Agencies are notoriously hard-pressed to create, organize and maintain a targeted new business process. It’s understandable. Clients must come first, and all the best new business intentions fall by the wayside when a client needs you – which is essentially “all the time.” Agencies typically hire RSW/US for this reason, but for those agencies handling […]
You know how supervillains often tell the captured prisoner their evil plans, in copious detail, don’t kill them and then invariably fail when the hero escapes? The below video from Austin Powers sums it up pretty nicely. The gist of the video? Dr. Evil: Scott, I want you to meet daddy’s nemesis, Austin Powers Scott Evil: […]
Several reasons why agencies decide to partner with us for ad agency new business-one of those being dissatisfaction with previous internal new business directors, often stories of them sabotaging that first meeting with a prospect. When I hear that, I always ask the agency principal to provide further detail-where did it go wrong? Often those […]
In a recent conversation with an agency principal, she was discussing the difficulty in finding better new business techniques to break through to prospects, which undoubtedly, is a large part of the new business challenge. Part of our service at RSW/US is doing just that, but if you’re handling agency new business in-house, A […]
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 […]
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 […]
This is Part 11 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 […]
This is Part 9 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 […]
This is Part 5 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 […]
One particular challenge agencies face with getting new business-just getting the process started. Or I should say, getting the process started well. An agency cobbles together a list that’s been languishing in their database, puts together a general newsletter and sends it out to that entire database. They’ve just had a Spinal Tap moment. For […]
