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Don’t automatically offer a refund

Don’t automatically offer a refund

by Karl Sakas | Feb 1, 2016 | Strengthen Client Relationships, Work Less Earn More

When a client’s unhappy—because your team made a big mistake—agencies often jump to offer free work or refunds. That’s a reasonable assumption, but it’s not necessarily the right strategy. Why? Because your client may not want a refund. Instead, let...
Qualify your prospects up front with an agency sales intake process

Qualify your prospects up front with an agency sales intake process

by Karl Sakas | Jan 27, 2016 | Optimize Your Sales Process, Scale Your Agency, Strengthen Client Relationships

Clients have recently shared a common concern—they’re worried about wasting time on bad sales leads at their agency. The solution is to get better at qualifying your sales leads up front. You do that by building a sales intake process—and you do that...
Rand Fishkin’s contrarian advice about trends in agency services

Rand Fishkin’s contrarian advice about trends in agency services

by Karl Sakas | Jan 25, 2016 | Scale Your Agency, Strengthen Client Relationships

SEO expert and Moz founder Rand Fishkin recently spoke in Raleigh. During Q&A, I asked him about opportunities and challenges for agencies. Here’s the full video of his talk. Content Marketing by Itself Isn’t Enough Rand noted that doing content...
Roundup: Agency client service advice

Roundup: Agency client service advice

by Karl Sakas | Jan 20, 2016 | Strengthen Client Relationships, Work Less Earn More

11 revisions. That’s how many revisions I made to a specifications document for a client as an agency PM. 89 revisions. That’s the record number of revisions I’ve found in my work—this was for a radio commercial, as shared by an audience member...
You are your agency’s dictator

You are your agency’s dictator

by Karl Sakas | Jan 13, 2016 | Build a Stronger Team, Personal Growth & Development, Strengthen Client Relationships

Like it or not, you are the “dictator” of your business. Yes, you depend on clients to provide revenue, you rely on employees and vendors to provide services, and the government expects you to pay taxes. But as long as you aren’t doing anything...
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