The lack of Aligning Product and Marketing for a Successful Launch Before marketing can begin, product teams must provide a comprehensive information package that goes beyond a validated product. This collaboration lays the foundation for success. After decades in the industry, I’ve observed one recurring challenge that firearms companies face when launching a new product:…
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This article is Part 2 in a series related to the RADIAN Weapons product launch. See Part 1 here AFTERBURNER + RAMJET print advertising and editorial that launched in November of 2021, and through the first month of 2022. Below are three insertions that comprised two months of ads supporting the launch of the RADIAN…
Introducing the PWS BDE 762 Suppressor: In April 2022, GUNLAND was approached by PRIMARY WEAPONS SYSTEMS (and recently new leadership) looking to launch an upcoming new product category, the PWS BDE 762 Suppressor. Having met at SHOT Show 2022, we were excited to create something refreshing and different, which would elevate the brand beyond its…
RADIAN AFTERBURNER RAMJET Fits GLOCK G19, Gen3, 4, 5; G19X, G45 Up to 44% recoil reduction. Threadless barrel. Legal for sale in 50 states
SEE THE HEAT Role Responsible Strategy, and Management Lynn Twiss Freelance Strategist Strategy, Copywriting, Concepting Jake Murray Design & Photography Portland Agency FLIR, “The World’s Sixth Sense” was the brand motto that this 2015 audience-specific catalog was in support of. The concept is that with this “Sixth Sense” one could “SEE THE HEAT.” From illuminating…
With complex product mixes, Leupold didn’t typically come to SHOT Show with only one new product introduction, but multiple across differing categories. The website we built in 2012 had the capability of pulling via the Artemis Marketing Database, all content into a single landing page – from across all categories. Shown below is the 2014…
SIG SAUER needed a clean, elegant, and succinct information sheet for use at consumer, military, dealer, and distributor meetings and shows. DESIGN: Lynn TwissPRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY: TURKSHEAD ROMEO2 MIL-SPEC MODULAR REFLEX SIGHT FOR M17/M18
This article goes into depth, an unrealized strategy, and tactics for a brand campaign that would have taken the anti-gun denim/jeans industry head-on.
I am not a copywriter. However, after many years of creating messaging and being an interstitial between in-house creative, agency teams, and company leadership, I’ve learned many tips and advice on guiding product messaging concepts through feedback rounds to final approval and sign-off. While you are creating the message, you do not own it. The messaging…