Digiday·2026-03-04
‘The conversation has shifted’: The CFO moved upstream. Now agencies have to as well
CFOs are demanding more from marketing — and not in the usual way. The familiar playbook of squeezing costs and investing in performance spend is still in motion, driven by an uncertain economy and an unpredictable geopolitical backdrop. But CFOs now are asking harder questions driven by a better grasp of how marketing actually works, and a sharper instinct for where it doesn t. For example, Vayne
首席财务官们对营销提出了更高要求——而且并非以传统方式。在不确定的经济形势和不可预测的地缘政治背景下,削减成本和投资效果营销的传统策略仍在执行。但如今,首席财务官们对营销实际运作方式有了更深入的理解,并对营销无效之处有着更敏锐的洞察,因此他们提出了更尖锐的问题。例如,Vayne