Agency Life

As we adjust to the deep structural changes the pandemic has wrought upon our agency-industry economics, perhaps none is more of an existential threat than the Great Resignation.

In the ’90s, I met a company that provided computer networking and system integration services to its clients. On our…

I’ve worked with entrepreneurs a long time. One was an Army Ranger in Vietnam, another was a motorcyclist with a ponytail. Despite stylistic differences, successful entrepreneurs always have a vision and a plan.

In 2017, I led two firms: my agency and The 100 Companies, which publishes this newsletter.

We quickly registered for our favorite agency-owner conference next month — even agreeing to sponsor again.

One day, when I led an in-house agency for The Charlotte Observer, the publisher decided the newspaper needed a new slogan.

This month’s Bloomberg article confirmed what agency leaders feared: if we aren’t more flexible about remote working policies, we’ll lose employees.

I’ve lived that Jefferson quote since I was a teenager.

My dad wanted me to be a lawyer or doctor.

It seemed so yesteryear last week when an L.A. woman phoned to ask if my agency could submit an RFP and meet with her firm founder when he flew in Friday.