ARTICLE: THE BEST WAY FOR ADVERTISERS TO REALIZE COST EFFICIENCIES
“Killing two birds with one stone,” or how advertisers can realize substantial gains by implementing rigorous scope of work AND briefing practices In the real world, the only way to hit two birds with one stone is to find two flightless, lazy birds and throw a giant stone at both so you can’t miss them. […]
ARTICLE: FIVE PRINCIPLES TO MAKE THE MOST EFFECTIVE USE OF AGENCY TALENT
Download a print-friendly version here Who killed the timesheet? Before we start joyfully pointing the finger at anyone, we must ask ourselves the question: “Why did time sheets exist in the first place?” As advertisers moved swiftly from commission-based agreements in the late 1990s and early 2000s to labor-based agreements and agency retainers, time sheets […]
ARTICLE: HOW BRAND ADVERTISERS CAN MAKE EFFECTIVE USE OF RETAINER FEES WITHOUT GETTING BURNED
Download a print-friendly version here Your Agency Fees Are Burning Too Fast. Now What? There are at least three million burn cases every year in the United States. Yet burns are highly preventable. In the advertising world, “burn” has a vastly different meaning, and a controlled burn is more the focus. The large majority of […]
