Even before the days of the personal computer, marketers have been looking for “magic bullet” solutions. In today’s tech-driven world, that idyllic concept looks like a technology platform that handles all the analytics you could ever want, streamlines the reporting...

Why is your agency, your agency? Or, in the case of larger rosters, what role does each agency play in your larger plan? If you have a readily available answer, then more power to you. But many times, the answer...

Not the A, B, C’s, but the X, Y, Z’s of conducting a great search. Meaning the things you should avoid when trying to manage a search on your own. Falling in love during your search Don’t fall in love...

In February we invited a number of marketing clients who had used RSW/AgencySearch (to find better agencies), to a virtual conference to talk about their experience working with our firm. We also explored a variety of other topics relative to...

What’s next marketers? What’s left to say about the last 12 months? As marketers readjust to the latest readjustments (which themselves were adjusting to previous adjustments), our New Year Outlook report hopefully proved a valuable tool for sifting through surface-level...

In 2015, 50% of marketers stated in our New Year Outlook survey report that they used 2 or fewer marketing agency partners to support the needs of their business. In our most recent New Year Outlook survey report, that number...

Good news is only 32% of marketers expect to see a decline in their marketing spending levels in 2021 (according to our 2021 New Year Outlook Survey Report). The not-so-good news (for agencies and the marketing community as a whole)...

I present a webinar to new marketing agency clients on how to avoid a marketing agency’s worst nightmare when involved in a marketing agency search. I tell agencies to remember that in the eyes of the marketer, how you look...

Good help can be hard to find The goal of every search we conduct is to find a match that will yield results for your business for years to come. It’s something we strive for, and it’s something we achieve....

We recently asked Marketers in a survey what they WANT when in introductory meetings or calls with agencies.  And asked them what they GET. You’ve seen the Grand Canyon? The divide is much greater than that. Here’s what Marketers tell...