If an agency wants to innovate continuously its service offering, the role of a product owner is essential. We shared our current knowledge of how we have implemented the role of a product owner within Digital Marketing agencies.
4. We observe 4 large transformations within agencies in 2020
Moving from
channels into funnels
Moving from hours
into services
Moving from
Account experts to
Consultants
Moving from teams
into networks
Customer Segmentation Rate-Card Pricing
Consulting based
selling
Scrum Operations
24/04
Dynamic Service Maps
Product Owner
Rate Card Pricing Consulting Skills 2
Agile Client Development
Tribe Organization
Self Leadership
Autonomous Teams
Consulting Skills 1Pricing Options in AgenciesCustomer Segmentation
5. We are delighted about many agencies in our community
Calls are published on eventbrite
6. 1 Definition of the role of a product owner
2 Objective, processes & roles of product owner
3 DIY guide: How to create the role of product owners
4 Q&A
Agency
Community
13. Any agency that wants to grow significantly in 2020 should
understand both the end customer and the advertiser.
Company
Account
Manager
Value for
customer
Online Channels /
Digital Marketing
Set-up
CMO User/
End customer
14. The agency should understand the user's Journey
REACH ACT CONVERT ENGAGE
Clientinteractions&value
Time
One-time
purchase
Repeated
purchases Loyal
customer
Churned
customer
Undecided
customer
Create demand &
request for
purchase
User / End customer
15. The agency should understand the client's objectives
Online revenue Digital brand building
Price Opportunity Profit opportunity Brand building Network strategy
● Scaling through
plagiarism
● Scaling via Discounts
● Volume increase (365th
Store)
● Sale Slow Movers
● Margin-optimization
Campaigns
● Digital addressing of
the target personas
● Digital networking of
offline campaigns
● Connecting online and
offline Touch Points
● Optimization of the
network
Company
16. The agency should understand the digital marketing setup of
the advertiser
REACH ACT CONVERT ENGAGE
Clientinteractions&value
Time
One-time
visit
Repeated
purchase Loyal
customer
Churned
customer
Undecided customer
Create demand & request
for purchase
Conversion
Probability
Metrics
Re-
targeting
Web & App
Personalization
Survey
Programmatic
Media Bidding
Marketing
automation
Display &
Video
Campaigns
CMO
Search
Campaigns
17. The account manager should understand the objectives of the
campaigns and effectively steer them in the right direction.
Campaign 1
Goal?
TextKeyword Bids On Page
Installed & Set-up?
Account Set-up?
Manual
Enhanced
CPC
Maximize
Conversions
Target CPA Target ROAS
Maximize
Clicks
Client A
Target
Impression
Share
Target Search
Page Location
Target
Outranking
Share
Cost per
thousand
viewable
impressions
Audience
Campaign 2
Goal?
TextKeyword Bids On PageAudience
Account Manager
19. Brainstorming: As of today what makes your agency very
successful to scale client development?
xx
xx
xx
20. The objective of a product owner is to manage the dynamic
service map to scale the services
New Innovations
from partners
New systemic
demands from
clients
How should our service
offering look like?
Product Owner
(Role)
Service Map
(Artifact)
Client Scrum Master
(Role)
21. If the product owner wants to fulfill the objective,
artifacts, roles and events need to be defined...
Artifacts
=tools, framework,
systems
Roles
=product owner, scrum
master, client
Events
=frequent check-ins
22. ...that are ideally integrated in a real scrum process
Growing &
Happy Retail
Clients
Client
Development
Backlog
Retail
Service Map
Retail
Product
Owner
CLIENT
SPRINT
Retail Scrum
Master CLIENT SPRINT
REVIEW
monthly
Cross-Functional
Expert Team
30 days
Pipeline
Role Artifact Artifact
Role
Role
Artifact
Event
Event
25. Retail Product
Owner
Retail Product
Owner
Retail Product
Owner
eCommerce
Marketing Funnel
OmniChannel
Marketing Funnel
Consumer Goods
OmniChannel
Marketing Funnel
Max. 30 clients from own
client base
Industry Leaders from own
client base
Industry Leaders from own
client base
Product Owners in agencies normally own a Marketing & Sales
funnel
26. SizeofClients
SmallMediumLarge
Retail Lead Gen Business & Industrial
Markets (BIM)
Sales & Marketing Funnel
OmniChannel
eCommerce
ConsumerGoodsManufacturer
ConsumerGoodsOmniChannel
Food&ClassifiedsLocal
RealEstate&Property
Healthcare&Lifestyle
Travel&Transportation
Media&Entertainment
Education&Government
Technology&Consulting
AutomotiveManufacturing
Utilities
Chemical&Pharmaceutical
Finance&Insurance
Construction
We differentiate clients according to their funnels
27. A product owner defines the services to offer for the specific
marketing & sales funnel
Reach
See
Act
Think
Convert
Do
Engage
Care
EmailSEA
Shopping
CRO
Event
CLTV Reactivation with Display
CLTV Reactivation with Video
Google: Video with Custom Intend
Google: Display Custom Intend Local Campaigns
SEO
Retargeting
Showcase SA
Voice
Influencer Marketing
Content
CSS
Shopping: Custom Intend
Plan &
Performance
Google: Video with Customer Match
Google: Display with Customer Match
Analytics Performance Dashboard Data Activation Tech Stack Export
Marketing Automation
Consulting
Social Community
YTSaisonal Sales Campaigns
RFM & Marketing Automation
CRM Setup
Retail
Lead Gen
28. A product owner helps client teams to define a client development
backlog on basis of the service offering of the brand
29. Summary of the Product Owner Role
Role Tools
Artifacts
● Keeps the retail funnels of the
agency up to date
● Scouts with retailers about new
requirements
● Aligns with publishers (Google,
Facebook, Microsoft) etc. new
product innovations to help
retailers grow
● Calculates pricing & margin
logic
● Coaches and trains retail client
teams regarding the new
innovations in the marketing
funnel
Retail Marketing Funnel with all
Services of the agency
Meetings
Events
Responsible for Responsible for
Client Review
Sprint
(Monthly)
30. The product owner is one role in a scrum process
Product Owner Scrum Master
Cross Functional
Expert Team
Marketing Funnel
Client
Development
Backlog
Pipeline
OBJECTIVERESP
Client Sprint
Client Review
Sprint
● Updating the
retail
marketing
funnel acc. To
new publisher
innovations
● Harmonising
pricing settings
for services
Retail Marketing
Funnel
Client Sprint
Review
● Localises the
retail
marketing
funnel in the
responsible
client backlog
● Coordinates
team and client
activities
Client
Development
Backlog
Client Sprint
PARTOF
Client Review
Sprint
Client Review
Sprint
Client Sprint
● Participates in
the client
sprints
● Can be already
assigned to
clients or
potentially
assigned
(cross sales)
● Visualises the
status quo of the
agency’s retail
competences
● Is updated on
frequent basis
● Incl. training and
pitch documents
● Is set-up for all
retail clients
● Visualises the
booked and
potential services
of retail clients
● Shows the funnel
maturity per client
Client Sprint
● Consolidates all
client events and
the client
backlogs
● Shows at one
glance the
progress of up- /
cross sales and
funnel maturity
Client Sprint
● Is the defined
internal and
external client
communication
cycle
● Is the defined
internal
consolidation /
reporting
meetings of client
reviews
Scrum Master
Cross-
Functional
Expert Team
Retail Scrum
Master
CxO
Product Owner
32. How difficult is it to position a product owner?
Very difficult Super easy
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
33. Define the complexity of your operations1
Heuristic Algorithmic
Good Processes &
Automation
Strong Way of Working
Expert diversity Expert Depth
Product Owner is applicable
34. Define roles, artifacts and events in your process2
Artifacts
= tools, framework,
systems
Roles
= product owner,
scrum master, client
Events
= frequent check-ins
Process
= time elapse
35. Design roles, artifacts and events together with your team3
Product Owner Scrum Master
Cross Functional
Expert Team
Retail Marketing
Funnel
Client
Development
Backlog
Pipeline Client Sprint
Client Review
Sprint
EXISTING
xx
xx
xx
ToBeimproved
Roles Artifacts Events
xx
36. Example: We run with some agencies 1 day workshops together
with the team to define a product owner and scrum process
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