It was a real pleasure to contribute to the DBA’s end of year ‘clear thinking for 2020’.
My contribution is…
If you are new to business development activity, it is better to plan to do ‘a little and often’, than have large ‘one-off’ campaigns. Remember marathons can’t be run from scratch. Start 2020 in a sustainable way, build up your skills and knowledge and your sales pipeline will grow.
A creative agency without a well-planned and consistent new business strategy is like a ship without a rudder—it’s hard to stay on course, and success can feel like luck rather than design. Establishing a consistent approach is the key to growth and sustainability.
When we say, that person is really good on the phone, or is great face-to-face, or writes compelling propositions, what is the key ingredient – their great personality aside? It is the fact that they are a good communicator.
So, when you are thinking about how to approach selling your agency’s creative services and technical skills, what will be key to being armed with the right tools to do this? Stretching your communications skills, improving them, developing them, just like you would limber up before running a race.