Fueling Ad Agency New Business
A national survey provides insight into what marketers want from their agencies in the next 12 months. The Agency of the Future Survey, sponsored by Sapient. Though this survey was conducted just over a year ago, it is an insightful look back as well as a look forward and still has relevance for agencies today.
There is a growing roster of ad agency new business blogs that provide a platform for thought-leaders to exchange ideas, learn from each other and their audience. From these I have I’ve created a repository of 75 ad agency new business articles, posts, white papers, reports and surveys discovered as part of my daily reading.
Many digital agencies are adding advertising, branding and even public relations services. At the same time that traditional agencies are trying to grow their digital capabilities. The race is on. Whose going to win?
It’s interesting to note that in the preliminary results of the first 200+ agencies that have participated in our 2008 Agency New Business Survey, most are still dependent upon traditional tools to obtain new business.
Digital marketing is a hot topic with clients and prospective clients. Many agencies are up selling digital services to their current clients and landing new business offering prospective clients fresh online marketing ideas.
Jason Baer is President of Convince & Convert, a digital marketing consultancy to small and mid-sized ad agencies and PR firms. Below is a compilation of Jason’s top questions to determine if your agency is digital ready:
Digital marketing is expected to double within the next four years. What’s a small to midsize ad agency to do? Outsource their digital marketing? Hire in-house expertise? Purchase or merge with a digital marketing agency? Hide their head in the sand in hopes that this new phenomena goes away? A new digital marketing consultancy, specific […]
Michael Gass, Business Development Consultant | Speaker | Author of Fuel Lines
Fuel Lines provides new business resources for Advertising, Digital, Media and PR Agencies.
It has been rated among the top 100 marketing blogs in the world, according to Ad Age’s Power 150.
Since 2007, Michael has helped pioneer the use of social media, inbound and content marketing strategies specifically for agency new business.
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An essential component to your agency's new business program is a prospective client data base.
In my opinion one of the most accurate online database of marketing and advertising decision makers is Winmo. I highly recommend them.
I'm Michael Gass, I'm an author, speaker and a new business consultant to advertising, digital, media and PR agencies.
Since 2007, I have helped pioneer the use of social media, inbound and content marketing strategies specifically for agency new business.
Fuel Lines is my social media 'home-base. It has been ranked among the top 100 marketing blogs in the world, according to Advertising Age’s, The Power 150.
Learn more about me