Strategy
The brief that writes itself
A good brief is not a wish list. It is one sentence you could defend in a room full of skeptics.
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Design
Stop designing for the pitch
The deck version always looks better than the shipped version. Design the shipped version first.
Campaigns
You only need one campaign idea
Three mediocre concepts is not a safety net. It is a sign the first one was not finished.
Content
Writing for the scroll
The first four words do the whole job. Everything after them is for the people already sold.
Strategy
What a rebrand cannot fix
A new logo will not save a product nobody wants. It will make the disappointment look sharper.
Marketing
Measuring the fuzzy stuff
Brand lift is real, it is just slow. Here is what we watch while we wait for it.
Web
The website is the ad
Every campaign ends on a landing page. Spend on the page like it is the campaign, because it is.