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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 […]

This is Part 7 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

This is Part 3 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 1 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, […]

The three ingredients for ad agency new business success? Awareness, Consistency and Persistence. But prior to implementing these ingredients, you need to have your positioning tightly scripted. Not a literal script, mind you, but a concise overview that conveys who you are, what you do and why a potential client should work with you. So […]

Survival

If you’re thinking about starting a digital-only Agency, you might want to think again as the growth potential might be somewhat limited long-term. So say Marketers in our latest 2011 “A Marketer’s Look Ahead at Agencies” survey. 67% of Marketers surveyed state that in order for digital shops to survive they will need to offer […]

engagement

We celebrated an agency new business success yesterday as a fairly new client got their first win through our efforts. Particularly satisfying is the fact it happened after roughly 3 ½ months of prospecting. It doesn’t always happen that quickly, but always nice when it does. Think about the emails, mail or social media messages […]

team

Getting your agency employees on the new business bandwagon can greatly enhance your chances of success in obtaining new clients.  But I don’t have to tell you, it’s easier said than done; especially for mid-size and smaller agencies, as time is at a premium and taking care of clients invariably (and understandably) comes first.   […]

frontline combat

Hire someone internally to handle your agency new business effort or look outside to a company like RSW/US or others out there. A tough call perhaps, the good news is you’re thinking about it. (You are, right?) Let’s focus on that internal hire, and more specifically the hiring process for the purposes of this post. […]

old people

In our most recent survey on agency new business, Agency executives state that the top reason why they find it a lot harder to obtain new business this year, relative to years past is because it’s a lot harder to break through to prospects. Typically, this “reason why” ranks among the higher reasons why Agency […]