thought leadership
Welcome to our blog …a space designed for Fifteen4 news, advice, commentary, storytelling, and well, how our entire team of leaders think. Here is where we keep all the content that gives you a clearer picture of who we are, what we do, how we think [about the industry we love] and the many ways to tell a brand story, without resorting to buzzwords like “data-driven paradigm shift” or “brand story.”
Eyes Up, Phone Down: Discovering The Joy of Art Begins by Looking
Every day I bump my way through Baltimore encased in a mobile box of aluminum and rubber, so numb to my surroundings that I can’t remember one such journey from the next, regardless of where I went or when it happened. The only distinguishing feature on these slogs...
Eyes Up, Phone Down: Discovering The Joy of Art Begins by Looking
Every day I bump my way through Baltimore encased in a mobile box of aluminum and rubber, so numb to my surroundings that I can’t remember one such journey from the next, regardless of where I went or when it happened. The only distinguishing feature on these slogs...
The 80/20/20/80 Rule
The distinction between B2C and B2B marketing is a heavily covered topic across the marketing content sphere. A Google search of ‘the difference between B2B and B2C marketing’ yields content written by sources from LinkedIn to Hubspot to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce....
What is a brand?
It’s a simple question that we should all be able to answer by now. And yet we hear a surprising range of responses when we pose this question to others. A brand is not just a logo (we all know this) so what is it? We boil it down to two essential and related...
Long Story Short: Beautiful Brands and Beautiful Messaging
This one's about: Why simple is often always better. How we can all lose ourselves in a story. A subscription service for self-improvement. And personalized gastrointestinal care for long-term relief. When it comes to designing experiences, when is it time to be...
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How a Small Creative Agency Went to Space (and How We Stay Interested in Everything Else)
Fantastic Voyage In our 17 years of business, we’ve been asked to do some pretty interesting work. We’ve branded craft beer, a food truck, and a farm-to-table operation in the Hudson River Valley of New York. We’ve done piles and piles of content and design for B2B...
Direct to Consumer
This one's about: Premium frying pans that come in soothing earthy colors, Ginsu knives, the Ron Popeil revolution, and snake oil. The allure and wonder of direct-to-consumer products. Are vegan gummies going to fix your anxiety? What about artisanal distilled...
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