RISE AGAINST THE MACHINES

Advertising Management

Machines are taking over the agency world. Following the great resignation where agency owners stated “talent” as the number one concern about the industry, I am surprised how many are still fearful to lean into the machines more. Just think about it from a talent and cultural perspective for a moment. Machines process information 1MMX+ faster […]

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Are You Marketing By Vending Machine?

Advertising Management

Avoid putting your Digital Marketing on Autopilot. Improve your Digital Marketing business results. Recognize any of these common watch-outs? Apply these 5 fix-it strategies to include broader and core Marketing competencies with your Digital Marketing performance metrics. There are dangers in decision making using popular Digital Marketing metrics in a silo. Let’s call it Marketing […]

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How Franchise Brands Grow Faster

Advertising Management

Marketing Resource Management for Franchise-based Brands Most franchise brand marketers agree they operate within unique company cultures with distinct opportunity and challenge. CMOs continuously champion the cause for investment in marketing and advertising to accelerate brand growth and expand the network. The top performers understand in-housing vs outsourcing strategies to make the most of their […]

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Are you CMO Material?

Marketing

Change Management is Marketing. Earn a Triple A Rating: Marketing leaders today are valued for their business acumen, analytical minds and adaptability. Most are focused on helping their companies implement fundamental shifts in the digital economy to retain customers and find new ways to grow. The best ones see themselves as agents of change. In […]

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How Many?

Agency Search

Sweet Question.  How many Advertising Industry Agencies does an advertiser need to evaluate to find the right one? Knowing how many of anything is a balance of how many we think we want vs. how many are actually good for us. When is many too many? When is many still not enough? How many is […]

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Win Like A Buc

Cultural Fit

A week ago, we witnessed Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers become NFL champions. While anyone can read the box score, the real storyline for the game is as valuable a lesson for Marketers as it is for football and following the principles of the playbook will help any team win more often. Let me start […]

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