Strategy Finishing School/01. Strategy Fundamentals

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01. Strategy Fundamentals

Strategy Fundamentals helps you to master the basic theory of strategy. This will give you the confidence to be able to write a strategy on a page and create your own Strategy Portfolio/ Strategy Operating System.

Contents

πŸ’― Strategy Finishing School - Course Introduction
πŸ—’οΈ Course Directory
πŸ“˜ How To Learn Strategy?
πŸ™‹ Defining Strategy? 1,2,3 Strategy Formula
Example: Eargo Strategy On A Page
πŸ“„ 1-2-3 Strategy EXERCISE 1
Preview
☠️ The Problem Statement
πŸ‘―2 Points Of View (Consumer & Business)
Example: 🎧 JBL Strategy On A Page
πŸ“„ Business vs. Consumer Problem Quiz
Consumer Problem Quiz 1
πŸ˜… Consumer Problem Exercises
Consumer Problem Quiz 2
πŸ“š Learn More About Research
πŸ€– ChatGPT Consumer Problem Prompts
πŸ’‘ Insights
πŸ’‘ Insights Quiz
πŸ“š Learn more about Insights
πŸ“ˆ Business Goals
πŸ†Consumer Goal
✍️ Word Craft
πŸ€– ChatGPT Sharpen Your Strategy Prompts
πŸ’¬Single Minded Proposition
πŸͺœ Benefit Ladders
πŸ“§ Creating A Benefit Ladder - Example Mailchimp
πŸ–₯️ Benefit Ladder Quiz Questions
πŸ€– ChatGPT - Benefit Ladder Prompts
Example: 🍺 Newcastle Brown Ale - Strategy On A Page
⏱️When do you create the Strategy On A Page?
🧱Missing Strategy Fundamentals
πŸ“† When you need a strategy
1-2-3 Strategy EXERCISE 2
πŸ“ Nested Strategy Exercise
Strategy On A Page (SOAP) Example With SFS Member Maxton Gilchrist
SOAP Presentation with SFS Member Maxton Gilchrist
πŸ™†What's the difference between the strategy and creative brief?
🀷 Understanding The Consumer Problem
Example: Lysol Strategy On A Page

πŸ“– Client Brief Checklist

The best way to improve your strategy skills is to practice responding to live work.

The following are five (5) strategy exercises, use the Client Brief Audit Template and answer the following briefs. Once you have answered them, you can submit and see the difference with how Julian answered the exercise.


**Just a heads up, there will be no feedback on your audit templates.
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It is just so you do the work first before seeing the answer.
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However you will be getting feedback on your work coming up, once you complete your Strategy Operating System (at the end of the module) you email it to Julian, which he will send back with personalized feedback on that!


🚘Porsche Macan Exercise
🚘 Porsche Macan Answer
β˜‘οΈ Client Brief Checklist
✈️ WestJet Brief
πŸ‘ŸFinishline Brief
πŸ„ Mildura Dairy Brief
🏨 Four Seasons Brief

Comms Framework

πŸ€” Why is the Comms Framework the most important document for a Creative Strategist?
πŸ€” What does a comms framework look like?
πŸ€” When do we use a comms framework?
πŸͺœ Benefit Ladder
πŸ–₯️ Comms Framework Quiz Questions
πŸ“Ά Comms Framework Answer
🚧 Barriers and Comms Tasks
πŸ“± Channel
🍟 McDonald's Exercise
🍟 McDonald's Exercise Answers
πŸ›₯️ Riviera Boating Company Exercise
πŸ›₯️ Riviera Boating Company Exercise Answers
🧬 Comms Framework Evolution
πŸ“ Comms Framework Summary

πŸ’» Strategy Operating System

πŸ’» Strategy Operating System / Strategy Portfolio - Introduction
Example: πŸ‘€ Mikaela Uricheck's Strategy Portfolio/ Strategy Operating System
πŸ“– Part 1: What is the definition of strategy?
πŸ—„οΈ Part 2: Outputs (Models, Frameworks, Slides)
🏷️ Part 3: Examples
SFS Member Example - Daniel Hedger Strategy Portfolio
SFS Member Example - Mahfuz Chowdhury Strategy Portfolio
SFS Member Example - Tyler Koke's Strategy Plan For Stihl
SFS Member Example - Tyler Koke's Strategy Plan For Ikea
SFS Member Example - Alice Fennelly Strategy for Vim Cream
SFS Member Example - Evan Pleskus
SFS Member Example - Finlay Miller
SFS Member Example - Eduardo Quezada
SFS Member Example - Jenna Oliver
SFS Member Example - Isabella Popa
πŸ€– ChatGPT - Metaphor Prompts
🏭 Part 4: Workflow
πŸ‘Œ Exercise: Rosetta Stone
πŸ˜Άβ€πŸŒ«οΈ Your Strategy Analogy
πŸ“ƒ Write down 5-10 outputs (8)
πŸ€– Outputs of Examples
πŸ›ŽοΈ Assemble Your Deck

πŸ”¬Course Feedback

It would mean the world to me if you could give me 5 minutes of your time for feedback. πŸ™
πŸ“£ Course Feedback

Bonus: Case Studies

🏑 Strategy Presentation Example for Mattress Firm with Matthew Osborne
🦎 Case Study - Geico
πŸ’« Nike Marketing Strategy Case Study - Find Your Greatness
🎯 Strategy On A Page - Nike 'Play New'