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.”

In the brains of our designers: Typography speaks. What do you want to say?

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This Halloween, we’re spotlighting one of design’s most powerful and often overlooked tools: typography. Just like a scary story hinges on atmosphere and tone, the right typeface sets the mood long before a single word is read. When designing a brand, typography...

In the brains of our designers: Typography speaks. What do you want to say?

We’re Not Just a Vendor—We’re a Creative Partner

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If you’ve ever worked with a transactional agency, you know the drill: you send a brief, they deliver a file, and that’s that. Maybe the work checks the boxes—but it doesn’t spark anything. There’s no insight. No energy. No sense that they’re truly invested in your...

Project Manager or Therapist? Sometimes Both.

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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...

What Storytime Taught Me About B2B Marketing

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Inspiration can come from the most unlikely of places. Architecture, paintings, nature... and yes, even children's books. As the parent of a book-loving toddler, I find myself immersed in the world of children's literature daily. Sometimes it's the same story on...

Attention Spans Are Short (And My Toddler Just Proved It)

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I'm sitting at my kitchen table on a chilly Thursday afternoon, wrestling with the challenge of writing about video and animation while recovering from a family bout of Norovirus. Ms. Rachel's voice blares from the TV, my toddler punctuates the background noise with...

B2B Video Production 101: What Every Marketer Needs to Know

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It's Showtime! You’re a CMO, head of brand, or internal marketer for a B2B company. Your CEO has an announcement, there’s a product launch, or maybe a brand refresh. Whatever the case, it’s time for a video to capture the moment and tell the world: we are trusted, we...

B2B Animation 101: Answering Your Biggest Questions

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In an earlier blog, I asked the big question: Is your brand in motion? Haven’t read it? Check it out. If you’re here, tah-dah! You’ve decided that animation could be a powerful tool for your B2B business. But you probably have questions. Good news—I’ve had hundreds of...

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