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After the turmoil of 2020, effective and robust agency relationship management is essential to ensure that resources are focused and able to operate at their best. It’s an investment, but one well worth making.
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Google has killed not just the cookie but also the key work-around that many marketers were relying on. Rob Foster, Senior Consultant at The Observatory International, says the real solution is fundamental rewiring of their approach to data.
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How should marketers revamp their rosters now for the years ahead, asks Christine Downton, Associate Partner
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One of the first tasks for Marketers in the new year should be performance measurement evaluations to look back at recent past performance. This will show where and how well their teams performed and what is needed to improve or adapt quickly during these turbulent times.
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The value of managing the relationship between advertiser and agency has been proven so why do so many companies fail to heed the lessons. Christine Downton, Associate Partner at The Observatory International, outlines why some brands need to learn to stop pitching.
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Agency leadership is not simply about who gets the biggest office but about the reassurance they give to clients. Lucinda Peniston-Baines, co-founder and managing partner at The Observatory International, highlights eight important skills all advertisers now need in their agency’s chief executive.
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In-house creative agencies are increasingly common at large multinationals. Senior Consultant at The Observatory International, Rob Foster, identifies the five lessons for success.
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To populate your creative agency model for the greatest competitive advantage, you need to closely understand the landscape. In an already fast-moving industry, Covid-19 is impacting the shape, size and location of talent to be found across the creative ecosystem. So, how do you know where to look?
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CMOs should be looking to form new bonds that will encourage their company to back them. Danny Hill, Managing Partner, Greater China and SEA, Observatory International explains.
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Every marketer will tell you that keeping up with the ever evolving marketing landscape can be a challenge. And with an abundance of content - from blogs to books, videos to podcasts - it can be hard to know where to start. So we asked our network of Observatory International colleagues for their personal must-read marketing book recommendations to give you some ideas on where to start.
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