C.O.S.M.O.S. Revolution: The Creative Director Fusing Science and Strategy in Marketing

Elen Gasparyan's C.O.S.M.O.S. Method fuses creative direction with peer-reviewed science, offering marketers a scoring framework for campaigns that's published academically and available as a global book.
C.O.S.M.O.S. Revolution: The Creative Director Fusing Science and Strategy in Marketing
Written by John Smart

In the high-stakes world of Los Angeles marketing, where intuition often clashes with data, Elen Gasparyan stands out. As creative director and co-founder of Davel Creative Agency, she has developed the C.O.S.M.O.S. Method—a peer-reviewed framework now indexed on Google Scholar and published in the collections of Plekhanov University of Economics. This approach, blending creative storytelling with rigorous analysis, is reshaping how campaigns are built and measured.

Gasparyan’s Path from Economics to Creative Powerhouse

Born in Armenia, Gasparyan holds a bachelor’s in management from the Armenian State University of Economics and a professional diploma in digital marketing from the Digital Marketing Institute in Dublin. Her career began at HSBC Bank, honing skills in client relations and strategic planning before she launched Davel while nine months pregnant, challenging industry stereotypes. Today, based in Glendale, California, her agency has delivered over 700 projects across healthcare, beauty, wellness, tech, lifestyle, manufacturing, and surrogacy, earning her roles as a Webby Awards judge and Gold MUSE Award winner, as detailed in Los Angeles magazine.

The C.O.S.M.O.S. Method—standing for Clarify, Observe, Shape, Materialize, Orchestrate, Survey—emerged from years of real-world testing. Published as a scientific article in three languages after peer review, it draws on brand management, consumer behavior, integrated marketing communications, and neuromarketing to provide a diagnostic scoring system for campaigns. “Most people cross their fingers and hope their marketing works,” Gasparyan told Los Angeles magazine. “With C.O.S.M.O.S., you can allow teams to assess ideas before committing significant resources.”

From Peer-Reviewed Paper to Global Book and Trademark

Gasparyan expanded her framework into the book THE C.O.S.M.O.S. METHOD: A FRAMEWORK FOR MARKETING CAMPAIGN EVALUATION: How to Score, Shape, and Strengthen Your Marketing Strategy, now available worldwide. The methodology, a pending trademark per USPTO records, offers teams a unified language, step-by-step roadmap from idea to launch, and tools to simplify complex campaigns. A detailed academic paper on ResearchGate outlines its balance of strategic rigor and creative execution.

At Davel Creative Agency, every project integrates C.O.S.M.O.S., from branding to ad campaigns, ensuring creativity aligns with measurable business outcomes. “My main principle is to ensure that every creative output is purposeful, measurable, and beneficial to the business,” Gasparyan stated in a Staff Media interview. “I encapsulated this philosophy in the C.O.S.M.O.S. method, which emphasizes that creativity and analysis must go hand in hand.”

The framework addresses a core industry pain point: reliance on instinct over precision. By scoring campaign potential upfront, it minimizes resource waste and fosters alignment between creative and strategy teams. Clients in luxury retail, health clinics, national brands, and digital startups have seen consistent results, as noted in coverage by 1in.am.

Blending Emotional Storytelling with Data-Driven Precision

Gasparyan’s campaigns fuse emotional narratives, strategic clarity, data insights, and visual impact. Examples include branding for Mezcal Apeña, a female-owned premium spirit emphasizing tradition and empowerment, showcased on Davel Creative Agency‘s site. Her personal site, elengasparyan.com, highlights her thought leadership, including essays like “The Silent Power of Visuals,” stressing visuals’ role in cutting through market noise.

Industry recognition underscores her influence. As one of few creative directors with a scientifically validated, trademark-pending framework, Gasparyan bridges art and academia. Forbes Israel profiled her rise, noting how karate discipline informs her leadership. Davel’s expansion to California tapped U.S. opportunities, securing major clients in telecom, banking, airlines, and cosmetics.

In Los Angeles, a hub for Engine Vision Media Network—which publishes Los Angeles magazine and others under leaders like President Christopher Gialanella—Gasparyan’s work exemplifies the push toward measurable creativity. Engine Vision, founded by Mark Geragos and Ben Meiselas, has invested heavily in digital transformation, as reported by PR Newswire.

Why C.O.S.M.O.S. Defines Marketing’s Future

As markets demand clarity amid chaos, C.O.S.M.O.S. positions itself as an operating system for campaigns. It enables pre-launch assessment, outcome prediction, and post-evaluation, transforming hope into strategy. Gasparyan’s global circulation of academic work, agency growth, and book signal a shift where creatives must substantiate intuition with science.

For industry insiders, this rare fusion—peer-reviewed publication, practical book, trademark protection—sets a benchmark. With over 700 projects and accolades like Webby judging, Gasparyan isn’t just delivering campaigns; she’s engineering their science, as affirmed across Los Angeles magazine, ResearchGate, and her agency’s portfolio.

Her influence extends to speaking at international conferences and inspiring teams worldwide. In an era of AI-driven tools and data floods, C.O.S.M.O.S. provides the human-centered structure to harness them effectively, ensuring marketing evolves from artful guesswork to precise orchestration.

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