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Marketing Organization and Agency Management

Structure and organization represent some of the most important decisions senior marketers can make when looking to optimize the overall marketing function.

The ANA has partnered with industry leaders in ongoing research to define the future of organizing for an optimal business performance that improves budget priorities, roles and responsibilities, agencies, and both in-house and external support functions.

The Challenge

Creating a marketing structure to deliver a constant level of quality while leveraging internal brand ambassadors and allowing for an adaptive agency management program can be tricky and foster inefficient trial-and-error processes to strike the right balance.

The ANA’s Response

Our research reports, including last year's "Payment Terms: Current Practices for Marketing Services," can give you and your brands the information — and the leg up — needed to organize effectively.

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Is the Agency Model Broken?

5 days ago

Matthew Schwartz shares a few tips on how brands and agencies can get back on track, ensuring both sides enjoy cost savings, more efficient work processes, and better business results.

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Marketing Organization: Teams and Structures

2 weeks ago

How are modern marketing teams structured?

B2C

Maserati Puts Sales and Marketing on a Dual Track

by Matthew Schwartz, 3 weeks ago

Kelly MacDonald, who took charge as CEO of Maserati North America in late 2023 after serving as CMO of the company for a short time, is bucking convention.

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