By SteveCongdon

Recent ad agency pitches (hmmm), wins (yay) and losses (ugh)

A few recent pitches, wins and losses for your job search, recruiting or new business needs. This post was published on July 29, 2019. And features articles pulled from a variety of sources. The usual suspects.

Pitches

Brown-Forman in review

Bed Bath & Beyond looking

Wins

Johannes Leonardo wins Gap

Travelocity hires Proof and Arena Media

Mekanism wins OKCupid

Ron Foth wins Bob Evans

Losses

Campbell Ewald loses Travelocity

Fitzco (Atlanta) loses Navy Federal Credit Union

Wieden+Kennedy loses OKCupid

McCann loses Bob Evans

Other triggers

Looking for a longer lead time? Who could blame you. One obvious key trigger: client-side Chief Marketing Officer change. Here’s a list of recent CMO changes.

Keep in mind that a new CMO usually left one company to join another. Which identifies another point in the timeline. Because the company losing a CMO or senior marketing leader just might need to hire.

Leveraging that moment (the need) as a job seeker could just be the thing that helps your candidacy stand out. Or helps your agency stand out in the upcoming pitch. Just sayin’…

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