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Thursday, March 29, 2012

8 Tips For Leaving a Quick Creative Brief on Voicemail

You’re in your car on the clogged 75/85 highway, heading to the airport to catch a flight to New York. You are mentally crossing off items on your must-do-before-boarding-plane-and-turning-off-cellphone list. With about two minutes left until your flight, there's one last thing on that list – send the details of a creative brief to your digital marketing agency for your next campaign. 

A creative brief essentially outlines instructions for work to be done by the agency. It’s an incredibly useful tool for focusing the efforts of the creative team. Here are a few tips to help you deliver a clear and concise voicemail creative brief:

1.      OverviewWhat is the overall project scope and goal? Are you introducing a new product? Reinforcing an existing brand position? Trying to drive traffic to a new digital app or improved online site?

2.      Most important conceptThis is the key takeaway for the creative team to spring from. What is the big idea? What one key thing do you want to express?

3.      DeliverablesWebsite? Social media campaign? Digital animation video? Mobile app? Say what specific tools you need from your agency.

4.      Primary audienceYou know your target markets better than anyone; explain who your audience will be for this campaign.

5.      ToneWhat image are you trying to convey? Do you want to project a friendly/casual tone or one that’s more formal?

6.      Top features/benefitsTry to summarize in one sentence the unique value proposition and key features/benefits of your product or service compared to the competition.

7.      Budget/scheduleWhat is the target date for campaign rollout? What is the budget for the project? If you don’t yet have a specific approved dollar number, try to provide a range.

8.      Don’t wants It’s important for the agency to know anything you definitely don’t want to see in a campaign. If you hate ads with dancing animals or irritating spokespeople, say so.   

Now that we’ve passed along these tips, you can concisely deliver a creative brief without sounding like one of those fast-talking radio ads

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