• Winning or Losing? Different Types of Agency Culture

    Winning or Losing? Different Types of Agency Culture

    Being part of a winning team takes a lot of hard work – but there is one thing that can really separate winners from losers. Let’s examine two NFL teams, […]

     
  • 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 […]

     
  • 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 […]

     
  • Tap into high performance!

    How Any Agency Can Survive in This New Era

    The marketing communications industry is experiencing change on a colossal scale. Not since the introduction of television have so many profound currents converged to change the course of the ‘traditional’ […]

     
  • 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 […]

     
  • Too many marketing firms are chained to the past.

    Unleashing Your Ad Agency

    What are your plans for the future?  The agency of the future, like the company of the future, has to be agile and lean. Where the buzz a few years […]

     
  • Think different. Break the patterns.

    ‘Tis The Season – Agency Planning for the New Year

    ‘Tis the season for reflection and planning about the ad agency and where you want to go in the new year. Every year, we help more agencies develop their growth […]

     
  • Change the market’s perception of your ad agency with one simple idea!

    Open House Creates New Business

    When was the last time you invited all the media reps, vendors, and influencers in your market to an open house at your firm? What we call watering the grapevine, […]

     
  • Tear down the walls - set your staff free.

    Structure Can Be The Enemy

    The agency had lost a key account that represented a large percentage of its revenue, and as a result it had been forced to reduce staff. Within 6 months they […]