I was speaking at a genetics conference a couple of years ago. After the last panel discussion broke for the day, I stood chatting with a few people about our agency’s marketing history within the genetics space. I politely shared a few generic details, not...
Creativity’s power to persuade people to take action has been around for centuries. In a world of marketing sameness where a committee often makes creative decisions, or from consulting a spreadsheet, the value of unique and powerful creative cannot be...
Change is No Picnic Making a change is difficult. Tiptoeing into the shallow end of change and hoping for a positive outcome never works. To be successful, one often has to commit, run at the cliff, and jump out as far as possible. “Let’s see how this goes.”...
Innovation is valuable to all companies and critical for long-term success. At the root of innovation lies creativity. Hiring for a marketing department or a creative agency comes with unique challenges. Creative types frequently are a different type of hire....
I remember a cartoon from when I was a kid about two guys on a train. One of them is very clumsy and always gets into trouble, while the other one is smart, analytical, and bureaucratic. As the clumsy guy is sleeping the smart guy notices the emergency brake. Having...
“Indiana Jones is irrelevant to the story.” “What?!” I gasped with fearful indignation. “Yeah, If you remove Indiana Jones from the story’s plot, the Nazis would have found the ark, taken it to the island, opened the lid, and all died. Just how the movie ended. He’s...
