Branding Agency Insights: Lessons from Launching Black Book Design Collective
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Summary
Hugo Morrissey, founder of Black Book Design Collective, shares his perspective shift on branding agencies after launching his own design collective. He admits to previously viewing agencies as expensive and unresponsive but now sympathizes with their challenges. The article outlines four key lessons learned from his experience, though the full content is truncated in the provided text.
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· 4 pulledI've always found branding agencies to be a bit of a nightmare.
My perception has been that they're pricey, slow to reply, and the most creative thing about them is their ability to invent new costs.
I can now sympathise with the aforementioned brand agencies, but only ever so slightly.
With my newfound perspective, I've learned four key things.
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