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6 May 2026
From Prompts to Pipelines: Why AI-Ready Marketing Isn’t About the Model—It’s About the Workflow
“We’re using AI… but why doesn’t it feel like it’s changing the way we work?”
Read More 30 April 2026
Rebuilding Client–Agency Trust in the AI Era
Another sharp perspective from Michael Farmer on why many client–agency relationships feel strained—and what it will take to rebuild them.
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24 April 2026
The Agency of the Future Isn’t Just Human
How Workspace Agents Will Force Clients to Ask the Question They’ve Avoided for 40 Years: Who Is Actually Doing the Work—and What Should I Pay for It?
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21 April 2026
The Hidden Cost of Too Many Stakeholders
Why more voices don’t always create better outcomes—and often slow performance instead.
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16 April 2026
When Performance Conversations Turn Into Pricing Conversations
Why cost becomes the proxy for frustration—and what that usually signals.
Read More 15 April 2026
The Marketing Chaos Tax: We Built Marketing for a World That No Longer Exists
(Part 2)
Read More 7 April 2026
Governance Problems Disguised as Performance Issues
Why changing agencies often fails to fix the real problem.
Read More 31 March 2026
Q1 Is Over. Do You Really Know How Your Agency Is Performing?
Q1 is behind us.
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24 March 2026
Check-In — Have the Big Agency Predictions Actually Come True? (So Far)
The Biggest Risk Isn’t Change — It’s Passive Observation
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