The financially resilient design team: how and why to build it | DBA webinar

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In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, design leaders must be equipped to face new challenges and seize emerging opportunities. Financial resilience is critical to achieving this, but what does it mean in practice?

How to set your creative work apart? Commercial awareness is the key

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In the recently launched 2023 What Client’s Think report, it was clear that in a sea of seemingly endless data and a cultural context of rapid change, the most sought after skill clients are looking for in the agencies they work with is creativity aligned with commercial awareness.

Expert advice on continuity, succession planning and selling a design business

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When it comes to planning for an exit from your design agency there are a myriad of options. It is never too early to put in place the best practice processes that will stand you in good stead regardless of whether you decide on a Management Buy-Out (MBO), forming an employee owned trust (EOT), or selling to, or merging with, a third party. Watch three video conversations with DBA Experts, Jack O'Hern, David Blois and Chris Lang on the ins and outs of succession planning to help you understand your options.

Five familiar words and what they mean to clients

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'What Clients Think' report author Jonathan Kirk explores five familiar client/agency relationship words and what they mean to clients.

Get back in the room with confidence

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For many, presenting online has become the norm. But what happens when you’re suddenly asked to present face-to-face?

What Clients Think Report 2023 Official Launch | DBA Webinar

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In this eye-opening hour webinar, Jonathan Kirk, author of the report and DBA Expert, will explore how the client world has changed, examining the challenges and pressures, and digging beyond the statistics to reveal what you need to know in order to win new work and strengthen your relationships.

Five emerging trends in design | DBA Webinar

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Deborah Dawton, Chief Executive at the DBA was joined Emily Cohen and Hunter Vargas, Business Consultants to Creative Firms sharing their views on the themes and trends they’re seeing in the businesses they are working with.

‘My Life in Design’ Podcast Episodes

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Whether you're looking for your first break in the design industry, or for your latest inspiration, the 'My Life in Design' podcast is for you. A partnership between Red Setter and the DBA, find out more and tune in.

dmi:Design Management Conference | Madrid 2023 | 28-30 March | DBA Member discount code

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As we move past the pandemic and confront new global headwinds, how are we adjusting and using the power of Design to reexamine values, reevaluate goals, retool business structures, reconfigure work, and redefine success to include the health and well-being of the earth and all it’s inhabitants? The dmi:Design Management Conference will explore how Design and Innovation Management are helping organisations large and small make fundamental changes in the way they deliver value. DBA Members receive 10% off with this discount code.

Sustainable futures | DBA Webinar

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Deborah Dawton, Chief Executive at the DBA was joined by Minnie Moll Chief Executive of the Design Council and Joanna Choukeir, Director of Design & Innovation at The RSA for a lively discussion on Sustainable futures.