Agency new business crunch now permanent, say execs

Out-of-control new business reviews are placing a burden on media and creative agencies competing for work.

According to media agency executives who spoke to Digiday anonymously, client requests for agencies to respond to pitch invitations within punishing deadlines are becoming the new normal. Expectation of quick turnarounds has become “a common theme,” said Charlie Carpenter, CEO of media and creative consultancy Creativebrief.

“I’ve gotten RFPs in the last couple of months [with] two weeks to the deadline,” said one media agency executive, speaking under Chatham House rules at Digiday’s recent Media Buying Summit in Phoenix, Arizona.

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How one Midwestern department stores sees itself as a ‘hidden gem’ for ‘Instagram brands’

This story was originally published by sister site, Modern Retail.

Regional department store Von Maur is on a mission to bring more brands to shoppers in the heartland. 

The retailer, founded in 1872 in Davenport, Iowa, has been on a slow and steady growth trajectory at a time when other department stores like Macy’s and Nordstrom are closing stores or struggling to grow net sales.

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