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How to Harness Big Client Ideas

Published on Nov 19, 2015

Every idea doesn't have to be everything to everyone, make sure you are following the proper criteria to make an idea executable.

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Big Client Ideas

and how to make them happen
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"what if" has Three stages

  • Divergent - the brain dump
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"what if" has Three stages

  • Divergent - the brain dump
  • Emergent - explore the potential
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"what if" has Three stages

  • Divergent - the brain dump
  • Emergent - explore the potential
  • Convergent - find the holes
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Every idea must meet FOUR
of the following...

THE CRITERIA:
Simple

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THE CRITERIA:
Simple
Unexpected

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THE CRITERIA:
Simple
Unexpected
Concrete

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THE CRITERIA:
Simple
Unexpected
Concrete
Credible

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THE CRITERIA:
Simple
Unexpected
Concrete
Credible
Emotional

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THE CRITERIA:
Simple
Unexpected
Concrete
Credible
Emotional
Story

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Then ask yourself:

  • What is different about this?
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Then ask yourself:

  • What is different about this?
  • Why should anyone care?
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It is possible to overestimate how new something needs to be.

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If it isn't broken, don't try and fix it.

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You don't need a novel topic, novel angel and novel execution.

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The novel execution can be enough.

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The idea should allow someone to see something new that they have never seen before.

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apply the criteria to:

  • Concept

apply the criteria to:

  • Concept
  • Copy

apply the criteria to:

  • Concept
  • Copy
  • Design

apply the criteria to:

  • Concept
  • Copy
  • Design
  • Developement

You don't need to hit every single criteria...

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...but you need to understand where you don't and own that risk.

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What's your big idea?

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We'll handle the execution.

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