Performance-related pay: good for transparency but bad for creativity?
Performance-related pay deals tie agencies to profit and loss, but creativity could be at risk.
Performance-related pay deals tie agencies to profit and loss, but creativity could be at risk.
Digital media and financial pressures on CEOs are forcing marketers to focus increasingly on short-term metrics at the expense of creativity and brand building.
McDonald’s revealed details of its ‘payment-by-results’ contract with Omnicom earlier this week. But for it to work, reciprocated trust and clear measures of success will be key.
McDonald’s appointment of Omnicom to its advertising account is a significant first – both in terms of agency integration and the performance-based pay structure that incentivises achieving brand objectives above media buying rebates.
At the end of every week, we look at the key stories, offering our view on what they mean for you and the industry. From new research revealing the key skills B2B marketers feel they are lacking to John Lewis reviving its ‘Never Knowingly Undersold’ price promise, it’s been a busy week. Here is my take.
Dentsu research into B2B buyers finds that brand building is becoming increasingly crucial to win contracts in the B2B world.
Marketing and finance are often portrayed as adversaries, but having worked in both agencies and as an investment analyst, Martin Deboo argues marketers are misguided in how they attempt to build understanding with finance.
An investigation by the CMA has provisionally found that Google’s market dominance and “self-preference” could harm thousands of UK publishers and advertisers.