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FROM WHERE I SAT Useful Nuggets From The Creative Week For Us Marketers By Robert Wamai "Today ‘timelines are com- pressed as clients believe that everything can and must be done quickly’. Creative ideas take time to be conceptual- ized and to thaw and rushing the team destroys creativity. In creativity the shortest dis- tance is not always a straight line and ideas cannot be ‘mi- crowaved’. Lenny Nganga, Saracen Media Group." 58 MAL30/19 ISSUE "Client Service needs to be ‘in- spirational conveying what’s needed and not just regurgitate the client’s brief ’. They should bring to the table a deep and wide knowledge of the clients business. Rather than e-mail the brief they should hold brief- ing sessions where they debate and challenge one another. This when done well is inspiration- al resulting in better creative ideas. Judy Kairo, Coca Cola."