Category Archives: strategic management

Adding procurement and purchasing rigour into television advertising production

When the agency present “competitive” estimates for the latest television production, are you presented with the three quotes on one page, with the three costs all within 5% to 10% of each other? Is this familiar? Does this mean that … Continue reading

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How marketers can exploit the full power of stories for brand and business strategy alignment

Storytelling in marketing is a hot topic, with

 a growing and well founded belief that legendary brands like Apple, Nike, Coca-Cola and Harley Davidson have been successful building great stories around their products that people naturally want to be part of. Books … Continue reading

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What is the best media buying strategy – buy early or buy late?

Recently John Steedman, Chairman CEO of WPP Group M Asia Pacific, said at the AANA Congress that “a conservative approach from advertisers has created the shortest advertising market he has seen in a long time”. So while the cost penalties … Continue reading

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The impact of media fragmentation on television production budgets

Many people in agencies and the film production industry complain that production budgets are not increasing in line with CPI or costs, but what they fail to consider is the overall context of the production budget, primarily the media investment. … Continue reading

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When should agencies plan and buy media and when should advertisers

Media planning and buying are usually undertaken by the media agency, but in recent discussions with marketers here and with global marketers in Europe and North America, there is an increasing question on why media buying should be in the … Continue reading

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Strategic business alignment requires closing the gaps between the CXOs

Our Business Director in Melbourne, Tony Quail, sent me this article from CFO.com with the headline: Finance vs. Marketing - Why they still don’t see eye to eye on measures of return. I have always been interested in the perception of misalignment between … Continue reading

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If you are pitching your business, how to pitch it right

It is constantly amazing the industry media frenzy that is associated with an advertiser reviewing their business. I am sure many marketers wish that their new product launch or their campaign results attracted the same level of media interest that … Continue reading

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Paying peanuts? – It is not the smartest advertising agency remuneration strategy

No one wants to be paying too much for their advertising. But likewise, there are downsides to paying too little. We see it all the time, advertisers call us in because they are unhappy with the performance and service levels provided … Continue reading

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Case studies on how production assessments can add value to television advertising costs

Since 2000 we have been providing our clients with an advertising production cost assessment, cost estimates and management services. It is often a part of our business not popular with many of the agencies (as evidenced in this video introduction … Continue reading

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How to make the most of your media negotiation to increase value

As consumer confidence remains sluggish, advertisers are increasingly interested in understanding how effective their media agency is negotiating. This raises two main concerns: 1. What are the issues affecting negotiation effectiveness? 2. How effective are the advertiser and agency in … Continue reading

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