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Individual Growth Leads to Collective Success
April 26, 2021
Where does having your digital marketing needs met by in-house talent start? It starts with having the right talent in the right roles.
When I was at Oracle, our in-house team started small and identified gaps in our studio’s capabilities. Rather than hiring urgently, we relied on external …
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The IHAF Awards: It's a Whole New Year
April 19, 2021
We have a confession to make. When IHAF boldly declared that the IHAF Awards show must go on last year, we didn’t immediately know what the experience would be like as a virtual event. But we put our faith in the camaraderie of our connected community and received a flood of entries (mid-pandemic, …
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Go with Your Gut and Find a Way
April 12, 2021
What do you do when your company is due for a rebrand, but your organization isn’t ready? You seize what’s within your control to influence the outcome.
After an agency partner created a bold advertising splash that was a departure from our brand standards (for various reasons), we were left with …
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Covid or Not, It's Time for Virtual Creativity
March 29, 2021
It’s time to challenge a basic assumption in the creative community—that brainstorming sessions are more productive in person. That, and the idea that some things like the energy in the room, being able to look into each other’s eyes, and feeding off each other’s energy all make for a better …
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IMF Creative Uses Psychology to Design for Safety
March 01, 2021
What color is safety? Or, caution? How can good design keep people healthy during a pandemic? These are questions we, at IMF Creative, have been asking ourselves over the past year.
IMF Creative is the in-house agency at the International Monetary Fund, and we’re responsible for many of the visual …
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Digital Marketing Matures In House
February 15, 2021
IHAF recently released its annual benchmarking report, Debunking the In-House Myth. Fielded in partnership with Forrester Research, the study focuses on the degree to which in-house agencies are involved with digital marketing—assessing the digital marketing maturity of in-house teams today.
The …
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Investing in People Beyond Positions
February 01, 2021
Why does HP Studio choose to train our existing talent? The decision to invest in current talent rather than hiring when a new need arises stems from the belief that we invest in people, not just positions.
At HP Studio, we believe in hiring people, helping them identify their skills, and …
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What's Next for In-House Agencies?
January 04, 2021
In-house agencies in 2021 have a lot to look forward to. Our latest field study shows that 75 percent of advertisers now have internal creative teams and the majority of digital marketing is being produced in house. The formerly heated debate over in-house vs. external agencies is becoming a …
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Letting Go of the Leash
November 30, 2020
“Either you believe you are creative, or you don’t. And either way, you’re right.”
That insight from in-house agency leader Don Lane captures the spirit of the 2020 IHAF Conference & Awards: CREATIVITY UNLEASHED. In other words, anyone, regardless of title or job function, can think creatively and …
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Finding Creativity Through Pause
November 09, 2020
Find a comfortable seat and close your eyes. Consciously take a deep breath in and even deeper out.
How do you feel? Did you feel the cool air entering your nostrils? Maybe you heard your heart beating or a bird chirping. Did you find a sliver of clarity? A moment of calm? An appreciation for …
