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Creative campaignsHow to write a creative brief your agency will loveA good brief is short. Start with the business problem, then the audience, the single thing you want people to think or…
Brand strategyBrand or performance? Why you need both
Web designFive questions to ask before you redesign your website
AnalyticsA simple reporting rhythm for marketing teams
Social mediaSocial media content that people actually saveCreative campaigns
How to write a creative brief your agency will love
A good brief is short. Start with the business problem, then the audience, the single thing you want people to…
1 min read
Brand strategy
Brand or performance? Why you need both
Performance campaigns harvest demand that already exists. Brand work creates the demand you will harvest next year. Plan both from…
1 min read
Web design
Five questions to ask before you redesign your website
What should visitors do? Which pages already work? What does the data say about mobile users? Who will keep the…
1 min read
Analytics
A simple reporting rhythm for marketing teams
Weekly: a short check on spend and delivery. Monthly: results against goals and what you will change. Quarterly: the bigger…
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Social media
Social media content that people actually save
Useful beats clever. Checklists, how-tos, before-and-afters and honest behind-the-scenes posts get saved and shared. Plan a mix, post consistently and…
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Brand strategy
Running a workshop that ends with decisions
Share the goal and agenda in advance, invite the people who can decide, and timebox every exercise. End with owners…
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Brand strategy
How to write a positioning statement your team will actually use
A positioning statement is a short internal sentence that explains who you serve, what you offer and why you are…
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Brand strategy
The brand audit checklist: what to review before you change anything
Before you change a logo, a website or a strapline, it pays to understand what you already have. A brand…
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Brand strategy
Brand architecture explained: branded house, endorsed brands and house of brands
As organisations grow, they often add new products, services or sub-brands. Before long, a simple identity becomes a crowded family…
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