IN THE NEWS: CLIENTS AND AGENCIES ALIKE DESERVE BETTER PARTNERSHIP PRACTICES
Featured on CampaignUS: Clients and agencies alike deserve better partnership practices. Here are five areas that agencies and clients could all work better at when it comes to partnering. — Read the published CampaignUS article — In the age of constant “mania,” advertisers and agencies deserve better ways to collaborate and successfully partner. “We deserve […]
ARTICLE: 6 CONSIDERATIONS FOR PROVIDING BETTER BRIEFS
Stop the madness: When advertising clients provide creative briefs or statements of work (SOWs) to agencies, there is a bit of a disconnect in how those efforts are perceived. It’s “bad enough” that only 58% of clients said they provide clear assignment SOW/briefings to their agencies, according to Bruno Gralpois, co-founder of Agency Mania Solutions and the […]
ARTICLE: IN THE AGE OF CONSTANT “MANIA,” ADVERTISERS AND AGENCIES SIMPLY DESERVE BETTER WAYS TO COLLABORATE AND SUCCESSFULLY PARTNER
We Deserve Better! “We deserve better.” This expression has been used in recent political events. But it’s never been truer for the current state of client/agency relationships in our industry. I’ve been actively engaged in this vibrant industry, at agencies or as a client, for over 20 years. Like you, I’ve seen the good, the […]
ARTICLE: THE PRIMARY DRIVERS BEHIND THE MOVE TO DELIVERABLE-FIRST PRICING WITH AGENCIES
The Rise of Deliverable-first Models: What are deliverable-first models, and why are they on the rise? It’s dinner time. You sit down and look at the menu. You place our order. The dishes you ordered are specialties of that restaurant. After you enjoy your meal, you ask for the check. You get an itemized list […]
IN THE NEWS: HOW TO GET MORE FROM THE CREATIVE BRIEF PROCESS
Featured on PR Daily: Early in the creative process, details matter. — Read the published PR Daily article — Creative briefs that lack rigor and clear objectives are the earliest warning sign of a doomed client-agency relationship. Without explicit client guidance, PR teams enter a working relationship likely to make false assumptions, misinterpret instructions, and […]
