Success looks different every day

Oh Joy! offers a variety of stories crafted from my 20 years of experience working at advertising agencies, corporate marketing teams as well as consulting. Enjoy!

Melinda Sommerfeld Melinda Sommerfeld

Complex Can Be Beautiful

My experience with complex projects can be apace with that of a weaving loom. Weaving with a loom involves holding the various threads under tension to help facilitate the weaving of those threads into an organized pattern. Each thread has impact to the overall strength of the fabric, as well as the aesthetics of the final work. When putting this into practice with an organization or teams of individuals, a similar design emerges.

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Melinda Sommerfeld Melinda Sommerfeld

3 Months. 90 Days. 12 Weeks.

In an effort to be the most valued ad agency partner to clients, we had to perfect our process leaving little to no waste in the hours of the workday. We used a proven set of tools and processes to deliver complex work within a designated timeframe. Ready to learn more?

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Melinda Sommerfeld Melinda Sommerfeld

“How about a billboard?”

Have you ever agreed to a marketing tactic without discussing the strategy and business objectives? YYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEESSSSSSS! I absolutely made a handful of decisions based on little to nothing besides someone asking. And, a few of those projects lingered and became a source of angst. Sound familiar?

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Melinda Sommerfeld Melinda Sommerfeld

Strategic Alignment is Now Imperative

Marketing is a wildly descriptive term that has many interpretations. If you’re working to position, defend or pivot your current area of expertise in your organization, a few things to consider.

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Melinda Sommerfeld Melinda Sommerfeld

Seeking out the answers from those that do know

Have you ever been in a meeting where someone suggests an idea in your area of expertise? In Marketing, there seems to never be a shortage of ideas for consideration. What happens when the ideas are being provided by leadership? The visibility on next steps increases.

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