creativity Tag

Q: Dear Freddy: How do I come up with creative ideas for this leather products company I’m freelancing for?Read More

by Freddy Tran Nager, Founder of Atomic Tango + Fellow Aspiring Mogul; illustration by Barzak… “In this very real world, good doesn’t drive out evil. Evil doesn’t drive out good. But the energetic displaces the passive.” — Bill Bernbach, advertising legend I recently spoke about media careers to college students at the National Broadcasting Society AERho Convention. We gathered in the heart of the Disneyland Resort, amidst thousands of tourists wearing Mickey Mouse ears and celebrating America’s greatest media brand. It served as the perfect stage for discussing the futureRead More

by Freddy Tran Nager, Founder of Atomic Tango + Fan of Both the NFL and Andrew McGregor… So maybe you’ve seen these NFL commercials with the bearded guy in the suit (created by agency David & Goliath)… And perhaps you said to yourself, “WTF? Who is that guy and why is he the spokesman for the NFL?” Or maybe you said, “Wow, what a great character, how did they come up with that idea?” I had another take on the commercial: “Is that my friend Andrew McGregor?”Read More

by Freddy Tran Nager, Founder of Atomic Tango + Differentiation Advocate; image by Williamwiki via Wikimedia Commons… Thanks to the jury in the Apple-Samsung case, product differentiation is now mandated in the marketplace (at least in the smartphone industry). Unfortunately, differentiation — and creativity and daring — are harder to find despite every company’s claim of “leadership”…Read More

by Freddy Tran Nager, Founder of Atomic Tango + Sucker for Shows about Advertising… Just saw AMC’s “The Pitch,” a reality show about ad agencies going head-to-head to land an account. Although it contained the usual heavy editing and over-dramatization of most reality shows, it was fun to second-guess real agencies in action. This episode featured two agencies, WDCW and McKinney going after the Subway breakfast account. My thoughts? WDCW had better talent. Their writing was clever, and even their stock-photo selection was funny. And that goes to show thatRead More

by Freddy Tran Nager, Founder of Atomic Tango & B2B Rabble Rouser… He’s violent. He’s funny. He’s different from anything you’ve ever seen in business insurance advertising — or imagined you’d ever see. He’s Arnie the Armadillo, the new mascot of Britain’s Kingsbridge Professional Solutions (KPSol). And it’s creating quite a stir among business-to-business marketers…. But, first, watch for yourself: Sure, it’s taking some creative risks. But you know what’s even riskier in business? Being boring and having no one remember you. KPSol is not the first B2B marketer toRead More