If all this sounds familiar it’s because agency CEOs have been preaching the gospel of operating models for years.
March 03, 2025

The holdco era is over. The operating company age is here — for real this time

It’s clear the holding company era is finished. The future belongs to operating companies, where agencies function as a cohesive whole rather than a collection of loosely connected firms.

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