Robin Seasock

Even though different stakeholders approach the advertiser-agency relationship from their own angle, the one shared priority is to meet and exceed the brand’s goals. Here are four key ways brands can use an agency optimization program to align stakeholder thinking and get the most value out of their agency relationships.

Like Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, advertising stakeholders must first deliver on the basic functional aspects of the client-agency relationship before they can deliver on higher-order elements. Here’s what’s needed at each step in developing an optimized client-agency management program.