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DIGITAL CENTRIC IS THE
NEW INTEGRATION
ERIK INGVOLDSTAD,
MANAGING DIRECTOR
ACOUSTIC – A PART OF THE NORTH ALLIANCE
OK, LET’S START WITH A
FEW REALISATIONS
BRANDS ARE NOT
LOOKING FOR A NEW
AGENCY
THEY ARE LOOKING
TO DEVELOP THEIR
BUSINESS
THEY ARE NOT
INTERESTED IN AGENCY
SILOS
THEY WANT TO USE
THE INDUSTRY
CONVERGENCE TO
THEIR ADVANTAGE
THEY WANT TO BUILD
RELEVANT
RELATIONSHIPS WITH
THEIR CUSTOMERS
THEY WANT TO CREATE
MEMORABLE
EXPERIENCES
AND HAVE A
CONTINUOUS PRESENCE
IN THE MARKET
BUT THEY CAN’T
BECAUSE THE CURRENT
MODEL IS BROKEN
EVERYTHING IS UP IN
THE AIR
LET’S FACE IT:
CHANGE WILL NEVER BE
AS SLOW AS IT IS TODAY
DIGITAL
TRANSFORMATION IS
HERE
MOST AGENCIES ARE
STRUGGLING TO ADJUST
TO THE RAPID CHANGE
AROUND US
AND MOST CLIENTS ARE
STRUGGLING TO
INTEGRATE THEIR
MARKETING EFFORTS
MANY THINGS GET IN
THE WAY
MONEY
GETS IN THE WAY
EGOS
GET IN THE WAY
HISTORY
GETS IN THE WAY
CLIENTS
GET IN THE WAY
BRIEFS
GET IN THE WAY
MEDIA AGENCIES
GET IN THE WAY
SO HOW CAN WE
CHANGE IT?
THE ANSWER IS
DIGITAL CENTRIC
INTEGRATION
THE CULTURE OF
DIGITAL IS THE
STARTING POINT
WE MUST INTEGRATE
AROUND THE
CONSUMERS’ LIVES
NOT MEDIA CHANNELS
THERE CAN BE NO
PREDETERMINED
AGENDA. NO VESTED
INTEREST.
MEDIA NEUTRAL
AND TECHNOLOGY
AGNOSTIC.
THE CULTURE OF
DIGITAL IS NOT ABOUT
TECHNOLOGY
AND IT WON’T BE JUST
“DIGITAL”
IT IS NOT ABOUT
“CAMPAIGNS”
IT’S A HOLISTIC
APPROACH
IT BRINGS LIFECYCLE
PRINCIPLES INTO
ADVERTISING
CREATING AN “INFINITE
LOOP” OF EXPERIENCES
Listen
Plan
Create
Engage
Learn
Develop
Point of Experience
ACOUSTIC’S INFINITE LOOP
Business Culture Activities
THE CREATIVE AGENCY
NEEDS TO BE REBUILT
NO MORE “DIGITAL
PEOPLE” AND
“TRADITIONAL”
NO MORE DIVISIONS
OR SILOS
ONLY ONE P&L
ONLY INTEGRATED KPIs
AND ONLY AUDIENCE
NEEDS CAN DRIVE
SOLUTIONS
GO DIGITAL CENTRIC,
OR GO HOME.
erik@acoustic.agency
@ingvoldSTAR
@AcousticAgency
blog.acoustic.agency

Digital-Centric is the New Integration