When we’re at shows or in conversations with interested agency prospects, we’re often asked about the day-to-day of our List Building/Operations teams. To that end, Dave Beyer, list builder on the operations side of things at RSW/US, sat down with Cory Esselman, our newly minted Group Manager, for a brief interview about his job. D: So Cory, […]
Guest post by Peter Gerritsen, President, Taan Worldwide, one of the world’s oldest and most successful networks of carefully selected independent advertising & communications agencies. I was taught early on in the business to do my best to keep clients separate. Treat each like they are the only one. Over the years, I’ve come believe the […]
We tell this to clients all the time—Ditch The Pitch. Here are 5 essential ad agency new business strategies on how to fill the gap when it’s time to go without the pre-prepared script: 1. Think Input before Output Listen and let prospect’s words and actions reveal what they care about. This can be the guide […]
You have a stable of clients, some you love, some, let’s face it-are a pain in the ass. (Gotta’ love them.) Cumulatively they pay the bills, but you need bigger clients. You need those two or three that will do more than just pay the bills. Fast forward to 6 months later: you’ve been pursuing […]
In our recent Agency New Business 2014 Outlook survey, we asked marketers and agencies to share their thoughts on the importance of specialization. Before we dive into the results, let me share some of the things that we see and hear from agencies every day. Many agencies we talk with think that in order for […]
“Inbound,” “thought leadership,” “content”-buzzwords that continue to carry over from last year in regards to agency new business. The process undoubtedly presents large challenges for many agencies, predominantly due to time constraints, uncertainty in how to create content and difficulty in creating a consistent process. In our 2014 RSW/US Ad Agency New Business New Year […]
10 Agency New Business Questions for Mark O’Toole from HB Agency in Newton, MA.” HB is an integrated marketing communication agency, working primarily in clean-tech, medical-tech, and high-tech. HB defines integrated marketing as delivering the right story to the right people at the right time with the right media to advance a business goal. From […]
Guest Post By By Rodger Roeser. Truly, there are days when I wished that I owned a roofing company or perhaps a blacktop business – heck, even catering. The simple fact is, if you are a business or government entity or any company for that matter going through an RFP to find or hire a […]
In our recently released survey report, 2014 RSW/US Ad Agency New Business New Year Outlook Report, 76% of Agency principals said their Agency blogs with a reasonable amount of frequency. While our experience working with agencies would dictate that number to be closer to 20%, I’ll put aside any doubts and first say this is […]
A new business director at an agency asked me this week if we had any posts on qualifying prospects. And while we touch on the subject often, short answer was, interestingly, no. It is a particularly important agency new business question, and one you should define within your own firm. You might be surprised to […]
