Don’t you just love it? The holiday season is a blitz of promotional marketing and big budget campaigns. As marketers, not only are we consumers of the non-stop deals targeted at us. We are also observers and strategic thinkers. We just can’t help but look at the onslaught of promotions through the lens of a Read More
How to Write a Brilliant Creative Brief in 15 Minutes
We are all super busy marketers. We’ve got to go, go, go. Execute now. We need to save time whenever possible. Skipping the creative brief is one of the most common shortcuts that marketers take. Oops! We think we are saving time up front by diving right into execution. But we are likely paying for it later Read More
6 Reasons to Design Infographics and Rescue Your Content
Images have always played an important role in the presentation of ideas. Signs or maps are perfect examples of quickly and clearly explaining complex information visually. Now as traditional written content and internet marketing collide, you should be presenting your content visually too. You should design Read More
5 Situations You Need a Creative Brief But Often Don’t Use One
We are busy marketing professionals. We need to save time whenever possible. One of the most common shortcuts that marketers take is skipping the creative brief at the beginning of some projects. Unfortunately, we think we are saving time, but we are likely paying for it later with more time spent during production. Or Read More
7 Creative Brief Secrets Every Marketer Should Know
We’ve all written a creative brief. But there is a big difference between a good brief and a great one. Here are seven secrets that every marketer should leverage, but few actually use. Use these simple tips to improve your design brief and agency interactions. The results will be better creative results done faster and Read More
Free Creative Brief Template
A creative brief (also known as a design brief) is the best way to communicate key elements and objectives of your creative project. A great brief can lead to the most imaginative and effective campaigns. Use this free creative brief template as the starting point to working with agencies, freelancers, writers, Read More