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Managing your clients and projects
By Jan Casey, Independent Consultant
Jan Casey taps into her wealth of agency and client side experience and offers this best practice guide to managing clients and projects.
New business & client relations
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Free pitch response letter
By Design Business Association
Free pitching is a reality of the creative industries. But as a process for a client to find the best agency for their needs it is fundamentally flawed. For agencies to remain healthy and profitable, and for clients to find a partner who understands their needs, a new way is required. This template will help explain your position on free pitching to a potential client.
Financial, New business & client relations
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Responding to PQQs
By Simon May, Principal, August
Pre-Qualification Questionnaires are becoming more and more of a common feature of procurement. These top tips by Simon May, will help you get a feel for your approach to completing a document.
New business & client relations
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New business approaches
By Allison McSparron-Edwards, Managing Director, Consultrix
Allison McSparron-Edwards, Managing Director at Consultrix, makes her recommendations for winning more work.
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More buck for your bang
By Simon May, Principal, August
Simon May takes effectiveness thinking one step further to help you financially capitalise on the value you bring to clients.
New business & client relations
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Effective new business
By Natasha Ellard-Shoefield, Co-Director, The Hand
DBA Expert Natasha Ellard-Shoefield helps unravel the mystery of 'selling' with her tips on gearing up your business for an effective new business programme.
New business & client relations
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How to build strong and productive client – agency partnerships
By Kate Blandford, Partner, The Complete Brief
Kate Blandford explains how to develop your most valued business relationships from a client-supplier dynamic to one of solid partnership.
New business & client relations
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Are you match-fit for new business?
By Lucy Mann, Director, Gunpowder Consulting Ltd
DBA Expert Lucy Mann looks at five, often forgotten, but readily to hand resources, which can increase your agency's effectiveness at new business.
New business & client relations
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Is your financial information worth the paper it’s written on?
By Chris Lang, Owner, Flash Accounts Ltd
DBA Expert Chris Lang explains how important it is to have both accurate and timely financial data in order to project your agency’s cash position and looks at the three types of information you need to compile this.
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Staff incentives
By Esther Carder, Partner, Kingston Smith W1
Esther Carder, Partner at Top 20 accountancy firm Kingston Smith W1, on pay rises, pensions, equity schemes and acquisitions.