Author Archives: Stephan Argent

About Stephan Argent

Stephan Argent is a former agency planner from England, and has held senior roles in agencies in both Canada and the United States. Most recently he was Vice President of Digital Media at CTV, and is now President of The Argedia Group, helping clients find “agencies for the digital age.” Visit Argedia here

Agency Websites: Who’s Your Target Audience?

This post is by Stephan Argent - a member of the Marketing FIRST Forum, the global consulting collective co-founded by TrinityP3 With laptops open and a lively discussion underway last week, a client asked me where to look on an agency website for the information … Continue reading

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10 reasons why marketers need to ‘dislike’ Facebook

This post is by Stephan Argent - a member of the Marketing FIRST Forum, the global consulting collective co-founded by TrinityP3 As a marketer, do you ‘like’ Facebook? Or do you ‘dislike’ Facebook? In the Facebook world, you do not really have a choice. You … Continue reading

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Why Digital Marketing should replace KPIs with EPIs

This is a guest post by Stephan Argent - a member of the Marketing FIRST Forum, the global consulting collective co-founded by TrinityP3 Marketers have long shared their Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) with their agencies as a measure that helps define direction and success in … Continue reading

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Why the right digital agency is essential (and urgent)

This is a guest post by Stephan Argent - a member of the Marketing FIRST Forum, the global consulting collective co-founded by TrinityP3 I read two completely unconnected articles yesterday that inadvertently proved each other right in theory and in practice, around the need for … Continue reading

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238 million reasons to get digital agency search and selection right

This is a guest post by Stephan Argent - a member of the Marketing FIRST Forum, the global consulting collective co-founded by TrinityP3 While its common practice to put considerable effort into finding the right brand agency, digital agency search doesn’t always get put through … Continue reading

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10 reasons you may need to re-evaluate your agency relationship

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Tips for a successful agency search process

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Why Every Pitch is a Digital Pitch

This is a guest post by Stephan Argent - a member of the TrinityP3 Here’s something to consider next time you’re out looking for a new agency – particularly if your company splits its brand and digital assignments among different agencies:  Every … Continue reading

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Tips on how to bridge the digital advertising divide

This is a guest post by Stephan Argent - a member of the TrinityP3 When it comes to digital and “traditional” media, clients and agencies seem to have come to a chasm that can best be described as a “Digital Divide”.  It’s … Continue reading

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