Creating Harmony Between Your Clients And Your Agency
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My #Conductor #C3NY presentation chock full of tips on creating a smooth relationship between your agency and clients. Feel free to read, comment and share on!
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Creating Harmony Between Your Clients And Your Agency
- 1. #C3NY CREATING HARMONYBETWEENYOUR CLIENTSANDYOURAGENCY Adam Dince, Head of Organic Search & SMO, Deluxe Corporation
- 2. #C3NY ADAM DINCE 2 Head of Organic Search & SMO @adamdince ww.deluxe.com (yes 2 “ww’s”) Facebook.com/DeluxeCorp adam.dince@deluxe.com Deluxe Corp
- 3. #C3NY MNSEARCH.ORG 3 Director of Communications, PR & Social Media @MnSearch www.mnsearch.org Facebook.com/MnSearch MnSearch.org adamdince@gmail.com
- 4. #C3NY4
- 5. #C3NY 12 YEARS EXPERIENCE AGENCY SIDE & CONSULTING Source: http://www.jewishjournal.com/images/bloggers_auto/mad-men.jpeg
- 6. #C3NY 1 YEAR EXPERIENCE CLIENT SIDE Source: http://www.rapgenius.com
- 8. #C3NY TO AN EXECUTIVE Source: sciencefiction.com
- 9. #C3NY I’VE LEARNED THAT CLIENT / AGENCY RELATIONSHIPS CAN BE CHALLENGING Source: vimeo.com
- 11. #C3NY WE ALL WANT TO GROWREVENUE… Source: everyinstrumental.com
- 12. #C3NY WE ALL WANT RAISESSource: http://www.telegraph.co.uk
- 13. #C3NY AND WE SHOULD ALL WANT TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT THE WORK WE DO Source: www.westernfreepress.com
- 14. #C3NY IT SHOULD BE EASY TO MAKE IT WORK, RIGHT?!Source: http://revolutionarypaideia.files.wordpress.com/
- 15. #C3NY WELL, IF YOU’RE IN THIS SESSION, YOU KNOW THAT CLIENT AGENCY RELATIONSHIPS CAN BE TOUGH Source: http://staff.bath.ac.uk/ensdasr/SleepingStudents.JPG
- 16. #C3NY AND IT’S TIME WE HAD A FRANK DISCUSSION ABOUT IT! Source: www.arts-wallpapers.com
- 17. #C3NY CHALLENGES CAN PUT A STRAIN ON SUCCESS Source: aspiringbackpacker.com
- 18. #C3NY ANY OF THESE SOUND FAMILIAR? • Client has unrealistic expectations • The agency is nickel and diming the client • Accounts aren’t staffed properly for success • You’re expected to do more with less • Google screws you up • Your account people suck • Your client has a low SEO IQ • Too many client ad-hoc requests • Turnover on both sides 18
- 19. #C3NY TODAY, WE’LL BE DISCUSSING HOW TO CREATE HARMONY WITH YOUR CLIENTS Source: squidlife.blogspot.com
- 20. #C3NY THE FORMULA Source: flickr.com SOW COMMUNICATION QUALITY DELIVERABLES RELATIONSHIPS HARMONY
- 21. #C3NY SOW FINE POINTS • Build your SOW costs on # of hours • Assign the right resources • Charge enough to pay your employees what they deserve • Hire or staff as you promised in the SOW • Define all projects in detail • Build in time for rework • Build in time for extra requests • List all vital assumptions (e.g., CAPEX) • List all dependencies (e.g., on-time approvals, implementation, etc…) • Include a meaningful travel budget • Disclaim appropriately (e.g., you are not responsible for rankings or performance) • Set the right expectations • Do what you said you were going to do • Don’t assume a signature = client understanding • Modify SOW for client strategy shifts 21
- 22. #C3NY COMMUNICATION TIPS • Daily 15 minute stand-ups • Weekly 30-60 minute meetings • Monthly, quarterly and annual reviews • Respond to client emails ASAP • Return phone calls • Create informality • Avoid account gatekeeping • Share content with your clients but don’t content market them • Connect with your clients on LinkedIn • Report bad news immediately, but bring solutions • Document and communicate non-implementations • Stop selling!!! 22
- 23. #C3NY QUALITY DELIVERABLES • Beautiful presentations • Be thorough • Use proper grammar and punctuation • Before delivery, have non-niche professionals review your work • Know your audience • Deliver on time! • If you must deliver late, give client plenty of notice • Always provide a +1 • Make sure your client knows deliverables are coming before you send • Don’t deliver too much at once 23
- 24. #C3NY REPORTING MADE EASY! SEARCHLIGHT MAKES DELIVERABLES PRETTY AND MEANINGFUL
- 25. #C3NY BUILD RELATIONSHIPS • Support client performance goals • Truly care about your client team—it will show • Listen for and address emotional cues • Take clients out when making visits • Be human and personal---not just business focused 25
- 26. #C3NY IN SUMMARY Source: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/ SOW COMMUNICATION QUALITY DELIVERABLES BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS HARMONY
- 27. #C3NY Q & A Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15JssBJf1xo