by Karl Sakas | Dec 8, 2014 | Attract Great Clients, Benchmarking & Optimization, Build a Stronger Team, Optimize Your Sales Process, Scale Your Agency
When you hire a salesperson who doesn’t perform, that’s not good. But you also need to prepare your agency for things going really well. A coaching client recently decided to hire a salesperson at her 12-person digital agency, as a way to grow her agency...
by Karl Sakas | Dec 5, 2014 | Optimize Your Sales Process, Benchmarking & Optimization, Scale Your Agency
A client had the opportunity to sell the biggest retainer in his agency’s history—if he could price it right to close the sale. One of his questions was, “How do I charge clients for strategy work when we’re doing an ongoing retainer?” He noted...
by Karl Sakas | Nov 26, 2014 | Build a Stronger Team, Personal Growth & Development, Scale Your Agency, Work Less Earn More
Many agency leaders feel like they have too much work, there’s not enough time, and they’re under huge amounts of stress. They decide something has to give, and they’re looking for help. Sound familiar? Fortunately, the solution is deceptively...
by Karl Sakas | Nov 13, 2014 | Personal Growth & Development
In books and movies, successful spies don’t have friends, families, or hobbies—because it’s a lot easier to focus on your job when you have no personal life. In the real world, you have friends, a family, and hobbies. That makes things...
by Karl Sakas | Nov 3, 2014 | Benchmarking & Optimization, Build a Stronger Team
Have you ever brought someone in for an interview, only to quickly realize they’re obviously a terrible match? The easiest way to avoid bad job candidates is to pre-screen job applications before even a phone interview. What’s the key? It comes down to...
