Agencies have been using the traditional commission system for nearly a hundred years to receive compensation for their services. Under this model, the agency earns a specific commission from the media for any time or advertising space it purchases for its client. This system is simple and predictable, making it easy to negotiate downwards. However, with financial pressures mounting, agencies are exploring alternative compensation models that affect cash flow. When calculating incentive compensation for the advertising agency, customers should create metrics that are tied to their performance and the performance of their company.
Tim Williams of Ignition Consulting Group provides advice on how to create new revenue streams for your agency. This survey provides important information about the agency's digital operations, including revenue sources, relationship structures, and monetization of I.The hourly rates charged by the agency for project work are higher than in a monthly fee model. If you work in an agency and spend more than 50% of your time doing mundane tasks, then your work is in jeopardy. In this compensation model, clients must budget for a reservation in order to be able to pay their agency the incentive, if any, without sacrificing any planned marketing activity.
PxP relationships between clients and agencies create opportunities and challenges for both marketers and marketing services companies. For the client, this model ensures transparency and neutrality, which is especially relevant to the media, as well as internal access to agency overheads and profits. Agencies must manage their holding company's profit demands, rising talent costs, and the complexities of the rapidly changing online media environment. The Bedford Group highlights the increased participation of the purchasing department in these negotiations. What was (or seemed to be) the last bastion of corporate governance marketing spending has now become a "hotbed" of rituals and negotiating directives never seen before between marketers and their agencies. It is important to note that this new model allows companies to manage their cash flow better as there is a prescribed payment schedule provided by the agency in the scope of the project work.
