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Philosophy & Competitive Advantages

Along with an exceptionally deep and broad experience base, our Search Process has some unique elements:

We do not use a questionnaire. We find that we get much richer information and more recognizable distinctions by allowing the agencies to send us any information that they feel is relevant and will set them apart. A questionnaire forces common denominators; we want to see the differences.

We use an experience base, along with several proprietary data bases. We continually visit and meet with agencies so that we can really know them. You cannot truly judge an agency until you have experienced it. We track agency people when they move about as there is no such thing as agency experience, only personal experience.

We accept all unsolicited credentials. We are human - we may have overlooked an excellent candidate because we lack firsthand knowledge of them

In the final round, we devise a real problem for the competitors to solve. The selection of an agency must be based in real time for your unique business situation, not on historical successes. This also provides a wealth of great thinking on your business.

The agencies must provide a staffing recommendation and a compensation proposal. A selection decision cannot be made without some sense of the price/value relationship. 

Background

ADvice & ADvisors, Incorporated, founded in 1989, is a consulting firm devoted to the relationship between advertisers and their ad agencies. We specialize in agency search and review, agency performance measurement/management and agency fee development. 

Experience

We have helped to launch and maintain over 300 advertiser/agency relationships. Everyone associated with the company has had extensive advertising agency and client-side experience and has diverse expertise including traditional advertising, media, direct, CRM, interactive, social media, guerilla marketing, DTC, B2B. 

Practice Areas

agency search

aganecy performance evaluation

staffing and compensation development and negotiation

Local Representation

Linda Fidelman, CEO/President:  Linda spent the most significant portion of her agency career at Ogilvy working on Avon, General Foods, Hershey and American Express. Linda left Ogilvy with funding from Sir Martin Sorrell (unbeknownst to him) to become one of the first agency search consultants in the country. Over the past 20 years, Linda has led agency reviews for over 100 clients.

Linda holds degrees in Mathematics and Advertising from Ithaca College. She is also a “black belt” in Six Sigma.