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.”
Project Manager or Therapist? Sometimes Both.
Ask any project manager in a creative agency, and they’ll tell you: their job goes far beyond tracking timelines and managing deliverables. Yes, PMs are the glue that holds complex projects together. But they’re also the first to step in when tension arises, the...
Project Manager or Therapist? Sometimes Both.
Ask any project manager in a creative agency, and they’ll tell you: their job goes far beyond tracking timelines and managing deliverables. Yes, PMs are the glue that holds complex projects together. But they’re also the first to step in when tension arises, the...
The Design of Experience: The Little Things
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: The attitude adjusting powers of Woodford Reserve, the party scene in airport terminals, and moments of clarity in a...
3 Big Challenges Facing SaaS Marketers
Will Smallman, VP of Business Development, shares why SaaS marketers must invest in messaging, brand identity, and digital to stay afloat in the sea of new competitors entering the marketplace. We recently started working with a Boston-based SaaS start-up who outlined...
Fifteen4 Makes the List of Best Baltimore Branding Agencies
Fifteen4 is proud to be featured on the Expertise list of 2019 Best Branding Agencies in Baltimore! Best Branding Agencies in Baltimore Expertise surveyed over 100 Baltimore branding professionals across five categories (reputation, credibility, experience,...
The Design of Experience: Storytelling is Survival
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: Indestructible hot beverage containers, shooting Womp rats in a T-42, and the surprising positives behind cardboard pizza...
Storytelling and marketing in the B2B world: it’s more than telling a story
Emily Wolf, web designer, shares why finding a brand’s authentic reason for being is the only way to craft genuine and relatable storytelling in marketing (and why it’s worth it). Storytelling is definitely a marketing and branding buzzword right now. Here are two...
What is B2B2C?
Matt DeVille, VP of Digital, breaks down the meaning of B2B2C marketing, how it came to be, and why it’s so important to make a mindset shift from B2B to B2B2C (hint: it’s all about experiences). What I Mean When I Say B2B2C Marketing Ready to deconstruct some...
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thought leadership
Thoughts, opinions, education...things that will make your professional life better.
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bookbytes
A series of quick takes on the books shaping our thinking. Not summaries, just sparks.
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podcast
Every episode of the branding world's greatest podcast: The Design of Experience.
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The latest happenings within and around the agency.
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culture
Employee and office musings. Usually humorous, always feel-good.