8-Part Series Right now, many brands are seeing a surge in direct response growth. What about your brand? Is your creative presentation doing its job? Now is not the time to get stuck in a rut or let your legacy process hold you back from creating new, fresh ideas relevant to today’s realities. Just like […]
Critiquing a catalog can be overwhelming. Maybe you’re so close to your brand that it’s hard to maintain objectivity. Maybe your focus is merchandise, so product presentation is most important to you. Maybe you’re not a Creative Director, so reviewing work is intimidating. (We can’t all be Creative Directors.) (I’m not a Creative Director.) There […]
They typically feature cool images and design intended to grab our imagination and build a bridge to the brand’s proposition. Frankly, they leave me confused. I call this approach “passive creative.” It’s creative work that forces the audience to move through too many “mental clicks” to understand what the brand is offering. It’s unreasonable to […]
Seriously, learn to direct your creative efforts like a rock star. Mick Jagger knows about the creative process. He’s done well by anyone’s standards. In terms of money and accolades, he’s got those covered. I recently read his net worth is $360 million. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2002, and today, he […]
