PHD Perspectives: Are You Fishing with Rocks? - Jackson Collins - MediaBizBloggers

quotI do not accept that there has to be a choice between advertising that is strategically relevant or creatively originalquot Martin Boase cofounder of BMP now DDB LondonThe challenges facing agencies and clients have never been tougher as consumers are bombarded with an increasing number of messages and experiences coming at them from a growing variety of platforms and channels To compound the issue agencies are frequently being asked to do more with fewer resources and smaller budgets This is the time agencies and clients should be eschewing sizzle for substance But many are not Instead of focusing on what will engage the audience there is a craving for noveltyThe problem in large part lies in our approach to technological advancement We are witnessing a rush for new technology or platforms that resembles the California Gold Rush Word spreads about a new development and then there is a stampede to find a use for it before the novelty has worn off quotIt39s got to be something that39s never been done beforequot is rapidly becoming the first and last point in briefs handed from client to agency to vendor while quotIt39s never been done beforequot is increasingly the key if not the sole selling point for ideas going in the opposite directionThe result of such thinking can be a communications plan that is akin to going fishing with rocks throwing rocks at the fish will certainly cause a big splash but probably won39t catch many of them Indeed the marketing annals are littered with examples of products and plans built on novelty that made a big splash and then sank without trace New Coke anyoneAs even the most inexperienced fisherman will tell you if you want to catch fish you need to decide what type of fish you want to catch and use the appropriate baitIn our rush to demonstrate our new technology credentials we are in danger of overlooking the basics of our craft Although some might consider Boase39s use of the term 39advertising39 quaint in today39s increasingly complex and challenging marketing communications environment his comment is more important than ever given today39s increasingly complex and challenging marketing communications environment We need to make sure that our communications plans are designed to attract consumers rather than simply look impressiveThis means acknowledging that the latest emergent media platform is not automatically a silver bullet The rare silver bullet will be found by evaluating all the media options in terms of their ability to deliver against the objectives of the communications plan As well as helping to establish true credibility for emerging media platforms such an exercise strengthens our credibility as marketing communications professionalsJackson Collins Associate Director of Account Planning PHD Media an Omnicom CompanyRead all Jackson39s MediaBizBloggers commentaries at PHD Perspectives MediaBizBloggersCheck us out on Facebook at MediaBizBloggerscomFollow our Twitter updates MediaBizBlogger

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