Why people don’t use collaboration tools
Shawn Callahan, Founder of Anecdote shares observations around why people don't use collaboration tools effectively in this guest post.
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Media strategies for tough times: doing more with less
In these uncertain times, it's imperative that your media strategies are effectively aligned with your marketing goals and are moving consumers to purchase.
When should we collaborate?
Shawn Callahan, Founder of Anecdote discusses the Cynefin framework and the important skill of knowing when to collaborate, co-operate or co-ordinate.
Turning advertising production costs into financial assets
One of the most overlooked assets are the digital assets created by the advertiser's agency, design companies and direct marketing companies. What are digital assets?
The impact of media fragmentation on television production budgets
The fragmented media model

 involves following a strategy of using multiple media options to increase the effectiveness of the media investment. How do you strategically manage this process?
When should agencies plan and buy media and when should advertisers
There is an increasing question on why media buying should be in the hands of the media agency. There are two main reasons why but is it wise to bring these functions in-house?
How to save your advertising production costs by defining your requirements up front
We often notice that advertising production cost over-runs, blowouts and increases are caused by changes in the specification of the task during or after the production process.
Save time and money by improving your advertising approval process
What is the cost in time, resources and dollars being consumed by convoluted advertising approval processes. Tips on how advertisers should review their approval processes:
How to ensure the price of your advertising production equals the quality delivered
In television advertising production, the delivery of quality is a subjective concept and one that is often used to drive up the cost of production with negligible improvement in value.
Ten tips for managing advertising production costs more effectively
Advertising production costs are second only to media expense so production benchmarking is much in demand. Check out our top ten strategic management tips here:
Why collaboration can simply lead to more meetings and not great business strategy alignment
To collaborate effectively is not about meetings. It is about alignment to a common and agreed objective. Strategic management insights from Darren Woolley of TrinityP3 here:
The power of aligning public relations and advertising in your marketing strategy
Strategic management of marketing requires public relations and advertising to be aligned. Today, many consumers form their impressions of organisations, brands and products through editorial as much as paid advertising.
How the scientific method can be used to ‘test and learn’ marketing strategy
Strategic management of marketing benefits from the incorporation of scientific method into your test and learn marketing strategy. This can usually be done within your existing marketing budget.
Achieving business strategy alignment starts with a common language
Business strategy alignment requires understanding between marketers and their agencies.Often two groups of communication professionals completely miscommunicate their intentions.
A blueprint for reducing your advertising production costs
Darren Woolley, MD of TrinityP3 offers solutions to advertising production cost blowouts using the analogy of a building project to share strategic management of marketing insights.