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Message First in Practice: Surreal

Surreal is a fast growing food brand that makes fun and delicious cereal inspired by the flavours children love - except it’s healthy, high in protein, and aimed at adults. Here's how they put their message first.

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Message First in Practice: Volvo

Ask anyone to name a car brand associated with safety, and they’ll give the same answer every time. Volvo. Pick any Volvo ad from the last sixty years, and you’ll see the power of message first in practice.

Message First Is Perfect For Designers

There’s a reason why we don’t sell design services ourselves. It’s because our message first approach doesn’t compete with designers or design agencies. It complements them. And it delivers many benefits for them.

Message First is Perfect for Agencies

Why would an expert copywriting team choose to partner with agencies instead of going direct to clients? Simple. Because message first is perfect for agencies.

Biden, The Democrats and Message First

If Joe Biden wants to put his country first, he has to put the right message first. Like many businesses, the Democrats has are stuck with promoting the wrong message. How do they change it?

Football Comes Home – The Ghost of a Message

Can three little words, written by an ad agency and tweaked by a pair of 90s comedians really sum up a nation? Can a message really be that powerful?

Which comes first? Content or design?

It’s the age old debate. Copy or design? Design or copy? Then along comes message first to ask – why not both?