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![Judges of the IAS Agency Credentials Award announced](https://biz-file.com/c/2408/747808.jpg)
![Preventing the lead agency to bleed agency scenario](https://biz-file.com/c/2408/747274.jpg)
Preventing the lead agency to bleed agency scenario
Sarah Dexter, Issued by Mullen Lowe South Africa 13 Aug 2024
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![Effie Worldwide Report shows humanity lies at the heart of effectiveness](https://biz-file.com/c/2405/738835.jpg)
Effie Worldwide Report shows humanity lies at the heart of effectiveness
Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 28 May 2024
![EssenceMediacom impresses with 2023/2024 Scopen results](https://biz-file.com/c/2405/736292.jpg)
EssenceMediacom impresses with 2023/2024 Scopen results
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![Source: © Shopright Holdings The perception some clients have of agency environments is often ‘creativity coupled with chaos, overseen by someone called traffic’, writes Johanna McDowell, CEO of the Independent Agency Search & Selection Company (IAS) and Scopen partner](https://biz-file.com/c/2402/727341-120x120.jpg?1)
Unlocking agency methodologies: Why understanding operations is crucial for clients
Johanna McDowell 14 Feb 2024
![Source: © 123rf Marketers and agencies want to avoid a relationship that does not work following a pitch process](https://biz-file.com/c/2311/719048-120x120.jpg?2)
Post pitch relationships: Keep the glow when the real work hits hard
Johanna McDowell 13 Nov 2023
![Africa's Premier Marketing Event: Nedbank IMC 2023 highlights and insights](https://biz-file.com/c/2309/713275.jpg)
Africa's Premier Marketing Event: Nedbank IMC 2023 highlights and insights
Issued by V5 Digital 22 Sep 2023
![Source: Campaign Creators Even as we get used to remote and hybrid boardrooms and studios, nothing substitutes for in-person pitches writes Johanna McDowell, CEO of the Independent Agency Search & Selection Company (IAS) and Scopen partner](https://biz-file.com/c/2306/703349-120x120.jpg?2)
Exclusive: The jury's in: Reality wins in visual versus virtual pitches
Johanna McDowell 26 Jun 2023
![Up close and personal or miles apart? Find out at the Nedbank IMC 2023](https://biz-file.com/c/2305/696781-120x120.jpg?3)
Up close and personal or miles apart? Find out at the Nedbank IMC 2023
Issued by IMC Conference 4 May 2023
![MullenLowe partners with Sasko to launch new campaign celebrating the people behind the brand](https://biz-file.com/c/2303/691915.jpg)
MullenLowe partners with Sasko to launch new campaign celebrating the people behind the brand
Issued by Mullen Lowe South Africa 22 Mar 2023
![Image suppplied. Amy Rodgers, head of Warc Creative. “Does the strength of the relationship between client and agency correlate with effective work? We can answer with an emphatic ‘yes’"](https://biz-file.com/c/2303/689702-120x120.jpg?1)
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![Activate the power of partnerships: How to maximise value with your promotions agency](https://biz-file.com/c/2301/685630.png)
Activate the power of partnerships: How to maximise value with your promotions agency
Andreas Smit, Issued by Tradeway 31 Jan 2023
![#BizTrends2023: Great people, culture and partnerships offer the perfect recipe to shine in 2023](https://biz-file.com/c/2301/685060-120x120.jpg?3)
#BizTrends2023: Great people, culture and partnerships offer the perfect recipe to shine in 2023
Niamh NicLiam 25 Jan 2023
![#BizTrends2023: More heart - a micro trend that will make a mega difference](https://biz-file.com/c/2301/683501-120x120.jpg?2)
#BizTrends2023: More heart - a micro trend that will make a mega difference
Gillian Rightford 9 Jan 2023
![Judges of the IAS Agency Credentials Award announced](https://biz-file.com/c/2209/669677.png)
![Agency credentials: So much more than swagger](https://biz-file.com/c/2208/668106.png)
![Source: © rawpixel Is the age-old billable hours system starting to give way to the rise of ‘output-based costing? It might be the case](https://biz-file.com/c/2207/664204-120x120.jpg?2)
Output-based costing: An alternative to billable hours for agencies?
Johanna McDowell 28 Jul 2022
![Source: © Robert Nyman Building the Great Wall of China was highly complex, just like the agency market in that country](https://biz-file.com/c/2207/661613-120x120.jpg?7)
![The real cost of pitching - and is it always necessary?](https://biz-file.com/c/2207/660987.jpg)
![Word Soup: The starter that waters down relationship management](https://biz-file.com/c/2111/636800-120x120.jpg?5)
Word Soup: The starter that waters down relationship management
Johanna McDowell 24 Nov 2021
!['Inside intelligence' is the future of advertising](https://biz-file.com/c/2111/635699-120x120.jpg?3)
![Mutuality: the key to intermediary efficacy](https://biz-file.com/c/2111/634028-120x120.jpg?5)
![Get the most out of your agency relationship. Plan now for a better 2022](https://biz-file.com/c/2108/625641-120x120.jpg?3)
Get the most out of your agency relationship. Plan now for a better 2022
Niamh NicLiam 30 Aug 2021
![IAS Agency Credentials: So much more than swagger](https://biz-file.com/c/2108/624544.jpg)
![IAS Agency Credentials award once again part of the prestigious Assegai Awards for 2021](https://biz-file.com/c/2108/623337-120x120.jpg?2)
IAS Agency Credentials award once again part of the prestigious Assegai Awards for 2021
Issued by DMASA 11 Aug 2021
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![Marketer-agency relationships are lasting longer than before](https://biz-file.com/c/2108/622062.jpg)
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![Evolution of our industry: Shortlist for short projects](https://biz-file.com/c/2103/599179.jpg)
![A marriage made in mediation - world class client: agency management](https://biz-file.com/c/2102/597237.jpg)
A marriage made in mediation - world class client: agency management
Johanna McDowell 15 Feb 2021
![The value of chemistry between agency and client](https://biz-file.com/c/2102/596306.jpg)
![Finding the balance when managing a pitch process effectively](https://biz-file.com/c/2102/595591.jpg)
Finding the balance when managing a pitch process effectively
Johanna McDowell 2 Feb 2021
![Agency Scope Insights: Agencies in Brazil contribute 60% to marketer's business growth](https://biz-file.com/c/2012/591455-120x120.jpg?2)
Agency Scope Insights: Agencies in Brazil contribute 60% to marketer's business growth
Johanna McDowell 31 Dec 2020
![Winner of the IAS Agency Credentials Award for 2020 is FoxP2, Boomtown and Conversation LAB follow with Leader Awards](https://biz-file.com/c/2011/587656-120x120.png?2)
Winner of the IAS Agency Credentials Award for 2020 is FoxP2, Boomtown and Conversation LAB follow with Leader Awards
Issued by DMASA 27 Nov 2020
![Glo named most popular Nigerian brand for 2020](https://biz-file.com/c/2011/586411.jpg)
![Are communications agencies ready for the new reality?](https://biz-file.com/c/2011/584596.jpg)
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![Judges of the IAS Agency Credentials Award announced - Assegai Awards 2020](https://biz-file.com/c/2010/579000.jpg)
Judges of the IAS Agency Credentials Award announced - Assegai Awards 2020
Issued by DMASA 6 Oct 2020
![Agency credentials: So much more than swagger](https://biz-file.com/c/2008/573746.png)
![Johanna McDowell of the Independent Agency Search and Selection (IAS) and certified ActionCOACH business coach Brehndan Botha.](https://biz-file.com/c/2008/570025-120x120.jpg?2)
The agency that future-proofs takes the lead
Johanna McDowell & Brehndan Botha 6 Aug 2020
![Agency anxiety - managing uncertainty, protocols and business strategy](https://biz-file.com/c/2007/569121-120x120.jpg?2)
Agency anxiety - managing uncertainty, protocols and business strategy
Johanna McDowell & Brehndan Botha 31 Jul 2020
![Mentorship programme for the advertising industry](https://biz-file.com/c/2005/557566.jpg)
Mentorship programme for the advertising industry
Ann Nurock, Issued by Relationship Audits and Management 27 May 2021
![Hello A-list: Changing the narrative of small businesses in tough times](https://biz-file.com/c/2004/548045.jpg)
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