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Stimulating Creativity
July 06, 2015
I was approached to write this blog on stimulating creativity from the point of view of an external agency creative director “out in the field.” Like anyone else confronted with this sort of challenge, I immediately Googled “stimulating creativity.” That brought up a treasure-trove of writing on …
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Idea-Generating Techniques for the Desperate
June 22, 2015
Here’s a general rule of thumb regarding idea-generation techniques: they’re clunky, dorky and time-consuming. Oh, and they don’t work. You reluctantly resort to one when you're under the gun for an idea, then end up wasting valuable time that leaves you even more frustrated and desperate and …
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The Crystal-Clear Winner
June 15, 2015
Each year, numerous winners leave the IHAF Awards Show with accolades in hand. Only one team, however, walks away with the coveted, crystal Best of Show trophy—the clear stand-out among all of the work submitted that year.
The Best of Show winner is chosen at the end of a day-long process where …
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Building a Creative Environment
June 08, 2015
When I was in third grade, my mom and I ran into my teacher (a grim, severe drill sergeant) in the cereal aisle of the grocery store. I still remember how long it took my brain to recognize Mrs. Strictman. Her face was familiar, but foreign in that environment.
The grocery store was all joy and …
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Get Ready to Huddle!
March 30, 2015
The IHAF Huddle is right around the corner with this year’s focus on internal/external agency collaboration. Agencies inside and out are invited to attend one (or all) of our six spring sessions in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, NYC, Richmond and San Francisco, where internal/external agency duos will …
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Mark Your Calendars—Events Galore!
January 21, 2015
Being a member of IHAF means you have access to a long list of benefits including participation in our events (bonus: most are free for members to attend). What types of events do we host here at IHAF, you ask? From monthly webinars to networking breakfasts to regional discussion groups to the IHAF …
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Nametags Are Not for Nerds (And Other Tips for Attending the IHAF Awards Show & Annual Conference)
October 31, 2014
IHAF’s biggest event of the year, theIHAF Awards Show & Annual Conference is right around the corner. With a snazzy newvenue, a two-day, action-packed agenda, and more opportunities for networking and participation than ever before, what can you do to get the most out of attending? Here are a few …
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Meet the CMOs
October 01, 2014
The IHAF Awards & Annual Conference is our largest event of the year, drawing up to 200 attendees from an assortment of companies nationwide. Our 2014 conference is themedCorporate & Creative, focused on the duality of in-house agencies today—the classic, conservative corporate side and the …
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Winning Workflow Leads to Winning Work
September 24, 2014
You’re dedicated to finding the best talent available and advancing your team each and every day to stay ahead of the competition. It’s important that you approach your project and workflow management practices the same way by implementing the tools and evolving the processes that will enable you …
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Better Than Sliced Bread
September 17, 2014
What did we ever do without BrandMaker? BrandMaker is the marketing resource management tool that our in-house agency uses to automate project workflow. Looking back at the jobs we used to outline on scraps of paper and the index card boxes full of projects at every stage of completion, it’s hard …
