Inside the in-house agency trend
Anne Field
A look at why companies are going in-house for strategy, creative, digital, and more.
About three years ago, Colin McConnell decided it was time to make some significant additions to Prudential Financial's in-house advertising team's digital responsibilities. While the Newark, N.J.-based financial services company had an internal agency that was more than 15 years old, its duties had mostly been limited to media planning and buying, in addition to creative services. Digital and social media were starting to grow in importance, prompting McConnell, vice president and head of advertising, to come to an...