{"id":26509,"date":"2023-09-24T16:14:37","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T15:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locksmith.works\/?p=26509"},"modified":"2025-07-20T10:33:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T10:33:17","slug":"helping-lionsgate-deliver-better-briefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/locksmith.works\/helping-lionsgate-deliver-better-briefs\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping Lionsgate deliver better briefs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We are busy preparing to train <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lionsgate.com\">Lionsgate<\/a>, global content specialists, &amp; their marketing team to write and deliver better briefs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next week, we will visit the team to deliver a 1-day workshop which is a tailored version of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.locksmith.works\/training\/unlocking-amazing-briefs\/\">\u2018Unlock Amazing Briefs\u2019<\/a> training, a course we\u00a0designed to teach marketers how to write and deliver much better briefs &#8211; and get to much better work as a result.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/locksmith.works\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/unlock-amazing-briefs-1-1024x527.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26249\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why briefing matters&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Briefing is critical if you want great work.&nbsp;&nbsp;But briefing is&nbsp;hard&nbsp;and most people&nbsp;aren\u2019t&nbsp;taught how to do it properly.&nbsp;&nbsp;In fact, many marketers are criticised for writing poor briefs by their agencies, as&nbsp;you\u2019ll&nbsp;see in this report by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.betterbriefs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Better Briefs Project<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the course covers&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We covered why briefing matters, the foundations of a good brief, writing the brief, delivering the brief and importantly how to embed the learnings to help the team get to better work and better performance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We\u2019re&nbsp;here to help&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you or your team need help unlocking better briefs, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.locksmith.works\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">get in touch<\/a>&nbsp;with us. <\/p>\n<span class=\"et_bloom_bottom_trigger\"><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re thrilled to be working with Lionsgate, completing a one-day briefing workshop with their  marketing team. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26187,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[22,10],"tags":[20,21,26,14],"class_list":["post-26509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-consulting","category-marketing-and-innovation","tag-briefing","tag-capability","tag-growth-strategy","tag-marketing"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Helping Lionsgate deliver better briefs - LockSmith<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Marketing capability development for entertainment brands. 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