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Michael Gaylord

Michael Gaylord

Chief Creative Officer

Prior to moving to Madrid in 2011, Michael served as Vice President, Digital for MTV Networks’ cable brands Nick at Nite and TV Land. He began his career in the digital shops of downtown Manhattan, and has extensive experience in creative direction, user experience, convergent programming, integrated marketing and web analytics.

Posts by Michael Gaylord

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The Ultimate Checklist for Building Your Creative Fidelity Score (CFS) Engine

Learn how to build your own Creative Fidelity Score (CFS) engine—a practical, AI-powered brand guardian that evaluates content against your guidelines, messaging, and creative standards so you can scale without sacrificing what makes your brand distinctive.

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The Hidden Cost of AI Velocity: Why Your Brand Needs a Creative Fidelity Score (CFS)

AI can definitely be a boon to content creators. It can generate hundreds of taglines, synthesize research, surface fresh themes and draft decent first passes of outlines, blogs, and whitepapers—all in seconds. But as marketing leaders have discovered, speed alone is not a strategy. And it comes at a cost to the brand you’ve worked so thoughtfully to create.

Michael Gaylord

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The Most Difficult Assignment: Putting Wordsmithie’s Diversity/Equity/Inclusion mindset into words

Baring your company’s soul on such a significant and sensitive question—and doing so authentically—can feel like a highwire act. Here's ours.

Michael Gaylord

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Ukrainian Words We Love

We want to share some “Ukrainian Words We Love” along with pronunciations, so you can say them in Ukrainian.

Michael Gaylord

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What's a Brand Bible, and What Do You Need to Make One?

From impacting company culture to ensuring consistency online, these are the reasons why you need a brand bible and how to make one.

Michael Gaylord

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Freelancer Tool Kit

Our freelancer toolkit gives you information on the tools and skills you'll need to start or flourish in your freelancer career.

Michael Gaylord

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