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What the Marketing Agency of the Future Will Do Differently

Harvard Business Review

An agency used to act as the executional arm of the marketing department. An outsourced idea and creative team that could get the production done at a cost that was less than what it would cost the brand to have a permanent staff in place. And that has not changed since agencies were first invented. So, now what?

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Procurement's Best-Priced Deal May Stifle Innovation

Harvard Business Review

Every single innovation conversation I've had recently with business unit leaders, product managers and/or marketing executives invariably focuses on the importance of partnership and collaboration with their best suppliers and vendors. In other words, innovation occurs when we bypass or disintermediate procurement.

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