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Perfect is the Enemy of Winning New Business
There are many great agency leaders, and they all try hard to be perfect. Most leaders work hard making sure everything the agency produces is as close to perfect as […]
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Ad Agency New Business: Knockout the Competition
New business, like boxing, is a zero-sum game. There are only winners or losers. If your firm has felt like a new business loser for too long, bring us in […]
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Dead Man Walking: 5 Steps to Save a Client
If you’ve been invited by one of your clients to participate in an agency review process, it’s probably too late. There are exceptions of course – if the review is a corporate […]
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Ad Agency – New Business Rainmaker
What makes a great ad agency new business rainmaker? I was recently doing some account service training with a small agency down south, and as par for the course, I asked about […]
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#BreakingNews: Newspapers Give Up
After years of failed attempts, a group of national newspaper publishers have decided there is no way to solve the problem of declining newspaper readership. At the 123rd annual meeting […]
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Ad Agency Branding Leadership Lesson
We have been shouting from the roof tops that the agency brand is the most important element of new business. Sadly, there are many agencies that feel their brand is […]
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Crashing an Account: How to Get In That New Business Review
Everything’s at stake for the agencies in the pitch, and there you are, on the outside looking in. Have you ever wanted that peculiar great client, one that is perfect […]
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Ad Agency! Stop Spitting in the Wind for New Business!
I once worked with one of the best new business gurus in the world, and he always told me, “give me enough new business leads, and I can double the […]
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You Are What You Eat In New Business
If “good agencies” want to become “great agencies,” they must attract higher-end clients. Sounds simple, right? That said, it’s shocking how many good agencies only attract average, or worse, bad […]
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How to Tell Your Boss It’s Time for New Business Help
There is no secret manual providing clear direction on how to build and grow a successful marketing communications firm. We feel agency leaders need to get their heads around the […]
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#BreakingNews: Newspapers Give Up
After years of failed attempts, a group of national newspaper publishers have decided there is no way to solve the problem of declining newspaper readership. At the 123rd annual meeting […]