Marketing Procurement – The Most Popular Concepts

Darren Woolley, CEO and founder of marketing consultancy TrinityP3, freely admits that 15 years ago he had no idea what marketing procurement was. Now, curator of a renowned blog on the subject, he is here with a great offer for Procurious members.

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When I started TrinityP3 Marketing Management Consultants in January 2000 I had never heard of marketing procurement and only had the most peripheral understanding of the procurement function. What led me to starting my own marketing procurement consultancy 15 years ago was a Bachelor of Applied Science degree, five years in medical research and then 15 years as a copywriter and then a Creative Director in advertising agencies.

So I guess, as I have since discovered, probably the typical career path into procurement, meaning typically atypical.

Efficiency and Effectiveness

In April 2006 I started a blog as part of our website. Mostly the posts were opinion pieces based on observations about the industry. If you look back to those days, the articles were short, not particularly in-depth or, for that matter, insightful. It was also irregular and inconsistent. But it was nine years ago. If you are interested, check out the early posts on the TrinityP3 blog here.

Around this time was also when we discovered the marketing procurement function within some of our larger multinational clients. It was interesting to meet people whose job it was to identify ways to ‘assist in managing the marketing process for greater efficiency and effectiveness’.

I use that phrase as it is how we describe what we do at TrinityP3 and what we have found the best marketing procurement people do within their own organisations. It is also why we call ourselves Marketing Management Consultants and not Marketing Procurement.

Strength to Strength

In 2011 we noticed a growing interest in the content on the blog and so made a strategic business commitment to make the blog the centrepiece of our content marketing efforts. This included making sure we regularly published, in fact three times every week, all year round. Okay, we take a week or two off for the holidays.

Within a year the number of people visiting the blog increased 300 per cent and today there is more than 12,000 people reading the blog every week and they come from every continent, except Antarctica of course.

In the early days I was writing most of the posts, but quickly the TrinityP3 consultants began to offer posts on their core competencies such as media, agency remuneration, roster management, digital and data and production. And such is the reputation of the blog, we also have an increasing number of industry thought leaders offered guest posts.

In 2012, we noticed that some articles were getting a much higher readership, sharing on social media and comments. When we looked at the topics that were the most popular, they reflected the issues that were either high profile news or trend in the industry or offered a significant insights or a fresh perspective to common issues. In amongst these were gems on pitches, pitch practice, agency remuneration, including value based, incentive and performance based, scope of work, billable hours and so much more.

Into Print

We decided to capture these popular posts by publishing it as a book. In paperback and e-book, it provided particularly popular. So the following year we did the same. And this year we have done it again. The Top 50 Marketing Management Posts of the Year captures the best and most popular.

But don’t take my word for it. Here is what some of the industry leaders think of the Top 50 Marketing Management Books of the Year:

“Darren Woolley’s Top 50 Marketing Management Post of the Year is a remarkable mosaic of must-read articles and expert opinions that will open your mind, offer new perspectives and challenge you in the process.” – Bruno Gralpois, Author of “Agency Mania” and Co-Founder and Principal, Agency Mania Solutions

“Trinity P3’s Top 50 Marketing Management Posts is a wonderful collection of well-written, insightful blog posts by Darren, his team, and guest writers. They deal head-on with some of the most timely and on point challenges in the industry. Whether you’re a client leader, an agency leader, or industry consultant, this book is a “must read”. – Debra Giampoli, Director, Global Strategic Agency Relations, Mondelez International

“The posts by Darren Woolley and the TrinityP3 team are critical insight. First of all, they provide a glimpse from a unique place in the world — Asia – and yet are truly universal. The collection of top posts gives professionals in our industry fantastic “food for thought” as we go about our hectic lives. He and the team are truly well respected experts and their intelligence is world class.” Sopan Shah, VP Procurement, InterContinental Hotels Group

Exclusive Offer

If you want to lay your hands on this highly-regarded book, follow this link and a free copy is yours when you use the code: Procurious15 (only open to Procurious members).

Happy reading!

Darren Woolley is a scientist by training and a former creative director of JWT. Woolley is the CEO and founder of marketing consultancy TrinityP3.

TrinityP3 is a marketing management consultancy. We challenge our clients, and ourselves, to continuously evolve in thought and approach.