Catapult New Business is hosting a new business webinar, titled Agency Business Development 2010: Strategy and tools to deliver more new business leads, Wednesday, December 9 @ 2 PM EST.
We’re covering insights into successful new business campaigns and the tools that drive them, including:
Integrated media use in planning new business campaign sequences
On and off-page web optimization
Inbound marketing [...]
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Posted in spin cycle, tagged ad agency, advertising, Brent Hodgins, business development, Catapult New Business, Mirren, new business, New Business from Social Media, social media, The Mirren Blog on June 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I would like to begin this post by extending a huge and gracious “thank you” to those who participated in Catapult’s first New Business from Social Media workshop. The speakers killed it; the audience was totally engaged; and the positive feedback provides the perfect springboard for future events.
Brent Hodgins from Mirren presented “Client trends most driving new business” (of which I will paraphrase [...]
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We’ve only reached the tip of the iceberg regarding social media, and it probably goes without saying that the majority of ad agency principals and business development execs do not have the slightest grasp on the power that is social media. Corporations are slowly chipping away at the old iceberg, but agencies are still hanging out [...]
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It has been a minute since the last post. Sandwiching in some writing between planning Catapult’s ”New Business from Social Media” event (more on that in a future post - web edits and registration are almost finalized – Pay Pal equals Pain Staking for the record), ramping up new clients (a major plus and ass saver in this economy) and dealing with monster-sized [...]
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(Hello there. I wrote the following article in 2008 at the dawn of the recession. I believe it still rings true today and probably will for a long time to come.)
Business development in a down economy – why innovative marketing services agencies are thriving through outsourcing.
by Samantha Slabaugh
With the recession in full swing, there is no [...]
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I am currently in the beginning stage in planning a two day new business/social media workshop in Atlanta (since I was just made accountable for this feat last Friday, I have little detail as of press time but, no worries, I will more than likely feverishly plug the event in the coming weeks).
I have to admit – I slept my way through the event [...]
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Blog. Blogger. Blech.
Did I just give in to my inner voice? The voice that tells me to push harder and think smarter? The overachieving, angelic conscience that I disobey on a daily basis?
I did.
I’m tired of being socially lazy. I may be searchable on LinkedIn or Facebook, but is anyone really searching for me? Doubtful. [...]
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