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Creative Strategy

Smart ideas start with sharp thinking. At BIG, creative strategy is where research meets imagination and brand goals meet audience needs. We uncover the human truth hidden in the data, then build a clear platform that guides every headline, visual and activation. 
Whether you need a bold campaign, a fresh proposition or a single standout concept, we make sure creativity lands with purpose — and delivers numbers the board can celebrate. 

Why we do Creative Strategy

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Achieving great creative results isn’t luck – it’s planned. A robust strategy: 

  • Focuses budgets on ideas that speak directly to customer motivation
    • Unifies paid, owned and earned channels under one compelling narrative
    • Shortens production time because teams share a clear ‘north star’
    • De-risks campaigns by grounding big ideas in audience insight and brand truth
    • Delivers work that is memorable, shareable and measurable — lifting brand scores and sales 

For marketers under pressure to stand out, strategic creativity is the difference between being noticed and being ignored. 

How we do Creative Strategy

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Insight sprints – market research, social listening and stakeholder interviews to pinpoint the gap and the opportunity 
Audience personas and journeys – clarity on who we’re speaking to, how they think, and where we can move them 
Creative platform development – a single, versatile idea that holds together messaging, visuals and activation 
Campaign concepting – headlines, visuals and engagement mechanics shaped for digital, social, print and experiential 
Channel planning – matching messages to moments across PPC, social, PR, OOH and beyond 
Testing and optimisation planning – clear KPIs, preflight testing and post-launch tweaks that keep performance climbing 

Results we deliver

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  • Campaign recall rates that beat category norms
    • Faster production timelines thanks to a single guiding idea and toolkit
    • Sales uplifts and brand-tracking gains directly tied to creative performance 

Creative strategy that finds the smart angle, fuels bold ideas and proves its value – that’s the BIG way. 

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An Integrated Communications Agency.

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From our early years in the noughties, BIG has grown into a fully integrated communications agency