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BU 
DIGITAL PRESENTATION 
October 15, 2014
Michelle M McCormack 
DIGITAL DIRECTOR 
LOVETHECOOL.NET 
TWITTER 
LINKEDIN
CAREER TRAJECTORY
STARTED OFFLINE 
Working with 
magazines taught 
me how to see. 
Strong visual 
communication 
ability is CRUCIAL to 
online success. 
PHOTO ASSISTANT 
STYLIST 
PRINTER 
GAFFER (FILM) 
PHOTOGRAPHER
CAREER CHANGE! 
Moved to LONDON + 
became a Web/Flash 
designer. 
Ran an agency for 2 
years. 
All WEB 1.0 
(looking back, 1.0 sucked)
MOVED HOME! 
Digital Producer for a 
Global ad agency. 
It was 2007 and no one 
was budgeting for 
digital¡­ 
(+ boy did that suck) 
¡­man are they 
budgeting now
NOW
DIGITAL MARKETING AGENCY 
? Started as a popular fashion/tech 
blog. 
? Became a digital agency + umbrella 
for my projects.
DIGITAL MARKETING AGENCY 
? Started as a popular fashion/tech 
blog. 
? Became a digital agency + umbrella 
for my projects. 
? Complete rebranding 
? Global community of Designers 
? Monthly Themes 
? Monthly Scarf Design Contest 
? Partnerships (Lord & Taylor, Ink Mag, Nordstrom, etc) 
? Facebook community from 100 -> 35,000 
? Email Marketing 
? Facebook ads (very targeted and cheap) 
? They¡¯re HIRING!
SECRET BOSTON 
? HYPER-LOCAL 
? HYPER RELEVANT 
? ORGANICLY BUILT 
? COOL SPONSOR 
BRANDS
WHAT I KNOW
AWESOME 
DESIGNERS X COPYWRITERS 
WIN
GREAT COMMUNICATION IS BEYOND CRUCIAL
VISUAL COMMUNICATION IS BEYOND CRUCIAL 
It¡¯s not about GREAT DESIGN it¡¯s about COMPELLING DESIGN 
(compelling design converts WAY MORE than traditional) 
?TRADITIONAL 
?COMPELLING
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION IS BEYOND CRUCIAL 
It¡¯s not about GREAT WRITING it¡¯s about COMPELLING WRITING 
(compelling writing converts WAY MORE than traditional)
DIGITIAL OPTIMIZATION + EMAIL 
WAY MORE IMPORTANT THAN SOCIAL
ADVICE 
?Master Photoshop 
?Practice copywriting constantly 
?Style 
?Formatting (bullets, caps, etc) 
?Pay attention to design trends (ex: SNAPCHAT) 
?Get awesome at buying Facebook ads 
?Cultivate Elite Partnerships ¨C constantly leverage it
PRESENTED TO 
Lecturer: Todd Van Hoosear 
College of Communication at Boston University 
#BUNewMedia 
BU
Ad

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#BUnewMedia Presentation 2014

  • 1. BU DIGITAL PRESENTATION October 15, 2014
  • 2. Michelle M McCormack DIGITAL DIRECTOR LOVETHECOOL.NET TWITTER LINKEDIN
  • 4. STARTED OFFLINE Working with magazines taught me how to see. Strong visual communication ability is CRUCIAL to online success. PHOTO ASSISTANT STYLIST PRINTER GAFFER (FILM) PHOTOGRAPHER
  • 5. CAREER CHANGE! Moved to LONDON + became a Web/Flash designer. Ran an agency for 2 years. All WEB 1.0 (looking back, 1.0 sucked)
  • 6. MOVED HOME! Digital Producer for a Global ad agency. It was 2007 and no one was budgeting for digital¡­ (+ boy did that suck) ¡­man are they budgeting now
  • 7. NOW
  • 8. DIGITAL MARKETING AGENCY ? Started as a popular fashion/tech blog. ? Became a digital agency + umbrella for my projects.
  • 9. DIGITAL MARKETING AGENCY ? Started as a popular fashion/tech blog. ? Became a digital agency + umbrella for my projects. ? Complete rebranding ? Global community of Designers ? Monthly Themes ? Monthly Scarf Design Contest ? Partnerships (Lord & Taylor, Ink Mag, Nordstrom, etc) ? Facebook community from 100 -> 35,000 ? Email Marketing ? Facebook ads (very targeted and cheap) ? They¡¯re HIRING!
  • 10. SECRET BOSTON ? HYPER-LOCAL ? HYPER RELEVANT ? ORGANICLY BUILT ? COOL SPONSOR BRANDS
  • 12. AWESOME DESIGNERS X COPYWRITERS WIN
  • 13. GREAT COMMUNICATION IS BEYOND CRUCIAL
  • 14. VISUAL COMMUNICATION IS BEYOND CRUCIAL It¡¯s not about GREAT DESIGN it¡¯s about COMPELLING DESIGN (compelling design converts WAY MORE than traditional) ?TRADITIONAL ?COMPELLING
  • 15. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION IS BEYOND CRUCIAL It¡¯s not about GREAT WRITING it¡¯s about COMPELLING WRITING (compelling writing converts WAY MORE than traditional)
  • 16. DIGITIAL OPTIMIZATION + EMAIL WAY MORE IMPORTANT THAN SOCIAL
  • 17. ADVICE ?Master Photoshop ?Practice copywriting constantly ?Style ?Formatting (bullets, caps, etc) ?Pay attention to design trends (ex: SNAPCHAT) ?Get awesome at buying Facebook ads ?Cultivate Elite Partnerships ¨C constantly leverage it
  • 18. PRESENTED TO Lecturer: Todd Van Hoosear College of Communication at Boston University #BUNewMedia BU