by Karl Sakas | Aug 5, 2015 | Personal Growth & Development
Want to start a non-profit foundation, as a way for your agency to give back? You’re not alone—several of my clients want to start foundations, as a way to increase the impact of their work. Problem is, starting a foundation is a big project—the...
by Karl Sakas | Aug 3, 2015 | Benchmarking & Optimization, Build a Stronger Team, Work Less Earn More
When I help coaching clients set monthly goals, I help them choose 3 “must do” goals. Those are the “$1,000 an hour” items that will have the biggest impact on their business in the least amount of time (a la the Pareto principle or...
by Karl Sakas | Jul 24, 2015 | Strengthen Client Relationships
I’m doing a live interview this Wednesday—July 29th—on “This Week in Marketing” with host Mihali Stavlas. You can listen online here (click “Studio A”) from 12-1pm Eastern (9-10am Pacific, 6-7pm CEST). Update: Listen to the...
by Karl Sakas | Jul 23, 2015 | Personal Growth & Development
As I shared with clients earlier this week, I’ve renamed Agency Firebox to become Sakas & Company. There’s no change in ownership or personnel, so why the name change? Why I changed the name When I started Agency Firebox, I knew I wanted to help agency...
by Karl Sakas | Jul 17, 2015 | Benchmarking & Optimization, Build a Stronger Team
Having great freelancers on-call can make a huge difference for your agency—they’re there when you need them, and not there (and not billing you) when you don’t need them. The question is, how do you find great freelancers? I’ve hired freelancers at...
