Inspiration Archive

Creative Social Presents..FUCK THAT’S GOOD

Only 1 week to go before we have our next installment of our sell out (as always), Creative Social Presents. We are looking at everything that’s turning our socials on, getting them hot under the collar and red faced. FUCK THAT’S GOOD. Joining us in the hot seat, we have a brilliant line up of: Sanky, Co-Founder/ Creative Partner and Art Director, AllofUs Patrick Collister, Founder, Creative Matters Seb Royce, Executive Creative Director, Glue Simon Lloyd and Christine Turner, Creative Digital Head, Adam and Eve Andy Sandoz,...
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The role of Innovation within ad agencies

Yesterday I started a new job as Head of Innovation of Cheil UK. Given this is a new role for me, I thought it would be useful to get some direction from some of my friends/peers on how they view the role of innovation within an advertising agency (beyond what I already knew from my own experiences as well as the excellent pieces by Ben Malbon on the topic of Chief Innovation Officers). Those that kindly lent me their words of wisdom were as follows (thanks guys): Adam Good, Executive Vice President at Proximity Worldwide Andy Kinsella, Innovation Director at Glue Isobar Andy...
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What I took out of CS Fanboy: Mania of the Geek

Last Wednesday was a big night for Creative Social as it saw the the launch of the CS Fanboy series. The event titled 'Mania of the Geek' was a celebration and exploration into the impact that video games have had on our lives. I've been a gamer since booting up the tape drive of my Commodore 64 for the first time, so this was an evening I had been looking forward to. I thought there was no point in giving an in-depth view of the event as there are...
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Round up of CS Presents….. The Internet Enabled Society

As we invited the whole of Hyper Island Manchester down to this, I asked one of the students to kindly provide the write-up. Here is what James Kirk had to say (thanks James): On a drizzly evening, I found myself surrounded by some of the most respected creative talent London has to offer as Creative Social's latest CS Presents event - the Internet Enabled Society - was about to kick off at Lbi. The event was an opportunity to hear some of the top CDs talk about how they think the Internet is moulding society...
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First 2 speakers announced for CS Fanboy

Delighted to announce the first two speakers for CS Fanboy (on 5th October in London) as Stephen Curran and Pat Kane. More details below. Remember to buy your tickets at CS rate before they run out. About Stephen Curran* Stephen Curran is a British video game journalist, presenter, author, and game designer. He was an editor at Edge magazine, also writing under the name RedEye. The RedEye articles have been cited as one of "Ten unmissable examples of New Games Journalism" by Guardian Unlimited. Curran's published books include...
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