Pitching your designs, ideas, media and marketing can be the culmination of all your hard work. It can also be the hardest part! Walk through this helpful guide for pitching your marketing campaigns and related initiatives.
1. The Fine Art of Pitching Your Creative
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2. Hi.
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3. Reality Of The Pitch
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4. Fantasy & Fun Crushing
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5. Creative Development Process & Structure
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6. Creative Development Structure
GOAL AUDIENCE COMPETITIVE KEY EMOTIONAL
ASSESSMENT & PERSONA ANALYSIS DIFFERENTIATORS STATES
BRAND REVIEW
STANDARDS & TEST
VISUALS:
TONE
COLOR
EXECUTIONAL
STORYLINE VOLUME CREATIVE REFINEMENT
VARIATIONS
MANTRA
IMPACT
SIZE
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7. Pitching Creative
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8. Pitching Creative
There are all kinds of creative and levels at which you will pitch them including (but not limited to):
⢠Identities & logotypes
⢠Single executions, short-run campaigns & one offs
⢠Campaigns & storytelling development
⢠On/Offline media planning
⢠Brand construction
⢠Fully integrated campaigns
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9. Pitching Creative: Identities & Logos
GOALS
AUDIENCE
COMPETITION
KEY DIFFERENTIATORS
EMOTIONS
STORY
VISUAL
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10. Pitching Creative: Single Executions & Short-Run Campaigns
GOALS
AUDIENCE
COMPETITION
KEY DIFFERENTIATORS
EMOTIONS
STORY
VISUAL
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11. Pitching Creative: Campaigns & Storytelling
GOALS
AUDIENCE
COMPETITION
KEY DIFFERENTIATORS
EMOTIONS
STORY
VISUAL
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12. Pitching Creative: Brand Construction
GOALS
AUDIENCE
COMPETITION
KEY DIFFERENTIATORS
EMOTIONS
STORY
VISUAL
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13. Pitching Creative: On/Offline Media Planning
GOALS
AUDIENCE
COMPETITION
KEY DIFFERENTIATORS
EMOTIONS
STORY
VISUAL
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14. Pitching Creative: Integrated Campaigns
GOALS
AUDIENCE
COMPETITION
KEY DIFFERENTIATORS
EMOTIONS
STORY
VISUAL
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15. Pitching Creative: Integrated Campaigns
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16. The Modern Media Landscape
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17. Owned, Earned & Paid Media Models: Defined
Owned Earned Paid
Collateral & Direct Response Public Relations Print Advertising
Web, Mobile & Tablet Site Word-of-Mouth Advertising Networks
Blog & Video Content Speaking Engagements Paid Search
Social Media Channels Awards, Recognition AfďŹliate
Email/SMS & Lists Search Engine Optimization Co-Op & Advertorials
Location Marketing Social Distribution Sponsorships
Custom Apps Customer Support Specials & Coupons
Intellectual Property Buzz/Viral/Mass Opinion Outdoor & Trade Shows
Intelligence
Campaign Measurement ⢠Social Reporting ⢠Reputation Management ⢠Segmentation & Predictive Modeling
UI/UX Testing â˘Â Optimization ⢠Progressive ReďŹnement
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18. The Checklist
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19. Pitching Creative: The Checklist
Before entering a pitch, you MUST research, discover and receive "buy-in" on a number of things
in order to earn the client's trust and the elusive "approval:"
â Define and approve the budget (this can change AFTER you pitch)
â Define the clientâs goals and objectives
â Define the audience, demo and geographic location of the intended customer
â Define the media types you are prepared to create for within the budget
â Define the schedule of the creative and its perceived ROI
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20. The Disaster Scenario
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21. The Pitch
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22. Pitching Creative: Whoâs In The Room?
⢠The client(s) â duh.
⢠Account representative (Account Executive)
⢠Creative representation (Creative Director)
⢠Interactive/development representation (ICD/IAD; Developer)
⢠Agency Executive (Partner, VP, Executive)
Alternates:
⢠TBD based on campaign complexity
DRESS THE PART! ⢠Organized ⢠Cool
⢠Budget Conscious ⢠Creative
⢠Logical ⢠Unexpected
⢠Professional ⢠Passionate
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23. Pitching Creative: The Pitch
⢠Open with a story of how you got to this point in the process
⢠Be positive and entice the room to feel your excitement about what theyâre about to see
⢠Talk about the process and the âcountlessâ concepts that have lead you to:
⢠Concept 1 - (Insert story title narrative here)
⢠Concept 2 - (Insert story title narrative here)
⢠Concept 3 - (Insert story title narrative here) - THE WILD CARD
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24. Pitching Creative: What To Show
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25. Pitching Creative: What To Show
K.I.S.S.
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26. Pitching Creative: The Concepts
âFuzzy Puppiesâ âGuard Dogsâ âSatanâs Bulldozersâ
1 2 3
Safe Creative Moderate Risk Unexpected & Risky
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27. Pitching Creative: Campaign Elements
âFuzzy Puppiesâ
OWNED, EARNED & PAID
DEPLOYMENT & TIMING
INTENDED RESULTS
1 TACTICS
GOALS
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30. Pitching Creative: The Jedi Mind Trick
⢠Make sure the clients seen ALL the work before commenting
⢠If asked for a recommendation - have one. Be sure to point out, however, that ALL the
examples will work for their needs and be successful
⢠Listen and understand the client's concerns. Have someone taking notes at all times
⢠Assess any concerns as they pertain to the goals
⢠Define how the creative has accomplished the goals (ideally beyond what was requested)
⢠If you have case-study materials from previous clientele â support the ROI
⢠Review final comments and close the meeting
⢠If they do not like any direction, do not give them the work as a âleave-behindâ
⢠Always leave upbeat and positive that you will deliver the perfect FINAL for Approval
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31. Post Pitch Communications
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32. Pitching Creative: Constant Intelâ
⢠Immediately compile all notes and email them to the client to ensure you didnât miss anything
⢠If you feel firmly that unchosen piece of creative could work ASK if you can bring it back with the
revisions to the version that the client selected
⢠Follow up prior to secondary review to ensure the client that things are going smoothly and that
youâre quite sure theyâll LOVE the results
⢠Re-pitch revised work
⢠Restate your position and explain how you applied the revisions to the new design
⢠Reveal, Pitch & Pray ...
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33. Secret Weapons & Kill Moves
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34. Pitching Creative: Self Protection
⢠All your work should be contractually approved prior to start
⢠Assign the client a contact person (AE); request a single point of contact with client for approvals
⢠Keep strict hours, descriptions on work performed and labor rates for each duty
⢠Use an online approval management system (AMS) such as Basecamp (www.basecamphq.com)
⢠Apply the fee for the (AMS) within your contract
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35. Pitching Creative: Self Protection Continued
⢠Your schedule should have ânot to exceedâ hours written within your revision process
⢠Issue change orders to clients who abuse the contracts - AKA âSHOCK COLLARSâ
⢠Make sure all work created can be used within your portfolio contractually
⢠Ensure your contract allocates additional charges for fonts, photos and external vendors if
necessary
⢠Make sure you create and receive approval signatures THROUGHOUT the process of the work
⢠Contract Signing
⢠Research Approval
⢠Creative Approval
⢠Project Closure
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36. Questions & Statistically Probable Answers
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