Thinking before execution

Tis the season for newsjacking it seems, and every week there is a new event in our calendars for which we must of course create witty content. Kicking off with Christmas, we’ve ushered in 2014, watched the Golden Globes and Grammy’s, followed the ad action at the Superbowl, celebrated V-Day and patiently await the Oscars that normally brings the silly season to a close.

Six months ago a young graphic designer came into our office to have a look at some promotional cards she had designed for us. The cards were to be used as handouts at a conference to promote our agency.

I came into communications and video production after a long career in journalism. Exposed to the content craze in the marketing and advertising world for the first time in my new role, I began to think about what I’d done as a professional content creator over the years and how it might apply to brands.