I was sitting in a presentation yesterday when a thought that often strikes me made its appearance once again - that advertising agencies develop a point of view on the most profitable segment of the population and translate that consumer profile across business, products and brands.
Okay, now let me try and explain that in plainer English. In the nearly two years that I've worked in an ad agency, I've seen, in pitch after pitch, consumer profile after consumer profile, certain commonalities. And my take is that each agency, by virtue of the kind of place it is and the kind of people who work there, comes to evolve a certain kind of consumer they are comfortable talking to irrespective of the product category they are working on. The reason I think this happens is that there is a match between the value systems of the agency and of this "consumer profile". The work also tends to talk far more effectively to this audience and the clients we end up working with are also in the same space.
My point really is this: it isn't just about the brand and the consumer. The choice of consumer and brand is as much about the agency as well and creative work reflects the character of an agency and its people as much as the character of the brand.
PS: I really started thinking about this because of a tweet sent to me by Rehab! So well yes, here's my first post on advertising!
Saturday 17 April 2010
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2 comments:
love this. A unique thought. And never knew this exists. But am not surprised. Even among creative professionals, we tend to hang around people we can understand and comprehend.
@rehab people who are alike us are always a comfort zone and I guess you do your best when in some sort of comfort zone.
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