It was a real pleasure to contribute to the DBA’s end of year ‘clear thinking for 2020’.
My contribution is…
If you are new to business development activity, it is better to plan to do ‘a little and often’, than have large ‘one-off’ campaigns. Remember marathons can’t be run from scratch. Start 2020 in a sustainable way, build up your skills and knowledge and your sales pipeline will grow.
We all know how challenging it can be to constantly juggle client work while also trying to grow your agency. That’s why so many agencies rely on external new business support to help keep their pipeline full. But what happens when the magic starts to fade? How do you know when it’s time to make a change?
Having an action plan — you might call it a Roadmap, Critical Path, New Business Plan or Marketing Plan — in place for the months and potentially years ahead is crucial for your business’s success. But so too is having the flexibility and ability to change it, if and when necessary.