Below are some articles, blog posts, podcasts, and videos that we came across during the past week or so that provide useful perspective and information for PR and marketing agency owners. While we don’t necessarily endorse all of the views expressed in these links, we think they are worth your time.
Articles & Blog Posts
- Ways you can compensate yourself as an agency owner (SAGA)
- How and When to Hire a Business Coach (Spin Sucks)
- When a Sales Process Works…and When it Doesn’t (The Sutter Company)
- Polarized, Pissed Off and Pushing Through (Solo PR Pro)
- Enterprise clients: Lucrative… and dangerous (Sakas and Company)
- Different Ideas For Your Website (David C. Baker)
- Staying Ahead of Scope Creep: A Guide for Marketing Agencies (Agency Analytics)
- We’re Growing Up: New Initiatives, A Little Structure & Your Voice Needed! (Bureau of Digital)
- How to Claim DEI Wins When There Is No Finish Line (Spin Sucks)
Podcast Episodes
- Hiring an Advantage: Why You Should Consider Getting a Coach. (Spin Sucks)
- Bias Check: Seeking Clarity in Communication (That Solo Life)
- Developing a Client Conflict Strategy (2Bobs)
- The Mastermind Effect: Agency Transformation (Trailblazer fm Podcast)
- Kelly Campbell on Selling an Agency to Scaling Dozens of Them (The Digital Agency Growth Podcast)
- Laid off in the comfort of your own home (For Immediate Release)
- Overcoming Burnout as You Scale Your Agency, with David Valentine (The Innovative Agency Podcast)
- Personal Branding & AI with Jan Koch (The Personal Brand Entrepreneur Show)
- Choosing to Stay Boutique to Retain Control Over Your Agency (Smart Agency Master Class)
- The Future of Agency Growth: An Exploration of the ‘Get Paid to Close’ model with Jeremy Moff (The Agency Hour Podcast)
Videos
- “How much should we hold back and save for the next meeting?” (The Sutter Company)
- Scaling your agency, building partnerships, creating systems, and more (Sakas and Company)
- A very ugly return policy (Agency Management Institute)