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Advertising Agencies
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Advertising agency
As an independent organization of creative people
and business people who specialize in developing
and preparing marketing and advertising plansadvertisements and other promotional tools
The agency purchases advertising space and time
in various media on behalf of different advertisers
or sellers to find customer for their goods andservices.
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Types of agencies Local agencies: advertising agencies that specialize in creating
advertising for local business.
Regional & national agencies :agency that focuses on theproduction and placement of advertising suitable for regionaland national campaigns.
International agencies: ad agency that has offices or affiliates in
major communication centers around the world and can help itsclients market internationally or globally.
Full service agencies:an agency equipped to serve its clients inall areas of communication and promotion its advertisingservices include planning, creating, and producingadvertisement as well as performing research and mediaselection services. Non advertising functions including
production sales promotional materials publicity articles,annual reports, trade show exhibits and sales training materials.
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Specialized service agencies: many agencies assist
their clients with a variety of limited services.Creative service, media buying service, interactive
agencies.
Interactive agencies: an ad agency that
specializes in the creation of ad for a digital
interactive medium such as web pages.
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structure & organization
what agencies do. And how theyre
organized to do it.
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primary services:
complete amarketing analysis
develop anadvertising plan
prepare acreative strategy
create advertising executions
develop and implement amedia planhandle billingand payments
integrate other marketing communications
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functions of full-service agencies
account management
creative
media planning and
placement
research
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account management
liaison between agency and client
responsible for understanding...
the clients business
the clients marketing needs
strategy development
representing client point of view within theagency
They in turn report to the agencys director of
account (or client) service.
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account management
Traffic
Asst. Account
Executive
Account
Coordinator
Account
Executive
Account
Supervisor
Management.
Supervisor
Account Mgmt.
Director
account management
director
management
supervisor
account supervisors
account executives
assistant account
execs
account coordinators
traffic
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creative department
responsibility
the creative department is responsible for
creating and producing the print and broadcast
advertisingstrategy is key
good creative work is always guided by a
creative strategy that sets forthgoals to beaccomplishedand key message points to
be relayed
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creative department
Prin
t
Traffic
Productio
n
Broadcas
tProduction
Copy Spvr. &
Copywriters
Art Supervisor
& Art Directors
Creative
Group:
Associate
Creative
Director (ACD)
Creative
Director (CD)
Executive
Creative
Director (ECD)
Strategy
Review
Board
executive & group creative
directors
creative director
associate creative director
copywriters
art directors
broadcast producers
print production managerstraffic coordinators
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media department
The media departmenthas two main functions
planningand buying.
The planning grouphandles more
strategic marketing and media issues.
The buying grouphandles media
negotiations and implementation
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media department
Analysts
Media
Planner
Media
Buyer
Media
Supervisor
Associate
Media
Director
Media
Director media director
associate media
directors
media supervisors
media planners
media buyers
media analysts
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big changes in the media department
mega-agency media departments
have now becomeprofit centers
agencies have set up their mediadepartments asfree-standing units
many large clients now look at media
as aseparate service
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Research department
interpret market environment
gather and analyze research data.
primary and secondary techniques
determine consumer needs/perceptions
understand problems
advise how ads can meet
strategic goalshelp find solutions
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research department
ResearchSupplier
s
Outside
Research
Assistants
Project
Managers
ResearchDirector research director
research project
managersresearch assistants
outside researchspecialists
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auxiliary agency functions
account planning: a hybrid discipline thatbridges the gap between traditional research,
account management, and creative direction
where by account planners study consumer
needs and desires through phone surveys andfocus groups, but primarily through personal
interviews. They help the creative team
translate their findings into imaginative,
successful campaigns.
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strategy/creative review board
office management
human resources
legal services
accounting
recruitment
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ways agencies make money
commissionsusually 15% of gross costs
fees
usually based on negotiated hourly rate
incentives
still relatively new and problematic
usually based on performance goals
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agency commissions
media commission system
15% media commission
adjustable commission rates
negotiate to match client budget
markups-production & service
add a percentage markup to costs
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types of fee systems
fixed fee (retainer)
cost-plus fee:client agrees to pay the agency a fee
based on the cost of its work plus some agreed on
profit margin.
performance fee or incentive-based system: manyclients e=these days are demanding more
accountability from their agencies and tying agency
compensation to performance through some type of
incentive-based system.
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Why agencies lose clients
Poor performance or service
Poor communication
Unrealistic demands by the client
Personality conflicts.
Personnel changes Conflict of interest
Changes in client's corporate and or marketingstrategies
Declining sales
Conflicting compensation philosophies