Instead, in-house marketing execs (44%) and customers (26%) most often push for innovation, whereas among smaller companies (those with fewer than 200 employees), 48% of marketing execs say they're the ones driving innovation.
Below, additional findings from a new study byThe Horn GroupandKelton Research, based on survey of 265 in-house marketing directors and executives.
Not Up to Speed
But some of the problems are in-house: 55% of marketing execs attribute internal, not external, factors as a bigger roadblock to using an integrated approach.
Results trump cost and reputation when hiring outside agencies: Marketing execs say the ability to execute (34%) is far more important than cost (15%) or the agency's reputation (5%).
大约41%的营销高管与10年或更长时间in their position say the most important quality in an agency is execution, vs. 28% of those in the role for 5-9 years.
Most (77%) execs want to work with agencies they would consider to be partners, not vendors, and roughly 70% now have engagements that resemble partnerships with agencies they use.
- 86% prefer to work with smaller firms—those with fewer than 50 staff members.
- 63% prefer to work with a highly specialized firm.
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Integrated Services Ahead
Nearly three-quarters (72%) of marketing execs say integrated marketing services will be more important in the future. Moreover, 70% say they're looking forward to working with fewer agencies over the next five years.
About the data:Kelton Research conducted an online survey in May 2011 among 265 Americans age 25+ who work in-house as marketing directors or chief marketing officers and have been in their position for a minimum of 5 years.
