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BREAKING & ENTERING

X&O Co-Founders, Brett Banker and Eric Segal, talk defying the traditional advertising agency framework on the Breaking and Entering Podcast.

Geno Schellenberger

AGENCIES NEED TEAMS, NOT DEPARTMENTS

Don't turn your specialists into generalists

Eric Segal

WHY BRANDS ARE TURNING TO X&O’S SPRINT-BASED MODEL FOR WHAT THEY REALLY NEED

How much time do clients actually get with an agency’s Chief Creative Officer or senior leadership? For many, the answer is surprisingly little.

Kelcie Gene Papp

INSIDE INDEPENDENT AGENCIES DRIVING CHANGE IN INDUSTRY COMPENSATION MODELS

These small firms are trading in billable hours and costs per head for deliverables-based payments, flat fees and equity stakes.

Lindsey Rittenhouse


WHY AGENCIES ARE ADOPTING SPRINT MODELS

More agencies are creating business models around selling quick-churn and high-value ideas at a fixed price.

Brian Bonilla

BRANDS HIRE THIS COMPANY FOR QUICK CAMPAIGN IDEAS FROM MYSTERY EXPERTS

Founded by former Anomaly execs, X&O has worked for Alibaba, Minute Maid and Shutterstock.

Brian Bonilla


WHY CREATIVE AGENCIES MUST ABANDON EXCESSIVE COLLABORATION

We are drowning in groupthink, says X&O co-founder, Eric Segal.

HAPPY CLIENTS

  • “IT WAS A LEAP OF FAITH, BUT THIS WAS THE BEST AGENCY FEE I’VE EVER SPENT.”

    - President, CPG Dairy Company

  • “IT WAS LIGHT YEARS AHEAD OF THE WHAT WE GOT FROM OUR HOLDING COMPANY, IN ⅕ THE TIME FOR  ⅕ THE MONEY.”

    - Global Creative Director, Massive Beverage Company.

  • “AS PRODUCTIVE, CREATIVE, FAST AND IMPACTFUL AS YOU WERE EASY TO WORK WITH.”

    - Global Lead, Fast Food