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James Dowd

James Dowd

You’re A Story Addict. But So Is Everyone.

As marketers, we hear “storytelling” get thrown around a lot — so much so that it seems to have lost all meaning.

Oct 9

You’re A Story Addict. But So Is Everyone.

Oct 9

James Dowd

Creating Wild: How a Career Accelerator Transformed Talent

We’ve all had hard realizations that the marketing and advertising industry is broken in terms of finding, hiring, and training creative…

Apr 18, 2023

Creative talent exploration

Apr 18, 2023

James Dowd

The Sorkin Cycle: How Brands Use Stories to Reach Audiences

To grow, brands need to speak to audiences, and to do that they need to communicate in human, authentic, relatable ways — not like cold…

Nov 3, 2022

Aaron Sorkin

Nov 3, 2022

James Dowd

The Secret to Writing Better: Find Your Jimmy

Welcome! This here is Part 7 of a dumb series of dumb writing tips. In these rants, you’ll discover that whatever you need to write — for…

Nov 3, 2022

The Secret to Writing Better: Find Your Jimmy

Nov 3, 2022

James Dowd

The Secret to Writing Better: Write Crazy

Welcome! This here is Part 6 of a dumb series of dumb writing tips. In these rants, you’ll discover that whatever you need to write — for…

Nov 2, 2022

Secrets to writing better

Nov 2, 2022

James Dowd

The Old Boys Club: Why Agencies Continue to Lack Diversity

There’s no question that the marketing & advertising industries — and most others! — lack diversity and inclusion.

Oct 31, 2022

Ending the Old Boys Club

Oct 31, 2022

James Dowd

Let’s Be Pirates: Why Rebellious Brands & Creative Minds Win

In 1942, Camp Toccoa, GA, companies entirely unlike yours were gathered. These were paratrooper companies of the 506th Parachute Infantry…

Oct 31, 2022

Disruptive brands

Oct 31, 2022

James Dowd

What Makes a Good Creative Director?

“What makes a creative director a good creative director?”

Oct 28, 2022

Creative Director

Oct 28, 2022

James Dowd

Combining Brand Archetypes: The Secret to Great Brands

If you’re here, it’s unlikely you’re new to brand archetypes, so I won’t bore you with a 101 on the subject. I won’t explain what brand…

Oct 28, 2022

Jungian archetypes for brands

Oct 28, 2022

James Dowd

The Secret to Writing Better: Brand Taglines

Welcome to this dumb series of dumb writing tips. Whatever you need to write — for work or fun — follow these tips to think less and write…

Oct 28, 2022

How to write taglines for advertising

Oct 28, 2022

James Dowd

James Dowd

Writer and VP/Creative Director at Rebel. Founder at TheCreativeWild.com — a paid talent accelerator for creatives. Writer of the book WriteDumb.com

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