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8 Steps to Better Creative Input (with or without an AE)

A recent discussion over at the LinkedIn Creative Directors Group asked the question, How to get good, focused input when you don’t have the luxury of having Account Execs on staff?

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Kyle on Advice, Agency Issues, Management, process - Jul 14

Advice For Students & Recent Grads

With the Spring semester coming to a close, I had the opportunity to participate in portfolio reviews at local schools. I took notes on common mistakes and words of wisdom that floated through my head during each review, and several themes emerged. Read on for the tips…

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Kyle on Advice, Career Advice, Hiring - May 18

positive role models

As the leader of a creative team, being positive is extremely important.

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TK on Advice - Apr 29

On Connecting Media Buyers and Creative Teams

One of the issues I’ve been wrestling with the past few weeks is getting our media team connected with the creative team on a project that’s still a few months from fruition. So I’ve been looking at ads—specifically mobile ads (although it’s not what we’re developing)—through the lens of what happens when media buyers and creative teams work well together and what happens when they don’t.

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Kyle on Advice, Agency Issues, In-House Issues - Apr 27

artist at work

…thought we’d be the next Picasso or Thoreau – but groceries, cars, rent…

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TK on Advice, Creativity - Apr 27

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