Unconventional times call for unconventional methods for ad agency new business. These are certainly unconventional times that we live in. A recent IBM study states that we will see more change in the next 5 years than in the previous fifty. We are still in the midst of the greatest economic downturn since the Great […]
Survey: Marketers Top 10 Wish List For Ad Agencies of the Future
A national survey provides insight into what marketers want from their agencies in the next 12 months. The Agency of the Future Survey, sponsored by Sapient. Though this survey was conducted just over a year ago, it is an insightful look back as well as a look forward and still has relevance for agencies today.
Fuel For Thought: Recession Advertising
A McGraw-Hill Research study from 1980 to 1985 found that those businesses which chose to maintain or raise their level of advertising expenditures during the 1981 and 1982 recession had significantly higher sales after the economy recovered. Specifically, companies that advertised aggressively during the recession had sales 256% higher than those that did not continue to advertise.