In our first annual Mirren-RSW/US Definitive Guide to Agency New Business Tools, we surveyed over 300 agency executives, asking questions about their usage of, and perceived effectiveness of various new business platforms and the tools offered within those platforms. We presented 12 different platforms, from SEO Tools, to Presentation Software, to Research and List services. […]
Paul Roetzer, Founder and CEO of PR 20/20, an inbound marketing agency kindly agreed to offer his perspective on one of the key agency new business discussion points coming out of our latest RSW/US survey: How do Marketers decide what agency to work with? Paul starts our interview by stating that agencies of the future will […]
I had the good fortune of speaking with 15 Omnicom agencies last week in San Francisco. Most in attendance were the heads of their respective agency’s new business efforts. I was asked by Mike Goefft of Doremus to offer some perspective on agency new business that could be of benefit to their initiatives. Agencies in attendance […]
Tony Mikes of Second Wind, a firm dedicated to helping give smaller agencies the power they need to compete in the 21st Century, kindly agreed to offer his perspective on one of the key agency new business discussion points coming out of our latest survey: How do Marketers decide what agency to work with? It […]
Tim Williams of The Ignition Group, a practice dedicated to helping agencies create and capture more value, kindly agreed to offer his perspective on one of the key discussion points coming out of our latest survey on agency new business: Agency Specialization. It was a great exchange and Tim offered some fantastic insight that can be […]
In our 2013 Agency-Marketer Business Survey, we assessed agency selection criteria. We wanted to find out how important different variables were in their decision making process when selecting a new agency. We asked agencies the same question – relative to what they thought marketers were using and what they thought they SHOULD be using. Interestingly, […]
I have to admit, I was somewhat surprised when I read our latest National survey among marketers: 2013 RSW/US Agency-Marketer National survey. We always knew that agency specialization was important. We see it every day when we represent our clients. The tighter we can be when we reach out on their behalf by either shouting […]
The last two searches we’ve managed on the RSW/AgencySearch side of our business (one for Mercy Health in Michigan and the other for Legrand) – while different in a good number of respects, were very similar in terms of their new business outcome. These guys know their stuff! In both cases, the marketers stated that […]
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 […]
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 […]
