Julian Cole – Strategy Finishing School

What You Get:
15-YEARS OF STRATEGY TRAINING SHARED WITH YOU RIGHT NOW
Progress to a leadership role in strategy with the Strategy Finishing School.

The BIG-T Strategist model gives you a;:
• Strong foundation in the strategy craft with 9 modules
• BIG-T modules (Diplomacy, Management, and Selling Strategy) that elevate you to leadership

The School includes lifetime access to;
• 80+ video lessons

Master the skills of strategy needed at the 3 levels of your career
The modules help you at the three levels (Strategist, Strategy Director and Head Of Strategy).

Chapter 1 – Strategy Fundamentals (Strategist)

Chapters 2-8 – Research, Insights, Briefing, Brand Strategy, Comms Planning, Advertising Effectiveness, Business Strategy (Strategy Director)

Chapters 9-11 – Diplomacy, Management, Selling Strategy (Head Of Strategy)

Save your time with templates you can copy/paste
You will have access to the Strategy Finishing School Library, which is a Google folder containing presentations and templates that have saved Julian and other strategists hours of presentation creation time.

You can copy and paste templates including strategy set up decks, content strategy, scoping strategy, comms planning, strategy department vision, to over 100+ frameworks that are designed for you to swipe and save.

Course Modules & Lessons
Strategy Fundamentals
What is strategy?
Writing a strategy
Different types of strategy
Managing Downtime
Short Sharp Strategy
Who’s Who In Agencies
Strategy In Under An Hour
Helpful Strategy Resources

Research
Kick Off Questions
Strategy Scrapbook
Art of Interviewing Clients
Evaluating Data Sources
Validating Problems/Insights

Insights
What are insights?
Insights vs. observations
Flipping Insights
Polishing Insights
Adding Tension

Creative Briefing
How to write a creative brief

Sacred Six Brief Template
GET-TO-BY Brief

Tactical Briefs

Single Minded Proposition

Biggest Mistakes With Creative Briefing

Giving Creative Feedback

Tips for Briefing Remotely

Brand Strategy
What is Brand Strategy?

Brand Frameworks

Brand Benefit Ladders

Brand Architecture

Brand Archetypes

Comms Planning
What is Comms Planning?

Consumer Journey Tools

Consumer Journey Mapping

Comms Framework

Comms Planning Questions

Tactical Briefing

Articulating An Idea

Idea Formula

Building Out An Execution

Campaign Ecosystem

Content Strategy (Annual)

Framework Factory

Innovation Checklist

Blueprints

Advertising Effectiveness
How Advertising Works

Cogs of Marketing Effectiveness

Mental And Physical Availability

Distinctive Assets

Category Entry Points

ESOV

Different Types of Measurement

Creating a KPI Framework

Business Strategy
SWOT Analysis

Reading a Financial Report

Proactive Strategy

Growth Matrix
Business Strategy Models (Coming Soon)

Professional Development
Transitioning Into Strategy

Strategy Confidence

How To Get A Raise

Creating Your Pitch

Strategy Portfolio Website

Diplomacy
Politics 101
How To Work With Creatives
How To Work With Media Agencies
Giving Creative Feedback
Designing Decks
Writing Presentations

Management
Managing Planners
Strategist Interview Questions
Setting Up A Strategy Department
Setting Up A Strategy Department Vision
Scoping Strategy
Being Strategy About Resourcing

Selling Strategy
Scoping Strategy
Being Strategic About Strategy
Proactive Strategy
RICK Sales Model
How Agencies Make Money
Strategy Sales Models

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