Monthly Archives: November 2011

The right media strategy is more important than the right price

Cheap media can be like discount beef for a Hindu or half price pork for a Hasidic Jew. There is no point saving a fortune on the buy if the product you are buying is wrong for the audience. Yet many marketers can … Continue reading

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Top 10 ways to ensure transparency and accountability in all your print productions

When people think about print production, most marketers and procurement people think about printing. Actually putting ink on paper is less than 30% of the print production cost and yet this is where most of the cost management focus is … Continue reading

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Top 10 ways to avoid ending up in court for misleading and deceptive conduct

There is nothing more wasteful, costly and not to mention embarrassing than having your commercial or advertisement removed from air and getting a court order to provide an apology and correction. It has happened to a number of advertisers in … Continue reading

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Top 10 considerations when selecting a new media agency

Media continues to be the single biggest investment for most marketers and advertisers, yet the option continues to expand with more choices and more specialists entering the market place. So how do you go about not only choosing the right … Continue reading

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Top 10 questions to ask a strategic marketing consultant before you engage them

Lets be honest here, there are many consultants claiming to have expertise in the strategic marketing management space, but how do you separate the professionals from the recently redundant or the washed up? After all, anyone can hang up a … Continue reading

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Top 10 considerations in selecting a new creative agency

In a world of increased fragmentation and diversification marketers are faced with a decision between specialist and convenience. Traditional creative agencies have diversified their offering and are providing a range of services, but it is often a matter of convenience … Continue reading

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Top 10 ways to ensure financial compliance from your agencies

With increasing pressure on budgets and expenditure outside of the retainer such as production the prime area of incremental revenue creep for agencies, it is important that there is a rigorous, but not onerous, process to ensure financial compliance from … Continue reading

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World’s “next practice” in advertising agency selection

There has been much discussion on pitch processes in the industry globally in the past 12 months. In the UK ISBA and the IPA have launched a website called TheGoodPitch while in the USA the ANA and the 4As have … Continue reading

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Lack of financial acumen may stop marketing being aligned to business strategy

I have written before about the perception of marketing by CEOs (73% of CEOs think marketers lack business credibility) and CFOs (‘Being “good for the brand” is not a business case) in organisations, but two things this week made we wonder if … Continue reading

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How accountable agency remuneration can improve client agency relationships

The secret to developing a fair and sustainable agency remuneration model is  having a process that is based on what you want the agency to deliver. In this case the agency can be any agency from media to pr to … Continue reading

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