Two people stand in front of a large "WE [heart] PITCHING" sculpture in a lively city plaza. This scene, featured in We Love Pitching Part 1, captures the creative buzz highlighted by Stash Media’s guest editorial. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

We Love Pitching: Chronicles of a Necessary Mess – Part 3

In Part 3 of his guest editorial series We Love Pitching, Nerdo ECD Claus Cibils continues his surgical (and passionate) dissection of the creative pitch process with an examination of why more is not always better. [Watch]

Two people stand in front of a large "WE [heart] PITCHING" sculpture in a lively city plaza. This scene, featured in We Love Pitching Part 1, captures the creative buzz highlighted by Stash Media’s guest editorial. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

We Love Pitching: Chronicles of a Necessary Mess – Part 2

In part 2 of his deep dive into the messy, contentious, (some would say broken) world of competitive creative pitches, Nerdo ECD Claus Cibils examines how pitching works and how it can work better. [Watch]

Three men’s heads with exaggerated facial expressions—one winking, one with pursed lips, and one with a distorted open mouth—are merged together in a dark, surreal setting marked by curious Not To Scale signs from NERDO. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Not To Scale Signs NERDO for Representation

Form the release: Creative polymaths NERDO have joined Not To Scale’s roster in a partnership that unites Not To Scale’s formidable international production capabilities with the director collective’s fierce, unwavering commitment to challenging conventions wherever they find them. [Watch]

Two people stand in front of a large "WE [heart] PITCHING" sculpture in a lively city plaza. This scene, featured in We Love Pitching Part 1, captures the creative buzz highlighted by Stash Media’s guest editorial. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

We Love Pitching: Chronicles of a Necessary Mess – Part 1

In this first installment of the We Love Pitching series on Stash, Nerdo ECD Claus Cibils introduces the many systemic problems affecting the competitive commissioning infrastructure of the design and motion industry. [Watch]

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Best of Stash 2025: Brand Films!

Often blurring the line between art and message, studios and marketers continue to expand their use of brand films (produced primarily for online, social, and out-of-home viewing), taking full advantage of the genre’s freedom of format and style. [Watch]

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