Making the Most Out of Your Agency Relationship

How to Be the Best Client You Can Be

The Agency-Client relationship, like any relationship, is best when it is founded on a basis of trust & communication. As a marketing & creative agency, we want to do the best job we can do for your company. We want to make sure that you are not throwing your money to the Big Tech gods just because your competitors are doing it. Our goal is always to learn what we can about your business and use our expertise as marketers to find opportunities and strategies that help your business grow and succeed.

Here are some tips to take into consideration when embarking on your relationship with your marketing agency:

Be Open to New Ideas

You pay us for our expertise and insight. We are able to know what will work for your business and what won’t work because we have had years of experience producing results for clients. Marketing strategy is predicated upon substantive information and measurable analytics that we can interpret to make decisions and pivots. If your marketing agency poses an idea that seems odd to you or counterintuitive, please understand that they are making the suggestion based on insight and understanding of the data. Since this relationship is collaborative, your feedback is paramount to honing strategy; we will listen to you as long as you listen to us.

Don't Be Afraid To Ask Questions

We know that our clients aren’t living and breathing marketing jargon like we are. SEO, SEM, CPC, PPC, CTR, KPI, ROI… sure, we know our ABCs of Marketing.  But we’re human too and sometimes we can get ahead of ourselves. We always do our best to communicate clearly with our clients, but if there are no stupid questions. Feel free to ask for clarification on terms and insights and we will explain it to you. 

Patience Is Key

We always ask our clients to give us at least three months to work out the strategy in your marketing plan before we can tell you if “it’s working”. We begin every discovery process with research… research about your business, your competitors, keywords, your goals, demographics, and geographics, but the market and consumer behavior are unpredictable and we need to accumulate data before we can make informed decisions about your strategy. Please allow us about 12 weeks to collect data and we will communicate what we think is necessary to make your campaigns succeed. 

Be Honest About Your Goals

You need to be clear about what your goals are – is a conversion a phone call? Is it a signed contract? What is the funnel to take a lead to money in the bank for your company? Honesty with yourself and with your agency is important because we will understand your expectations and you will understand what your company needs to do to make your leads become clients & customers. This will come about in your discovery and scope conversations with us, so please be clear about the challenges you face and how we can help you overcome those challenges.

As always, we are in the business of helping you succeed, and we have your best interests at heart. We are here to help guide you through your marketing hurdles. Please be proactive & involved in the process and we will use our expertise to meet and exceed your goals!