Comments on: Agency Code of Conduct http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/04/30/agency-code-of-conduct/ It's the connections that matter ..... Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:27:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Nirmal http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/04/30/agency-code-of-conduct/comment-page-1/#comment-7934 Nirmal Thu, 03 May 2007 14:25:15 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/04/30/agency-code-of-conduct/#comment-7934 Cord, The code looks great and I agree with your point 4 that clients are not always right and we know better than clients, but in some cases we have to agree to them, not all the time though. One important thing is we exist because of clients. :-) Cord,
The code looks great and I agree with your point 4 that clients are not always right and we know better than clients, but in some cases we have to agree to them, not all the time though.
One important thing is we exist because of clients. :-)

]]> By: Cord Silverstein http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/04/30/agency-code-of-conduct/comment-page-1/#comment-7773 Cord Silverstein Wed, 02 May 2007 04:29:40 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/04/30/agency-code-of-conduct/#comment-7773 Westy - Thank you... I think you perfectly summarized what myself and many people in the industry think. Yes, the big agencies have great resources, but they also have the "My shit don't stink" attitude like you just showed. Ooooh, ooooh, a 150 piece asset award winning rich media campaign in 4 weeks, WOW!! Hold on a second, let me call Guiness. So who is that supposed to impress? So you won some awards.. I didn't see you mentioned what results it delivered to your client or is that secondary to the award winning part? I appreciate your wise insight "bub"... I now feel totally set straight. Though I did think your comparisons of an agency, I would assume you were thinking of yours, to a car mechanic and a tow truck driver speaks volumes. Off topic: I don't know who did the State Farm Now What campaign and it is a great idea, but it has all flash and no gas. Great idea, good commercials, but terrible execution to actually deliver State Farm any real results. But hey, hopefully the agency will win some awards right? Please feel free to come back any time and tell us uneducated more oh wise one.... Westy – Thank you… I think you perfectly summarized what myself and many people in the industry think. Yes, the big agencies have great resources, but they also have the “My shit don’t stink” attitude like you just showed. Ooooh, ooooh, a 150 piece asset award winning rich media campaign in 4 weeks, WOW!! Hold on a second, let me call Guiness. So who is that supposed to impress?

So you won some awards.. I didn’t see you mentioned what results it delivered to your client or is that secondary to the award winning part?

I appreciate your wise insight “bub”… I now feel totally set straight.

Though I did think your comparisons of an agency, I would assume you were thinking of yours, to a car mechanic and a tow truck driver speaks volumes.

Off topic: I don’t know who did the State Farm Now What campaign and it is a great idea, but it has all flash and no gas. Great idea, good commercials, but terrible execution to actually deliver State Farm any real results. But hey, hopefully the agency will win some awards right?

Please feel free to come back any time and tell us uneducated more oh wise one….

]]> By: westy555 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/04/30/agency-code-of-conduct/comment-page-1/#comment-7771 westy555 Wed, 02 May 2007 04:16:51 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/04/30/agency-code-of-conduct/#comment-7771 OOps, answering my own question. DDB Chi Town. Nuff said. http://www.brandweek.com/bw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002952290 No more posts from me. Thanks for prompting the thoughts. Mind if I author a 'client code of conduct'? OOps, answering my own question. DDB Chi Town. Nuff said. http://www.brandweek.com/bw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002952290
No more posts from me. Thanks for prompting the thoughts. Mind if I author a ‘client code of conduct’?

]]> By: westy555 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/04/30/agency-code-of-conduct/comment-page-1/#comment-7770 westy555 Wed, 02 May 2007 04:13:59 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/04/30/agency-code-of-conduct/#comment-7770 Off Topic: Who did the State Farm Now What campaign? It's Brilliant! Off Topic: Who did the State Farm Now What campaign? It’s Brilliant!

]]> By: westy555 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/04/30/agency-code-of-conduct/comment-page-1/#comment-7769 westy555 Wed, 02 May 2007 04:09:05 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/04/30/agency-code-of-conduct/#comment-7769 ..and one other thing...I work for an agency that can put out a global new rebranded rich media responsive award winning campaign in less than 4 weeks at times. Over 150 pieces of asset unique rich creative. Shoot, any agency can build a site, campaign in about 6 hours if they want. But it will be crap. Sounds like you don't trust the time they took -that you didn't think it was valuable. ASK THEM to show you the project plan, ask them to show u what they are doing with their time. And reading over your code of conduct, sounds like you were dealing with small time prima donnas. sorry bub, but professional award winning agencies are like an ER. They don't f%&k around. Try the big guys next time. ..and one other thing…I work for an agency that can put out a global new rebranded rich media responsive award winning campaign in less than 4 weeks at times. Over 150 pieces of asset unique rich creative. Shoot, any agency can build a site, campaign in about 6 hours if they want. But it will be crap. Sounds like you don’t trust the time they took -that you didn’t think it was valuable. ASK THEM to show you the project plan, ask them to show u what they are doing with their time. And reading over your code of conduct, sounds like you were dealing with small time prima donnas. sorry bub, but professional award winning agencies are like an ER. They don’t f%&k around. Try the big guys next time.

]]> By: westy555 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/04/30/agency-code-of-conduct/comment-page-1/#comment-7768 westy555 Wed, 02 May 2007 04:00:17 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/04/30/agency-code-of-conduct/#comment-7768 Fine, Agency folks should be available 24/7, but are you then prepared to pay for this? If so, your $7,500 banner ad will end up costing you $25K and there goes your ROI. I agree if you are rebranding a major launch, but saying that agencies should be availalbe to their client 24/7 is riDONKEYuLous. Do you expect your automotive mechanic to be there 24/7? No you call a tow truck and you PAY A PREMIUM for this. Great, call your acct. manager at 10PM but expect to pay for it as if you called your lawyer, by the hour! TRUST in your agency and if you want to speak to them 24/7, be prepared to pay them 24/7. Up your ad budget. (by the way, when you spent so much money on above the line TV advertising, did you expect to call the network 24/7?) Bet not. Fine, Agency folks should be available 24/7, but are you then prepared to pay for this? If so, your $7,500 banner ad will end up costing you $25K and there goes your ROI. I agree if you are rebranding a major launch, but saying that agencies should be availalbe to their client 24/7 is riDONKEYuLous.
Do you expect your automotive mechanic to be there 24/7? No you call a tow truck and you PAY A PREMIUM for this. Great, call your acct. manager at 10PM but expect to pay for it as if you called your lawyer, by the hour! TRUST in your agency and if you want to speak to them 24/7, be prepared to pay them 24/7. Up your ad budget. (by the way, when you spent so much money on above the line TV advertising, did you expect to call the network 24/7?) Bet not.

]]> By: Cord Silverstein http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/04/30/agency-code-of-conduct/comment-page-1/#comment-7736 Cord Silverstein Tue, 01 May 2007 19:45:34 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/04/30/agency-code-of-conduct/#comment-7736 LOL!! Damn, I knew it, I always break my own rules. :) LOL!! Damn, I knew it, I always break my own rules. :)

]]> By: OMP http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/04/30/agency-code-of-conduct/comment-page-1/#comment-7735 OMP Tue, 01 May 2007 19:43:18 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/04/30/agency-code-of-conduct/#comment-7735 6. Control your emotions. 6. Control your emotions.

]]> By: Cord Silverstein http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/04/30/agency-code-of-conduct/comment-page-1/#comment-7734 Cord Silverstein Tue, 01 May 2007 19:37:23 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/04/30/agency-code-of-conduct/#comment-7734 Eye of the tiger Judson!! Eye of the tiger Judson!!

]]> By: Jud http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/04/30/agency-code-of-conduct/comment-page-1/#comment-7731 Jud Tue, 01 May 2007 19:22:36 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/04/30/agency-code-of-conduct/#comment-7731 Someone is fired up today! Someone is fired up today!

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