Marketer & agency leader advice regarding the Hispanic market opportunity: Alma CEO Isaac Mizrahi discusses his bestseller Hispanic Market Power
Written by Steve Boehler with special guest Isaac Mizrahi By now, everyone knows that the Hispanic population in the US is growing rapidly. This growth has been consistently covered by most news organizations in recent years. Despite this growth, many companies are not connecting with or adequately serving this key audience. What can a CEO […]
Ulta Beauty’s Prama Bhatt Shares Tips for a Customer Centric Organization
Written by Steve Boehler with special guest Prama Bhatt There are very few companies that have enjoyed as much success over the past decade as Ulta Beauty. As the largest U.S. beauty retailer and premier destination for cosmetics, fragrance, skin care, hair care and beauty services, Ulta Beauty’s growth has been truly remarkable. Recent revenue, […]
Former P&G CEO John Pepper & Steve Boehler Discuss Three Principles to Achieving Good Results in Business
Written by Steve Boehler with special guest John Pepper Last week we shared former P&G CEO John Pepper’s famous speech at the 1981 Procter & Gamble year end meetings. The title says it all: Three Principles to Achieving Good Results in Business. The three principles are compelling: There is a limited number of things which […]
Former P&G CEO John Pepper’s Three Principles to Achieving Good Results in Business
Written by John Pepper with introduction by Steve Boehler John Pepper knows a thing or two about leading a successful business. John spent much of his career at Procter & Gamble, becoming CEO of the company in 1995. Following his time at P&G, he went on to serve as Board Chair at Walt Disney as […]
How marketing and agency leaders use traditions to enhance culture and business
A number of major holidays were celebrated recently across the world. Holidays are full of traditions. Traditions have the power to create positive memories that can last a lifetime. Traditions can create a sense of comfort and familiarity, connecting us to our past and to the people around us. Whether it’s a family holiday tradition […]
Can Stagwell save Crispin Porter Bogusky?
Stagwell, the challenger brand holdco, has been on a roll. Describing themselves as “The Challenger Marketing Network”, the holdco now has over 13,000 staff in 70 agencies across 34 countries. The roster includes highly awarded and well-regarded shops like 72andSunny, Anomaly, Assembly and Doner. And now Stagwell may be taking on its greatest challenge: breathing […]
Marketers can help agencies dive deeper into the business
Every marketer wants their agency to live and breathe their business. Why not? The more your agency understands your business, brand, product or service offering, the more likely they will create impactful strategies and tactics. The results should be better. And good work should be easier to get to. How can marketers help their agencies […]
Clear philosophies help marketers & agency execs succeed
A clear set of beliefs is paramount to leaders, their people, and organization. Earlier in my career when I was in Brand Management at Procter & Gamble, the company’s philosophies were crystal clear. People development was the starting point to long term success. The consumer was our North Star. Products that met consumer needs were […]
The Keys to Strong Client-Agency Relationships
Over the years, we’ve conducted hundreds of client-agency 360 reviews, a process wherein we talk to and survey clients and their agencies to find out what’s working, what’s not, and “where to go from here.” Recently, we dug through results of ten years of such reviews to find out what, if any, themes could be […]
AdAge’s 2023 Small Agency of the Year Awards are open for submissions. Great small agencies should apply!
AdAge’s annual Small Agency of the Year Awards are now open for submissions for 2023! This is the only awards program of its kind tailored to agencies of 150 or fewer employees. These awards, now in their 15th year, recognize the best in small agencies from overall agency of the year to agency of the […]