tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post2152300312310036043..comments2024-03-17T03:15:14.033-04:00Comments on View From Madison Avenue: Agencies Should Charge Their Clients OvertimeView From Madison Avenuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-53562349036124679802019-05-17T13:51:47.729-04:002019-05-17T13:51:47.729-04:00Bob, that is a very articulate explanation of the ...Bob, that is a very articulate explanation of the situation. Thanks.View From Madison Avenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-13153223501552170202019-05-17T13:45:27.506-04:002019-05-17T13:45:27.506-04:00What I read here is there’s more money in being a ...What I read here is there’s more money in being a landlord than a retailer. The holding companies take what they want from their divisions and brands; to satisfy themselves; to satisfy investors. Meanwhile, the divisions and brands compete for clients on price. Sounds like a suckers game. Those Saatchi guys were smarter than I thought.Bob Steinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-62104974443660064672019-05-16T09:53:27.331-04:002019-05-16T09:53:27.331-04:00Agencies need to find ways of thanking and rewardi...Agencies need to find ways of thanking and rewarding employees who are doing their best for themView From Madison Avenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-41342508931237694342019-05-16T09:46:44.266-04:002019-05-16T09:46:44.266-04:00Amen! As a Senior VP at a NYC agency, there were m...Amen! As a Senior VP at a NYC agency, there were many nights before creative presentations that myself and the entire team would be at the office until after 1 am. It was exhausting, and we certainly didn't do our best work.<br /><br />The only "compensation" we got was dinner delivered paid for by the agency, and then car service home (I wasn't allowing people to take mass Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-57044959900000501412019-05-15T08:11:02.044-04:002019-05-15T08:11:02.044-04:00Thanks for Sharing such imported information with ...Thanks for Sharing such imported information with us. I hope you will share some more info about Agencies Should Charge Their Clients Overtime. please keep sharing!<br /><br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.dezmark.com/service/communication-design/" title="Creative Advertising Agency | Communication design agency" rel="nofollow">Creative Advertising Agency</a></b><br />dezmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17001511562198021263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-21148948850871443162019-05-14T16:47:13.990-04:002019-05-14T16:47:13.990-04:00I am not sure pricing has anything to do with it. ...I am not sure pricing has anything to do with it. Part of the pitch is always staffing and pricing. The problem is that the networks demand a predetermined profit from their agencies. The result is that agencies are squeezed from both sides - by clients who want them to work for less and less money and from their owners who demand higher contributions. Everything suffers as a result, including View From Madison Avenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-86802419579670024532019-05-14T16:02:19.339-04:002019-05-14T16:02:19.339-04:00Your inference that network-owned agencies are des...Your inference that network-owned agencies are desperate for business is interesting. It suggests consolidation lowers prices. I’m no economist, but isn’t consolidation supposed to raise prices? Bob Steinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-26981001990098113022019-05-14T11:39:14.116-04:002019-05-14T11:39:14.116-04:00Thanks, Don.Thanks, Don.View From Madison Avenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-88092990057146167132019-05-14T11:14:41.674-04:002019-05-14T11:14:41.674-04:00Well said, Paul. Well said, Paul. Don Blashfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03387855668630020114noreply@blogger.com