The biggest mistake marketers make when starting a creative project

When starting a new creative project, marketers may worry about
making a mistake by overpaying or choosing the wrong agency.


However, the biggest mistake that we see clients making has
nothing to do with the RFP. The biggest mistake is when clients
start a new creative project with the final idea and creative
solve already baked in their minds.


What are some issues that arise when you’ve already settled on
your creative idea before the project even starts?
If you already have the idea finalized in your head, you may be
resistant to the agency’s suggestions. You may contort a
strategy to fit the creative idea, rather than going where the
strategy takes you. You end up using a flawed strategy to justify
what you were going to do anyway (which defeats the point of a
strategy!).If you got project approval based on an idea rather than
an outcome, you may have trouble with stakeholders. They may be
resistant to the agency’s suggestions, or they may blame you if the
result is ineffective.If the idea is good, then skip the creative
agency entirely! Go to a production company or a designer to
execute your vision. It’ll save you time and money.

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