creative @ somo education piece - short version 11/9/14
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1) What does the Somo Creative Department do? (Strategy, approach & output) !
2) How to engage with the Creative Department. (Deployment process & Creative Sprints) !
3) How the Creative Department delivers work. (Process & teams) !
4) Knowing ‘great’ work against ‘good’ work. (Attitudes, values & standards) !
5) Tools to get started. (New briefing template)
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Agenda
What does the Somo Creative Department do?
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(Psychological, Emotional Response) (Appeal, Selling)
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- Drive perception - Drive Cognition
- Touch Emotions- Persuade
(Awareness, Interest) (Learn, Educate)
Hearts Minds
Facets of Creative Strategy
Creativity involves two processes Thinking, then Crafting.
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(Get the idea. Make it work.)
Storytelling. Craft. Technology.
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Our domains
Our remit…There are two areas of creative function; 1) Providing Inspiration and 2) Taking Direction
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We create vision for you We realise your visionWe provide inspiration We take direction
andand
Vision </creates> Impact Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.
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How to engage with the Creative Department
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Scoping meetings - Invite the creatives!
The creative team
What creatives need to start work: The What? By When? & How much?
AM’s & PD’s must supply three things to start work: a) A signed off brief b) A timing plan c) A detailed budget
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The creative sprint
Timelines & Milestones
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Typical creative sprint: - Create something - Share your ideas liberally - Discuss - Critique - Refine
How we give you what you want
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The creative process
1) Strategy 2) Creative 3) Production
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The creative process
The Seven Stages of Award Winning Process
Clarify Problem & Purpose Discovery & Ideation Asset Generation Design & Build Delivery Final Asset Implementation Evaluate & Verify
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KEY (alphabetical) AM = Account Manager DP = Design Production DEV = Developer LC = Lead Creative LS = Lead Strategist LT = Lead Technical IM = Innovation Manager PD - Product Manager PM - Project Manager QA = Quality Assurance Technician RM = Resource Manager UX = User Experience
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It takes a team to build an experience.
Three person team
Mavens Connectors
Salesfolk
Hipsters Hackers
Hustlers
Knowing ‘great’ work against ‘good’ work
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Projects that are about a labour of love, by their nature, distinguish themselves
from the mediocre. Outstanding work wins awards.
The courage to care
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Be brave
Our new standards scale: Multimediocrity, Competence & Excellence
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33% 66% 110%
1. Is it fresh and original? 2. Is it fun? 3. Is it simple? 4. Does it accomplish something good for the client? 5. Does it communicate? 6. Does it break through the clutter...does it have stopping power? 7. Is it beautiful? 8. Is it smart? 9. Is it entertaining? 10. Is it relevant? 11. Is it bigger than the brand? 12. Can you explain why this a great ad? 13. Does it make the consumers care about the brand? 14. Will it stand the test of time? 15. Would you put your name on this piece of work?
Creative culture Knowing great work- 'why it won'Get the idea. Make it work.
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33%
66%
110%
Mediocre
Competent
Award winning
The most important piece of paper in the building.The Creative Brief, The Product Brief and The Amends/Task Brief. We believe a good brief is a springboard for the creative idea.
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The brilliant brief
A good brief is also a treasure map.
The brilliant brief
a) The Creative Brief b) The Product Brief c) The Amends/Task Brief
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You know what the Somo Creative Department does. (Strategy, approach & output) !
You know how to engage with the Creative Department. (Deployment process & Creative Sprints) !
You know how the Creative Department delivers award winning work. (Process & teams) !
You now know the difference between ‘good’ work and ‘great’ work. (Attitudes, values & standards) !
You know how important the brief is in creating award winning work. (New briefing template)
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To recap…