Beethoven to Banksy...great creative artists never have a brief. Perhaps advertising needs to follow this example. Ban the brief. Instead just say to the creatives come up wirh a great ad for this product. In other words trust them. https://t.co/EE4LaOOMLf
@GarethTSq Having worked for the likes of Rupert Murdoch I can yell you that you're one of thr good guys Gareth, hete's to you and the Town Sq management team.
My social media feeds have become long lists of boring uninvited ads. It's like Exchange & Mart if you go back that far. The difference being with E&A you went looking for what you wanted and it didn't bash you over the head with lots of ads for stuff you didn't want.
@rorysutherland The follies of management by spreadsheet. Einstein put it best, " Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted, counts."
Imogen Lepere is the daughter of a friend of mine. She's written a beautiful book which is beautifully illustrated and beautifully produced. You can find it on Amazon.
@kelvmackenzie Probably the result of AI driven, granular cohort analytics, or similar tosh. The marketing director didn't have to exercise judgement or make a decision. Welcome to the world of modern marketing. That sound you can hear is Graham King spinning in his grave...