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“Thanks for spending a few days with us and helping me to get a clear vision of where I want to take the agency. For years I’ve operated the business successfully and thought I was doing well. Now, with your guidance, it’s going to get even better. I think you extended my career by another ten years.”  Tom Robinson, President — Robinson & Associates Inc. — Tupelo, Mississippi

Next to being a lighthouse keeper in Nova Scotia, running an ad agency can be one of the loneliest jobs on earth! You know. You’re probably right there in the lighthouse!

 

You’re in good company. Agency Management Roundtable (AMR) is a management consulting business that specializes in helping owners of small- and medium-sized marketing communication companies (less than 30 employees) move up to their next performance level—and keep improving.

 

Our clients include advertising agencies, graphic design and public relations firms, media service firms and interactive agencies. AMR programs are geared to agency owners, senior managers and their account service staff.

 

Management Roundtables It begins with a series of management roundtables where 12 to 15 agencies from non-competing markets come together for intense training and open collaboration. Programs concentrate on the organization and optimization of your business. The roundtable series are offered in two tracks: One for owners/managers and one for account service professionals.

 

True Networking After the roundtables, many agency owners elect to join one of AMR’s agency networks to continue their collaborative efforts at semi-annual gatherings. This ongoing connection with like-minded, non-competing industry peers oftentimes becomes one of the most valuable assets in getting their business to grow the way they want. In between, the shortcut through their next business opportunity or solution to a challenge is only a phone call or email away.

 

More Resources In addition, AMR-endorsed Strategic Partners bring perspective to AMR roundtables and networks in specialized areas such as new agency business models; staff development, management and motivation; financial strategies for valuation, merger and/or acquisition; sales training, and strategic management for interactive firms.

Contact Us Call Dave Wood at 623-266-8981 or write email



Strategic Partners

Carlton Associates

The interests of the agency principals, the right business model and the way it is implemented are the keys to making an agency fun and profitable. Mike partners with Dave Wood in presenting the AMR AEBootCamp programs. Read Mike's whitepapers on agency operations and management. more

Jim Cox

A passion for defining brands and creating advertising that communicates with people on both rational and emotional levels has led Jim Cox to a successful career in marketing and advertising.
His first sixteen years were spent creating award-winning work for international brands, including Apple Computer, IBM, Yamaha, Hilton, Marriott, Kraft, Disney, and others at Lord Geller Federico Einstein in New York, N.W. Ayer in Chicago, and Chiat/Day in San Francisco and Los Angeles.   Jim launched his own firm, The Jim Cox Company, in 1986 and is known for strengthening brands, developing strategic marketing communications programs and creating compelling ad campaigns for luxury resorts, hotels, spas, tourism destinations, and related companies.   more

Strategic Talent Management

Art Boulay at Strategic Talent Management is responsible for AMR clients hiring the best people on their staffs. We have found that hiring the right people for the right job has enormous potential in resolving the top three problems for most CEOs: Hiring, Developing and Retaining the right people. Hiring the wrong person is very costly. Art Boulay evaluates your candidate and coaches you through your hiring decisions. more

Olivier Blanchard

Olivier Blanchard - President   Olivier spent 15 years in various Marketing Management, Brand Management and Business Development roles both in B2B and B2C industries. He is widely recognized by his peers as one of the world's leading voices in New Marketing, Social Media program integration, and Social Media measurement methodology.   As chief troublemaker at BrandBuilder, Olivier now devotes most of his time to helping C-suite executives and their organizations both identify and achieve their business objectives using all of the tools at their disposal (not just social media).
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