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Agency Values - A Number One Priority or a Nice to Have?
Defining brand values help you to define the agency identity and all that goes with the brand, and the way you present yourself to the market. GYDA's latest blog will help you answer the most important questions when it comes to agency values.
7 Behaviours of Underperforming Agencies #7 - Happy Being Average
Don’t settle for average and put your agency’s growth and security at sake - test your touchpoints and champion client experience. Read our 7th instalment to behaviours of under-performing agencies - Happy Being Average.
7 Behaviours of Underperforming Agencies #6 - The Dangers of a Fixed Mindset
A fixed mindset puts limitations on more than your personal growth - but on your company’s as well. Discover why a fixed mindset hurts company culture as well as its bottom line… and how to address it.
The Customer is Still King: Customer Experience in 2023
73% of consumers say that customer experience (CX) is a deciding factor when purchasing. And after a bad customer experience? Nearly 89% of customers will switch to a competitor.
It's time to ensure your agency delivers a top-notch service and a customer journey fit for a king.
How to win (going in and) coming out of the impending recession
Recession may be the best time to grow your agency. If we get it right, we can win in this most difficult of times - read how…
Article - The Biggest Threat to Your Agency’s Success is Not What You Think - Act Now!
If a common trait of the top-performing 4% of companies is not that they’re the smartest, fastest or best in their fields, what's their secret? This week’s blog gets into the traits of 'gazelles', with coaching advice to help your agency thrive.
Article - Why a customer-centric mindset serves both people - and profit
Poor customer experience can lose you that hard won lead, but even well intended ad hoc interactions with your client base can feel like an after-thought - and one that fails to consolidate your relationship with them.
Article - Five Ways to Proactively Respond to The Recruitment Conundrum
In almost all of our coaching sessions - that’s four a day, over 18 months with agencies around the globe - recruitment is the number one and recurring concern of company leads and directors.
Article - 15 Ways to Work Faster
Remember, no speed = inertia = death.
So, what are you going to do about it? Read 15 Ways to Work Faster from Robert Craven.
Article - The Role Of Passion In Your Agency’s Success
While it is a good idea to follow what you’re passionate about, it doesn’t mean
abandoning an opportunity just because it is not something you like. There are also
times that your passion could mislead you, so you must know where to draw the line for guaranteed success.
Article - Why Agency Leaders Choose the Wrong Support
I am afraid that being given the knowledge is not enough. You need to be given the tools, and the assistance and support. That is why consultancy and mastermind-type interventions, although exponentially more expensive than the cheaper options, should deliver significantly better results.
Article - How Toxic Diaries Kill Productivity
Look in your diary and you’ll see two things: a) meetings that have been booked by the owner and b) meetings booked by other people.
Before you know it, your diary is full of other people’s priorities. Leaving you no time to do your job other than outside of working hours.
Article - Are You A Tortoise Or a Hare?
It takes discipline and in a busy environment personal and professional courage but let me tell you that progress will rely on the tortoises of the world. Read more from Michael Tipper
Article - Stop Publishing Pants Content
If you wish to prove that your agency is just a run-of-the-mill and unoriginal, vanilla-flavoured agency like most of the rest, then just keep on banging out those quickly-written and to be honest, shallow blog posts and videos.
Article - Working hard but not getting the results you deserve
The best-kept secret of successfully growing an agency is simple – take massive action. Don’t take half-measures. Action and speed are everything. Without action nothing happens.
Article - Write It Down to Gain Control
Read this one-minute article from Jon Tsourakis on how to gain control of your thoughts and ideas by writing them down.
Article - The Current Crisis and How it Affects Your Agency
How the economic crisis will affect your digital agency in Autumn 2021.
Article - Three Words to Change Your Entire Management Structure
If you want people to become more empowered, it is crucial to change the language they use. Then they start to take ownership and control.
Article - Agency Owner Outlook for 2022
What is the state of agencies in 2021 and what will make your agency a success in 2022? Check out this article from Robert Craven.
Article - Agencies are failing to deliver integrated solutions and collaborate effectively
There are too many agencies claiming to be full service. Very few actually are. How many agency websites start with 'We're a full service agency'. How can they be? Read more from Andrew Armitage.