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Howard Ibach

Howard is the author of two critically acclaimed textbooks on the creative brief: How To Write An Inspired Creative Brief, 2nd edition, and How To Write A Single-Minded Proposition: Five insights on advertising’s most difficult sentence. Plus two new approaches, both of which are required reading in a growing number of undergraduate and graduate programs in the U.S. He was an award-winning copywriter and creative director at a long list of legacy advertising agencies, notably Hoffman York & Compton in Milwaukee; DDB Direct, Team One Advertising, Direct Partners, Brierley & Partners, Rubin Postaer & Associates, OgilvyOne, Grey Direct West (now G2) and Wunderman in Los Angeles; and Carlson Marketing Group and Campbell Mithun in Minneapolis. He also served as the director of advertising and creative services at Asset Marketing Services Inc., a leading collectible coin retailer, in Minneapolis.

He earned his B.A. from the University of Tampa and an MA from Brown University. He lives in Los Angeles. Since 2012, he has volunteered with InsideOUT Writers, Inc., a public benefit corporation dedicated to assisting incarcerated youth.

Workshops:

What an Inspired Creative Brief Looks Like (101) (Half Day)

What an Inspired Creative Brief Looks Like (101) (Virtual)

How to Write an Inspired Creative Brief (201) (Full Day)

How to Write a Single-Minded Proposition (301) (Half Day)

Strategies for an Inspired Creative Briefing (401) (Half Day)

Strategies for an Inspired Creative Briefing (401) (Full Day)

Speaking Essentials for an Inspired Creative Briefing (501) (Half Day)

Present Like a Professional (Full Day)

Creative Briefing Mastery Program