success is measured by visits.

This year The Peabody Essex Museum scored, big time.

Was it that irresistible icon, Iris Apfel . . .

Or the ground breaking show on the Maya? (scroll down to play)

Great shows stir word-of-mouth,

but first, smart topical advertising has to bring them in.

When both are on fire, you’ve got yourself a killer year.

CNN International (CNNi) wanted to herald its expanded investment in worldwide coverage with a refreshed identity package.

And, for the first time since 2001, change its tagline.

They asked Tooth+Nail to develop a tag that spoke to a diverse, transparent, and evolving network. “Our viewers go beyond borders every day, seeking out intelligent newsgathering on multiple platforms … we needed a tagline to speak directly to their aspirations.”

solution

T+N explored a broad spectrum of concepts. Then we presented ideas in our trademark  visioning workshop. With stakeholders from all over the globe, online and on speaker phone, Tooth+Nail guided CNN management in selecting and honing the winner.

As CNN says, “Go Beyond Borders” is an articulation of CNN International’s shared values and commitment to delivering intelligent news in a connected world.

Turns out the tagline is not only  a marketing message, but also a content filter. Every day CNNI’s news coverage promises to go beyond the expected.

Challenge

At Headline News, their name had become a problem. During prime time, the network no longer carried news or headlines. And because their name was descriptive, viewers often mistook the entire channel as a segment on CNN.

They asked T+N to explore naming possiblities.

solution

We generated hundreds of choices and, working with management, narrowed down to four very distinct names and positions for Headline News. Each name was brought to life with packaging, logos, and carried through to consumer testing.

One name was clearly a favorite among consumers. Which one? We’ll never tell. But the positioning work did help inform the direction of HLN’s final brand of “news and views.” Sometimes, simple works.

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mission

Agion was launching an eco-friendly, odor-fighting fabric treatment.

If you’ve been to the gym you know — people need it!

Agion asked Tooth+Nail to help with:

• Naming

• Logo design

• Direct Mail Campaign

solutions

We ran a naming workshop with top management.

The winner: Agion Active ®. Perfect, huh? Describes the clothing, what people do with it,  and the active quality of Agion’s odor-fighting technology.

Then, to grab eyes and ears, we sent the fashion industry running noses.

AND a life-sized scratch and sniff test on special t-shirts.

THEN the client ran with it –really RAN with it on stink at nothing.com

results

“As the noses started to arrive we got responses from 10 of the top global apparel brands!”

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“You take even the biggest creative challenges

and make them fun and exciting for all!”

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Today a clear, core brand personality is essential.

This workshop gives marketers and managers the tools to grow their brand in a fast changing marketplace.

We help participants build or embrace their brand personality, then understand how to express that brand on-air and in the sphere of advertising and social media.

The workshop is designed to inspire creative thinking, bolster team building, and give participants the branding tools they need to share within their departments.

In this workshop we cover:

• BUILDING BRAND PERSONALITY

• EXPRESSING BRAND ATTRIBUTES
visuals, voice, and language

• CREATING BRAND SUCCESS.

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Writing is the foundation of great creativity and effective marketing.
To do it well requires our hearts, minds, and a good pair of scissors.

This workshop gives your team the tools to sharpen their writing skills.
We take you through each major step of promo writing: from generating ideas and filling up the blank page to axing clichés and delivering killer copy. Each section is loaded with examples, activities, tips and exercises.

• STREAM YOUR IDEAS

• FRESH WRITING

• ACTIVATE

• REDUCE

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Creativity may seem like an elusive beast.

But it can be captured, trained, and strengthened. This workshop gives your team the tools to release their own creativity on demand.

We start with a strong foundation: understanding the audience. Once you understand who you’re talking to the conversation gets so much better.

Then we tap the deep well of personal experience and emotional resonance in the room, and aim them squarely back at the assignment. We throw in a few twists.

The result—knock out creativity from your group and the resources to generate your own creativity at will.

In this workshop we cover:

• BE THE AUDIENCE

• PERSONALITY BRIEFS

• THE BIG IDEAS

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Ever hear of a brand guide getting rave reviews? This one did.

“Brilliant . . .should be the guide to speak about all the networks.”

Patalia Tate, VP Creative Services, Food Network

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Food Network faced the truth: most network guideliness are beautiful binders that sit on shelves. They wanted a vibrant brand guide. Something that crackled with personality and spoke to everyone, from CEO’s to interns.

Tooth + Nail worked closely with top management to shape the Food Network Brand Bible.

The result? A short, lively PDF that lives virally throughout the network. And got raves throughout the Scripps corporate family.

That’s why we created Idea Sparks.

Brilliant ideas come from the most unlikely places. So, when money and creative mojo may be in short supply, Idea Sparks helps you cultivate your team’s inner brilliance.

Based on our popular workshop series and built on 20 + years of award-winning expertise, Idea Sparks is an easy, budget-friendly way to jump start your creative juices.

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Idea Sparks DIY

Inspire your team and generate a boatload of concepts without hauling anchor.

Each kit comes with a facilitator guide, inspiring activities, and props. A full year of idea starters, one for every month of the year.

A few subscriptions are still available for the 2009 DIY series. Click here to find out more.

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Idea Sparks in a Flash

Send us your assignment and in one week we’ll guarantee you a fistful of 15 distinctly different ideas, from sure-fire safe to outrageously original, that you can pick and choose from. No judgements, no embarrassing phone calls. Just take these raw ideas and run.

Click here to find out more.