Displaying 37 - 72 of 162 results
Jason Yates is many things. He’s a former actor who has appeared on some of the biggest shows in the UK (including Eastenders), a visionary marketing mind and a bloody nice bloke. First and foremost, however, he is the Managing Director of...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Lest we forget, video content is king, and live streaming is the shiny pearl on top of the crown. With Facebook Live and Instagram Live’s emergences last year, brands discovered unprecedented, cost effective ways to engage with existing...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
EARLY BIRD ENDS SOON! For the first time ever, the BCMA brings you an exclusive event in the midst of BVE 2017 on March 2nd 2017. This is a unique opportunity to hear from and connect with the leaders of the Branded Content business. The paid for...
Posted by: The BCMA
When Miraphora (Mina) and Eduardo (Lima) met on the set of the first Harry Potter film back in 2001, they joined forces to imagine and create the graphic universe that would become the entire Harry Potter film series. After seven years working...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
Two leading lights from the UK fashion industry have urged business people from in and around Manchester to support a charity which helps dress women in need for job interviews and a brighter future. Betty Jackson, CBE and Jane Shepherdson, MBE (both...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
With social media and the mainstream news outlets still falling over themselves to celebrate Meryl Streep's bold and oddly subtle defamation of the incoming US president (he who shall not be names) at the Golden Globes, Hollywood is once again in the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Whilst it might not have gathered as much media coverage as other campaigns, Lidl's Christmas Turkey has been found to be 2016's most powerful Christmas TV spot according to research carried out by Kantar Millward Brown. It tested 19 of this year's...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
To celebrate the clocks turning back an hour yesterday (October 30) and giving us all that merciful extra hour in bed, Saatchi & Saatchi London literally turned Piccadilly Circus yellow! The ambitious OOH activation was in support of the Marie Curie...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Once upon a time the beauty industry was in a pretty set way. Brands such as L’Oreal, Avon and Estée Lauder only needed to whip up tried-and-tested print and billboard campaigns with household celebrities in order to sell new products and...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
With the summer holidays finally over and done with (at least if you're a parent) Branston is making back to school lunches extra special by helping parents decorate their kids’ sandwich bags with witty cartoon illustrations. Branston’s...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Superdream Steve Price, a well-known name and highly respected personality on the Midlands creative scene for more than 30 years, has been appointed as creative director at Bromsgrove-based marketing and communications agency Superdream. Formerly...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The Lovie Awards is the only truly pan-European award to honour the full breadth of the Internet including Websites, Online Advertising, Internet Video, Mobile and Apps and Social. The Extended Entry Deadline is 29 July 2016 at lovieawards.eu....
Posted by: The Lovie Awards
For the average Jane, the term Big Data is almost impossible to comprehend - or at least, it is to me. I’m well aware that data cloaks and polices every aspect of our lives and that my search histories, numerous email inboxes, online bank...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
Conversations with fashion designer Henry Holland, artist George Shaw, director Susanna White and more besides are part of a brand new podcast interview series from Fabula London. “Saints of Somewhere” is a series that concerns inspirational...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Cheil London Cheil London has boosted its creative department with two new hires. Nick Craske joins as Creative Director, working across all the agency's accounts, and Georgia Barretta takes up the new role of Creative Director Design. Craske joins...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Monotype - Transport for London Monotype, the font and technology specialist, has updated the iconic Transport for London typeface to coincide with its centenary, featuring new hashtag, @ and ampersand signs. The new typeface, called...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Calling all creators: the 6th Annual Lovie Awards Final Deadline is quickly approaching: Friday, 10th June. We are looking for the best of the European Internet, from websites, online advertising and video, to mobile apps and social media. The...
Posted by: The Lovie Awards
Whilst the idea of sentient machines is gradually becoming more real and terrifying by the day, for now at least, they are effectively our slaves. To celebrate this fact, whilst also perhaps sharing a little of the creative credit with them, the V&A...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Boxer - McDonald's Boxer has designed a new packaging range for McDonald’s in order to help the fast food giant better reflect its vision as a more modern and progressive company. Beginning in the US, the new look will also roll out to the UK...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Frequency540 Independent digital marketing agency Frequency540 (FQ540) has hired award-winning creative talent Suzanne Michaels to oversee its creative department. Michaels will be responsible for driving the creative vision for all of...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Landor, the WPP-owned strategic brand consulting and design firm, has acquired a majority stake in multi award-winning motion design studio, ManvsMachine. ManvsMachine was founded in London by designers Mike Alderson and Tim Swift and has worked on a...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
McCann London McCann Worldgroup has announced Alex Lubar as CEO of McCann London. Currently McCann Worldgroup's New York-based Global Chief Marketing Officer, Lubar will transition to his new role beginning January 2016. He succeeds Zaid Al-Zaidy,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
In a deal presumably signed due to the unmistakable hew of host Chris Evans' mop, Crabbie's Alcoholic Ginger Beer has been announced by Channel 4 as the official sponsor for the freshly revived TFI Friday, the anarchic talk show that arguably defined...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
A trail of 7 foot tall DNA-shaped sculptures is being scattered across London over the Summer to raise awareness and money for a new Cancer Research UK research centre. The campaign has been spearheaded by design consultancy SomeOne, who designed and...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The FRESH AWARDS are back and with a BRAND NEW panel! Ladies and gentlemen, we would like to introduce you to this year's 'In-house design team' judges. We have a 50/50 gender policy to ensure equality and diversity on our panel. All of judges have...
Posted by: Hands Down™
CBGB was founded on the Bowery in New York City by Hilly Kristal in 1973. The New York music venue became a forum for American punk and new wave bands such as the Ramones, Television and Patti Smith Group. In 2013, the former location of CBGB was...
Posted by: Creativepool
Braintree, a subsidiary of eBay (eBay acquired Braintree in an all-cash £800 million deal almost a year ago) that deals with the payment processing for a number of popular mobile apps, recently announced that it would be accepting Bitcoin...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Finally, after many years of procrastination, I'm writing a novel. A lot of people apparently feel that they “have a novel in them”, but I've taken the plunge and I'm actually doing it. Yay, me. Mind you, as I say, it took me a long...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
WCRS has been incredibly busy of late, with a slew of campaigns dropping this weekend and a sizeable new account win. The first TV spot concerns their first work for DIY retail company B&Q since they won the brands account earlier this year,...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
On Monday the 28th of April, New York Women in Communications will present the 44th annual Matrix Awards, honouring seven extraordinary women who have made significant contributions to the communication industry. The ceremony, hosted by the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
This week, Churchill Insurance will launch two new 30” ads starring everyone’s favourite bulldog, Churchill. Both spots were created by WCRS and directed by Dominic Brigstocke. The car insurance spots, entitled ‘Dance’ and...
Posted by: House 337
Today I learned an inquest has been opened into the death of a young girl, bullied to suicide by users of social media. This dreadful story adds a terrible darkness to the storm surrounding the abusive use of the internet. And, as happened with...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Would your mum understand that? It's fair to say that most of us hate bureaucracy. And meaningless, wordy bureaucracy even more. I've lost count of the number of times I've received a massive epistle from Barnet council when all they really want to...
Posted by: Ashley Morrison
Have you ever been to Cannes? Not on a cycling holiday, but the festival? No, not the movie festival - the creativity festival, The Lions? Ever been to that? Me neither - but I do find myself reading about it every year; largely because the industry...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
‘I was originally intending to go into biochemistry & horticulture' Describe your work in one sentence. Retro tinged illustration & detailed character filled landscapes. What's the most important thing you've learnt in your line of...
Posted by: Creativepool
by Jessica Hazel When I am not blogging for Creative Pool I am running my vintage clothing market at Brick Lane and Spitalfields. All of the traders there follow the trends and stock their stalls accordingly, working hard to hunt down vintage...
Posted by: Creativepool