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Attributes for Achieving High Performance in Digital Advertising 
Source: Accenture, Digital Advertising Study, 2008. 
© 2010 Centro, LLC. Proprietary & Confidential | 2 
Not 
Important 
Extremely 
Important
Reasons to Pursue Outsourcing Are Not Cost-Related 
Reasons to Pursue Outsourcing Triggers for Back-Office Outsourcing 
48% 
47% 
41% 
36% 
35% 
33% 
17% 
0% 20% 40% 60% 
Reduce cost/increase 
flexibility 
Access to leading technology 
Improve focus on core 
business 
Access leading edge process 
knowledge 
Increase speed of execution 
Better quality of service 
Enable a digital strategy 
Percent of Respondents 
34% 
33% 
28% 
18% 
18% 
17% 
16% 
6% 
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 
Budget pressure 
Technology investment caps 
Corporate restructuring 
initiative 
Get more out of shared 
services 
M&A/spin-off transaction 
Business advisor driven 
Approached by outsourcer 
directly 
New "C-level" functional 
head 
Percent of Respondents 
Source: Booz Allen, Outsourcing Trends Study, 2010. 
© 2010 Centro, LLC. Proprietary & Confidential | 3
Current Operating Model of Many Agencies Is Unprofitable 
% of average agency revenue: 
Consultation 
• Brand strategy 
% of average agency profits: 
Ideation 
• Creative concept 
• Creative strategy 
• Channel planning 
% of average agency revenue: 
Execution 
• Project management 
• Creative execution 
• Production 
% of average agency profits: 
Coordination 
• Revisions (all disciplines) 
• Traffic 
• Administrative 
20% 
80% 
80% 
20% 
© 2010 Centro, LLC. Proprietary & Confidential | 
Relative Value of Agency Services 
Value perceived by client Cost incurred by agency 
Perceived Value = Price 
Consultation Ideation Execution Coordination 
This is the basic broken financial model for agencies that we can help solve. 
4
Agencies and Outsourcing Providers Can Access Same Drivers 
Key Levers of Support Services Cost Reduction 
25% 
18% 
12% 
5% 
0% 
3% 
15% 
8% 
3% 
12% 
8% 
4% 
3% 
20% 
30% 
(Off-Shore 
Centers) 
50% 
5% 
2% 
3% 
5% 
0% 
35% 
30% 
25% 
20% 
15% 
10% 
5% 
0% 
Factor Costs Demand 
Management 
Automation Standardization 
and Scale 
Work 
Practices 
Delayering 
and Skill Mix 
Reallocation 
Total Impact 
Agency experience of what 
is typically achievable 
Impact on Overhead Cost Reduction 
Total range of 
opportunity 
50% Requires more strategic decisions or 
higher levels of BU coordination 
Typically captured in earlier 
phases of Shared Services 
Source: Booz Allen, Outsourcing Trends Study, 2010. 
© 2010 Centro, LLC. Proprietary & Confidential | 5
Outsourcing Model Delivers Smart and Efficient Ad Operations 
Traditional Model Digital Model 
Change Processes 
• Restructure to focus on 
core business needs 
• Focus internal 
resources on high value 
activities 
• Migrate services, 
processes and people 
• Gain efficiencies by 
leveraging technology 
and functional expertise 
of provider 
Strategy 
and Creative 
(30%) 
Operations 
and Programs 
(50%) 
Administration 
(20%) 
Source: The Outsourcing Institute, OI Index, 2010. 
Strategy 
and Creative 
(5%) 
Operations 
and Programs 
(30%) 
Administration 
(65%) 
© 2010 Centro, LLC. Proprietary & Confidential | 6
Appendix 
© 2010 Centro, LLC. Proprietary & Confidential | 7
32% 
31% 
28% 
24% 
22% 
19% 
14% 
12% 
10% 
9% 
7% 
Many Agencies Struggle to Realize Full Potential 
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 
Weak control of cost and data 
Excessive standardization 
Outsourcers unresponsive to 
changing needs 
Poorly managed migration 
Inflexible contracts 
Worsened performance and cost 
High turnover of account 
management staff 
Lingering shadow staff 
Excessive effort in contract 
management 
JV unable to commercialize 
Key staff attrition 
68% 
60% 
57% 
39% 
23% 
42% 
36% 
44% 
22% 
17% 
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 
Access to vendor expertise and 
sophistication 
Improved quality of delivery 
Increased focus on core 
competencies 
Reduced cost 
Improved balance sheet 
Expected 
Actual 
Percentage of Respondents Rating Benefits as Significant 
Percent of Respondents 
Source: Booz Allen, BPO Survey of U.S. Companies, 2009; Gartner Group, Survey of Marketing Organizations. 
Expected and Actual Benefits of 
Outsourcing 
Main Challenges with Outsourcing 
© 2010 Centro, LLC. Proprietary & Confidential | 8
Stated Reasons for Outsourcing Differ from Actual Reasons 
Issues and Questions 
• Are we just outsourcing a broken process? 
• Do we risk outsourcing processes that 
could have adverse impact if controls break 
down? 
• Will we fix adverse user behaviors by 
shifting work outside the four walls of the 
company? 
• Is this a response to frustration at the 
workforce? 
• Will systems need fixing anyway? 
Stated Reasons 
Reduce Costs 
Real Reasons 
• Inability to reduce costs through classic re-engineering 
or technology investment 
Focus on Core 
Competency 
• Sick of dealing fire-fighting issues 
• Lack of expertise or commitment 
Instill Market 
Discipline 
• Sick of outsourcing threats 
• Illogical pricing mechanisms and allocations 
Improve 
Flexibility 
• Major workforce productivity issues 
• Inability to influence union 
Improve 
Technology and 
Innovation 
• Unaffordable technology investments 
• Made poor investment decisions in the 
past 
Source: The Outsourcing Institute, OI Index, 2010. 
© 2010 Centro, LLC. Proprietary & Confidential | 9
Outsourcing Provider’s Advantages and Barriers 
Labor Costs 
Source of Advantage Barriers to Capture 
• Different employment conditions 
• Better delegation 
• Labor located in low cost geography 
Overheads 
• Less overhead to absorb if smaller, more focused 
organization 
Specialization 
and Focus 
• Management can justify capex to investors 
• Scale and experience can yield economic benefits 
Market 
Discipline 
• Transparency and accountability that help identify and 
reward true costs and benefits of activities 
• Focus is on output, not input, and competition among 
suppliers allows choices for purchasers 
Flexibility 
• Scale and scope of production can be adjusted rapidly at 
low cost 
• Networks of organizations can adjust to demand more 
easily than integrated organizations 
Technology 
• Proprietary access to technology or other intellectual 
property advantages, which the organization alone 
cannot access 
• May improve operational reliability, productivity, 
efficiency and long-term total costs and production 
• Employees or their representatives will not allow 
suppliers to work with different conditions 
• Communication and distance issues 
• Some multi-national suppliers that bring other 
sources of advantage will carry heavy overheads 
• To capture scale, suppliers enforce process and 
technology standardization, which may be too “plain 
vanilla” for clients 
• Processes outsourced may still be broken 
• Competition for supply may be limited 
• Company may poorly manage the market 
• Large suppliers may lack required flexibility 
• Existing organizations and unions may hinder efforts 
of supplier to be flexible 
• Understand the true advantages of the suppliers and 
structure relationship to bring out and reward those 
capabilities to align interests 
Source: The Outsourcing Institute, OI Index, 2010. 
© 2010 Centro, LLC. Proprietary & Confidential | 10 
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20110325_mediaOps_mega deck_scott golas

  • 1.
  • 2. Attributes for Achieving High Performance in Digital Advertising Source: Accenture, Digital Advertising Study, 2008. © 2010 Centro, LLC. Proprietary & Confidential | 2 Not Important Extremely Important
  • 3. Reasons to Pursue Outsourcing Are Not Cost-Related Reasons to Pursue Outsourcing Triggers for Back-Office Outsourcing 48% 47% 41% 36% 35% 33% 17% 0% 20% 40% 60% Reduce cost/increase flexibility Access to leading technology Improve focus on core business Access leading edge process knowledge Increase speed of execution Better quality of service Enable a digital strategy Percent of Respondents 34% 33% 28% 18% 18% 17% 16% 6% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Budget pressure Technology investment caps Corporate restructuring initiative Get more out of shared services M&A/spin-off transaction Business advisor driven Approached by outsourcer directly New "C-level" functional head Percent of Respondents Source: Booz Allen, Outsourcing Trends Study, 2010. © 2010 Centro, LLC. Proprietary & Confidential | 3
  • 4. Current Operating Model of Many Agencies Is Unprofitable % of average agency revenue: Consultation • Brand strategy % of average agency profits: Ideation • Creative concept • Creative strategy • Channel planning % of average agency revenue: Execution • Project management • Creative execution • Production % of average agency profits: Coordination • Revisions (all disciplines) • Traffic • Administrative 20% 80% 80% 20% © 2010 Centro, LLC. Proprietary & Confidential | Relative Value of Agency Services Value perceived by client Cost incurred by agency Perceived Value = Price Consultation Ideation Execution Coordination This is the basic broken financial model for agencies that we can help solve. 4
  • 5. Agencies and Outsourcing Providers Can Access Same Drivers Key Levers of Support Services Cost Reduction 25% 18% 12% 5% 0% 3% 15% 8% 3% 12% 8% 4% 3% 20% 30% (Off-Shore Centers) 50% 5% 2% 3% 5% 0% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Factor Costs Demand Management Automation Standardization and Scale Work Practices Delayering and Skill Mix Reallocation Total Impact Agency experience of what is typically achievable Impact on Overhead Cost Reduction Total range of opportunity 50% Requires more strategic decisions or higher levels of BU coordination Typically captured in earlier phases of Shared Services Source: Booz Allen, Outsourcing Trends Study, 2010. © 2010 Centro, LLC. Proprietary & Confidential | 5
  • 6. Outsourcing Model Delivers Smart and Efficient Ad Operations Traditional Model Digital Model Change Processes • Restructure to focus on core business needs • Focus internal resources on high value activities • Migrate services, processes and people • Gain efficiencies by leveraging technology and functional expertise of provider Strategy and Creative (30%) Operations and Programs (50%) Administration (20%) Source: The Outsourcing Institute, OI Index, 2010. Strategy and Creative (5%) Operations and Programs (30%) Administration (65%) © 2010 Centro, LLC. Proprietary & Confidential | 6
  • 7. Appendix © 2010 Centro, LLC. Proprietary & Confidential | 7
  • 8. 32% 31% 28% 24% 22% 19% 14% 12% 10% 9% 7% Many Agencies Struggle to Realize Full Potential 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Weak control of cost and data Excessive standardization Outsourcers unresponsive to changing needs Poorly managed migration Inflexible contracts Worsened performance and cost High turnover of account management staff Lingering shadow staff Excessive effort in contract management JV unable to commercialize Key staff attrition 68% 60% 57% 39% 23% 42% 36% 44% 22% 17% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% Access to vendor expertise and sophistication Improved quality of delivery Increased focus on core competencies Reduced cost Improved balance sheet Expected Actual Percentage of Respondents Rating Benefits as Significant Percent of Respondents Source: Booz Allen, BPO Survey of U.S. Companies, 2009; Gartner Group, Survey of Marketing Organizations. Expected and Actual Benefits of Outsourcing Main Challenges with Outsourcing © 2010 Centro, LLC. Proprietary & Confidential | 8
  • 9. Stated Reasons for Outsourcing Differ from Actual Reasons Issues and Questions • Are we just outsourcing a broken process? • Do we risk outsourcing processes that could have adverse impact if controls break down? • Will we fix adverse user behaviors by shifting work outside the four walls of the company? • Is this a response to frustration at the workforce? • Will systems need fixing anyway? Stated Reasons Reduce Costs Real Reasons • Inability to reduce costs through classic re-engineering or technology investment Focus on Core Competency • Sick of dealing fire-fighting issues • Lack of expertise or commitment Instill Market Discipline • Sick of outsourcing threats • Illogical pricing mechanisms and allocations Improve Flexibility • Major workforce productivity issues • Inability to influence union Improve Technology and Innovation • Unaffordable technology investments • Made poor investment decisions in the past Source: The Outsourcing Institute, OI Index, 2010. © 2010 Centro, LLC. Proprietary & Confidential | 9
  • 10. Outsourcing Provider’s Advantages and Barriers Labor Costs Source of Advantage Barriers to Capture • Different employment conditions • Better delegation • Labor located in low cost geography Overheads • Less overhead to absorb if smaller, more focused organization Specialization and Focus • Management can justify capex to investors • Scale and experience can yield economic benefits Market Discipline • Transparency and accountability that help identify and reward true costs and benefits of activities • Focus is on output, not input, and competition among suppliers allows choices for purchasers Flexibility • Scale and scope of production can be adjusted rapidly at low cost • Networks of organizations can adjust to demand more easily than integrated organizations Technology • Proprietary access to technology or other intellectual property advantages, which the organization alone cannot access • May improve operational reliability, productivity, efficiency and long-term total costs and production • Employees or their representatives will not allow suppliers to work with different conditions • Communication and distance issues • Some multi-national suppliers that bring other sources of advantage will carry heavy overheads • To capture scale, suppliers enforce process and technology standardization, which may be too “plain vanilla” for clients • Processes outsourced may still be broken • Competition for supply may be limited • Company may poorly manage the market • Large suppliers may lack required flexibility • Existing organizations and unions may hinder efforts of supplier to be flexible • Understand the true advantages of the suppliers and structure relationship to bring out and reward those capabilities to align interests Source: The Outsourcing Institute, OI Index, 2010. © 2010 Centro, LLC. Proprietary & Confidential | 10 Criteria