First Dog to the Bowl Wins & Agency Life Expectancy

How do you grow your most valuable accounts? Is that the PM's job? Do you need account managers? What can we learn from an ad agency's account strategy playbook? This episode we go HARD into account leadership. We share recommendations and best practices. Start here: Establishing process is an act of generosity, and when it comes to defining process first dog to the bowl wins. To kick off the episode, with EightShapes closing doors, Richard and Joe discuss the life expectancy of agencies against the back drop of their 18 year run. Would owners be happier and make better decisions if they embrace the idea that client services are finite businesses that end? A services business is fulfilling, and exhausting. Ending an agency doesn't have to be a failure if owner's embrace a business lifespan attitude from the beginning. Let's get into it.