Most incoming Sales Directors inherited their measurement framework. Nobody asked the VP of Sales to design the system that proves they are doing their job.
Salesforce existed before they arrived. The pipeline stages existed. The revenue definitions existed. When they leave, the next VP inherits the logic, not just the budget. The organisation's understanding of what is working in sales compounds over time, independent of who is running it.
Marketing has been doing the opposite for a very long time. The CMO is responsible for performance. They are also responsible for constructing the logic that defines and defends performance, especially when budgets are at risk.
In most organisations, that logic lives inside the platforms used to execute and the agencies used to report. Change either. Start over. The incoming team does not inherit a measurement framework. They inherit a login and a blank dashboard.
The question worth asking before the next agency review is not whether the current partner is performing. It is whether your brand holds the performance logic independently of them. Most brands discover the answer to that question only when they are already in the middle of a transition.
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