Another animal highlighted in our infographic, 8 Animal Traits You Need to Future-Proof your Agency: the Badger. Badgers are tenacious and competitive-traits every agency needs to succeed, but another trait the Badger possesses, especially relevant in this time of rapid marketing technology evolution and proliferation of media: being a “real-timer”. Just what does that mean? […]
“When we are planning for a conversation or meeting, typically we think about the task and objectives. But how much time do we plan the relationship?…how can we connect at a deeper level…?” These lines jumped out at me as I recently read excerpts of an interview conducted by the Center for Creative […]
“NO” stings. A recent Wall Street Journal post offering a CEO’s recommendations for dealing with rejection brought my thoughts to remarks people make when they hear about my work. “Oh!” they say. “Where do you get the courage to pick up the phone and call people you’ve never met before and try to sell them […]
Yes, this is very elementary. But, it keeps happening. One of our recent posts addressed how critical it is to put yourself in the prospect’s place when writing emails for agency new business. For ANY written communication, it’s important that the messaging be clear and succinct. Even more fundamental – be CERTAIN to have the […]
Two recent posts have addressed the importance of managing the introductory meeting process with new prospective clients, from pre-meeting planning and strategy, to managing the meeting itself. Following the meeting, the work is likely to continue. In Our “Check the Boxes – Getting to Close” webinar (or slides) for agency new business, we related that […]
Through our daily interactions – and quarterly surveys – with both marketers and agencies we see a number of dynamics and trends shaping the “agency of the future”. These forces give insight to agency capabilities and culture that will be important to success as our industry evolves. The recent CMO.com article, 15 Mind-Blowing Stats About […]
So, you’ve scheduled that new business meeting. This is Part II in the series on “Now The Work Begins!” Our recent post on fully preparing for that agency new business meeting your team worked so hard to schedule offered steps to take in advance, showing your prospect how interested and familiar you are with their business […]
With agency new business, you KNOW how much effort can go into getting a prospect to commit to an initial meeting. Once that meeting is scheduled though, the work is not over. Accordingly, as we collaborate with our clients here at RSW/US, our support continues on long after getting the meeting on everyone’s calendars. Each […]
A recent note from one of our clients shows how contagious satisfaction can be. It also reinforced key points from an earlier post celebrating client feedback. First, the note. (For client confidentiality, the prospect company name has been changed.) “Mark, I hope all is well. We just had a go-to-meeting with Acme Insurance. The CMO […]
Our recent webinar, Frustration Breeds Opportunity – Tensions between Agencies and Marketers, describes dynamics that increase the challenges for new business development. Just a couple among them are: 1. Marketers tend to be consolidating agencies 2. A majority of agencies express intent to be increasingly aggressive in new business activity. 2015 is almost a […]
