Ad Agency

The advertising agency industry can be difficult to understand, especially for those lacking a first-hand history of working within it.  Because many marketers, securities analysts and others look to understand the industry in order to be better partners, investors or students of the business, we wanted to illustrate how to apply our analysis framework to our own sector.

Acento’s board of directors announced that intercultural veteran Donnie Broxson will become Chief Executive Officer as Hispanic advertising pioneer Roberto Orci steps into the new role of Chairman, effective immediately.  Orci’s role will be to further grow the agency’s business, diversify its revenue base and build the company’s brand in the industry.  Broxson will be responsible for Acento’s overall strategic direction, operations, and client relationships with all agency departments reporting to him.

Only pursue pitches that are worth your time.  By Mark Duval - The Duval Partnership

Have advertisers (and their creative agencies) run out of ideas for improving their relationships?

The Culture Marketing Council: The Voice of Hispanic Marketing (CMC) announced its 2019 Hispanic Market Guide, the most comprehensive resource on the U.S. Hispanic market, is now available to download.

Strategy consultants find and implement pathways for "sustainably improved performance" for their clients. I've worked with agencies and brands to navigate the correct pathways for improved performance for the past 30 years. And when you work in many similar situations over several years, you perceive the broad patterns that affect all players.

Being a two-way feedback exchange between a committed client and an active agency, the agency evaluation process could be better described as a relationship evaluation. And while much has been written about agency evaluations from the client's perspective, there's been little coverage of the agency's side and its specific practices and behaviors.