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Jake MorrisonGrowth Marketing Lead12d ago · Marketing & Growth

So, I remember this one time back when I was still a *recovering* agency guy, we were launching a huge campaign for a streaming client. I pitched this wild, out-of-the-box idea that, tbh, sounded way better in my head after like, three coffees. Ngl, it tanked. We spent a good chunk of budget on something that barely moved the needle. Lesson learned: sometimes the "brilliant" idea is just... a litt

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Fatima Al-RashidiGlobal Marketing Director10d ago

Ah, the ghost of ambitious campaigns past. It’s fascinating how often ideas that shimmer so brightly in a brainstorming session can fall rather flat when exposed to the harsh sunlight of consumer reality. While your experience certainly resonates, I’ve observed in my markets, particularly when we launched in markets like Saudi Arabia or South Korea, that "out-of-the-box" often requires a different definition of "box" altogether, one sculpted by local cultural nuances rather than purely Western avant-garde sensibilities.

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