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#inbound2013
POSITIONING YOUR
AGENCY FOR HIGHER
RETAINERS AND GROWTH
Bob Ruffolo @bobruffolo
@bobruffolo bobruffolo.com
BOB
RUFFOLO
Founder & CEO of
IMPACT. Fun Fact: I
built my first website in
1997 on Geocities at
age 12.
Positioning Your Agency for Higher Retainers and Growth
1 TELL OUR STORY OF GROWTH
2 SHARE WHAT WE DID (BOTH RIGHT AND
WRONG)
3 PROVIDE A LIST OF TACTICS AND
RESOURCES TO HELP YOU ACHIEVE
SIMILAR OR BETTER RESULTS
PURPOSE OF THIS PRESENTATION
1 ABOUT OUR AGENCY & BECOMING A HUBSPOT
PARTNER
2 MARKETING YOUR AGENCY
3 DEVELOPING YOUR SALES PROCESS
4 PACKAGING & PRICING
5 SETTING EXPECTATIONS & CLIENT RETENTION
6 HIRING & RECRUITING TALENT
TOPICS WE’LL COVER TODAY
ABOUT OUR AGENCY &
BECOMING A HUBSPOT
PARTNER
1
OUR STORY
• STARTED IN A CONDO
IN 2009
• PRIMARILY A WEB
DESIGN
COMPANY
• HAD A GOAL TO SCALE
THE BUSINESS
2010
GETTING
STARTED• GRINDED!!!!
• HUPSPOT UNIVERSITY &
ADVANCED SALES TRAINING
SERIES
• LATE NIGHTS AT THE OFFICE
= LOTS OF PIZZA & BEER
• WE WERE GOING TO BE THE
BEST INBOUND MARKETING
AGENCY
GET OFF TO A
FAST START
1. SET AN END GOAL, ONLY MAKE
DECISIONS BASED ON THAT GOAL
2. LEARN HUBSPOT INSIDE & OUT
3. READ THE PURPLE COW
4. CONSUME ANYTHING FROM GARY
VAYNERCHUK
5. THINK STRATEGY BEFORE TACTICS
2 MARKETING AN AGENCY
OUR STORY
• DECENT LOCAL
PRESENCE
• IF OUR GOAL WAS TO BE
RECOGNIZED AS THE TOP
INBOUND AGENCY, WE
HAD TO LOOK LIKE IT
• IMPORTANT FOR
EVERYONE TO KNOW
WHO WE WERE
HOW WE GOT
OUR NAME OUT
THERE• CREATED VIRAL
CONTENT
• BUILT A MARKETING TEAM
• BUILT RELATIONSHIPS
• REMAINED CONSISTENT
& AGGRESSIVE
REAL TACTICS
1. MAP OUT YOUR ROUTINE
2. DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT
3. BUILD RELATIONSHIPS
4. GET FEEDBACK
5. GREAT DESIGN / VISUALS
3 DEVELOPING A SALES
PROCESS
NOT GOOD AT
“SALES”
• ALWAYS PITCHING
• STANDARD PROPOSALS /
SELLING TACTICS
• NO PROCESS
• NO GOALS
• CHURN
THIS ENDS
NOW!
• BROUGHT ON A
DEDICATED SALES
CONSULTANT
• ADVANCED WEBINAR
SERIES & BASELINE
SELLING
• DOCUMENTED PROCESS
• UTILIZED MY TRUSTED
RESOURCES (HUBSPOT,
OTHER AGENCIES,
WHAT YOU CAN
DO NOW
1. DO SOME HOMEWORK
2. MASTER YOUR IMA
3. STRATEGIZE YOUR
AGREEMENTS
4. SAY NO, MORE THAN YES
5. SET CLEAR EXPECTATIONS
4 PACKAGING & PRICING
HOW WE WERE
DOING IT
• USED TO BE PRIMARILY
PROJECT BASED
(85% PROJECT : 15%
RETAINER)
• KNEW IF WE WANTED TO
SCALE, WE NEEDED TO
REVERSE THAT
• NOW WE’RE 85% - 90%
RETAINER
PRICING THAT
MAKES SENSE
• DEVELOPED PACKAGES
AND PRICING AROUND
GOALS
• OUR PRICING PAGE
• DON’T BE AFRAID TO
INCREASE YOUR PRICING
IMPROVE YOUR
REVENUES
NOW1. PUT YOUR PRICING OUT
THERE
2. STOP TAKING PROJECT
WORK, FOCUS ON
RETAINERS
3. 12-MONTH PLANS
4. SELL TO THE GOALS, NOT
THE FINAL DELIVERABLES
5. DON’T LET THEM CUT
5 SETTING EXPECTATIONS &
CLIENT RETENTION
REAL
STRUGGLES• WE WERE SELLING
WITHOUT SETTING FAIR
EXPECTATIONS
• ALSO NOT SETTING UP
OUR TEAM FOR SUCCESS
• WE’VE BEEN FIRED AND
HAVE HAD SOME VERY
ROCKY ACCOUNTS
BIG CHANGES
• RAN STRONGER IMA’S
• WE QUALIFIED OUR
CLIENTS AS PEOPLE THAT
WE WANT TO WORK WITH
• INCORPORATED A
STRATEGY MEETING
BEFORE CLOSING
• MUCH STRONGER CLIENT
BASE, MUCH BETTER
RESULTS
MAKE YOUR
CLIENTS HAPPY
1. CREATE CLIENT AND ACCOUNT
MANAGER CHECKLISTS
2. LINK ALL TACTICS TO THE
OVERALL GOAL OF CAMPAIGN
3. MAINTAIN A COLLABORATIVE
STRATEGY DOCUMENT
4. CONSISTENTLY ASK FOR
FEEDBACK
5. THANK YOU ECONOMY
6 HIRING &
RECRUITING TALENT
EVEN FROM THE BEGINNING,
WE WERE VERY GRASS ROOTS,
AND USED UNPAID INTERNS AS
A WAY TO HELP US GET OUR
WORK DONE.
EVEN FROM THE BEGINNING, WE WERE VERY GRASS ROOTS,
AND USED UNPAID INTERNS AS A WAY TO HELP US GET OUR
WORK DONE.
• DEVELOPED AN
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
THAT WAS SCALABLE
• DEFINED ROLES
• DEVELOPED OUR TRAINING
PROGRAM
HOW WE BUILT
OUR TEAM
REAL TACTICS
1. LOOK FOR YOUNG TALENT
THAT IS NOT GOING TO
LEAVE YOU
2. WHILE THEY’RE TRAINING,
HAVE THEM PRODUCE
MARKETING CONTENT FOR
YOU
3. BRING IN “PIECES” AS
NEEDED
4. DON’T BE AFRAID TO
OUTSOURCE
#inbound2013
KEY TAKE-AWAYS
• KEEP LEARNING
• KEEP WORKING HARD
• BUILD A LOT OF STRONG RELATIONSHIPS
• MARKET YOURSELF
THANK YOU
@bobruffolo bobruffolo.com

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Positioning Your Agency for Higher Retainers and Growth

  • 1. #inbound2013 POSITIONING YOUR AGENCY FOR HIGHER RETAINERS AND GROWTH Bob Ruffolo @bobruffolo
  • 2. @bobruffolo bobruffolo.com BOB RUFFOLO Founder & CEO of IMPACT. Fun Fact: I built my first website in 1997 on Geocities at age 12.
  • 4. 1 TELL OUR STORY OF GROWTH 2 SHARE WHAT WE DID (BOTH RIGHT AND WRONG) 3 PROVIDE A LIST OF TACTICS AND RESOURCES TO HELP YOU ACHIEVE SIMILAR OR BETTER RESULTS PURPOSE OF THIS PRESENTATION
  • 5. 1 ABOUT OUR AGENCY & BECOMING A HUBSPOT PARTNER 2 MARKETING YOUR AGENCY 3 DEVELOPING YOUR SALES PROCESS 4 PACKAGING & PRICING 5 SETTING EXPECTATIONS & CLIENT RETENTION 6 HIRING & RECRUITING TALENT TOPICS WE’LL COVER TODAY
  • 6. ABOUT OUR AGENCY & BECOMING A HUBSPOT PARTNER 1
  • 7. OUR STORY • STARTED IN A CONDO IN 2009 • PRIMARILY A WEB DESIGN COMPANY • HAD A GOAL TO SCALE THE BUSINESS
  • 9. GETTING STARTED• GRINDED!!!! • HUPSPOT UNIVERSITY & ADVANCED SALES TRAINING SERIES • LATE NIGHTS AT THE OFFICE = LOTS OF PIZZA & BEER • WE WERE GOING TO BE THE BEST INBOUND MARKETING AGENCY
  • 10. GET OFF TO A FAST START 1. SET AN END GOAL, ONLY MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON THAT GOAL 2. LEARN HUBSPOT INSIDE & OUT 3. READ THE PURPLE COW 4. CONSUME ANYTHING FROM GARY VAYNERCHUK 5. THINK STRATEGY BEFORE TACTICS
  • 11. 2 MARKETING AN AGENCY
  • 12. OUR STORY • DECENT LOCAL PRESENCE • IF OUR GOAL WAS TO BE RECOGNIZED AS THE TOP INBOUND AGENCY, WE HAD TO LOOK LIKE IT • IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE TO KNOW WHO WE WERE
  • 13. HOW WE GOT OUR NAME OUT THERE• CREATED VIRAL CONTENT • BUILT A MARKETING TEAM • BUILT RELATIONSHIPS • REMAINED CONSISTENT & AGGRESSIVE
  • 14. REAL TACTICS 1. MAP OUT YOUR ROUTINE 2. DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT 3. BUILD RELATIONSHIPS 4. GET FEEDBACK 5. GREAT DESIGN / VISUALS
  • 15. 3 DEVELOPING A SALES PROCESS
  • 16. NOT GOOD AT “SALES” • ALWAYS PITCHING • STANDARD PROPOSALS / SELLING TACTICS • NO PROCESS • NO GOALS • CHURN
  • 17. THIS ENDS NOW! • BROUGHT ON A DEDICATED SALES CONSULTANT • ADVANCED WEBINAR SERIES & BASELINE SELLING • DOCUMENTED PROCESS • UTILIZED MY TRUSTED RESOURCES (HUBSPOT, OTHER AGENCIES,
  • 18. WHAT YOU CAN DO NOW 1. DO SOME HOMEWORK 2. MASTER YOUR IMA 3. STRATEGIZE YOUR AGREEMENTS 4. SAY NO, MORE THAN YES 5. SET CLEAR EXPECTATIONS
  • 19. 4 PACKAGING & PRICING
  • 20. HOW WE WERE DOING IT • USED TO BE PRIMARILY PROJECT BASED (85% PROJECT : 15% RETAINER) • KNEW IF WE WANTED TO SCALE, WE NEEDED TO REVERSE THAT • NOW WE’RE 85% - 90% RETAINER
  • 21. PRICING THAT MAKES SENSE • DEVELOPED PACKAGES AND PRICING AROUND GOALS • OUR PRICING PAGE • DON’T BE AFRAID TO INCREASE YOUR PRICING
  • 22. IMPROVE YOUR REVENUES NOW1. PUT YOUR PRICING OUT THERE 2. STOP TAKING PROJECT WORK, FOCUS ON RETAINERS 3. 12-MONTH PLANS 4. SELL TO THE GOALS, NOT THE FINAL DELIVERABLES 5. DON’T LET THEM CUT
  • 23. 5 SETTING EXPECTATIONS & CLIENT RETENTION
  • 24. REAL STRUGGLES• WE WERE SELLING WITHOUT SETTING FAIR EXPECTATIONS • ALSO NOT SETTING UP OUR TEAM FOR SUCCESS • WE’VE BEEN FIRED AND HAVE HAD SOME VERY ROCKY ACCOUNTS
  • 25. BIG CHANGES • RAN STRONGER IMA’S • WE QUALIFIED OUR CLIENTS AS PEOPLE THAT WE WANT TO WORK WITH • INCORPORATED A STRATEGY MEETING BEFORE CLOSING • MUCH STRONGER CLIENT BASE, MUCH BETTER RESULTS
  • 26. MAKE YOUR CLIENTS HAPPY 1. CREATE CLIENT AND ACCOUNT MANAGER CHECKLISTS 2. LINK ALL TACTICS TO THE OVERALL GOAL OF CAMPAIGN 3. MAINTAIN A COLLABORATIVE STRATEGY DOCUMENT 4. CONSISTENTLY ASK FOR FEEDBACK 5. THANK YOU ECONOMY
  • 28. EVEN FROM THE BEGINNING, WE WERE VERY GRASS ROOTS, AND USED UNPAID INTERNS AS A WAY TO HELP US GET OUR WORK DONE. EVEN FROM THE BEGINNING, WE WERE VERY GRASS ROOTS, AND USED UNPAID INTERNS AS A WAY TO HELP US GET OUR WORK DONE.
  • 29. • DEVELOPED AN ORGANIZATIONAL CHART THAT WAS SCALABLE • DEFINED ROLES • DEVELOPED OUR TRAINING PROGRAM HOW WE BUILT OUR TEAM
  • 30. REAL TACTICS 1. LOOK FOR YOUNG TALENT THAT IS NOT GOING TO LEAVE YOU 2. WHILE THEY’RE TRAINING, HAVE THEM PRODUCE MARKETING CONTENT FOR YOU 3. BRING IN “PIECES” AS NEEDED 4. DON’T BE AFRAID TO OUTSOURCE
  • 31. #inbound2013 KEY TAKE-AWAYS • KEEP LEARNING • KEEP WORKING HARD • BUILD A LOT OF STRONG RELATIONSHIPS • MARKET YOURSELF

Hinweis der Redaktion

  1. My dad will be in the audience… I’ll probably make a joke about not even having internet in my house when I built my first website, I had to go to the public library.
  2. We’ve been very lucky and blessed to be able to grow to what we are today, and we still have very aggressive growth plans. But not too long ago, it wasn’t like this. Scared about money, investing everything I had in this business. Months where I couldn’t pay my mortgage. It was scary. But’s it’s all worth it. I stand here today both very humble, honored, and privileged. I hope that my story inspires you and that you have some real takeaways to help you avoid some of the mistakes we’ve made along the way and achieve the goals you set out to achieve as an entrepreneur.
  3. Had a lot of pushback when I first started, friends and family were scared, asked about health insurance. Show of hands.
  4. Our first office with minimal start-up investment, no furniture, and no doors. Our first website, had no clue what I was doing. Notice the typos.
  5. Talk about bandwidth issues.
  6. Do Some Homework – Watch the webinar series, read baseline selling
  7. STILL HAVE TO FIGURE THIS OUT