Brand marketers say creativity and responsiveness are the attributes they value most in agencies, according to recent research from Ascend2.

The report was based on data from a survey of 257 marketing professionals who work with agencies.

Respondents say the attributes they desire most in agency partners are creativity (55% cite it as an attribute they value), responsiveness (54%), execution (46%), innovativeness (41%), project management (26%), collaboration (26%), and data management (24%).

Client-Agency Challenges 

Marketers say the most challenging barriers to the success of a client-agency relationship are delivering innovative ideas, attributing revenue to marketing efforts, and delivering on established metrics.

Some 42% of respondents say their agency partners are very successful in overcoming those challenges, and 57% say they are somewhat successful.

About the research: The report was based on data from a survey of 257 marketing professionals who work with agencies.