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To Brand or Not To Brand? There’s Really No Question…

Posted on: December 29th, 2011 by  |  1 Comment

As the Director of Brand Strategy at Insight, I’m tasked with helping to define and consistently communicate the brands, personalities and values of our clients and their branded products and services.

Sometimes this is an uphill battle in a business climate where everyone is trying to do less with more and immediate execution is often praised over thoughtful, careful crafting of a message. With a …


A New Perspective Gives Perspective…

Posted on: August 8th, 2011 by  |  No Comments

I realize this isn’t a travel blog, but as a writer at an ad agency, creativity is something I think about frequently. I’m emphatic that one of the best ways—maybe THE BEST way—to feed creativity is travel.

While there is inspiration at the Grand Canyon and lots of thought-provoking sights in Washington D.C., I think the most creative benefit comes from international travel. It makes …


Set Realistic Expectations for Social Media

Posted on: May 5th, 2011 by  |  No Comments

A recent Mashable article outlines a study that reports social media has little — if any — impact on online purchases.

Really???
Social media doesn’t significantly influence online purchasing behavior? Shocking!

I’ve got another one for you: social media doesn’t make your whites any whiter either!

Here’s a case of a survey developers having so little understanding of their subject matter that they render …


Hoping for a New Day in Political Advertising…

Posted on: February 8th, 2011 by  |  No Comments

Here’s a link to the best presidential political ad ever produced.  It’s filled with facts and meaningful, believable imagery and it reached people in a way few political ads had up until this point in 1984.

Now consider the majority of political ads you see today: attack ads… ads featuring unattractive photos of the opposing candidate… ads that purposefully misstate a position on a hot-button …


Creativity isn’t magic—it’s hard work!

Posted on: December 30th, 2010 by  |  2 Comments

People unfamiliar with advertising agencies often have a poor understanding of what we do. It’s not their fault—if you based your opinions on Bewitched and Mad Men you would think that our ideas come out of thin air and we spend most of our office time cocktailing. As an industry we throw around words like “creative” and too often don’t take the time to explain …



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