begin with curiosity? Probably - championing that all progress in the world starts with a spark of curiosity. The new campaign from Fold7 follows consumer research that...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
After 11 year's of running The Annual we've picked up a few key pointers on how to craft a winning awards entry. Below is the Top 10 tips from ourselves, previous judges and winners on how to create the perfect submission. 1. Tell A Story An...
Posted by: Creativepool
The history of electric vehicles goes back a lot further than you might expect. Indeed, in the late 19th century, when cars themselves were still a relatively new invention, electric motors were preferred as they were quieter and more economical....
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Events have incredible power to positively impact the lives of their attendees, but their temporary nature and millions of visitors per year inherently drive wastefulness. We are running out of space and time to tackle this problem - our landfills,...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Gabrielle Ludzker is not just any CEO. The current head honcho at customer experience agency RAPP has spent her career breaking away from the traditional corporate CEO stereotype. and leads to inspire rule breakers. Gabby is an inspirational rule...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Language is a fascinating thing. As the paint we use to colour our discourse, it shapes our perceptions, attitudes, and cultural norms. There’s a power in language that’s been wielded by every politician and playwright under the sun, and...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
This week, we sat down with Martin MacConnol, Founder and CEO at the Covent Garden-based creative agency Wardour. How was your company born and where are you based? We began life as a content marketing agency on Wardour Street, Soho, in 1996 - the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Leap year 2024 is a rare (literally twice a decade) opportunity for brands to engage their audience, boost sales, and create memorable experiences. With an extra day on the calendar, marketers can leverage the novelty and urgency of this occasion to...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Sister Mary, a new strategic design agency founded by Leigh Chandler, has unveiled the design for a limited-edition run of intricately designed votive candles. The client? Leigh herself. Leigh, whose 20 year career has seen her design for major...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Was fascinated by a TV programme the other evening, on the possible reasons behind why we’ve been experiencing some oddly ’stuck’ weather patterns in the last couple of decades. And yes, hooked because we really love to talk about the weather...
Posted by: Richard
Asahi Super Dry was the official beer of Rugby World Cup 2023, a fact that was promoted by Made in Amsterdam last year in a multi-channel campaign, running across TV, Social, (D)OOH & Retail. The collaboration between Made in Amsterdam and Asahi...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
This week, we spoke to Dave Allen, Founder of “independent purpose-driven transformation consultancy, Brandpie. How was your company born and where are you based? Brandpie was conceived in the summer of 2008 and launched in December 2008....
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Domino’s, the UK’s most loved pizza delivery company, unveils the next chapter of its ongoing Domin-oh-hoo-hoo campaign. Revealing a new 30” spot which reflects a brutally honest take on sharing, Tearing Loved Ones Apart Since 1985...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
This week, we speak to David O’Hearns, Managing Director at Dawn Creative, about how a nightmare at an old agency turned into a beautiful dream of a fresh start. A new dawn, if you will… How was your company born and where are you...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Cat How, Founder & ECD at How Studio, takes us through how their rebrand for energy services provider Hometree saw us redefine their verbal, and visual identity as well as website; with a brand idea ‘Transition Companion’, that showcased...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
2023 has been a lot of things. It’s been a year that saw great divisions widen and a year that seemed to almost revel in chaos, but it was also a year in which creativity continued to shine, even as it stood on the precipice of potential...
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
Tell us a bit about your role! Is there a “typical” day? I haven’t been at Monotype long enough yet to form an exact idea of what a ‘typical’ day is. So far, I’ve been undertaking a very well-structured and...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
In a world full of uncertainty with a rapid pace of constant change, businesses must do all they can to keep up. With constant technological, social, and economic shifts, change has become the only constant. Often businesses fall into the trap of...
Posted by: Born Ugly
Crafting ideas is what we do at Grand Central. Lately, I've been contemplating what defines a "big creative idea." After all, every agency aims to craft "big ideas." So, what defines a big idea? It must be multi-channel, possess mass appeal, be...
Posted by: Andy Gregory
I would never pretend to be the most enthusiastic Halloween fan. I mean, I love a good horror movie and enjoy a good tooth-rotting bar of chocolate as much as the next person but the whole concept has always felt a little contrived to me. However,...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns