Why advertisers/agencies must ask the right questions to build better partnerships
When brand advertisers ask better questions about their work relationship with agencies, performance soars and the partnership strengthens. — Read our article posted on Forbes, Producers & Procurers iQ & Association of National Advertisers “Judge a man [or woman] by his [or her] questions rather than his [or her] answers.” That famous quote is often wrongly […]
Understanding the difference between a scope and brief (Checklist)
Request a checklist to help you decide the best document to use – an SOW or a brief: There has been continued confusion in our industry about the difference between a scope of work, or statement of work (SOW), and a brief. Some may wonder: Do we need both of these? Are they redundant or […]
ScopeDeliver™ Scope Swapping
Request more information on the module within our agency scoping solution, ScopeDeliver™, that allows clients to continually adjust and refine their scopes of work (SOW) and list of deliverables or projects based on an agreed-upon, set budget: Once SOWs are finalized along with agency retainers or project fees, the planning process ends and the work […]
Why Advertisers Must Pay it Forward to Systematically and Effectively Reduce Costs and Eliminate Inefficiencies
The Investment Dilemma: It often costs a penny to save $100 dollars. That’s right. By cost, I mean “investment.” As with any investment, you expect the return to be far greater than the costs. Therefore, even in a time of economic uncertainty, brand advertisers must invest in solutions like scope management to better manage agency […]
What to Look for in 2020
Our visual: outlines critical aspects of the agency lifecycle that are growing in importance (based on 2019 learnings). How brand advertisers tighten focus on the agency strategy, scoping, briefing, evaluation and training process. To request a complimentary electronic copy of any above visuals, please contact [email protected]
What Actions Should Brand Advertisers Consider Taking in These Challenging Times to Make Responsible Use of Their Budget and Agency Resources?
Responsible Measures in Uncertain Times: Uncertainty seems to be the only certainty these days. Yet, brands and agencies must learn to operate in these challenging times by adapting to new realities, overcoming disruption and fear. The economic implications are hard to ignore. As the serenity prayer reminds us: we must accept the things we cannot […]
How Much Risk Brand Advertisers Are Willing to Take With Their Agency Partners, and What Impact It Has on Their Overall Performance
What’s Your Risk Profile? From choosing what stock or bond to purchase to deciding whether you should travel or shake hands during the Coronavirus epidemic, the everyday decisions we make are based on our individual risk profiles, or what is often referred to as risk tolerance. Financial institutions have mastered the artform of asking customers […]
Gilead Science’s Integrated Platform
An integrated mix of agency management tools enables Gilead Sciences to improve agency insights, action plans, work output, relationships and more streamlined, efficient use of resources.
A Guide to Agency Management in 2020
Featured on ANA Marketing Maestros — Read the ANA’s published article — Advertising has evolved into a complex, multi-faceted discipline requiring skills borrowed from business strategy, finance, information technology, human resources and almost every other corporate function. So, it’s no surprise that the list of activities on marketers’ desks increasingly runs long and deep. Too […]
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 […]
How Advertisers Can Learn From Debacles Like Samsung’s Recent Agency Partnership Audit
Lessons Learned from the Samsung Debacle: In the age of transparency and accountability, advertisers can learn from debacles like Samsung’s recent agency partnership audit. The marketing industry is still in shock, following the announcement that Samsung Electronics Co.’s presumed audit of its agency practices and operations led to various layoffs and the departure of top […]
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 […]
