PROVEN METHODS OF COLLABORATION
We solve for why
The WHY is the practical understanding of why you do what you do for your customers and why they will buy what you are selling. Our team collaborates with you through workshopping which answers these important questions to find the heart of your company and your brand story.
Kick-off discovery workshop
We look for the diamonds while understanding the needs and pain points of audience and customers. Form this it will reveal actionable insight(s).
Creative Drivers
From the workshop insight, we develop the brief and creative drivers that will guide our path ahead.
Develop Concepts
Exploring a range of rough visual/verbal conceptual territories. Refine the early design that aligns with the audience insight and creative drivers.
Prototype Designs
We are able to rapid prototype and design now that the path is clear. Watching it all come together is an exciting moment of the method.
Test Designs
It doesn’t matter if it is user experience or a marketing to engage your customers, we test to insure usability and understandability.
Deliver Go-Live
The designs are cooked and tested, we put the final touches on them and take them to market for you.
LET’S GET STARTED
Send us a note
Just a simple introduction is all it takes to get started and from that discussion, we make a recommendation for the appropriate package solution for your project or suggest a one-off.
Collaborate with us
We start with a workshop to discover your purpose and meaning for your customers, which is the why. The workshop format and scale will match the needs of the goals and objectives of your project with maximizes your budget.
Follow the path
Our method will save time and money. Designing something beautiful together that is just right for your business is what we do.
OUR CAPABILITIES
We are a collective team that focuses on the purpose and meaning of each project to deliver content that connects with your audience. Through an integrated approach of human understanding, communication and technology, we create authentic experiences for our clients.
Our collective comes from a group of talented creatives that worked in-house for years together. We have blended our experience, specialized talents, and a working relationship that we can trust.
Each project can be as simple as a single deliverable or a packaged solution where you get the most value for your time and investment. We can tailor a package solution for any project.
Our capabilities
Corporate and personal branding
Design thinking workshops
Graphics design and illustration
Iconography design
Integrated campaigns for internal and external audiences
Project management
Standards and style guides
Storytelling
Video production
UX and Web design
PACKAGE SOLUTIONS
There are meetings and workshops…but we take it to another level. Our COLLECTIVE organizes immersive experiences for your team. It’s all about re-energizing the creative soul, eating incredible food, laughing, and relaxing with a few beverages of your choice.
So here is how it works. Our sessions can scale to any need. You can have an engaging workshop to weekend offsites. The focus is on you and the needs of your business.
No matter the size of the project or team, we make sure that you come away with an experience and results that will recharge your team and launch your project in a refreshed direction.
The best part is after each session, we have a COLLECTIVE of creative talent ready to jump in to activate the plan and bring your new design system to life using our approach and collaboration with you.
Personal Branding
Find your brand purpose and meaning while reminding yourself of your reason for what you do. This is a one-on-one session. The session is designed to take on one or two objectives for your overall plan and goals.
Personal branding
Value prop definition
Digital presence
Brand Expression
Discover your brand personality and refresh your expression. A coordinated online workshop that can accommodate a small team effort. We can take on multiple tactics and help give them meaning and purpose for your project.
Brand expression refresh
Product naming
Messaging
Brand guide
Social branding and content
Brand Makeover
Create your brand system and reimagine your product or service. There is nothing better than a room of energized creatives working together with you to bring an idea to life quickly.
Brand makeover and redesign
Customer experiences
Brand and marketing tactics
Digital marketing kits
Video development
Audience research
Team Revitalization
Revitalize your team while refreshing your brand and experience. The Glamp-outs are not about luxury; it’s about creating rich and meaningful relationships with your team and discovering the WHY your team or business needs to grow your business offerings.
Revitalize and energize your team
Reimaging your brand experience
Google sprint approaches
Process imporvements
Creative activities that you will love
HOW WE WORK WITH YOU
How does your team work together?
CREATIVE COLLECTIVE is a group of creators from complementary backgrounds. Our collective power is built with independent freelancers that have all worked together professionally for many years. We have more than 100 years of global brand, experiential and digital design experience.
How do you estimate each project?
Our intake method looks for insights that will help us determine the right package for your project. We tailor each creative package for any marketing or business challenge. The scale of the creative package will determine the starter budget.
How do you bill your time?
Each creative package has a fixed budget to accomplish the front discovery work and then the concept and development portion. The tactics are deliverables within a package which also have a fixed price with requirements for content development and a rounds of reviews. If there are more than three rounds of reviews, we will add more budget to the job. If the creative collection needs to develop the content, we will add that as an ala carte service.
How will I be billed?
There is a starter charge for the discovery and workshop, which then sets the budget for the creative package. Once we start production, our creative team will bill individually. Each creative will work under a separate 1099 with you.
Is there creative oversight from a single point of contact?
Yes, each project is assigned a Creative Director and coordinator that keeps a keen eye on all of the work.
How do you collaborate during the pandemic?
We understand the limitation with social distancing right now, so we will pair up tribes of people, keep our spacing and use a large workspace. All of our team has been vaccinated, but we will always use caution.
What is in a creative package?
Each creative package is complied of key tactics, activation strategies, and media kits to help your team get results. The packaging helps us stay focused on the key objectives. Every package is scalable and we can always add an ala carte deliverable if need be. Our capabilities include account management, creative and art direction, content development, brand strategy, social engagement, graphic design, video production, application development, and experiential design.
What is included in a talk-out?
Each session is usually no longer than an hour. This is one-on-one with you. We have a set script of activities for these intake sessions. Most sessions are designed to take on one or two objectives or tactics for your overall plan.
What is included in a zoom-out?
Each session is usually no longer than an hour and a half. We like to keep the groups small, no more than 10. We have a set script of activities for this action-packed session. We use online polling, texting, and open mic to engage with your team. Most sessions are designed to take on one or two objectives or tactics for your overall plan.
What is included in a work-out?
First off, we make them a fun, creative experience where everyone plays an active role. Our clients are the secret sauce. They bring the expertise of the business, and we mix that with our creative methodology. Each session is clearly planned out with goals and objectives set. Workshops are organized between four to six hours. At the end of the day, we down-selected the best options to pursue, and our goal is to get alignment from everyone in the room. From there, our members are ready to move the work forward and begin the development phase.
What is included in a glamp-out?
Are you ready for an amazing creative experience? Have you ever been to the beautiful Pacific Northwest? Well, it’s our playground to bring teams together for immersive collaboration. We usually host this over a weekend (Friday - Sunday afternoon). The weekend is highly scripted in a design sprint format.
On Friday is the move-in day, and meet and greet with a mixer and dinner. On Saturday, there is a morning activity for those that want to participate. We feel it wakes up the brain for an active day. We eat great food because we feel it brings joy and sparks creativity. During the day, we have a series of 1-hour sessions with breaks and lunch. In the evening, we do a recap, celebrate a hard day of work, and enjoy a delicious dinner made by our chefs and cultural attache’.
On Sunday, we rest a bit in the morning, the chefs whip up a hearty breakfast, and then we discuss the outcomes from Saturday, develop our activation roadmap, plan the next steps, and finalize assignments with deadlines.