• “Hire me!” Clients often end up on this end of a pack of agencies all asking for their business. How can you pick one? How would you? What stands out?

    Ad Agency Branding, Culture and Leadership

    Every marketing firm is unique, but many end up sounding and looking the same. The key question is why? Marketing firms, from traditional ad agencies to creative hot shops to […]

     
  • Unless you’ve made the effort to define your agency’s brand, you’re likely to miss one opportunity after another.

    Ad Agency Branding Leadership Lesson

    We have been shouting from the roof tops that the agency brand is the most important element of new business. Sadly, there are many agencies that feel their brand is […]

     
  • Don’t be trapped by a lack of creative thinking when it comes to benchmarking!

    Another Tip To Help Your Ad Agency Stand Out

    Trying to grow an ad agency without first building a strong brand is like whistling in the wind. In this fast evolving world, where you must run just to stay […]

     
  • Your agency has a choice for how it wants to stand out.

    There Are Only Four Types of Ad Agencies

    Every agency has a brand – it doesn’t matter if the agency actively promotes it or not. Size, specialty, clients, or the outreach efforts don’t matter. You have a brand. […]

     
  • If you keep doing the same things everyone else is doing… oblivion awaits.

    Ad Agency, Differentiate or Die!

    Differentiate or Die! These stark words lay out the option many agencies face these days. Here’s why. Time and again your agency’s brand is the key decider on whether or not […]

     
  • We're great at everything!

    5 Ways to Help Brand Your Ad Agency

    The problem with branding a traditional advertising agency is there is nothing to hold on to – there is nothing tangible to grasp, shake, and define as being unique. The […]

     
  • It’s time to rethink your ad agency brand.

    Ad Agency Branding: Things I Think I Know Today, Could Change Tomorrow

    I recently wrote about how DraftFCB announced its new brand is now just FCB (Foote, Cone & Belding), totally dropping the iconic name Draft. In that article I wrote: Many […]

     
  • Start with a blank canvas and create a winning agency.

    Ad Agency Tour Wins Account

    With any aggressive agency new business program, you should be touring more people than you ever imagined. I’ve talked before about how important setting up a proper tour is for […]

     
  • Agencies will deny that things have changed - until its too late.

    The Beginning of the Digital Kaboom!

    “Where’s the kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering kaboom!”  Marvin The Martian Many out there claim to know what’s going on with the whole digital revolution we’ve all been […]