Ad Agency

The industry road that ad agencies are wandering down is about to narrow. Sooner or later, agencies will find themselves at a fork that is less like a choice and more like an inevitably. The fork will not involve a 50-50 choice. Heads to the left; tails to the right? No; it’s not that kind of fork. The choice will be between the High Road, to the left, and the Low Road to the right.  By Michael Farmer / Madison Avenue Manslaughter Archives

Ad agencies have had a tough time for the past decade. Reduced retainers. Disappearing AOR relationships, as clients expanded their portfolios of agencies. Inflating Scopes of Work, straining the capabilities of agencies’ downsized and juniorized staffs.  By Michael Farmer – Madison Avenue Manslaughter

Defying the global consolidation and absorption trends, and showing consistent market growth and sustainability, d expósito & Partners celebrates this week twelve years since its inception as an independent shop, created by Daisy Expósito-Ulla and a group of pioneering partners. The agency was founded May 5th, 2005.

Chick-fil-A is announcing a new partnership with an advertising agency focusing on the Hispanic Market, Gallegos United. Gallegos joins the brand’s roster of advertising agencies, including McCann and Starcom.

“Watch out! They are coming!” reported The Drum when Accenture and Deloitte appeared on the pitch list for Nissan-Renault’s global account review. They are “spreading their tentacles, seduced by marketing services!”  By Michael Farmer – Madison Avenue Manslaughter

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, there was a simple marketing world.

Global brands are improving their ability to brief for integrated communications but some familiar failings remain, according to a new survey from the WFA. The results indicate that while many advertisers have improved their briefing there is still work to do on lack of alignment, clarity and timing.

Casanova // McCann recently produced a TV spot for the launch of the California Lottery’s Super Ticket, which boasts the biggest jackpot prize in the State’s history.

BARÚ announced the hire of Jeremy Epstein as its new Associate Digital Director.

Telemundo, the official Spanish-language home of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, has selected Anomaly to lead the strategy and creative for the broadcast of the event.

Marketers can’t help who they are. Where they were born, how they were raised, which schools they attended (or not), how far they have traveled — These and many more factors comprise their biographies. But sometimes, when biographies that are more similar than different are assembled in one room, something happens that can sink a campaign: Unconscious bias.  By Ozzie Godinez – CEO and Co-Founder at PACO Collective

Procurement and benchmarking rose to corporate prominence once “increased shareholder value” became the advertiser’s mantra. Marketing declined in importance, from an investment to achieve brand growth to a cost to be optimized. Benchmarking consultants jumped on the bandwagon. 4As shamefully accepted the ANA benchmarking trend with hardly a whimper, leaving its members to fend for themselves.  By Michael Farmer – Madison Avenue Manslaughter

(add)ventures and Prism Group, Inc., a public relations and special events company, join in a strategic alliance to offer more competitive end-to-end solutions to corporations that market in Latin America (LATAM) and to the U.S. Hispanic population.

Terry Hines & Associates (THA) rebrands and unveiled its subdivisions under THE MRKT umbrella,

Newlink named Pablo Miro as VP of US Market.

VS/Brooks Advertising Co-CEOs and Co-Founders Diana Brooks and Vivian Santos announced that Monica Agurto has joined the agency as senior media buyer.

Anomaly Los Angeles announced the additions of two new Executive Creative Directors & Partners – Paco Conde & Beto Fernandez. 

It’s no secret that advertisers are increasingly demanding more transparency from their agencies, ad-tech vendors, publishers, and other partners. In recent weeks, we’ve seen Google and Facebook take steps to address concerns over the way measurement is handled on their platforms: Google’s YouTube and Facebook are undergoing audits by the Media Rating Council (MRC).

Lopez Negrete Communications, Inc. walked away with 21 American Advertising Federation – Houston Chapter awards, including a “Best in Show” in the Broadcast category. This marks the 14th consecutive year that the agency has earned “Best in Show” honors.

According to The Walls Street Journal, The recent split between Honda Motor Co.’s U.S. unit and its media agency serves as the latest example of a breakdown in trust between a client and its agency.