Behind The Fourth Wall
STRATEGY Robert Shaw West STRATEGY Robert Shaw West

Behind The Fourth Wall

Much of our client work focuses on crafting authentic brand voices. This week, maybe unsurprisingly, the new Deadpool and Wolverine movie got us thinking about the branding truths that lie behind the fourth wall.

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Keep Your Core Close
STRATEGY Robert Shaw West STRATEGY Robert Shaw West

Keep Your Core Close

What started out as a conversation with our resident apprentice Georgie about the merits of brands supporting Pride Month, turned into a more meaningful dialogue about brand strategy.

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Finding Answers
STRATEGY Dwayne Fry STRATEGY Dwayne Fry

Finding Answers

Although much of our strategic work is done behind the scenes and known only by our clients, it is a difference-maker for them. And while we have taken on strategic assignments over the years…

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Opinion Is Not A Strategy
STRATEGY Dwayne Fry STRATEGY Dwayne Fry

Opinion Is Not A Strategy

Our first rule? Park your opinions at the door. Be informed. 100% objectivity. Don’t cherry pick facts or data that reinforces your position. Doing marketing strategy right requires a lot of discipline…

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Old Dog, New Tricks
STRATEGY Dwayne Fry STRATEGY Dwayne Fry

Old Dog, New Tricks

Having worked with hundreds of companies and brands through the years, we understand the value of an outside perspective. We created WhyAxis to provide customized answers that address clients' specific needs, not packaged solutions.

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Where Does Strategy Come From?
STRATEGY Dwayne Fry STRATEGY Dwayne Fry

Where Does Strategy Come From?

Not too long ago I spoke with a group of UNC Ad Club students who were interested in pursuing planning as a career. Many had been through internships in larger agencies where planner roles and related job titles varied widely.

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Pull vs. Push Advertising
STRATEGY Robert Shaw West STRATEGY Robert Shaw West

Pull vs. Push Advertising

We believe an agency's job is to deliver big business-building ideas to its clients — not just advertising. In fact, some of the most powerful and effective ideas we've developed and implemented don't resemble anything within the traditional definition of advertising at all.

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Radiohead Effect
STRATEGY Robert Shaw West STRATEGY Robert Shaw West

Radiohead Effect

Name your price: that’s what the band Radiohead offered fans when they released their album “In Rainbows” online. Consumers got to decide how much they would pay for the album.

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Thinking Behind Blinking
STRATEGY Robert Shaw West STRATEGY Robert Shaw West

Thinking Behind Blinking

Thanks to Prof. Mike Randall of The University of Endless Learning at The Republik, book reports have returned from the halls of high school to haunt us. Luckily for Prof. Randall, my book assignment did not merely instill applicable marketing principles, but was indeed interesting.

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