Creative Strategy

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What Is Creative Strategy?

Use creative thinking deliberately to achieve a defined communication, brand, product, or audience outcome rather than creating novelty for its own sake.

Why Does Creative Strategy Matter?

Creative Strategy matters because creativity becomes more valuable when it is directed at a specific audience, objective, message, or problem.

What Does It Look Like?

Someone applying creative strategy may:

  • starts with the intended outcome before choosing a creative direction
  • connects audience insight with the creative concept
  • maintains a clear idea across different executions
  • knows when a creative choice strengthens the objective and when it merely adds decoration

How to Develop Creative Strategy

You can develop it by:

  • take one campaign objective and develop three distinct creative routes
  • write the audience insight behind an existing creative piece
  • compare two concepts and choose one using explicit strategic criteria

Where Can Creative Strategy Be Useful?

Creative Strategy can be useful in areas such as:

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