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The creative strategist role is misdefined

Studios hire creative strategists to think, then measure them on output. The job that moves performance is portfolio design, and almost nobody owns it.

David Lee

6 min read

The creative strategist role is misdefined
First-party data is overrated for most studios

market intelligence

measurement

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7 min read

First-party data is overrated for most studios

Writing creative briefs an agency can execute

creative strategy

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4 min read

Writing creative briefs an agency can execute

The Ledger #5: Liftoff's first weeks, Epic's cert reply

market intelligence

platforms

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2 min read

The Ledger #5: Liftoff's first weeks, Epic's cert reply

Playable tooling in 2026: build, buy or outsource

market intelligence

playable ads

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4 min read

Playable tooling in 2026: build, buy or outsource

Web shop attribution: measuring D2C without breaking your MMP setup

measurement

platforms

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4 min read

Web shop attribution: measuring D2C without breaking your MMP setup

The agency incentive problem nobody fixes

market intelligence

media buying

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6 min read

The agency incentive problem nobody fixes

UA and product teams optimise against each other

market intelligence

measurement

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6 min read

UA and product teams optimise against each other

A field guide to misleading mechanics

creative strategy

measurement

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4 min read

A field guide to misleading mechanics

Every SDK you install is a data-sharing agreement

measurement

platforms

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6 min read

Every SDK you install is a data-sharing agreement

Creative measurement beyond CTR and IPM

creative strategy

measurement

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5 min read

Creative measurement beyond CTR and IPM

The store page is part of the creative sequence

measurement

platforms

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4 min read

The store page is part of the creative sequence