Super Strategist: The Art and Science of Modern Account Planning

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Super Strategist: The Art and Science of Modern Account Planning is the only modern guide to advertisings arguably most vital discipline, that has been written with the passion of someone whos found their calling and the wisdom of an industry veteran who is still actively leading strategy in a large, modern, full-service agency. Super Strategist is full of practical advice for newcomers and usable strategies and insights for experienced planners, or anyone with an interest in the discipline. Readers will find clear outlines of the role of account planners within an agency, including step-by-step plans to achieve success with clients large and small: how to conduct modern consumer research, develop and implement the creative brief, use data skillfully to protect and improve great work, and use all of these tools and more to influence the feather in the planners capthe customer journey.

Whether its called account planning, brand planning, strategic planning, or creative strategy, the goal is the same: to inspire brilliant work that is backed by rigor and data. Creative is still king, but in todays fractured markets clients need to know their multi-million-dollar campaigns are supported by up-to-the-minute research and data-driven insights. Account planners ensure, as Douglas Atkins puts it in the foreword, that the work is idea-led, but consumer-informed. To find that perfect balance of art and science, the successful account planner is X-shaped: experienced in digital, social, communications and brand strategy, comfortable in creative and quantitative disciplinesa Super Strategist who is the fulcrum of any successful agency.

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Theres no one better suited to write this book. If anyone can plan the future of planning, its Lesley Bielby. Mark DiMassimo, Founder and Creative Chief, DiGo You cant play rock and roll without a drummer. And todays clients wont buy what youre selling unless its grounded in data and rigor. Lesley is a great drummer. Lance Jensen, Chief Creative Officer, Hill Holliday