Eran los 60’s cuando en Inglaterra surgio el planning como disciplina. Stephen King de JWT y Stanley Pollit de BMP crearon en sus respectivas agencias el rol del planner casi que simultaneamente, aunque de manera distinta. Para King el planner era más un estratega con un fuerte background en investigación, mientras que para Pollit el planner era más un catalizador de la creatividad. El uno más enfocado al cliente, el otro enfocado al equipo creativo. Con el paso de los años ambas escuelas terminaron por fundirse y hoy en dia un buen planner debe cumplir con ambos perfiles.
Esta semana mientras ojeaba Adsoftheworld, encontre este articulo de un creativo de Dubai (parece ser que en Emiratos Arabes el rol del planning recien empieza a surgir) que habla de los planners como los «Hombres X de la publicidad» . En el articulo, hace referencia a los 2 arquetipos del planner: el estratega creativo y el creativo estratega.
Type 1 | The Creative Strategist
This guy brings to the table his knowledge and proficiency in understanding a client. Strategic thinking is definitely a pivotal part of this new role, but at the same time he can creatively interpret data coming from the client, and create a platform for the creative team. He gets a task from the client for which he creates an insightful brief. Then he briefs the creative team, giving them enough meat to create a campaign. The team then gets back to him with the solution, which he evaluates, keeping in mind the client’s requirements and also the creative aspect. If satisfied, he presents the work to the client.
This type is suitable to handle brands where planning plays a dominant role, for instance skincare brands, financial companies and automobile brands.
Type 2 | The Strategic Creative
She is infused with creativity. She is a creative director or a senior creative who has upgraded herself into thinking strategically as well. Her prime focus is to design profitable solutions for her client. She takes a task directly from the client, bypassing the suits, writes a brief like a planner, and conceptualizes the idea along with the team before it gets finalized by designers. She then evaluates the work creatively and judges it from the client’s perspective. If satisfied, she presents the work to the client.
This type is suitable for brands where creativity plays the central role: for example, mobile phone brands, electronics and apparel.
Y si bien hoy en día hablamos más de la evolución de nuestro rol, sea el Communications Planner, Context Planner, Engagement Planner, Experience Planner o demás, creo que finalmente todo se reduce a estos 2 arquetipos o la manera en que cada uno, dependiendo de su expertise afronta el trabajo.
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