Choosing the right marketing Agency in 2025 is about more than finding a vendor—it’s about building a partnership that can adapt to your needs, communicate effectively, and drive long-term results. Start with clear goals, leverage trusted referrals, and prioritize compatibility and communication. Remember, the right Agency won’t just execute campaigns—they’ll act as an extension of your team, helping your Brand navigate challenges and seize opportunities.
Read MoreEach year, we conduct the Marketing Relationship Survey with both Client-side and Agency-side marketers to uncover the latest insights on marketing challenges, innovative solutions, and industry preferences. This allows us to identify key marketing gaps and provide strategic solutions that simplify and enhance marketers' efforts. Reach about last year’s Marketing Relationship Survey.
What challenges are Clients currently facing alongside their agency partners in 2024?
Read MoreSetup CEO Joe Koufman virtually sat down with Mark Roberts, the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at TPx Communications. The full conversation covers his marketing leadership experience with private and public companies, his advice to new and seasoned marketers, and his innovative-focused leadership mentality.
Read MoreInitially, in response to the unpredictability of the coronavirus and uncertainty of the future, marketers leaned on a human-centered messaging approach to appeal to consumers. While empathy in a time of crisis is important, it led to cluttered inboxes with messages from random brands that were less informative and more performative, and repetitive messaging containing the phrases, “We’re all in this together,” and “In these unprecedented times…”
How has messaging evolved in the past year and what should marketers focus on?
Read MoreThe best marketers seek to uncover the true needs of a consumer then develop a solution to serve those needs.
How can marketers continually do this and which companies have succeeded in the past? Joe Koufman, CEO of Setup, shares his thoughts from his experience and conversations with other marketing leaders.
Read MoreRewiring established systems and pivoting in a new direction is no easy task, but almost seems unavoidable in today’s business climate. Since most companies are currently being put to the test and need to make a change, we asked innovation experts Kacie Lett, the SVP of Strategy, and Robert Berris, the SVP of Innovation, from the innovation and growth firm Three Five Two for their thoughts on how brands can best pivot procedures during a difficult time.
Read MoreIn nature, if an animal does not adapt, it becomes extinct. As technology and consumer behaviors continue to evolve in the marketing industry, brands are challenged to adapt to survive.
Brands like Lego or IHOP must innovate to better tell their brand story or reform their entire look and feel, or product to become more relevant to modern day consumers.
How do legacy brands overcome challenges to stay relevant?
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