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——且方式异于寻常。在经济不确定性和地缘政治背景变幻莫测的驱动下,削减成本和投资绩效支出的传统策略仍在推行。然而,首席财务官们如今对营销实际运作方式有了更深刻的理解,并对营销无效之处有着更敏锐的直觉,因此他们提出了更具挑战性的问题。例如,Vayne