🎯 “The biggest driver of a successful relationship is a laser focus on the customer.” 🎯

Rachel Aldighieri, CEO at DMA (Data & Marketing Association) UK

I met up with Rachel Aldighieri, at their HQ in London for a "Quick Conversation 🎤" to ask:

👉 What’s "The Key 🔑" to successful Client–Agency relationships?

Her answer:

🧠 Trust, transparency and customer focus above all 🎯

Here is what Rachel Aldighieri shared:

1️⃣ “There really does need to be unity in terms of what success looks like, and that success needs to resonate meaningfully at the boardroom level too.”

2️⃣ “Customers are at the heart of what we do. All our members sign up to our code of conduct. It’s not just a fluffy manifesto, it’s a commitment.”

3️⃣ “We’re not here to police. We’re here to guide and to help you do the best and right things with your data.”

Going into a bit more detail on what the DMA (Data & Marketing Association) UK offer:

✅ The DMA seal of approval is more than a badge. It is a formal commitment to uphold responsible, customer-first marketing, validated by a compliance team of experts. Supportive, not punitive. Practical, not theoretical.

📚 The DMA also hosts the DMA Effect Database, offering award-winning case studies and evidence-based insights on how creativity, customer focus and meaningful measurement improve marketing effectiveness.

💡 Well worth a review!!

🎯 A brilliant reminder that putting the customer at the centre is not just good practice it is the foundation of truly effective partnerships and relationships.

🙏 Huge thanks to Rachel Aldighieri for the "Quick Conversation 🎤" and for championing customer-first, data-smart marketing.

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