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Screw your agenda

September 17, 2012 Leave a comment

I write a lot of presentations. Almost entirely using PowerPoint.  A big part of being a planner is being able to tell a story. The story of the brand, the story of consumer, the story of the strategy we need to create against, the story of the strategy and why the work you are about to see is the best way to address the consumer problem/challenge.

I usually start out by talking about the problem that we are trying to solve. I make sure that we’re all on the same page regarding what we are supposed to be working against.  Read more of this post

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My Intro to Advertising Presentation @ Howard University

October 25, 2010 3 Comments

Recently I was given the privilege of speaking to an “Intro to Advertising” class at Howard University.  My first thought was that I would just go in and wing it. Play a couple agency reels, show off some cool work and then take questions. Two days before the presentation it dawned on me that college undergrads can be notoriously quiet when it comes to asking questions of a guest speaker, especially at a 9am class on Monday morning.

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