20% - The Marketing Procurement Podcast podcast

20% - The Marketing Procurement Podcast

Blair Enns and Leah Power

In each episode a guest brings their marketing, procurement or agency perspective to bear on how these three parties sell to, buy from and work with each other, with Blair and Leah trying to get an answer to the question: "How do you 'procure' creativity without killing it?"

32 Episodes

This is Unsustainable w/ Caroline Johnson
11/15/2023
48:16
The Business Model Company cofounder Caroline Johnson is 20%'s first return guest and in this episode Caroline, Blair and Leah pick up where they left off in their last conversation on business model innovation among agencies. This time they view it from the client's perspective, exploring why agency innovation is vital for clients and for the future of marketing services itself. Win Without Pitching Blair's Twitter Blair's Linkedin The ICA Leah's Linkedin The ICA's Linkedin The Business Model Company Caroline's Linkedin WFA & MediaSense Future of Media Agency Models Report Quantifying The Value of Pricing
Marketing Is an Investment w/ Brett Colbert
11/1/2023
45:37
Brett Colbert is known for pulling no punches. In this episode he brings his direct and provocative point of view—from both sides of the procurement table—to bear on the state of marketing procurement today. Nobody in the marketing/procurement/agency triumvirate gets off easy in this episode. Grab some popcorn and settle in. Win Without Pitching Blair's Twitter Blair's Linkedin The ICA Leah's Linkedin The ICA's Linkedin Brett's company: Culture key Brett's Linkedin
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On Creative Effectiveness w/ George Tannenbaum
10/18/2023
32:39
In this episode we up the creative content by talking to veteran creative director George Tannenbaum about the changing nature of the advertising industry, the deification of data and why he thinks procurement deserves to win in their negotiating battles with agencies. Win Without Pitching Blair's Twitter Blair's Linkedin The ICA Leah's Linkedin The ICA's Linkedin George's blog: Ad Aged GeorgeCo George's work site George's Linkedin Rory Sutherland's book: Alchemy Blair's Innoficiency Problem article
The Path to Great Work w/ Beverley Hammond and Susan Irving
10/4/2023
43:07
20% welcomes its first client/agency team in the form of Kruger Products CMO Susan Irving and Broken Heart Love Affair co-founder Beverley Hammond. Together they discuss the trust and risk required to get to Kruger's needle-moving and award winning campaign Unapologetically Human. Win Without Pitching Blair's Twitter Blair's Linkedin The ICA Leah's Linkedin The ICA's Linkedin Broken Heart Love Affair Beverley's Linkedin Kruger Products Susan's Linkedin Unapologetically Human
Agency Model Innovation w/ Caroline Johnson
9/20/2023
48:05
The Business Model Company cofounder Caroline Johnson joins the pod to discuss how agencies are evolving away from legacy business models to a variety of new models that drive better commercial success for the agency and greater value creation for clients. Win Without Pitching Blair's Twitter Blair's Linkedin The ICA Leah's Linkedin The ICA's Linkedin The Business Model Company Caroline's Linkedin Madison Avenue Makeover Forrester's "Ditch The Pitch" Research Report
Tuning Up the Client-Agency Relationship w/ David Meikle
9/6/2023
47:26
Consultant David Meikle joins the pod to discuss—and listen to Blair and Leah rave about—his new book Tuning Up: Improving Performance and Reducing Stress in Advertising and Marketing." Win Without Pitching Blair's Twitter Blair's Linkedin The ICA Leah's Linkedin The ICA's Linkedin David's website David's Linkedin David's Twitter Tuning Up Website Tuning Up Diagnostic Tuning Up e-book Tuning Up Hardcover David's first book: How to Buy a Gorilla
Just Say No w/ Niki McMorrough
8/23/2023
44:25
Niki McMorrough has seen the client-agency relationship from both sides of the table and that perspective has left her convinced that no one wins in a pitch. She joins Blair and Leah to discuss her conversion from pitch advocate to pitch abstinence. Win Without Pitching Blair's Twitter Blair's Linkedin The ICA Leah's Linkedin The ICA's Linkedin Niki's website Niki's Linkedin The Drum Network The Drum Open Mic The Drum's Recommended Agencies
2Bobs: The Win Without Pitching Manifesto—A 10 Year Retrospective
8/9/2023
28:39
Blair and Leah are concluding their brief summer hiatus, back in the studio this week, preparing to bring you a brand new interview in two weeks time. Until then, Blair has shamelessly selected another episode of his other podcast, 2Bobs: Conversations on the Art of Creative Entrepreneurship, which he cohosts with David C. Baker. In this episode from 2021, David interviews Blair about his Amazon #1 best-selling book, The Win Without Pitching Manifesto, ten years after its launch. Blair's Twitter Blair's Linkedin Win Without Pitching Leah's Linkedin The ICA The ICA's Linkedin David C. Baker 2Bobs The Win Without Pitching Manifesto
Madison Avenue Makeover w/ Michael Farmer
7/26/2023
1:01:39
Madison Avenue Manslaughter author, agency advisor and former BCG and Bain consultant Michael Farmer joins the pod to discuss his brand new book, Madison Avenue Makeover: The Transformation of HUGE and the Redefinition of the Ad Agency Business. Blair's Twitter Blair's Linkedin Win Without Pitching Leah's Linkedin The ICA's Linkedin The ICA Michael's Linkedin Farmer & Company Madison Avenue Makeover Madison Avenue Manslaughter The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
2Bobs: Innoficiency in Your Agency
7/12/2023
39:56
While Blair and Leah take a brief summer hiatus, we're delighted to bring you an episode of Blair's other podcast, 2Bobs: Conversations on the Art of Creative Entrepreneurship. In this episode, Blair and his co-host David C. Baker talk about Blair's Innoficiency Principle as it applies to running an agency. Blair's Twitter Blair's Linkedin Win Without Pitching The ICA's Linkedin Leah's Linkedin The ICA David C. Baker 2Bobs The Innoficiency Problem

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