Why A Change In Agency Leadership Doesn’t Always Mean Trouble Ahead

I recently attended the 4A’s Management Practitioners Forum, and one of the panels focused on how agencies develop senior management teams and handle leadership succession. It reminded me of a dynamic that we often observe between clients and agencies when agency turnover, particularly at the highest levels, occurs. 

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How Big Is The Big Idea?

An interesting POV came up in one of my meetings last week. An agency shared that they no longer say "the big idea" to refer to the crux of a concept. Their feeling was that big ideas don't have to be "big" anymore. A new logo, a change to packaging, a digital video-- while tactically small-- have all constituted big ideas that drove business results for their clients.

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Three Questions with Meghan

This month we're starting a new blog series entitled, Three Questions. Each month we will talk to one of our consultants across Agency Search, Performance Evaluation, Executive Search and Commercial Operations, and get their very quick take on trends and observations coming out of their current engagements with marketers and agencies. First up, SVP and Agency Search guru, Meghan McDonnell. 

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