Administration & Operations

All the latest news and insights to help you manage your agency.

Trends, reports, services, updates, and much more,
from 4A’s Research Services, and member agencies and partners.

BenchPress Agency Survey

The Wow Company’s annual survey of independent agency owners in the UK focuses on agency outlook for 2024, biggest challenges, and financial performance benchmarks.

2024 Creative Report Card

Strategy tracks the awards won by agencies, advertisers, and creatives in Canada.

International Creative Services & Consultants |

List of creative consultants offering services in the implementation of international advertising.

Ad Measuring Services |

4A’s Research Services offers members the following informational directory listing of Ad Measuring Services.

A CMO’s Wake-up Call

CMOs desperately need to shift their mindset from focusing on who the right partner is to how to operate and make any partnership successful.

Independent International Agency Networks |

List of global networks of independent agencies to help your agency gain international capabilities.

New Year Outlook | 2024 Survey Report |

RSW/US highlights marketing trends, challenges, and predictions based on a survey of both marketers and agencies.

Improve Brand Decisions: Replace Working/Non-Working Ratios with Deploy & Develop Allocations

Agency Mania Solutions delves into the evolving discussion around the working/non-working spend ratio.

4A’s 2023 Billing Rate Benchmark Survey Report – Now available!

  We are excited to share that the 4A’s 2023 Billing Rate Benchmark (aka Labor Billing Rate) Survey Report, which covers 2023 hourly billing rates is now available. As the demand for hourly billing rate information from our members, marketers, and industry advisors persists, it is important to continue to provide access to this essential data […]

Hidden Costs of Changing Partners

Bruno Gralpois highlights key findings of the ANA/4A’s The Cost of the Pitch and shares his expertise in the agency review process.

Cost of the Pitch: surprising insights that may make you rethink the process

As a follow-up to the ANA/4A’s Agency Search Simplification Report, both organizations felt it would be beneficial for clients and agencies to understand the actual costs involved in the agency review/pitch process. Agencies historically devote significant resources into the pursuit of new business and to the defense of an existing account when it is put […]

Advertising Visibility Index

GLAAD releases the first annul report on the state of LGBTQ representation in advertising and marketing.

Cannes Lions Winners 2023

Check out the 2023 winners of the Cannes Lions Awards.

Hispanic Market Guide

The Hispanic Marketing Council provides demographic profiles and media habits of Hispanic consumers, as well as a list of top advertising, marketing, and media companies specializing in the Hispanic market.

Top Marketing Agencies of 2023

Chief Marketer presents a comprehensive list of the best brand engagement and activation agencies.

Healthcare Communication Agencies

Med Ad News profiles advertising agencies with a significant or growing portion of their business in the U.S. healthcare field.

Hispanic Market Overview

Adam R. Jacobson and HispanicAd provide a concise snapshot of the state of Hispanic advertising agencies.

The Strength of Agency Holding Companies

Learn how the exceptional financial and operational progress of agency holding companies will impact brand advertisers in the future.

Global Media Buyers |

List of media buyers that offer ad placement services in international markets.

Why is Everyone Talking about Zero-party Data?

Learn how zero-party and first-party data can work together to improve marketing efforts, increase customer engagement, and drive revenue growth in this article by Venkata Bhonagiri of Mindshare.

Strategies to Make Your Agency Data-Driven

Venkata Bhonagiri of Mindshare provides best practices to transform your agency into a data-driven organization.

Agency New Business Report |

RSW/US surveyed agency leaders to learn about their new business efforts, including tools used, top challenges, and more.

Evolution of the Advertising Agency Business

4A’s Research illustrates changes in the ad agency industry, including agency revenue, growth in employment, and share of ad expenditure by medium.

Advertising During a Recession |

4A’s Research shares advice for advertising during a recession.