The Tools of Marketing Aren't the Strategy
Many years ago, I worked at an ad agency whose creative director boasted of his ability to generate good advertising ideas. The problem was that his ideas weren't very good.
Many years ago, I worked at an ad agency whose creative director boasted of his ability to generate good advertising ideas. The problem was that his ideas weren't very good. His ad campaigns usually fell short of objectives, or at least, generated no excitement; nor were they very competitive. They rarely were the right ideas for the campaigns involved. After a while, I figured out what was wrong. The problem was that he wasn't creating, or even thinking. He was remembering.
The Tools of Marketing Aren't the Strategy
Many years ago, I worked at an ad agency whose creative director boasted of his ability to generate good advertising ideas. The problem was that his ideas weren't very good.
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