The concept of “design thinking” has become more than just a buzzword, according to Melissa Rancourt, Academic Director, Global Executive Master’s in Strategic Design & Management at Parsons School of Design. Instead of focusing on what it is, she said the trend has shifted to focusing on how to do…
News UK is an around-the-clock operation with numerous platforms, such as video, radio and two newspapers a day. As such, the organization wanted to have an agency that “moved at the speed of news,” according to Oliver Egan, chief strategy officer at Pulse Creative, an on-site agency for News UK….
As companies look to improve their marketing agility and cost-cutting efforts, many are bringing their agency partners on-site. According to James Sanderson, managing director, Wunderman Inside, on-site teams can sometimes deliver work 50-percent faster and some companies have reported saving as much as 30 percent of marketing spend. During the…
In my role as Senior Director of Creative Services, I hire for many different creative disciplines. I’ve found there are two types of creative candidates: – Those who believe they are “the greatest” and “the best” – Those I can tell like interaction and collaboration. I’ve never been drawn to…
Shifting priorities, insourcing, cost-cutting and a drive for disruptive growth are key factors altering today’s relationships between agencies and marketers. And agencies must be nimble, streamlined and responsive to compete in such a landscape, according to guest speaker Jay Pattisall, Forrester principal analyst and former agency executive, during a…
When your team has had conversations about producing content, it’s likely been focused on things like the topic, tone and purpose. Once those decisions are made, content simply moves into a series of tasks, assignments and deadlines to funnel through to production. But times are changing, according to Doug Kessler,…
During a recent MarketingProfs webinar, sponsored by OpenText Hightail, I spoke about some of the trials and tribulations of trying to collaborate creatively. When we got to the Q&A portion of the webinar, the dashboard lit up with many iterations of the same basic four questions. Since they’re obviously…
So you’re a new project manager. Congrats, that’s so exciting! And probably a little nerve-racking. You’re now in a position where you need to balance budgets and timesheets, manage requests and resolve communication conflicts, all while making sure deadlines are met and everyone is happy. So, how does a project…
TPF Sports—an end-to-end solution for sports teams including licensing, manufacturing, distribution and communication—has about 100 clients, making 60-300 different products each. That large volume, combined with having offices in both Vietnam and Australia, left the organization somewhat vulnerable for costly miscommunications during email exchanges. “We needed a solution that was...
I recently went to Forge Conference in Philadelphia, where I was inspired by a number of great speakers who all spoke to the amazing power and value of collaboration. Though each person provided a different perspective on power of teamwork, combining their individual lessons creates an overall foundation for creating a winning team…
In what has now become an annual tradition, Hightail celebrated the launch of the latest release in EA’s FIFA series by hosting a video game tournament. This time, we ventured out to the fantastic AFKgg Gamer Lounge in San Jose and invited friends and local gamers to take on Hightail’s finest…
Hightail recently visited CAMP EDMO in San Jose, the summer learning camp dedicated to helping kids build coding and other creative 21st century skills. To support their efforts, we sponsored 10 places for underprivileged kids, who might otherwise not have had the opportunity to attend. The morning opened with a…