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.”
What makes a brainstorm Click? Lessons from the Inside.
Brainstorms get a reputation for being spontaneous, off-the-cuff idea parties, and sure, sometimes they are. But if you’ve ever run one, especially for a high-stakes project with nuanced audiences and a picky strategy to follow, you know the truth: There’s way more...
What makes a brainstorm Click? Lessons from the Inside.
Brainstorms get a reputation for being spontaneous, off-the-cuff idea parties, and sure, sometimes they are. But if you’ve ever run one, especially for a high-stakes project with nuanced audiences and a picky strategy to follow, you know the truth: There’s way more...
The B2B Voice Talent Playbook
Brand Voice isn't just that section in your brand guidelines about tone and style – it's also the literal voice of your brand, the human talent that brings your video and animation content to life. How many of you B2B marketers...
Through the Lens: A Closer Look at Project Management at Fifteen4
When you think about a creative agency, project management probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. Maybe it’s video, branding, UX, or motion design. But behind every seamless delivery, every on-time launch, and every client call that ends with, “Wow, you...
Eyes Up, Phone Down: Discovering The Joy of Art Begins by Looking
By the time I joined Fifteen4 ten years ago I had probably seen thousands of websites. But it wasn’t until I worked alongside web designers that I actually started looking at websites. Did the hero image make an immediate impression? Were the fonts readable? Was the...
Rushing the Creative Process: What It Really Costs
It’s a familiar scenario: the deadline moved up, the budget got tighter, or a new priority landed in your inbox—yesterday. Suddenly, what started as a strategic creative initiative turns into a race against the clock. We get it. Deadlines are real. Timelines matter....
Why the Smartest Work at First Round NYC Had Nothing to Do with Headcount.
At First Round NYC 2025, what struck me wasn’t how different each agency was in scale, but how remarkably aligned they were in their pursuit of clarity, originality, and strategy-led branding. From global agencies like Collins and Wolff Ollins to nimble shops like...
We’re Not Just a Vendor—We’re a Creative Partner
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...
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