THE BLOG

Hack Your Brainstorm : 3 Quick Tips For Bigger Ideas

April 10, 2019

  ProTips To Re-think Your Brainstorm How many times have you entered a brainstorm meeting hoping for brilliance, but left it with the same stale ideas from last quarter? No matter your industry, when you gather your best thinkers for big thinking, you need to get serious about expanding your ideation sessions in an engaging way. We know that when you’ve been running a team for a long time, it’s sometimes hard to find a fresh approach to old challenges.  In the run up to our upcoming workshop with AdClub, “A guide to re-thinking brainstorming and brief-making,” our CEO, Nora Herting will bring to life ImageThink’s insights and our creative approach […]

Elevating 4 Big Ideas From America’s Most Innovative Start-ups.

March 29, 2019

  Customer insights, tech innovations and creative storytelling; At this month’s AdThink event, the hottest start-ups in America shared their futuristic marketing strategies through a series of 5-minute elevator pitches.   As platinum sponsors of Ad Club, ImageThink was excited to be onsite at Subculture, NYC once again to visualize the innovative marketing strategies and big ideas for AdThink’s panel with live graphic recording.  Wish you could have been there? Not to worry. Here are 4 ways these creative start-ups can help you boost your marketing strategy, summarized in a visual storyboard.   1. Talk to your consumer in the same way you would talk to a friend on a park bench.  We’re living […]

3 Creative Ways To Picture Your Event Planning Map.

March 18, 2019

  Do you have a high stakes event and are looking to wow your attendees like never before? We know that being an advocate for outside-the-box approaches can sometimes be met with resistance, even when they are sure bring about entirely new solutions and heightened engagement.   At ImageThink, we’ve supported more than 30% of Fortune 50 companies across 15 countries in the last 10 years through live visual storytelling. Here are 3 pro tips on how we can help elevate your event experience with graphic recording.  Plan Ahead Of Time To Get The Best Results  We all know there are a million ways to spend an event budget; the challenge lies in making the most of it. Building a buzz before time […]

Women who redraw the rules!

March 15, 2019

Our Co-Founder, Nora Herting’s Highlights From Top Women Speakers. Did you know that more than 11.6 million firms are owned by women, generating about $1.7 trillion in sales as of 2017? That’s quite an exciting number to see grow as more and more women access leading positions in the workforce. As a woman and business owner, I continue to be inspired by the female leaders, founders, and authors that for whom I’ve had the privilege of graphic recording. From their entrepreneurial insights to their presence as speakers, I credit them with helping me to grow ImageThink into the creative solutions […]

5 secret ingredients your Design Thinking Agenda recipe is missing.

March 4, 2019

    From our Live Scribes to you, Our graphic facilitators support nearly 300 events every year at ImageThink, and they’ve learned a thing or two about agenda design along the way. After 10 years of leading the charge in visual strategy, we’re ready to share some of our top learnings for mapping a successful strategy session. Here are a few tips to set the ball rolling for your 2019 strategy. Be Clear On The Purpose It may seem obvious but defining the parameters of your meeting’s purpose is a critical first step that often times gets overlooked. Specificity is […]

ImageThink Visualizes A Bite Of The ‘Influencer Marketing’ Pie At Ad Club NYC

February 26, 2019

Our graphic recorder created a visual summary of the big ideas at Ad Club’s influencer event. Picturing Big Ideas At Ad Club’s Influencer Event Did you know, that Influencer Marketing is about to hit the $10 billion mark by 2020? Now that’s one huge number, isn’t it? And with the rate at which ‘influencers’ or ‘micro influencers’ are going gung-ho on social media networks, advertisers and storytellers are now upping the ante with their marketing strategies. At an informal gathering at Forsman & Bodenfors, the ImageThink team was thrilled to visualize the lively discussion, led by Ricky Ray Butler of […]

3 Ways Digital Graphic Recording Is Changing The Conference Game

February 18, 2019

Ride The Digital Wave At ImageThink, we’re constantly innovating new ways to deliver exciting results to our clients, while staying on trend and up to date in our methods.  That means always being on the lookout for new tools to use as graphic recorders.  In addition to our traditional route – analog capture of graphic recording – we also capture for our clients digitally, making sure we’re staying on top of digital trends. If the first few months of 2019 are any indicator, digital graphic recording is growing in popularity–and for good reason. Apart from its sleek setup and aesthetic, […]

Turning Walls Into Doors: Exercises To Enable Creative Thinking

February 4, 2019

  Unleash Your Team’s Creative Potential Whether you’re the head of a small entrepreneurial start up, or a team lead at a massive organization, a creative approach is essential when it comes to breaking barriers and achieving goals. Like a certain wild-haired physicist said, “problems cannot be solved with the same mind set that created them.” At ImageThink, our entire 360 degree team—from account managers to graphic recorders—is dedicated to helping you find that new approach. From meeting quarterly goals that seem just out of reach, to matching client needs that seem unachievable, we believe that unleashing your team’s creativity […]

Pitch To Win: Seal The Deal With Graphic Recording

January 21, 2019

  Graphic recording helps your business pitch stand out from the crowd. The Art Of The Pitch Your palms are sweaty. Your heart is racing. You’re trying your best to remember your opening line. With symptoms like those, you’re either asking out your middle school crush, trying open mic stand-up for the first time… or pitching your business to a potential new client. Even for the most experienced business leader, planning and executing a pitch can bring about a lot of anxiety. Winning new business demands a thorough understanding of your potential clients’ workplace culture, values, and strengths and challenges. […]

Jan 22nd Workshop: Visualize Your Career in 2019, at Baruch College NYC!

January 16, 2019

Jump Start Your Career in 2019 Whether you’re newly out of school and looking for meaningful work, or ready to find a more fulfilling career, bridging the gap between your career vision and how to get there can be a little daunting. Nora Herting’s January 22nd workshop, Visualize Your Career in 2019, hosted by Baruch College, will help you literally draw where you see yourself heading in the new year. What You’ll Learn Drawing from her own experience as co-founder and CEO of ImageThink, Nora will lead participants through visual thinking exercises to tap into creative potential, develop concrete solutions […]