Elevate Your Agency Credentials

Elevate Your Agency Credentials

Elevate Your Agency Credentials Elevate your agency credentials as they are often the gateway to building relationships with potential clients. Yet, like a neglected pair of shoes, they sometimes fail to shine. In the competitive world of agency business development, standing out requires more than the same old presentation. Here’s a fresh, four-step approach to[…]

lead generation myths

Lead Generation Myths

Lead Generation Myths Your Agency Should Ignore Lead generation is critical for agency business development, but misinformation and lead generation myths can often hold teams back from taking effective action. Let’s debunk some common myths and help your creative agency, PR agency, or digital marketing team approach new business outreach with confidence. Myth #1: Prospects[…]

chemistry meetings

Perfect Your Agency Pitch

Perfect Your Agency Pitch: Proven Strategies for New Business Success In the competitive world of agency business development, being able to perfect your agency pitch is essential to standing out, building relationships, and converting prospects into long-term clients. Whether you’re in creative agency business development, PR new business development, or working within shopper marketing, these[…]

How to Write New Business Emails

How to Write New Business Emails

How to Write New Business Emails That Get Responses: It’s All About the Research When sending cold emails to introduce your agency to potential clients, the quality of your research can significantly boost your response rate. That crucial first email sets the tone for your relationship—either presenting you as an informed, knowledgeable professional or as[…]

the art of asking effective questions

The Art of Asking Effective Questions

In the realm of agency business development, particularly within creative, digital, PR, experiential, and shopper marketing sectors, mastering the art of asking effective questions during new business meetings is crucial. Manifest, a renowned new business agency, offers valuable insights on this topic. 1. Conduct Thorough Research Before any new business meeting, it’s imperative to delve[…]

Improving your pipeline

Maintaining a Robust New Business Pipeline

As we step into 2025, maintaining a robust new business pipeline is crucial for sustained growth. Here are actionable strategies to enhance your pipeline: 1. Develop and Share Case Studies Reflect on recent successes and craft detailed case studies that highlight the challenges faced and solutions provided. Share these on your website, social media, and[…]

re-engaging with a potential client

Re-engaging With a Potential Client

After a promising initial meeting it’s common for communication to wane and re-engaging with a potential client can be challenging, especially when there’s no new information to share. However, maintaining contact is crucial for nurturing these relationships. Here are strategies to stay connected with prospects, even when updates are scarce: 1. Conduct Thorough Research Before[…]

Recruiting a Business Development Director

Recruiting a Business Development Director

Many agency owners shy away from the term “sales,” viewing it as a necessary evil they’d rather avoid which leads to them recruiting a Business Development Director (BDD) to handle sales, allowing them to focus on agency operations. However, securing the ideal candidate can be challenging, time-consuming, and doesn’t always yield the desired outcomes. Contrary[…]