• Building Brand with Design Thinking

    February 06, 2017

    • by IHAF Staff

    Nothing says “change” like consumer behavior. Just when you think you know their preferences, something changes and you’re back at square one. To acquire and retain a loyal base of customers, brands need to do a better job demonstrating an understanding of what’s important to consumers and evolving …

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  • Happy New Year from our Board Chairman

    January 03, 2017

    Happy new year and warm wishes from the IHAF Board, as we welcome 2017!

    If you’re like me, the new calendar has you thinking about what you might do better or differently in the year to come. Whether you want to shed a few pounds, swear a little less, or get to work earlier, making meaningful …

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  • Checking Your List: Marketing to Dads This Holiday

    October 26, 2016

    Holiday season can be exhausting. Driving your audience to retail can be challenging, particularly when price and last-minute gifts are layered into the equation. That’s why navigating the recent shift in family purchasing power is key to driving sales and engaging at retail.

    Meet the Dadsumers. A …

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  • Data-Driven Marketing: It Takes a Village

    August 29, 2016

    At a recent agency conference, my ears perked up when I heard John Osborn, President and CEO of BBDO NY say, “Data is the new sexy.” After decades of being thought of as marketing data geeks, we’ve never thought of including the word “sexy” in our agency positioning statement.

    Speaking with Judy …

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  • Helping Clients Appreciate Big Ideas

    August 15, 2016

    • by IHAF Staff

    After brainstorming concepts for one of your business lines, the deadline is up and the day is here—client presentation time. You deliver an inimitable body of work that’s sure to blow them away except the client responds with a nonchalant, “Hmm…is that it?”

    If this sounds like déjà vu, the …

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  • OOH + Mobile: A Natural Pairing?

    May 23, 2016

    Over the years, we have seen the inevitable—rising fluctuations in ad spending across online and offline media. And just when we seem to have digital figured out, we are confronted by more programmatic, bots, non-viewability, and fraud reporting.

    Well, this is not a silver bullet blog post on …

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  • Why Is My Job Req Still Open?

    May 16, 2016

    Two expressions often come to mind in my day as a creative recruiter: “Time kills all deals,” and “Numbers don’t lie.”

    Right now, with a strong economy, unemployment around 5% and great candidates getting snapped up faster than you can say “You’re hired,” some organizations find their job reqs  …

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  • Didn't Summit? Wanna Huddle?

    May 02, 2016

    We just wrapped our Leadership Summit in Atlanta to rave reviews:

    “The IHAF Leadership summit pulled back the curtain on the in-house agency model. Our challenges as creative teams inside our organizations are universal. IHAF continues to inspire and provide valuable insider knowledge to lead our …

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  • Pop into Coca-Cola

    April 04, 2016

    • by IHAF Staff

    By now you probably know that our next major event is the IHAF Leadership Summit, hosted by The Coca-Cola Company on April 21 in Atlanta. What you may not know is that in addition to an impressive lineup of sessions and speakers, the Summit includes an exclusive, guided VIP tour of Coca-Cola …

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  • Not an SEO Expert? Three Tips to Fake It ‘Til You Make It

    March 28, 2016

    Creating online and offline content is a big job. You know that. You even have the overflowing editorial calendar to prove it. You’ve also been reading more and more about content quality and the resulting impact on website visibility. Still, you’re not an SEO expert. Or are you?

    Here at Galileo …

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