Top Search Consultants Meet in LA Looking for Insight on the Changing Nature of the Ad Industry and Its Vibrant Ecosystem of Agencies
Still Searching: In the American thriller “Searching,” by Aneesh Chaganty and Sev Ohanian, a father searches for his daughter in a movie set solely on computer screens and smartphones. The movie, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in early 2018, is a financial success, generating 75 times more in revenue than it cost to […]
Agency Mania Solutions Unveils Analytical Services for Deep Measurement of Agency Performance, ROI, and Budgeting
Agency Mania Solutions unveils Analytics Services for Deep Measurement of Agency Performance, ROI, and Budgeting Data collected and leveraged from ScopeDeliverTM enables more effective client/agency relationships SEATTLE – December 7, 2018 – Agency Mania Solutions today announced availability of its new data analytical service capability that enables brand advertisers to more deeply measure agency performance, […]
CMOs Highlight Extremely Frustrating Problems as Reason for Ending a Relationship
The Breakup Letter: Studies show more than 85 percent of American adults have experienced a breakup at least once in their lifetime. Nothing like uncertainty – as we are now experiencing with the health crisis – to yield greater tension and doubts in our personal and professional lives. Nothing like heightened budget pressure and higher […]
Discover How Brand Advertisers Can Ensure the Effective Use of Budgets and Talent with an Integrated Approach to Managing Agency Partnerships
How fast or far you can run only matters if you run in the right direction: Discover how brand advertisers can ensure the effective use of budgets and talent with an integrated approach to managing agency partnerships. By Bruno Gralpois Author/Speaker, Thought-provocateur, Client/Agency Guru, Entrepreneur, Innovator Download a print-friendly version here In the 1994 American […]
2018 Advertiser/Agency Predictions and Major Trends
What should advertisers and their agencies expect from each other in 2018? Discover major trends that will inevitably rock your world. By Bruno Gralpois Author/Speaker, Thought-provocateur, Client/Agency Guru, Entrepreneur, Innovator Download a print-friendly version here Wouldn’t it be great if we could predict the future accurately? Think about all the decisions you would make differently, […]
Five Realistic Ways to Earn Trust in Client/Agency Relationships
Trust Me (no, really!) By Bruno Gralpois Author/Speaker, Thought-provocateur, Client/Agency Guru, Entrepreneur, Innovator Download a print-friendly version here Trust me (if I may ask) when I say that “transparency” has been the key word of choice in 2017. The issue of trust in client/agency relationships is so deep that it even led the newly elected […]
How Madison Avenue Got the Flu, and What Brand Advertisers Should do About It
Download a print-friendly version here How Madison Avenue got the flu, and what brand advertisers should do about it. The world of Madison Avenue is sick of being sick, literally. It all started with a fever a decade ago, fueled by disruptive media fragmentation, AdTech and digital innovation, the unstoppable rise of procurement in client/agency […]
What do Great CMOs Have in Common?
Download a print-friendly version here Great CMOs are amazing partnership builders. They create strong, long-lasting agency relationships that deliver unmatched work and results. By Bruno Gralpois Author/Speaker, Thought-provocateur, amplifying partnerships to create transformative value The advertising industry is known for its vast number of glowing award ceremonies that celebrate agency and advertiser talent alike, […]
Top 10 Best Practices Successful Companies and Their Marketing Organizations are Putting Into Practice
Download a print-friendly version here Successful companies and their marketing organizations are putting into practice Articulate strategy to strengthen the company’s agency model Do you have the right agency strategy/model in place to support your marketing goals? Is the agency model and entire roster aligned to your organizational requirements? Is it structured to take you […]
Common Mistakes Advertisers Make With Their Agencies and What to do About It
20 Proven Ways to Drive Your Agency Crazy In “Love Is Dead,” I highlighted proven best practices that set apart highly successful relationships from failed ones, based on the hundreds of relationship and performance evaluations we conducted. Similarly, a number of client behaviors guarantee you will fail your agency every time. Those who believe that […]
3 Keys to Finding the Best Celebrity Endorsement for Your Brand
Featured on the ANA: — Read the published ANA article — Two years ago, the Lincoln Motor Co. needed help. Following a long skid, the Dearborn, Mich.–based luxury car company was coming off a reported 32-year low in sales. Once considered a leader of the American car industry, the brand had become an afterthought for […]
Relationship Capital
ANA Final Say By Bruno Gralpois As we celebrate the ANA’s 100th Anniversary and its vibrant history of advertising, it’s a good time to reflect on our vast and ever-growing arsenal of weapons of mass persuasion and ask ourselves: What clever combination of stones may we have left unturned? Following years of economic progress driven […]
