Ketchum author Tera Miller

Tera Miller, Partner, Executive Creative Director North America

As one of the agency’s preeminent creative leaders worldwide, Tera works with Ketchum account teams and integrated agency partners to develop breakthrough, insights-based ideas for clients. Along the way, she facilitates brainstorms, conducts training and inspiration sessions, and coaches and encourages her coworkers. Tera, like the legendary American brother-sister duo Donny & Marie Osmond, is a little bit country and a little bit rock and roll – splitting her time between the City of Chicago and the quiet of the country.

Posts: Tera Miller

Creativity and Innovation in the Era of COVID-19

Creativity and Innovation in the Era of COVID-19

by Barri Rafferty and Tera Miller | March 27, 2020

The COVID-19 coronavirus upended daily routine as we know it. Businesses closed their doors to customers. And products we have not used in decades have become pantry staples. The impact of this shifting lifestyle is causing us to regroup and change the way we live. As businesses, we need continuity to stay economically relevant while […]

aspen ideas festival

The Aspen Ideas Festival: Evolving from Words to Actions

by Tera Miller | July 2, 2019

Last week I packed my bags and headed to the mountains of Colorado for some rarefied air at the 15th Aspen Ideas Festival. The Festival calls itself “the nation’s premier public gathering for influential leaders,” and my fellow attendees (an estimated 3,000) and I heard from thought leaders, scientists, authors, and CEOs about pressing social […]

Virtually Nothing is Impossible at Cannes

Virtually Nothing is Impossible at Cannes

by Tera Miller | June 20, 2016

It’s early in the week at Cannes, and the unusual quiet has given me time to take in the sights and activities before the true madness begins.

PR: Stop Apologizing and Enjoy the Feast

PR: Stop Apologizing and Enjoy the Feast

by Tera Miller | June 13, 2013

In 2009, when the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival inaugurated the PR Lions award, the public relations industry transformed overnight from a party crasher to an invited guest at one of marketing’s biggest celebrations. Two years later, when the Festival changed its name to the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the implication was clear: […]

Give Yourself a New Point of View

Give Yourself a New Point of View

by Tera Miller | June 16, 2010

When it comes to generating new ideas,  a lot depends – literally – on your point of view. As I stand looking out of my office window, I can see familiar sights:  Lake Michigan, Buckingham Fountain, the Art Institute of Chicago, a small group of people gathered in the shade of a tree; 12 tennis […]