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The Road Map with Kurt Schmidt

The Road Map with Kurt Schmidt

By: Kurt Schmidt
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Twenty years inside agencies, studios, dev shops, and consultancies taught Kurt Schmidt one thing about how expertise gets bought: the winning firm is the one the buyer already trusted before the project existed. The Road Map is about building that trust on purpose. Positioning, pricing, visibility, and the systems that turn what your firm knows into demand. Hosted by Kurt Schmidt, author of The Attraction Agency.

Formerly The Agency Brief.

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Episodes
  • AI, Agencies, and the New Pricing Paradigm

    AI, Agencies, and the New Pricing Paradigm
    Mar 12 2026
    Kurt breaks down why the big agency holding companies are talking a big AI game but haven't figured out how to make money from it, and what that means for mid-size shops. Plus: the SEO-PPC wall is crumbling, CFOs are in the room, and creator agencies are reinventing themselves. Actionable close: how to audit your own AI story vs. AI reality.

    Visit https://schmidtconsulting.group for more info.

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    10 mins
  • WPP Blows Itself Up (On Purpose)

    WPP Blows Itself Up (On Purpose)
    Mar 11 2026
    Kurt breaks down WPP's dramatic rebrand under new CEO Cindy Rose, why the holdcos still can't turn their AI stories into real business models, and what the new economics of AI compute costs mean for agencies of every size. Plus, the subscription pricing debate and a shift away from The Trade Desk's OpenPath.

    Visit Kurt’s coaching site at https://schmidtconsulting.group

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    10 mins
  • Omnicom's Post-Merger Cuts and the AI Contract Gapmp3

    Omnicom's Post-Merger Cuts and the AI Contract Gapmp3
    Feb 24 2026
    Kurt breaks down Omnicom's first post-IPG earnings and the layoffs already underway, examines why AI is outpacing agency contracts, and covers the holding company consolidation wave. Plus, a concrete action item: update your own contracts before clients do it for you.

    Subscribe to The Agency Brief at https://theagencybrief.substack.com

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    12 mins
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