We are so blessed to have Jane Waterhouse and Erienne Lette in the agency driving this venture forward. This is a big move for us and we’re proud that we are continually pushing ourselves to deliver better results for our clients. Exciting times. Slingshot Moves Into Content & Creative, Names Former Are Media Exec Jane […]
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Whether it’s about content or leadership; simplicity should always be the goal to strive towards. Simplicity creates clarity. When leaders speak with simplicity, their message is easily understood. The same thing happens with content. Creating simple strategies clarifies our mission and, hopefully, reduces mistakes. So the million-dollar question is: How? How do we become more […]
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Even though many see it as the antithesis of creative, AI might actually soon be a creative’s best friend. There are some pretty obvious applications for the tech from an advertising point of view – more precise targeting, live analytics and whatnot. But this is where it gets interesting. One of the great challenges creatives […]
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Do we live in a culture of deep individualism? It certainly seems so. This is why leaders today need to embrace the inherent interconnectedness of everyone and everything. While we may seem more divided and self-serving than ever, digital technology has illustrated just how connected we are as a society and how similar we are […]
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In our busy lives, it’s easy to get bogged down by many things – “Got to workout more, eat better, get this strategy right!”. And that’s completely normal, but when it comes to “doing our thing” – the search for great, creative #ideas – all that noise can get in the way. So how do […]
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One of the most effective ways to bring more order to your life is focus on simplifying every aspect of it. However, the problem for many is that keeping it simple often becomes very difficult. Why? Because sometimes our basic nature is to over-complicate everything we touch. Here’s a Leo DaVinci quote that has always […]
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If you’re cracking your head, stressed out because you can’t seem to work out an or #idea for a project, you might be doing everything wrong. Rule number one in the #creativeprocess – have fun! At its core, #creativity is only a branch of playing, and a big part of that is having #fun. When […]
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Williams International’s Nick Williams was recently reported in Mumbrella as capturing part of the problem with the #talent market in the #adindustry well, “those that wanted to move have moved – the majority of the rest are happy where they are and that is making it even harder to get the right talent.” This reinforces […]
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You know what I love about #designthinking? Unlike many #innovation frameworks it starts with the most important thing of all – understanding the #customer. The problem with most #creative ideas and innovations is we are inherently hopelessly biased to like our own ideas. Someone might think a business idea along the lines of “the Uber […]
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Relatable. One of the secret ingredients in the special McAdvertising sauce. Same goes for the best jokes – in fact, even the best memes. 90% of online humour today is simply a graphical representation of a situation, thought or action that is relatable (more often than not enacted by cats, for some reason…). And the […]