ScopeDeliver™ SOW Survey
Request more information on the SOW Survey module within our agency scoping solution ScopeDeliver™, which offers agile, real-time feedback to be collected and reported on, structured as shorter, more frequent, pulse-like surveys: In a typical agency/client workflow, Scope of Work (SOW) requirements are defined, agency resources are secured, and budgets are aligned. Then throughout the […]
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™ Internal SOW Benchmarking
Request more information on the module within our ScopeDeliver™ solution to collect, aggregate, and report historical costs to assist in the negotiation and alignment process with agencies: An important part of the scope of work (SOW) process is the review and approval of the agency’s fee or cost submission required to carry out 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 […]
Transactional Relationships Are Out
Featured on ANA Maestros — Read the published ANA article — We’ve heard it before: Don’t treat your agencies as mere vendors, unless, of course, a commodity is what you are seeking. But the label “vendors” shouldn’t be such a dirty word. In principle, “vendors” are delivering services that have reasonable commercial value and getting […]
Improving Work Quality, Efficiency, and Transparency, Without Falling Into Common Scope of Work Traps That Undermine Marketing Efforts
Avoiding Deadly Scope of Work Traps: The importance of having a robust scope of work (SOW) management system that improves how a brand advertiser manages the allocation of its internal and agency resources– human and financial–no longer needs to be established. The years of having advertisers trade scope documents and agency financials via email or […]
How Effective Briefing Ensures Clients Get Better Work From Their Agencies
Are Your Briefs Tight Enough? I am not referring to briefs as the style of close-fitting, short, snug underwear commonly known as “jockey shorts” in the U.S. Instead, I am referring to the number one contributing factor to wasted marketing dollars and troubled client/agency relationships: briefs that are often way too loose, incomplete and seriously […]
Five Scope of Work and Input Briefing Best Practices Successful Companies Follow to Consistently Increase Marketing Performance and Drive Efficiencies
Download a print-friendly version here Can Your Relationship Handle the IKEA Meltdown? Most relationships cannot handle the highly stressful process of assembling IKEA furniture, especially when the directions are unclear or simply missing or lost. If you ever shopped at IKEA and attempted to put together any large piece of furniture without directions and with […]
