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 […]
Adopting Smarter Ways to Conduct Agency Reviews and New Business Pitches
Ending the Traditional Pitch Mania: I’ve seen it all, it seems. I’ll bet you have, too. The endless RFPs. The RFPs from hell. The poorly run ones. The ones filled with regrets and disappointments on both sides. If you are an advertiser, you’ve probably run many agency reviews in your career, hoping to find the […]
Adopting Healthy Client/Agency Practices and Relations to Stay Budget Fit
The Marketing Diet: Dieting is not foreign to most of us. Per a food & health survey released by the International Food Information Council Foundation, the number of people on diets to lose weight or to be healthier is up 22 percent from last year, at 36%. That’s right: one out of three individuals are […]
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 to Join Keynote Panel at MDC’s Global Partners Summit
Co-Founder Bruno Gralpois to Address Agency Partnerships at International Event: SEATTLE – May 17, 2018 – MDC Partners has selected Bruno Gralpois, co-founder and principal of Agency Mania Solutions, to participate in MDC’s Global Partners Summit, May 17 in Nashville. Gralpois will join other industry leaders and brand advertisers in a discussion exploring modern collaborative […]
Demystifying the Reasons Behind the Campbell’s Switch to Publicis from BBDO and How to Prevent the Excessive Wave of Agency Reviews
Demystifying the reasons behind the Campbell’s switch to Publicis from BBDO and how to prevent the excessive wave of agency reviews. By: Bruno Gralpois Author/Speaker, Thought-provocateur, Client/Agency Guru, Entrepreneur, Innovator Download a print-friendly version here The grass is always expected to be greener on the other side of the fence. Advertisers often ask themselves: but […]
The Demise of Decades-Long Agency-and-Client Relationships
Featured on AdExchanger: “Data-Driven Thinking“ is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. As the saying goes, the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. When advertisers consider a review of their agency partners, they must really believe that a change […]
Agency Mania Solutions Unveils New PerformanceDeliver™ Solution
Automated client/agency performance evaluation solution identifies and analyzes potential inefficiencies in areas most critical to joint success: SEATTLE – April 30, 2018 – Agency Mania Solutions today announced the addition of PerformanceDeliver to its existing suite of SaaS-based agency management solutions. PerformanceDeliver is an automated evaluation solution that improves and strengthens existing client/agency relationships by […]
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 Steps to a Great Creative Brief
Featured on the ANA: Five things marketers can do to produce a better creative brief. — Read the published ANA article — In advertising, it can be argued that the smoothest path to great creative work begins with an equally great creative brief. But the process of delivering an effective brief is no easy task, […]
10 Inspiring Quotes About Advertising
Discover 10 most inspiring quotes about the state of advertising from industry thought-leaders, brought to you by Bruno Gralpois of Agency Mania Solutions. Includes short comments.
