In Q1 2024, 4A’s members participated in a Compensation Methodology study. 4A’s members were surveyed on the eight most common in-use agency compensation models on project-based and AOR/Retainer-based engagements. The goal was to understand the most prevalent compensation methodologies across various agency types and sizes within the advertising industry. Paired with the 4A’s/ANA guide , […]

This 2023 4A’s survey report offers insights into salary increases paid to employees across all size member agencies. The data was collected between October and November of 2023, aiming to provide members with reliable and industry-relevant information on salary increase information for 2023 and planned salary increases for 2024. Additionally, the report provides comparisons where […]

The 4A’s 2023 Employee Compensation Survey Report (a.k.a. Salary Survey) is now available. Request to Purchase PDF Report + Digital Dashboard ($875) Request to Purchase PDF Report Only ($675) This 2023 Employee Compensation Survey Report provides 4A’s member agencies reliable and statistically relevant salary comparables by market. The study reports information on base salaries and […]

Now Available! 4A’s 2023 Diversity in Agencies Survey Report   The 4A’s continues to advocate for the business imperative of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging within the industry. While we’ve seen progress in some areas, we know that remaining steadfast and accountable to DEIB commitments helps us continue to take meaningful action towards creating sustainable […]

This survey focused on helping the industry collect important salary data for planning purposes. It provides 4A’s members with reliable and statistically relevant actual salary increase information for 2022 and planned salary increases for 2023. Participation A total of 149 agencies across 172 agency offices participated this year. Forty-nine agency respondents are network agency (holding […]

This survey focused on helping the industry collect important salary data for planning purposes. The results of this survey provide 4A’s members with reliable and statistically relevant information regarding actual salary increases in 2022 and planned salary increases for 2023. Participation A total of 149 agencies across 172 agency offices participated this year. Forty-nine agency […]

The 4A’s 2022 Employee Compensation Survey Report (a.k.a. Salary Survey) has been released. The intent of our 2022 Employee Compensation Survey Report (a.k.a. Salary Survey) is to provide the industry with reliable and statistically relevant salary comparables by market.  The study provides information on salaries paid to employees in all size member agencies. Salary data […]

As hybrid work becomes the norm, finding and retaining great talent is a major challenge. Agencies are taking a close look at their operations protocols and policies in order to respond to the needs of the workforce. To overcome hiring gridlock and sweeten the pot for existing staff, agencies are focusing their attention on benefit […]

On April 1st, 2021 the 4A’s Business Intelligence & Insight team and Bobby Singh, SVP, Global Commercial Officer, at WPP hosted a webinar on how to have better pricing discussions with Procurement. In this talk, Bobby explored: Why pricing is important How Procurement views suppliers (commodity vs strategic suppliers) The common approaches procurement uses to […]

On March 24, 2021, the BI&I group hosted “How to Negotiate with Procurement” (Webinar) with guest presenter Tom Kinnaird, Founder and Managing Director of Kinnaird Negotiation (and former Chief Procurement Officer at WPP).  Tom Kinnaird’s aim during this webinar presentation was to help you and your teams navigate complex and challenging negotiations. While at WPP, […]

Considering the changing landscape of our industry in the face of the global pandemic, 4A’s gathered information to aid in understanding the current state, as well as the expectations, of the ever changing organizational design structure of our member agencies.  We have crafted this survey on Organizational Design in order to gain insights that will […]

The inaugural 4A’s Advertising Industry Diversity Survey explores diversity representation across the advertising industry in the United States. As employees, clients, and the public increasingly demand that the organizations they work for or do business with model values of equity and inclusion, organizations need to invest in robust and sustainable programs to drive meaningful change. […]