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Creative Brief Template

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This creative brief template is your campaign’s starting point. It includes all of your project’s key elements, and you can share it as a guide with everyone involved to ensure the precise execution of your marketing campaign.

Description

This campaign's primary goal is to promote (product/service), through (introduce promotion, e.g., a series of posts on social media) that will be part of a comprehensive advertisement campaign.

Goals and objectives

Be very specific about what you want to achieve with the campaign, and the results needed for it to be successful.

Our main objective is to (list your goal, e.g., get 100.000 prospective clients) within (amount of time you are setting for this project, e.g., a month) through (your chosen platform, e.g., 25 ads on the city’s main public transport).

Product

This campaign will promote (product/service). (Your product/service) is set to be available on (date), and the campaign will take place (specific date or number of days, e.g., two months before the launching date).

We have decided to use (add particular products you will advertise, if any, e.g., the black, brown, and green jackets) to better respond to our creative efforts. And through each ad we have decided to highlight the following features:

  • (add a list of features, e.g., the waterproof materials of the jackets)

  • (add a list of features, e.g., the waterproof materials of the jackets)

  • (add a list of features, e.g., the waterproof materials of the jackets)

  • (add a list of features, e.g., the waterproof materials of the jackets)

Target Audience

To keep the brief short, instead of sharing data, you can describe a consumer persona so your team can quickly identify the target audience.

Our buying persona is a (gender), between (age range), with a (high/medium/low) purchasing power, who loves (interests, e.g., sports and being outside). This person (description of their life, e.g., lives in the city and doesn’t have much time to enjoy the outdoors), which is why is they are looking for (problem/solution your product provides, e.g., clothes that can easily adapt to both the outdoors and her cosmopolitan life).

Message and Tone

Focus on how you want your audience to think, feel and act when they see your message.

Following our campaign’s main objectives, we want to use a (describe the tone, e.g., inspiring tone), within the framework of our brand manual and voice and tone guidelines.

As a result, we want our audience to feel (add description, e.g., excited to enjoy life outdoors and in the city), and take action by (main campaign objective, e.g., purchasing one of our pieces).

Deliverables

Use this space to specify the elements of your campaign. For example, if you will create online ads, physical ads, or give free test products.

The deliverables for this campaign will be created by:

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Deliverables

Displayed on

Version notes

if any

Team name or individual team member name

(e.g., 25 print ads)

(e.g., public trains)

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(e.g., two versions that will vary per location, platform, etc.)

Campaign concept

The concept is (add description, e.g., empowerment and fancy outdoor living). We will have (describe the main actors or story of your campaign, e.g., three different protagonists that will represent our target audience), and use (photography/drawings/3D design, etc.) to create each scenario.

Add a mood board to share examples of how the campaign should look. This will give all teams a better idea of the concept and the creative direction they should take.

Mood Board

(Add images that represent your campaign's concept, including color palette and font, where applicable.)

Stakeholders

Describe which team and team members will do each task. Being precise will help you achieve a better workflow.

  • Marketing team:

    • (Name): (Task description)

    • (Name): (Task description)

  • Creative team:

    • (Name): (Task description)

    • (Name): (Task description)

  • Product team:

    • (Name): (Task description)

    • (Name): (Task description)

(Add all involved team members and task descriptions accordingly)

Budget

Research different price options and services available and always create your budget based on those results. This way, you can have a realistic budget to show the person who will approve it (if any).

Name

Price

QTY

Subtotal

Item 1

Description of first item

$35.00

5

$175.00

Item 2

Description of second item

$55.00

1

$55.00

Item 3

Description of third item

$200.00

1

$200.00

Subtotal

$230.00

Discount

-$115.00

Tax

$23.00

Total

$138.00

The total budget is $0.00 and it responds to the result of an extensive investigation of possible vendors who suit our quality standards. (Add links, contacts, or information about each company you will hire or work with during your campaign).

Schedule

When crafting the deadlines for each task, be realistic about how much work each team can deliver during the available time.

  • Initial meeting: On (Date and time), we will go over the fundamentals of the campaign.

  • Product team deadline:(Date) is the last day to define which products will be advertised in this campaign.

  • Launching meeting: On (Date), we will present the final creative brief and begin the project.

  • Copywriting deadline: By (Date), all copywriting should be ready for production.

  • Creative team deadline: By (Date), we should have the final concept and the information of everyone involved in the production (e.g., photographers, models, graphic designers, etc.).

  • Legal team deadline: (Date) is the last day to sign all needed advertising contracts.

  • Campaign production: The production of the campaign will take place on the week of (Date).

  • Campaign publication: (Date)

  • Campaign duration: From (date) to (date)

  • Measure results: (Date)

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FAQ

  • A creative brief advertising template is a point of reference where you can find all the information about your advertising campaign. It includes creative guidelines and details about your target audience and product. It allows you to concisely define a course of action and share the fundamentals of the campaign with everyone involved.

  • To write a creative brief template, gather all teams involved and set down all fundamental aspects of your marketing campaign, or use this PandaDoc template and fill it in as you go. You can edit and modify your brief as many times as needed before and during the work on the campaign. 

  • You structure your creative brief by including the project’s name and description, goals and objectives, product, target audience, and information about the creative and financial aspects of the campaign. Or you can use this PandaDoc customizable creative brief template and simply add your campaign information.

  • All creative briefs must have the following:

    • Project name and description

    • Goals and objectives

    • Target Audience

    • Deliverables and campaign concept

    • Budget and deadlines

    To ensure your brief has everything it needs, you can use a template and complete it with your campaign’s information.

  • The features of a good brief are clear language, concise details, and all the necessary information to carry out the project. Make sure your brief includes: a name, defined and measurable goals and objectives, a target audience, a description of the deliverables, information about the campaign concept, and budget and deadlines.

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