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 […]
Your Agency Fees Are Burning Too Fast. Now What?
How brand advertisers can make effective use of retainer fees without getting burned.
Ready to Jump? How to Swim Through Effective BRs Without Drowning
How to Swim Through Highly Effective Agency QBRs Without Drowning. A step-by-step approach to conducting Agency Quarterly Business Reviews that strengthen the work and improve collaboration.
Make the Logo Bigger!
20 effective ways brand advertisers can master the art form of providing thoughtful, productive feedback to their agency partners during creative reviews.
Working Your Non-Working Too Hard
Evolving how marketing executives think about managing their marketing budgets and driving fiscal accountability. Brought to you by Bruno Gralpois of Agency Mania Solutions.
Less is More, More is Less
How brand advertisers can simplify roster management without significantly shrinking the number of agencies they work with. Brought to you by Bruno Gralpois of Agency Mania Solutions.
How Brand Advertisers Can Simplify Roster Management Without Significantly Shrinking the Number of Agencies They Work With
Download a print-friendly version here Less is More. More or Less. The world of marketing has become incredibly complex. Advertisers are building new muscles to deliver ever-more integrated consumer experiences, requiring them to assemble a broad set of specialty skills and agency competencies. However, as CMOs face greater complexity, many of them have chosen to […]
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 […]
Managing (Agency) Mania
Featured on AdWeek: — Read AdWeek’s published article — If it’s news to you that the client/agency model has been in flames for years now, there’s also this new thing called the Internet that you might want to know about. Of course, there’s a big difference between just saying that the old setup is shot […]
What Will You Get Your Agency for the Holidays? The Gift of Stronger Partnerships
Download a print-friendly version here Thinking outside the gift box… The holidays, a time of both deep reflection and high festivities, are right around the corner. We pause near the end of each year to celebrate those around us, those we love and depend on, and to acknowledge their importance in our lives. In business, […]