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.”

The Science of Simplicity in B2B Marketing

Picture trying to distill a chalkboard of quantum physics into a children's book. That's how complex B2B marketing can feel sometimes. But here's the thing: your audience shouldn't need Einstein's brain to understand how your product or service will transform their...

The Science of Simplicity in B2B Marketing

The Science of Simplicity in B2B Marketing

Picture trying to distill a chalkboard of quantum physics into a children's book. That's how complex B2B marketing can feel sometimes. But here's the thing: your audience shouldn't need Einstein's brain to understand how your product or service will transform their...

Design 101: Logo Redesigns

Design 101: Logo Redesigns

“We want to refresh our logo, but we don’t want a whole new logo.”  Translation: We want a new logo, but we don’t want to pay for it.  Clients don’t know how to talk about redesigning their logos. They want better, but they don’t like change. Or they simply don’t know...

Whoever said marketing and poetry don’t mix?

Whoever said marketing and poetry don’t mix?

As it turns out, poetry has a lot to do with marketing. And marketing — our digital world, our experiences with brands, the weird things that go on on the internet — all of these influence poets. Well, at least in the case of Aaron Belz. He's a funny, sharp, witty...

Design 101: What is a Brand Identity?

Design 101: What is a Brand Identity?

Do you remember those Heineken commercials of lavish parties full of eclectic and eccentric people? Or the Captain Morgan commercial of a bar full of various captains? They showed crowded rooms full of visually interesting characters. Imagine walking among those...

The Design of Experience: The Experience Experiment

The Design of Experience: The Experience Experiment

Welcome to the Design of Experience: conversations about the ideas that make us feel a tribal devotion to the things we love. This one's about: Fu Manchus, podcast overpopulation, and the detailed Instagram breakdowns of a Whole Foods aficionado. What is it that you...

Your B2B Brand is Having a Moment

Your B2B Brand is Having a Moment

The future depends on you understanding it. Do you know that your brand is in a moment? It’s an important one. And it really matters what you do next. But how can you know what to do next if you don’t understand the moment you’re in – or possibly – don’t recognize...

The Design of Experience: The Snail Mail Saga

The Design of Experience: The Snail Mail Saga

Welcome to the Design of Experience: conversations about the ideas that make us feel a tribal devotion to the things we love. This one’s about: Sales pitch knife fights, Wes Anderson slander, and the long awaited return of Creepy Joe. What is the true power of...

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