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Pitch perfect
To win bigger projects from bigger clients you need to excel at pitching. DBA Expert, Jonathan Kirk explains how you can sharpen your approach.
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To win bigger projects from bigger clients you need to excel at pitching. DBA Expert, Jonathan Kirk explains how you can sharpen your approach.
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Benchmarking for sole traders and micro agencies
Using data from the 2017 DBA Annual Survey Report this short report looks at gross income, trend forecasting, charge-out rates, salaries and utilisation rates for agencies with five or less staff enabling an agency to benchmark against a variety of financial metrics.
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DBA Annual Survey Report 2017 launch
Watch the launch of the DBA Annual Survey Report – an invaluable members-only business tool which enables you to benchmark your financial performance with those of your peers. Use your DBA member login to access the video.
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Autumn 2017: legal update
DBA legal advisers, Humphries Kirk provides an update regarding tax evasion and employment contracts.
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The days of ‘packaging first’ brand design are over
A senior consultant of consumer branding at Dragon Rouge London discusses the future of brand design and details principles for driving holistic brand thinking.
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Agency growth case study: Page & Page
Stephen Page, of Page & Page (9 staff, fee income of £700,000) details the growth of his agency, including challenges and aspirations, since its launch in 2014. With his 'large agency' experience Stephen is well placed to give advice on setting up a new agency with aspirations to grow.
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Sparking a reaction: How to stimulate a prospect to become a client
DBA Expert Jeremy Paterson offers advice on moving potential clients through the narrowest and most difficult phase of the business development funnel, to convert their interest into a mutually beneficial commercial partnership.
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How strategic should your account people be?
David C. Baker gives guidance on the ideal alignment of your accounts team, to optimise client relationships and agency functionality.
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Avoiding common pitfalls with client contracts
Together with an experienced group of members, we've put together a shortlist of some of the most typical and important client contract clauses for creative agencies to look out for and some suggested ways to amend them, to better reflect the nature of the relationship.
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Disclosure under The Insurance Act
DBA legal advisers Humphries Kirk provide a disclosure on the Insurance Act 2015.