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Even with the best intentions, agencies face unforeseen difficulties, rendering some of their efforts misguided at best.
‘IT’S ALL BEEN PLAN, PLAN, PLAN MODE:’ AGENCIES HAVE BIG IDEAS FOR GREATER DIVERSITY, BUT MORE ACTION IS NEEDEDSEB JOSEPHSEPTEMBER 15, 2020DIGIDAY
If we can get beyond the pandemic and its economic fallout — and absent any other unforeseen emergencies — brands and marketers will instinctively welcome a return to a more stable business landscape.
DEEP DIVE: HOW THE SUMMER OF 2020 FORCED BRAND MARKETING TO CHANGE FOR THE BETTERJIM COOPERSEPTEMBER 14, 2020DIGIDAY
They have to crash because expectations get out of whack, company leadership has a misstep or an unforeseen event causes a severe disruption to the business.
WHY EVEN THE BEST STOCKS HAVE TO CRASHBEN CARLSONSEPTEMBER 13, 2020FORTUNE
So, negative things can happen, and you have to deal with unforeseen circumstances.
WHAT IF YOUR COMPANY HAD NO RULES? (BONUS EPISODE)MARIA KONNIKOVASEPTEMBER 12, 2020FREAKONOMICS
That said, the ability to quickly change course due to unforeseen circumstances will be part of agencies’ process long after this moment.
‘MY MIND IS OPENED TO DIFFERENT POSSIBILITIES NOW’: 5 WAYS AGENCY WORK WILL CHANGE GOING FORWARDKRISTINA MONLLOSJULY 24, 2020DIGIDAY
Nobody was surprised when the unforeseen happened; for this family made it a point of honour never to be surprised.
THE CREATORSMAY SINCLAIR
After infinite labor they at length cut through the great logs, only to be met by an unforeseen and still more formidable barrier.
FAMOUS ADVENTURES AND PRISON ESCAPES OF THE CIVIL WARVARIOUS
The arms of Russia had been fairly successful on the lower Danube, for the Turks had been paralyzed by an unforeseen danger.
THE LIFE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTEWILLIAM MILLIGAN SLOANE
But, owing to subsequent and unforeseen occurrences, the benefit intended by it to wool and woollen fabrics had not been realized.
SELECT SPEECHES OF DANIEL WEBSTERDANIEL WEBSTER
Every man, woman, and child received the Government grant of 120 rupees at Dohuk, and sometimes there were unforeseen claimants.
THE CRADLE OF MANKINDW.A. WIGRAM
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WORDS RELATED TO UNFORESEEN

  • accidental
  • aimless
  • casual
  • chance
  • erratic
  • extemporaneous
  • fortuitous
  • haphazard
  • inadvertent
  • involuntary
  • purposeless
  • random
  • unconscious
  • undesigned
  • unexpected
  • unforeseen
  • unintended
  • unmeant
  • unplanned
  • unpremeditated
  • unthinking
  • unthought
  • unwitting
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