Tuesday, April 10, 2007

How should I fill in those bloody boxes?

For some it's the most important document in the agency, for others it's the most useless. Yes, it's the dreaded brief!

Is there a perfect briefing template? Well, it's being discussed here and here. What do you think?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Briefs are so controversial. Having seen it from both sides - account handler and creative - it's really interesting.

When I was an account handler, I used to think that creatives would love an 'open' brief where their minds can go wild. Having seen it from the creative side, I have to admit I hate getting those briefs.

To me, a brief is a well thought out argument for a proposition. The proposition is clear, has evidence to back it up and is interesting. This involves a lot of thought on the A/H part, but it also means that the creative can dive right into how to communicate the proposition.