F7
Communications Strategy
Creative AND media, brand building AND activation
Lectures
- 01What is Communications Strategy?Free
- 02The IPA Databank: What the Evidence Actually SaysPro
- 03The Long and the Short of ItPro
- 04Creative Effectiveness: Why the Ad Matters More Than the Media PlanPro
- 05Emotional vs. Rational: The Brain Science of AdvertisingPro
- 06The Attention EconomyPro
- 07Lemon and Look Out: Right Brain vs. Left Brain AdvertisingPro
- 08Media Planning PrinciplesPro
- 09ESOV and Share of VoicePro
- 10Digital Communications in ContextPro
- 11Briefing and Evaluating Creative WorkPro
- 12Integration: the communicatorPro
Quizzes
A short quiz per lecture to test your grasp of the material.
- F7-01What is Communications Strategy?Take the quiz →
- F7-02The IPA Databank: What the Evidence Actually SaysTake the quiz →
- F7-03The Long and the Short of ItTake the quiz →
- F7-04Creative Effectiveness: Why the Ad Matters More Than the Media PlanTake the quiz →
- F7-05Emotional vs. Rational: The Brain Science of AdvertisingTake the quiz →
- F7-06The Attention EconomyTake the quiz →
- F7-07Lemon and Look Out: Right Brain vs. Left Brain AdvertisingTake the quiz →
- F7-08Media Planning PrinciplesTake the quiz →
- F7-09ESOV and Share of VoiceTake the quiz →
- F7-10Digital Communications in ContextTake the quiz →
- F7-11Briefing and Evaluating Creative WorkTake the quiz →
- F7-12Integration: the communicatorTake the quiz →
Case studies
Integrative cases where the module's concepts meet a single brand or situation.
- Brand Building Effectiveness CaseJohn Lewis Christmas — The Long Campaign That Built a Nation's Ritual
- Distinctive Asset CaseComparethemarket.com — A Meerkat Built a Brand
- Anti-Case (Failure Analysis)Pepsi x Kendall Jenner — When Purpose Meets Poor Creative
- Creative Effectiveness CaseCadbury's Gorilla — Pure Emotion, Pure Effectiveness
- Media Strategy CaseAirbnb — The Brand That Stopped Performance Marketing
- Integrative Capstone CaseSnickers 'You're Not You When You're Hungry' — Global Platform, Local Execution