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Luxury Sells a Feeling. This Fragrance Sells a Lifeline
Doctors Without Borders and Mediaplus Germany turned the perfume sample into a surprising case for basic medical care in crisis regions.
Read it: Luxury Sells a Feeling. This Fragrance Sells a Lifeline
The Invisible Bill Indie Agencies Keep Paying
New research from Pathlabs and Ad Age finds 97% of independent agencies meet client expectations — and 52% feel it in their margins
What we noticed: The Invisible Bill Indie Agencies Keep Paying Luxury Sells a Feeling. This Fragrance Sells a Lifeline
Doctors Without Borders and Mediaplus Germany turned the perfume sample into a surprising case for basic medical care in crisis regions.
Argue with us: Luxury Sells a Feeling. This Fragrance Sells a Lifeline
How Checkers & Rally’s Made a Wild ’80s Idea the Safe Bet
The brand asked for blue-sky thinking and a 40th birthday. The answer was Yung Gravy, a Kenny Loggins flip and a lesson in selling the big swing
Argue with us: How Checkers & Rally’s Made a Wild ’80s Idea the Safe BetWhy So Many Agencies Hit a Cash Wall in March (and What to Do About it)
Q4 billings feel like a cushion. Slow payments and upfront costs drain it by Q1 — here’s how to forecast cash before it runs out.
Watch + dissect: Why So Many Agencies Hit a Cash Wall in March (and What to Do About it) Live
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Sinan Dagli joined BSSP as a junior designer in 2009. Now its CCO, he talks about the rule that kept…
An independent agency caught an imposter posing as a GoPro marketing manager, with a lookalike website and 1 file that…
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