An interesting article from Marketing Charts on lead conversion, a study by Leads360 and tangentially-cold calling. It kicks off with this: Analyzing results from almost 3.5 million leads generated in the first half of 2012, across more than 400 companies, the study finds that phoning a new prospect within a minute of lead generation improves conversion rates […]

This is Part 17 of a 17 chapter eBook, “Agency New Business: Put On That Damn Sales Hat,” which you can download at no cost here. The eBook covers everything from pre-prospecting preparation to working opportunities to close. The majority of the eBook focuses on elements that agencies either often overlook, are too busy to […]

agency new business

This is Part 16 of a 17 chapter eBook, “Agency New Business: Put On That Damn Sales Hat,” which you can download at no cost here. The eBook covers everything from pre-prospecting preparation to working opportunities to close.  The majority of the eBook focuses on elements that agencies either often overlook, are too busy to consider, or are […]

5 Tips to Tie Agency Services to Client Business Results

In the grand scheme of things, most clients are interested in bottom-line business results that have a real impact on their company — such as leads and loyalty. Agencies that can connect the dots and tie their services to client key performance indicators (KPIs) are the ones that will be stand out and continuously prove […]

This is Part 15 of a 17 chapter eBook, “Agency New Business: Put On That Damn Sales Hat,” which you can download at no cost here. The eBook covers everything from pre-prospecting preparation to working opportunities to close.  The majority of the eBook focuses on elements that agencies either often overlook, are too busy to consider, or are […]

Finishing up our look at the RSW/US survey report, 2012 New Business Report: Client & Agency Perspective On Topics Related To Agency New Business, the final word is an agency new business plea, warning-whatever you’d like to call it, to agencies. While agencies can (and should) take a fair amount of optimism from our latest […]

Pitch Team

This is Part 14 of a 17 chapter eBook, “Agency New Business: Put On That Damn Sales Hat,” which you can download at no cost here. The eBook covers everything from pre-prospecting preparation to working opportunities to close.  The majority of the eBook focuses on elements that agencies either often overlook, are too busy to consider, or are […]

From our RSW/US survey report Changes in Social & Digital Media (2009-2012): 58% of Marketers state that they most often learn about new Agencies via emails.  49% say they learn about new Agencies via phone calls, and 49% say they learn about new Agencies by mailings they receive directly from Agencies.   And a release that accompanied […]

Agency New Business

This is Part 13 of a 17 chapter eBook, “Agency New Business: Put On That Damn Sales Hat,” which you can download at no cost here. The eBook covers everything from pre-prospecting preparation to working opportunities to close.  The majority of the eBook focuses on elements that agencies either often overlook, are too busy to consider, or are […]

Agency New Business Positioning

Agency New Business Positioning is one of the most difficult early challenges for agencies when creating a new business strategy. It’s one of the first steps in our process as a new business development firm and understandably, it can be daunting for many agencies. Why? A few reasons: too close to it all, too many individuals […]