Leadership Quote by Michael Farmer

“The real agency problem resides in the C-suite of ad agencies, and it is to the C-suite that we must turn to find leadership for the required changes. This won’t happen unless agency CEOs finally admit that poor pricing is the fundamental problem that must be solved. Agency CEOs have the…” quote by Michael Farmer — Download Open image

““The real agency problem resides in the C-suite of ad agencies, and it is to the C-suite that we must turn to find leadership for the required changes. This won’t happen unless agency CEOs finally admit that poor pricing is the fundamental problem that must be solved. Agency CEOs have the responsibility to solve the price problem. It’s time to get started.””

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