4A’s Relationship Management Best Practices Guidance
Featured on 4A’s — Read the published 4A’s article — Considering the time, energy and expense marketers spend conducting reviews—and that agencies spend on developing new business—it’s critical for both partners to ensure a long and fruitful relationship. Having a powerful relationship-management program can help you get your relationship off to a good start and […]
Use the Value Index to Show ROI. Client/Agency Relationships Need More Transparency and Accountability
Featured on The Drum — Read The Drum’s published article — The marketing industry is buzzing from Samsung Electronics Co.’s recent marketing operation layoffs and speculated connection to the abrupt departure of its CMO, Marc Mathieu. Information shared in The Wall Street Journal indicate the company conducted an internal investigation of the dealings between marketing staff and […]
Accountability in Agency-Client Relationships is a Two-Way Street
Featured on MediaPost’s AgencyDaily & 4A’s SmartBrief: — Read the published AgencyDaily article — — Read the published 4A’s article — The average client-agency relationship is in sharp decline, creating much tension and uncertainty for both advertisers and agencies. Billions of marketing dollars are still channeled through randomly selected agencies by clients of all sizes […]
Effective Agency Management
Featured on the ANA: — Read the published ANA article — No matter what kind of marketer you are, you’ll spend years acquiring essential skills to master your craft. One of the most critical skills is often the least: how to work effectively with your agency partners. This is an important muscle for any marketer […]
Agency Relationship Expert Bruno Gralpois Hosts ANA E-Training on Effective Agency Management
Featured on PRWeb & Virtual Strategy Magazine: ANA members gain takeaways on turning volatile agency relationships into effective partnerships that drive ROI — Read PRWeb’s published article — Agency management expert, Bruno Gralpois, teams up with the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) to host an e-training course entitled “Agency Management” available now to all ANA […]
Agency Relationship Expert Bruno Gralpois Hosts Association of National Advertisers’ E-Training on Effective Agency Management
Agency Relationship Expert Bruno Gralpois hosts Association of National Advertisers E-Training on Effective Agency Management ANA members gain takeaways on turning volatile agency relationships into effective partnerships that drive ROI SEATTLE – November 16, 2018 – Agency management expert, Bruno Gralpois, teams up with the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) to host an e-training course […]
The Uneasy Truth About Being a Client and What It Means to Build Lasting Partnerships in Today’s Cut-Throat Environment
Client Agency Relationships: Confessions of an Ex-Client: I’d like to confess. Actually, I have multiple confessions to make. Four to be precise. No worries. This is not a remake of “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind” (2002), so they won’t keep you up at night. But if you’ve ever been a client, you too would have […]
How Marketing Leaders Must Build the Right Agency Management Competencies to Enable Their Organization to do More
How marketing leaders must build the right Agency Management competencies to enable their organization to do more. By: Bruno Gralpois, Author/Speaker, Thought-provocateur, Client/Agency Guru, Entrepreneur, Innovator Download a PDF version here For years, the practice of agency management has been viewed purely as an operational function by the C-suite. Instead, Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) should view […]
How In-House and External Agencies Can Not Only Coexist But Thrive Together
How in-house and external agencies can not only coexist but thrive together. Download a print-friendly version here By: Bruno Gralpois Author/Speaker, Thought-provocateur, Client/Agency Guru, Entrepreneur, Innovator The growing number of brand advertisers setting up their own in-house agencies has grown exponentially in recent years. This phenomenon is often mentioned by industry analysts and top agency […]
How to Detect the Early Signs of Inefficiencies in Client/Agency Relationships, and What to do About It…Before It’s Too Late
How to detect the early signs of inefficiencies in client/agency relationships. And what to do about it…before it’s too late. By: Bruno Gralpois Author/Speaker, Thought-provocateur, Client/Agency Guru, Entrepreneur, Innovator Download a print-friendly version here We are good. We are really good, at reading traffic signs. This is not a new skill. The earliest form of road […]
Agency Mania Solutions Presents at Association of National Advertiser’s Members-Only Conference
Co-Founder Bruno Gralpois to speak on improving marketing outcomes through efficient scoping and briefing: SAN FRANCISCO – April 25, 2018 – Agency Mania Solutions’ Co-Founder Bruno Gralpois will present as a guest speaker at the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) Business to Business Members-Only Conference at Wells Fargo on April 25, discussing how large advertisers […]
Five Ways for Advertisers and Their Agencies to Overcome Common Relationship Struggles That Get in the Way of Effective Collaboration
If advertisers are from Mars and agencies from Venus, how can they get along? Five ways for advertisers and their agencies to overcome common relationship struggles that get in the way of effective collaboration. By Bruno Gralpois Author/Speaker, Thought-provocateur, Client/Agency Guru, Entrepreneur, Innovator Download a print-friendly version here In his famous book […]
