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Industry Update volume 90 agency industry news

Volume 90 | September – October 2026

Executive Summary The agency industry is rewriting the rules of who gets hired, how work gets done, and what clients will pay for. Publicis Groupe’s...

Brand manager searching an agency roster tool for an approved agency

The Value Isn’t In The Logins

Agency roster tools rarely top the usage reports. Here’s why an agency roster tool should be judged by the decisions it improves.

It Was Never Just About The Fee

New WFA research widens the lens from how agencies are paid to the full commercial cycle. The results, contrary to popular belief, find that the...

The Hour Is Up

From labor to output: the profound changes reshaping agency compensation—and the actions brands must take now to pay for what agencies deliver, not for how...

Industry Update Volume 89 July - August 2026

Volume 89 | July-August 2026

Executive Summary The past few months have reinforced a structural shift that we identified in prior Industry Updates: AI, consolidation, data ownership, and accountability are...

Volume 88 | May – June 2026

Executive Summary Talent remains the lifeblood of the advertising industry, yet it has never faced a more pivotal moment. AI is rewriting workflows, automation is...

Volume 87 | March – April 2026

Executive Summary The world feels unsteady. Tensions high across continents, alliances shifting, certainty fading. And while headlines capture global unrest, something transformative is also happening...

ScopeDeliver™: Bayer

To meet its marketing objectives, Bayer Crop Science needed to streamline highly complex operations and ensure the efficient use of agency resources—both staffing and financial.