In-House Agency Leaders Club
Three learnings from an in-house creative leader
Six months into his new role as Reckitt’s global design officer, health, Lee Barnsley shares some key lessons for every in-house creative leader
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Ideas and how to have, sell and protect them
A new book by Martin Homent, Citi’s in-house creative director, brings together his decades of experience in a compendium of more than 70 “tips, tricks and principles to help you create great work every day”
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Brand v content: how to ensure peace breaks out
David Granger, director at Arc & Foundry Creative, has seen first-hand how in-house brand and content teams can – occasionally – come to blows. But how do you keep things on track and ensure peace breaks out between the two parties?
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One brand’s journey to being named ‘best in-house team’
How do you turn a struggling in-house studio into an award-winning creative team? Shelter creative director Helen Jones has some advice
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Succeeding in-house means losing the creative industry ego
In-house creative teams can be sidelined if they are seen to be overbearing or insular, says what3words’ chief creative officer Ivan Pols
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How to successfully grow an internal design team
At Reckitt, the in-house design team has broadened its remit to help shape the future of the business. Here’s how
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Motivate your team to achieve creative excellence in-house
Jenni Harrison of Gymshark, Vicky Hope of LOOP Agencies and Kelly McConville of digital bank N26 share their insights for elevating in-house work
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Want to change it? Measure it!
Ineffective work often stems from bad behaviours. To change things, you need to measure where it’s all going wrong
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What’s in a name? The importance of branding for in-house agencies
The Agency at Specsavers has renamed itself Specsavers Creative: we look at why, for in-house agencies, such distinctions can really matter
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How to irk your boss and other helpful advice
In-house creatives must be provocative and ambitious, says ex-Oatly creative director Kevin Lynch
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The impact of AI on in-house agencies
While in-house agencies need to put processes in place to guard against the risks of AI, its use could unlock their unique creative potential
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The case for account management at in-house agencies
The five qualities that great account management people bring to in-house agencies, and why their impact can be transformative.
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It’s time to change the perception of in-house design teams
Reckitt’s global head of design and brand experience – health says that design can be undervalued in-house. Here’s how to unlock its full potential
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The value of the planner in-house
Planners are often missing from in-house agencies, but adding them can lead to better, more strategic briefs and greater focus on effectiveness
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How should agencies respond to the rise of in-housing?
External agencies must learn to live with in-house partners, aiming to integrate their creative and strategic skills with clients’ marketing ecosystems.
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In-house agencies’ role in fighting the climate crisis
Measuring emissions throughout campaign production is key to reducing them, but in-house agencies can make progress now by starting small.
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Agencies, it’s time to be better friends with your in-house partners
Collaboration between external and in-house agencies requires them to see each other as partners, but healthy competition also has its benefits
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How marketers can work better with their in-house agency
Quality of briefs is a perennial problem and in-house agencies should be treated as as equals with shared goals, not a service function available ‘on tap’
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Why in-house agencies’ ambitions are growing
To achieve their goal of being seen as lead agencies, in-house creative agencies need to fill gaps in strategy, planning and process
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Why production strategy is vital for better in-house creative work
If in-house agencies want to raise the quality of their creative work, getting the right production strategy in place is key, says Nicky Russell.
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Southbank Centre’s Marc Atkinson on leading in-house
The former design studio founder discusses the fast-paced nature of in-house life and explains its benefits and challenges
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How in-house teams can nail their remit
There are four main models for in-house agencies: understanding which one is right for your business is key, says the In-House Agency Leaders Club’s John Owen
A manifesto for building a successful in-house team
There is definitely no one-size-fits-all for in-house teams, but here are some principles for success to draw on, put together by the In-House Agency Leaders Club
The In-house Life: Evonne Mackenzie, V&A
In the latest in a series of interviews with creatives who are working in-house at brands and organisations, we hear from Evonne Mackenzie, head of design at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London
Specsavers and the in-house life
One of the major creative shifts in recent years has been the rise of the in-house agency. Here, Nicola Wardell, MD of The Agency at Specsavers, talks about the challenges and rewards of in-house life