OPINION: What if the industry's persistent talent woes aren't just about scarcity, but also a growing disconnect between the creative promise we sell and the operational reality we deliver?
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Is there more to adland's talent crisis than we think?
Why it's time to take pitching on a date
Pitching is at its heart a human process, run by people for people, so why not apply the lessons of good dating etiquette to it?
We need to talk about losing
The pitch process makes losers out of the best of us. It just doesn't make good business sense.
WPP: Greenpeace is ‘right’ to protest but we will still work with energy clients
CEO Mark Read responds after Greenpeace protested about climate crisis at WPP beach at Cannes Lions.
It's up to both clients and agencies to elevate the impact we have on each other
Agencies won’t deliver their best work if they feel like a servant under a master. Mutual respect is fundamental.
What will the 'client of the future' look like?
Industry experts share how marketers—like their agency partners—will have to adapt in the coming years.
Brands' integrated briefs on rise but still not enough for agencies
Global brands are sending out more integrated briefs to pitch than three years ago but agencies say there are still too many briefs with specific channels or outputs in mind.
W Asia clinches two new fitness clients
Agency picks up new well-being clients to add to growing roster.
Clients take more hands-on approach
It's not easy being an agency, especially when clients are taking on an increasing amount of the work they used to pay agencies to do, writes James Thompson.
How to improve your clients: A step by step guide
As agencies, we spend a lot of time trying to understand our client's buyers. But what about our own, asks Charles Wigley, chairman of BBH Asia Pacific.
OMD China starts internal fund to link budding entrepreneurs with VCs
SHANGHAI - OMD China employees may be getting the title 'serial entrepreneur' on their namecards if their ideas, backed by the new OMD Innovation Fund (创新基金OIF), come to fruition in the marketplace.
Cheil Worldwide Korea hires Jeffrey Curtis for global creative role
SEOUL - Jeffrey Curtis (pictured) joins Cheil Worldwide in Seoul as the global creative director.