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Agencies often fixate on a case study’s format—video or written, long or short—but the real question is how well the case study engages its audience. A case study is only as effective as the story it tells.
Read MoreIncrease your chance of winning by positioning yourself as the expert in the room.
Read MoreYou are in control of what your agency says and does to demonstrate its expertise to prospective clients. The challenge is that this creates a narrative in the marketplace, which you have less control over. Here’s how to ensure your prospective clients perceive you in the light you want to be perceived.
Read MorePartnering with another agency can be a great way to leverage your time and talent to pitch more new business, but it comes with risk if you don’t establish the right systems, just as you would for any other sales effort.
Read MoreThe standard agency credentials deck is not a good performer in the meaty middle of a sales cycle when you need to persuade, offer insights, and thoughtfully react to your prospective client’s cues. Here’s a better option.
Read MoreWinning a new business pitch hinges on your ability to communicate that your agency is more qualified to do the job successfully than your competitors. But there’s a fundamental disconnect between how we transmit our message and how our audience receives it.
Read MoreIf you had the chance to snag a conversation with your ideal prospect, who would that prospect be? And what would you tell them about your agency knowing that you’re guaranteed to have their attention for a moment but it’s up to you to keep them interested?
Read MoreAn elevator pitch is a fundamental agency new business tool. It’s meant to get your message across quickly and effectively to a prospective client and opens the door for a deeper sales conversation. But a lot of agencies make common mistakes that lead to a weak pitch. Here’s a way to test the strength of your agency’s elevator pitch.
Read MoreAgency new business doesn’t work well as a democracy. It’s better when it’s a benevolent dictatorship where all ideas are heard and considered but, ultimately, one person makes the judgment call.
Read MoreWe have a love/hate relationship with the RFP. As long as RFPs are a reality of agency new business, here are 4 ways to turn your RFP response into a strategic selling tool.
Read MoreWhen an agency fails to captivate an audience in a pitch meeting it might have less to do with presentation skills and more with content and preparation. Here’s a simple set of three quality control factors to apply to your next pitch deck before writing a big check to a presentation coach.
Read MoreIs it possible to close new business deals by simply following a step-by-step process?
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