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A successful client-agency partnership begins with a successful agency search. 

An agency search based on a client’s business and communications goals. One that uncovers agency capabilities and cultural fit. A search that asks the right (sometimes uncomfortable) questions, so a client-agency partnership is built on transparency, fairness and trust.

Pile and Company is a leader in agency search and management consulting. Since 1987, we’ve partnered with marketers and procurement professionals from all industries—financial services, retail, CPG, healthcare and more—to advise on the right agency for their unique needs.

We also offer unmatched connections to the agency world. From holding companies to independents, creative to media, digital to PR, we know agency capabilities, technologies, and teams. We know when talent has moved. We know an agency’s clients and if there are conflicts with your business. We know how an agency has solved business challenges like yours.

And to sustain the health of current client-agency partnerships, we offer agency performance evaluation, compensation consulting, and agency model assessment so wins are celebrated, issues are addressed, and fees and structures are optimized.

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Pile and Company is also the parent company of:

Agency Compile
where brands find agencies

Communications Collaborative
marketing, advertising and creative recruiting

IHAF
the leading professional association for in-house agencies