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Five words that will win you new business

New business should be a priority for everyone these days.

Uncover the transformative power of five magic words that will redefine your approach. Are you prepared to take your agency’s performance to new heights? Explore the intricacies of CRM, cold outreach, and the profound impact of exceptional work in this enlightening blog by Keith Smith, from @TheAdvertist.

https://www.prca.org.uk/Five-words-that-will-win-you-new-business

PRCA recently announced a new collaboration with dedicated agency new business platform, The Advertist. Everything you need to get started in new business, including trade news, a powerful GDPR-compliant contact database, daily People Moves, Tenders, M&A and freshly funded intel.

As a PRCA member, you get 25% off the annual subscription. To take a free trial email hello@theadvertist.com and mention your PRCA membership.

#newbusiness, #businessdevelopment

Get your agency’s new business started with The Advertist. 78% of UK creative agencies know that they need a solid strategy for the acquisition of new clients and yet only 26% of them do this on a full-time basis* What do you do when the referrals dry up? Starting a new business campaign from scratch can take a minimum of six months to generate green shoots – do you have the luxury of that much time? Do you think it would be better to make new business part of your weekly routine? All the experts agree and a project in motion, stays in motion. You can take a 2-day free trial of the UK’s leading new business development platform and see for yourself how it can elevate your new business workflow: Daily new business opportunity news. The UK’s most accurate and comprehensive brand and company contact database. Daily people moves. The UK’s ONLY new business tender alert service. Hot news of investments, VC funding, tech startups, spinouts and MBOs Sector intelligence, market reports, marketing spend, trends and SWOT charts. Monthly payment options. Take a free trial here: https://www.theadvertist.com/join.aspx *The Advertist research, LinkedIn 2023

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KEITH SMITH: COPYRIGHTS AND WRONGS

Is it possible to own words?

How can a few big players in the UK’s dairy industry prevent non-dairy and plant-based food manufacturers using words like Mylk or Sheeze?

In this podlet, I investigate the issue of copyright and protectionism with the help of Creative Director Mike Everett, Palm PR co-founder Liam Keogh and Trading Standards Authority team leader David Pickering.

Show notes

The petition: https://www.palm-pr.com/blog/petition-trading-standards-to-allow-plant-based-brands-to-use-dairy-related-terms/

Agency new business generation tools: https://www.theadvertist.com

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All of us at The Advertist invite you to check out The Fuel Podcast, where we pull on the experience of leaders of companies in a variety of sectors with loads of fantastic interviews, tips and tales.

To check out this episode of the podcast click here.

Get your agency’s new business started with The Advertist. 78% of UK creative agencies know that they need a solid strategy for the acquisition of new clients and yet only 26% of them do this on a full-time basis* What do you do when the referrals dry up? Starting a new business campaign from scratch can take a minimum of six months to generate green shoots – do you have the luxury of that much time? Do you think it would be better to make new business part of your weekly routine? All the experts agree and a project in motion, stays in motion. You can take a 2-day free trial of the UK’s leading new business development platform and see for yourself how it can elevate your new business workflow: Daily new business opportunity news. The UK’s most accurate and comprehensive brand and company contact database. Daily people moves. The UK’s ONLY new business tender alert service. Hot news of investments, VC funding, tech startups, spinouts and MBOs Sector intelligence, market reports, marketing spend, trends and SWOT charts. Monthly payment options. Take a free trial here: https://www.theadvertist.com/join.aspx *The Advertist research, LinkedIn 2023

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SIR JOHN HEGARTY: WHAT’S THE BIG IDEA?

One of the greatest minds in the world of advertising is on the show to explain how we can recapture our creative essence and make the business of marketing the sexy, inspiring innovative, funny, thought-provoking, engaging and compelling business that attracted us to it in the first place.

He also explains how great creative is better for the planet.

Importantly, he’s also here to tell us how we can all join his masterclass called ‘The Business of Creativity’. The link to sign up is in the show notes.

  • The free press of podcasting
  • Learning from history
  • Game changing works of art
  • What one advert John Hegarty holds up as an example of the complete big idea
  • Why companies need creatives at the top
  • How to win a pitch
  • Why brainstorms are boring
  • Diversity
  • Hiring the best
  • What Sir John would like on his gravestone

And why you don’t put a tow bar on a Ferrari..

All of us at The Advertist invite you to check out The Fuel Podcast, where we pull on the experience of leaders of companies in a variety of sectors with loads of fantastic interviews, tips and tales.

To check out this episode of the podcast click here.

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AI and creative marketing – podcast

How AI has helped get over ‘the blank page syndrome’ by generating unique ideas and assisting with post-production tasks.

The importance of the human touch in content editing, artwork generation, and making aesthetic decisions.

How could AI’s ability to replicate voices impact the music industry? – What is the future role of AI in DJing, and could it replace human DJs?

How will AI’s automation of many human tasks impact jobs and the economy? – Will society turn into a heterotopia with AI fulfilling the necessities of life? AI’s ethical implications and its impact on creative forms like photography, music and much more are explored.

Exploring the Allure and Challenge of Artificial Intelligence with Keith Smith

Creatives with AI – a podcast hosted by David Brown

To hear the podcast click here:
https://creativeswith.ai/episode/14-exploring-the-allure-and-challenge-of-artificial-intelligence-with-keith-smith

Get your agency’s new business started with The Advertist. 78% of UK creative agencies know that they need a solid strategy for the acquisition of new clients and yet only 26% of them do this on a full-time basis* What do you do when the referrals dry up? Starting a new business campaign from scratch can take a minimum of six months to generate green shoots – do you have the luxury of that much time? Do you think it would be better to make new business part of your weekly routine? All the experts agree and a project in motion, stays in motion. You can take a 2-day free trial of the UK’s leading new business development platform and see for yourself how it can elevate your new business workflow: Daily new business opportunity news. The UK’s most accurate and comprehensive brand and company contact database. Daily people moves. The UK’s ONLY new business tender alert service. Hot news of investments, VC funding, tech startups, spinouts and MBOs Sector intelligence, market reports, marketing spend, trends and SWOT charts. Monthly payment options. Take a free trial here: https://www.theadvertist.com/join.aspx *The Advertist research, LinkedIn 2023

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THE FUEL PODCAST – SIMON DERUNGS – MAVERICK: ARE YOU BEING SERVED?

One of the advertising industry’s best known and most highly regarded Client Services Directors – Simon Derungs.

This show is a must listen to if you’re interested in finding out how to win, retain and create chemistry with clients.

In this show, Simon shares the wisdom that he’s accumulated in the advertising world since the early 90s.

We discuss how the ‘Suits’ and the ‘Creatives’ learned to play nicely together, the dramatic Co-op ad that never made it to print, how the UK ad industry works for societal good, the UK’s huge, deep and never ending creative talent and the industry’s constant navel gazing about its fees.

How do you put a value on ideas?

Some wonderful industry legends discussed and we look back on the last 90+ years of advertising campaigns, including the brilliance of jingles, instant creativity, the loss of the 45-second commercial and lots, lots more.

Show notes

Simon’s LinkedIn profile page here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonderungs/

Maverick agency link here: http://www.maverick-group.com

The You Agency here: http://www.you-agency.com

All of us at The Advertist invite you to check out The Fuel Podcast, where we pull on the experience of leaders of companies in a variety of sectors with loads of fantastic interviews, tips and tales.

To check out this episode of the podcast click here.

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THE FUEL PODCAST – HANK BLANK: THE SECRETS OF NETWORK DEVELOPMENT

Heeeeerrs Hank! He’s back with more positive news about how agencies in the US are not only recovering but are positively thriving by finding new ways to deliver value to clients.

An episode that delivers more knowledge and insight than UPS delivers parcels!

Hank outlines what steps agencies can take to help their clients by using real examples of gold old American agency common sense.

We also dissect a few of Hank’s Isms from his book Hankisms.

Also – Jeremy Davies examines the protocols of saying goodbye

All of us at The Advertist invite you to check out The Fuel Podcast, where we pull on the experience of leaders of companies in a variety of sectors with loads of fantastic interviews, tips and tales.

To check out this episode of the podcast click here.

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THE FUEL PODCAST – EPISODE 27: JEREMY DAVIES – CONNECTING PEOPLE BY DESIGN

Don’t think he takes new business lightly. Jeremy Davies is one of the UK’s most accomplished new business practitioners and it should be noted he’s also a gifted comedian too. Is there a link? Jeremy gives us all a lesson in how to improve our pitching.

Also Jeremy Davies explains the link between punchlines and benefits.

All of us at The Advertist invite you to check out The Fuel Podcast, where we pull on the experience of leaders of companies in a variety of sectors with loads of fantastic interviews, tips and tales.

To check out this episode of the podcast click here.

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THE FUEL PODCAST – EPISODE 18: JOHN ASHTON OF WRITE ARM

John Ashton wasn’t really expecting to be seen as a visionary businessman when he set up Write Arm – a coterie of skilled business to business writers, ready to deploy at a moment’s notice to help elevate boring jargon-heavy marketing copy to celestial quality, but he is now.

So many marketing departments are starved of the kind of literal excellence that Write Arm supplies but now, never more in need.

In the episode, John explains how he conceived the idea of Write Arm, why engaging copy is more important than ever and covers the five influences of inspiration.

Our in-house wit Jeremy Davies recounts an amusing new business brief encounter.

All of us at The Advertist invite you to check out The Fuel Podcast, where we pull on the experience of leaders of companies in a variety of sectors with loads of fantastic interviews, tips and tales.

To check out this episode click here.

John’s LinkedIn profile

Write Arm’s web site

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THE FUEL PODCAST – EPISODE 16 PT 2: IAN TRUSCOTT – APPROPINGO & ROCKSTARCMO

Perils of vendor blogs for thought leadership, how the voice is the future of marketing and video as part of your personal branding.

Podcasting in the b2b market, do creatives make good marketing directors?

Can only qualified marketing people can call themselves experts?

RockstarCMO updates and Ian’s desert island disk.

All of us at The Advertist invite you to check out The Fuel Podcast, where we pull on the experience of leaders of companies in a variety of sectors with loads of fantastic interviews, tips and tales.

To check out this episode click here.

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THE FUEL PODCAST – EPISODE 16 PT 1: IAN TRUSCOTT – APPROPINGO & ROCKSTARCMO

These days, people pay more attention to the written word and no-one knows this better than Ian Truscott.

Ian runs a content marketing company called Appropingo and he helps refine a company’s brand through the power of words, images and messaging.

Ian also walks the talk with his own online content marketing platform, RockstarCMO, a hybrid marketing insight and think tank for the international marketing community.

Also the funniest man on LinkedIn – Jeremy Davies takes on product targeting.

All of us at The Advertist invite you to check out The Fuel Podcast, where we pull on the experience of leaders of companies in a variety of sectors with loads of fantastic interviews, tips and tales.

To check out this episode click here.

Show notes

Ian’s LinkedIn profile

RockstarCMO

Appropingo

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