The document discusses the relationship between creative strategy and strategic creative in advertising. It argues that while a creative idea is just one part of an advertising campaign, the underlying strategy is what ensures it is effective. Several examples are given of companies that prioritized strategic goals like making music widely available or social sharing, which resulted in significant business successes. The document suggests that as long as the strategic objective can be discerned in the creative work, the precise balance between strategy and creativity is less important than whether the strategy resonates with consumers.
7. STRATEGY
=
NAKEDISH
CELEBS
&
STUPID
NEWS
RESULT
=
125m
visits
pm.
BIGGER
THAN
BBC.
BIGGER
THAN
REUTERS.
THE
BIGGEST
ONLINE
NEWSPAPER
-‐
IN
THE
WORLD
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10. STRATEGY
=
MAKE
MUSIC
AVAILABLE
RESULT
=
FASTEST
GROWING
DIGITAL
MUSIC
COMPANY
EVER
APPLE
PLAYING
CATCHUP
GOOGLE
PLAYING
CATCHUP
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12. STRATEGY
=
SHOW
THE
PRODUCT
WORKING
RESULT
=
BIGGEST
SELLING
TECH
DEVICE
IN
THE
WORLD
SAMSUNG
TRAILING
WITH
3x
WORLDWIDE
MEDIA
SPEND
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20. IF
THE
STRATEGY
ISN’T
SHOWING
A
LITTLE
BIT
-‐
THEN
MAYBE
THE
POINT
HAS
BEEN
LOST,
BECAUSE
IF
PEOPLE
DON’T
GET
WHAT
WE
WANT
THEM
TO
IT
HASN’T
WORKED.
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22. THERE
IS
ALWAYS
ROOM
FOR
A
GOOD
IDEA,
ALWAYS.
BUT
I
THINK
WE
AS
‘IDEAS
PEOPLE’,
IN
THIS
ROOM,
GET
HUNG
UP
ABOUT
THAT
MORE
THAN
THE
MOST
IMPORTANT
PEOPLE
IN
OUR
JOB,
THE
CONSUMERS.
Monday, 10 June 13