In the next recession, some agencies will survive, while others will fail. Are you prepared? The clock’s ticking. The 12 U.S. recessions since 1945 have happened about every five years. The latest was from COVID but geopolitical uncertainty suggests the next...
A friend was a copywriter on Madison Ave in the 1970s, in the late Mad Men days. He said if an agency employee’s door was closed, they were usually doing their freelance work. I asked, “Wasn’t your boss concerned that people were moonlighting?”...
Seeking to build client trust, an agency leader asked: “I manage a young but talented team. We’ve struggled to establish authority & credibility in front of clients. I have no doubt that my junior team is capable of doing amazing things and I stand by...
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Are you a Maximizer or an Optimizer? Your preferred Growth Personality Type impacts your agency’s growth, recruiting, profits, and quality of life. Maximize is about raw return, about getting maximum revenues and profits. Optimize is about ROI—seeking results...
