Lockdown and working from home forced agencies and clients to rethink the pitch process. Chemistry meetings took place on Zoom while decks were presented in Teams meetings. The savings, both in time and expense, have been immediate but will it make up for the lack of face-to-face contact? Will any new habits adopted in 2020 stick? The Drum will speak to new business bosses and clients who have gone through a pitch in the past year to find out.
Cast your mind back to Easter 2020. It’s a bit of a blur, perhaps one you’d happily forget. Just days earlier a united news industry team had pitched to the UK government for... read more
Facebook has developed a framework that agencies can use to help clients build long term brands. Join Carlos Palacios, strategic communications planning lead at Facebook as he shares... read more
In this session, we discuss the advantages of making your employees shareholders. Agency owners tell us about how employee ownership has a massive impact on culture and future success.... read more
Growing your business is meant to be when all the hard work pays off, but it comes with its own set of problems: from finance and operations to talent and culture. Our panellists,... read more
The world of commerce is changing; consumers making purchase decisions in 2021 aren’t thinking about channels, touchpoints and the path to purchase. Rather, they are seeking out... read more
The strain of Covid on agencies has led many worried agency bosses to accept client demands without question for fear of losing lucrative business in an unstable market. An investigation... read more
Work-life balance is something we all strive to achieve, and in today’s market, it’s even more important to ensure we’re attracting the very best talent into our businesses.... read more
Lockdown and working from home forced agencies and clients to rethink the pitch process. Chemistry meetings took place on Zoom while decks were presented in Teams meetings. The savings,... read more