Launching the new Element Fresh menu

Over the past few months, we’ve been working side by side with Element Fresh on their rebranding project, which includes the roll-out of their all-new menu. We are thrilled to see the project come to life.

Wishing you merry very surreal Christmas 2020

Trying very hard not to sum up the year as there is still a few days to go, anything could happen! Let’s focus on rebranding Christmas, if you’re new to Thread Christmas cards, this is a tradition as old as time itself, maybe older.

Can you measure the ways branding raises profits?

“Why should I spend money on branding not marketing?” A conversation that comes up often while we’re talking to clients (especially in China), how can we quantify value for money? Is it worth it? And it’s a great question to be asking. If your product or service is not unique, there is no doubt branding […]

11 lessons for getting more work for less money from your agency!

I’ve pitched with many partners and against countless competitors, I know their tricks and shortcomings too.  As clients are cutting budgets, yet need increased productivity from their agencies, I decided it would be useful to share my insights to help those that need to get more for less. In no particular order, and to save […]

Let’s talk about Pitching!

What’s the most challenging part?
As the industry has taken to asking for strategy or naming as part of the pitch. These things come from teamwork and collaboration with a client, two things that are missing from a pitch set up. As such, pitching brand strategy becomes guess work. Unlike the advertising industry, there is no media spend to balance out the risk.

Let’s talk about Pitching!(Part 2)

Do you like to pitch? of course not! Fear of the unknown is a human instinct. A pitch is typically something that takes a lot of time and effort but may not pay off. It’s really scary to be in front of so many people and tell them about our ideas.

 Shanghai’s F&B – What’s the secret sauce?

Since we’ve all had to stop and catch our breath, I’d like to reflect on a few of the non virus battles in the restaurant industry. Who’s restaurant survived the last decade? And of those who will survive the virus? Not many, not many at all. Having worked on hundreds of restaurant brands over the […]

Let’s talk about Pitching!(Part 1)

Agency Pitching is one route clients take when selecting a partner. This is when a client shares the same creative brief with a select number of agencies, who then turn around to hash away at the problem and then pitch their idea or solution to them. Typically agencies don’t get paid for pitch work, but if they win they get the entire project (usually a decent size) or the retainer for a set number of years.

2019 Christmas Card: The Making Of

Every year, we embark on a new adventure for our Christmas Card. No theme is ever the same or even near it! For 2019, that meant heading into a new decade and of course an even more major change. (edit: who could have known how 2020 would have turned out!) So with that in mind… […]

Our Surreal Christmas Cards History

2019Cyberpunk 2077 2018The Diner 2017Jurassic Jones 2016Disney Princesses! 2015The Box Set 2014Shanghai Gangsters 2013Ralph Lauren 2012Penguins? 2011Choir Christmas 2010Classic Christmas This is the one that started it all! I think we spent about an hour on it…  and it’s got bigger ever since!