Marketing Mag – Often overlooked during a CMO transition period is the agency on record. The brands’ agency partner can be a valuable repository of information, skilled in designing, executing, and reporting on marketing strategies. They might have even crafted the current strategy with the previous CMO so not consulting with them may be a huge […]
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Wall Street Journal – Four years ago, Saudi Arabia made up a small proportion of business at Lightblue, a creative experience and tech agency based in Dubai. These days, 40% of its business comes from the country, says co-founder David Balfour, who opened an office in Riyadh last month as a result. “The conversation used to
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AdAge – Under economic pressure, more and more marketers are skipping search consultants and taking agency reviews into their own hands. Search consultants operate on a fee-for-service basis, and their pricing varies based on the size and complexity of the review. Fees can span anywhere from $25,000 to $250,000, according to one search consultant who spoke
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Marketing Interactive – The term “fractional CMO” – FCMO – has been gaining traction in the marketing industry. Simply put, a fractional CMO, or FCMO, is an outsourced role where an organisation hires an external expert to helm the role of the CMO without committing to the cost of a full-time one. This has seen the
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Digiday – As media agencies tout the potential of AI efficiencies, marketers are probing: Will this translate to cost savings, and if so, will those savings benefit them? No one’s brandishing pitchforks yet, but a storm of probing questions is gathering momentum. Marketers are asking: How is your agency harnessing AI and automation? Which tasks or
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AdAge – Branded presence at the festival can cost anywhere from $108,000 for a brunch to $4 million for a blowout concert, per a sales deck and interviews. Splashy installations also give an impression of prosperity and success to prospective clients and talent. And sending employees to Cannes can pay dividends in terms of retention and
The Global Creative and Media new business landscape for 2023 proved to be relatively muted despite marque accounts like Pfizer, Uber, and Kimberly-Clark put under review, according to independent global marketing consultancy R3. The number of total accounts awarded decreased 2.9% year-on-year while overall value increased 5.3%. Publicis Groupe leads the 2023 New Business League
Digiday – In recent years, marketers have been putting more emphasis on performance marketing, proving efficiencies of ad budgets and retooling creative to tout value amid economic uncertainty. More recently though, marketers have shifted focus back to brand building and they’re looking for help with things like brand affinity, brand strategy, brand identity and brand refreshes
