Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am an advertising veteran and current CEO of Ideasicle.com. Every advertising agency has its own take on the "creative brief," ...

A creative brief is like a road map. A good brief leads to imaginative and persuasive ads. And gets you there quickly. A bad brief starts you off in the wrong direction. So you have to stop, figure ...

Does it sometimes feel like your writers, graphic designers, and video folks, and/or your creative agency, are not on the same page—and so the performance of your content suffers? If so, it's probably ...