2. Class Objectives Identify members of the creative team Tell how to differentiate great advertising from the ordinary Explain the purpose of the message strategy and how it differs from the creative strategy Explain the role of the creative strategy and its principal elements Define the four roles people play at different stages of the creative process
3. The Creative Team Creative Director Ultimately responsible for the creative product from an ad agency Copywriter Art Director Responsible for the verbal message of an ad campaign, the copy Responsible for the nonverbal message of an ad campaign, the design
4. What Makes Great Advertising? Audience Resonance Great ads “reverberate” with the audience, get their attention, and make them think about the message Informational Transformational Giving information that offers relief from some real or perceived problem Uses positive reinforcement to offer a reward to the audience Best ads of 2009: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TwuB3Dmnfk
5. What Makes Great Advertising? Strategic Relevance An ad may get you to think, but what is it making you think about? Audience Needs & Wants Client Goals Entertaining, captures the imagination, “wow” factor, thought-provoking Must be relevant to the marketing and advertising strategies of the company Alka Seltzer ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFKifpMtlNs
28. How Creativity Enhances Advertising Remind “Boom” Persuade Creativity’s Roles Inform Fact-Based Thinkers: linear thinkers who like hard data to analyze and control. Logic, structure & efficiency. Value-Based Thinkers: make decisions based on intuition, values, and moral codes. Good at using their imaginations.
40. The Creative Process Explorer Insight Objective Brainstorm Develop“Big Idea” Artist Implement: CreativePyramid Action Desire Credibility Interest Attention
42. The Creative Process Explorer Insight Objective Brainstorm Develop“Big Idea” Artist Implement: CreativePyramid Judge Risky,DelicateDecisions
43. The Creative Process Explorer Insight Objective Brainstorm Develop“Big Idea” Artist Implement: CreativePyramid Judge Risky,DelicateDecisions Warrior OvercomeObstacles Presentto Client