U.S. agency revenue rose 4.4% to $48.3 billion in 2016, according to Ad Age Datacenter. All major agency disciplines grew last year, led by healthcare, up 7.6%. Promotion gained 5.4%, boosted by experiential marketing. The data-centric field of CRM/direct marketing rose 4.5%. PR increased 3.2%. Also, U.S. ad agency employment in December reached its highest level (202,700) since the dot-com bubble in 2001. …
This Week on The BeanCast: How To Improve Digital Customer Experience
One of the reasons I enjoy being a guest on The BeanCast is Bob Knorpp's expert presentation and handling of important marketing topics. This week's show is a classic. We begin the hour with a robust exchange about the disconnect between what marketers think customers want from digital experiences and what customers actually want. From there, we discuss ad blocker technology and its impact on publishers; Burger …
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Achieve Amazing Things Without Flying Too High
What happens when creative professionals rise too far up the agency ranks too fast? Word is they may lose touch with their craft. Veteran copywriter Ernie Schenck weighs in on the view from the top of the pyramid: ...far above the creative tree line, there’s nowhere to hide. And until that moment, there has always been somewhere to hide. But that’s not the worst of it. How do you stay creatively motivated …
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Power of the Pivot: Rova’s Joe Olsen Turned His Former Agency Into A SaaS Provider
A decade ago many “digital agencies” were primarily production shops sub-contracting out to the big agencies in big cities. It was a profitable business for several years, but many clients were not fully satisfied. Something was missing. According to Joe Olsen, CEO of Rova, that something was the strategy that would wed digital production to their business goals. This unmet need introduced consultants into the …
Vapormax To The Stratosphere
According to Adweek, Space150 attached Nike’s new Vapormax to a weather balloon and sent it high into the stratosphere. The shoe looks nice up there, I must admit. But why is this shoe 117,500 feet above the California desert? Is Nike just doing it because they can? Is this what "Just Do It" means today? "Look, a disembodied shoe! I want one!" Does anyone really say this or think it? As someone …
The PIA Agency Makes Its Pitch
Agencies are notorious for being the pauper's child when it comes to promoting their own brand. But The PIA Agency, a woman-owned agency in San Diego, isn't playing the avoidance game. "Our great country was built from brilliant minds and resilient souls from all over the world," says David Clark, PIA's executive creative director. Create With US from PIA Agency on Vimeo. In Clark's introduction to the …
Nay Say All Day To Keep Ad People At Bay
Do you get tired of reading about how the ad agency business sucks, and how no one wants to work in advertising any longer due to the long hours, low pay and lack of prestige? Personally, I see many of these sour takes on the industry as little more than ill-informed attempts to fill space. Digiday is running one of these "bitch and moan" sessions right now. Managing Editor, Shareen Pathak, posits: All …
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31 Interesting Ad People To Follow On Twitter
Listicles are ridiculous. Lists, on the other hand, are often helpful and handy. Grocery lists, for example, keep one on task. Twitter lists can also be put to good use. Here's a new list I made that's comprised of 31 agency leaders who regularly drop knowledge on Twitter. Updated list of 31 interesting advertising people to follow on Twitter. https://t.co/SsLGh2ts5R— AdPulp (@adpulp) March 19, 2017 …
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