Today's hack is about extracting source material from Microsoft PowerPoint and Word files, as well as Apple Keynote and Pages documents.

Getting a pitch wrong can leave you with a soggy mess: missed deadlines, blown budgets, or a client walkaway. The risk? Losing trust or competitive edge if the brief, budget, or vision misaligns. That’s where the 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝘆𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗱 (𝗣𝗣𝗣) steps in, it hits the sweet spot!

𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦-𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮, 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘖𝘖𝘏 𝘵𝘰 𝘛𝘪𝘬𝘛𝘰𝘬 I’ve been crafting videos for big screens (OOH, events...not cinema) and social platforms for years. The debate? Landscape vs. portrait.  • Pros shoot landscape with fancy cameras.  • Non-pros film portrait on smartphones, forgetting to rotate. 😂  The real issue is platform ratios: 16:9 for YouTube, 1:1 for Instagram, 9:16 for TikTok. How do you future-

As a Creative Director & Technologist, shaping motion, brand, and experiential campaigns across start-ups to enterprises. I’ve wrangled feedback with tools like ProofHQ, Wistia, InVision, Vimeo Review, Dropbox Review, Frame.io, and built-ins like Figma and Foleon.

Finding a PM tool that liberates designers, supports marketers/PMs, and connects with stakeholders/clients is like hunting a unicorn. After years of trial and error, here’s what I’ve learned and what I'm looking for. 

My new favorite term: 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗴𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀.  These bundle top AI models (text, images, video, audio) into one interface. No app-hopping or rewriting prompts. They cut chaos and boost efficiency. I’ve shared my current toolkit (it changes weekly!), which is longer than I would like: https://lnkd.in/eAUyp-Th