Showing posts with label ad age. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ad age. Show all posts

Friday, August 27, 2010

Creatives vs. Strategists


For those looking to get into digital and aren't programmers or coders (I'm in this boat too), check out this Ad Age article "Do We Need a New Definition of Creativity?" It breaks down the divide between creatives and strategists and the importance of a strategist in order for the digital creative to work. I love the final paragraph that reads:

Ironically, advertising's creative class needs strategists in order to find their way in the digital world. Those strategists once dismissed as "talkers, not doers," are just as vital to creativity as the guys in the ironic T-shirts who dream of bellying up at the Gutter Bar in Cannes. Or, as leadership consultant Warren Bennis put it, "there are two ways to be creative. One can sing. One can dance. Or one can create an environment in which singers and dancers flourish." At the end of the day, to create something needs both.

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Who owns who?

I just received the new Ad Age and inside it was the new 2009 Agency Family Tree. This is especially cool to have because it's a detailed breakdown of the major holding companies and the agencies under them. It's fun to compare last years to this years also. A few weeks ago the Digital family tree came out also. These are definitely going up on my wall in my room when I move back. Wow, I'm such an ad nerd!

The tree can be viewed here: http://adage.com/images/random/datacenter/2009/agencyfamilytrees09.pdf

Also, copies can be ordered through Ad Age at: 1-888-288-5900
I suggest getting a copy of this for yourself. It will prove to be quite beneficial.