The Creative Agency Podcast

In this episode of The Creative Agency Podcast, I sit down with Mike Brevik, founder of Cyberdogz Marketing, to explore how he’s built a thriving full-service agency using an all-contractor model. We dive into the operational strategies, client strategies, time-tracking, and company culture that allow Cyberdogz to remain agile, profitable, and effective—without W2 employees. The post O50 Operations and Culture at a Contractor-Only Agency – Interview with Mike Brevik of Cyberdogz appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

In this podcast episode, I spoke with Jody Sutter, the owner of The Sutter Company, a business development coaching and advisory firm. Jody brings over two decades of experience leading business development teams at renowned agencies like R/GA, OMD, and Havas Media. She now helps small marketing agencies take control of their sales journey through her innovative BUILD WIN SCALE™ system, a step-by-step approach designed to harness natural sales and marketing strengths for sustainable growth. Jody shares her insights on guiding prospects through the buyer’s journey and discusses practical strategies for agency owners to win more of the right kinds of clients. Don't miss out on this timely episode of The Creative Agency Podcast. Join our free slack group for agency owners, growers, and freelancers: https://growyouragency.group

Karl Sakas helps digital agency owners ‘Work Less’ and ‘Earn More’… while rewarding their best employees. Drawing on his background in agency operations, Karl has personally advised hundreds of agencies on every inhabited continent. An international speaker, he is the author of three books—including Work Less, Earn More—and more than 400 articles on agency management. Karl joins us for a timely interview about optimizing your agency sales process. We talk about using "strategic friction" to qualify leads before spending time on a call as well as tips and tactics for modifying and enhancing your sales process in uncertain economic times. The post 048 Agency Sales Optimization – Karl Sakas of Sakas & Company appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

Rachel Gertz, Co-Founder of Louder Than Ten, has a profound way of framing the challenges agencies face in the current climate and a keen sense of how we must adapt and focus on building sustainable systems and relationships to foster growth.

The Creative Agency Podcast is back! I’m thrilled to introduce August Shah from Partnered Management Group. Partnered MG is a fractional project management agency that specializes in supporting agencies like ours with tailored project management solutions. Whether you need to augment your current team or outsource your entire project management function, Partnered MG offers flexible, effective options. I personally hired Partnered MG to assist my agency, Murmur Creative, and the results have been transformative. Join us as we dive into the world of fractional project management and explore how it can benefit your agency.

Blair Enns is CEO of Win Without Pitching and the author of The Win Without Pitching Manifesto and Pricing Creativity: […] The post 045 Pitching and Pricing Smart – Agency Advisor Blair Enns appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

Jared Mirsky is CEO of Wick & Mortar, a branding and marketing agency specializing in the cannabis industry. Jared started […] The post 044 The Cannabis Niche – Jared Mirsky of Wick & Mortar appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

Can you imagine hiring a new employee every month? Bajillion Agency is doing it. Andrea Engstrom president and founder of […] The post 043 A New Employee Every Month – Andrea Engstrom of Bajillion Agency appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

In this episode, we explore the benefits of using The Entrepreneurial Operating System to grow your agency. And who better to interview […] The post 042 The Entrepreneurial Operating System For Agencies – Mike Paton of EOS Worldwide appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

Ryan Watson is the founder of a unique accounting agency, Upsourced Accounting, that focuses on creative agencies.  Ryan discusses pricing […] The post 041 Agency Finances With Ryan Watson of Upsourced Accounting appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

Once again we turn the mic on ourselves and talk about our own agency journey. Headquartered in Portland, OR (in […] The post 040 Our Story Part 4 – Murmur Creative Year in Review 2017 appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

Ann Kaufman is a partner at Fuzzco. She runs their Portland, OR office. Ann cut her teeth in the agency world […] The post 038 The Account Director Role – Ann Kaufman of Fuzzco appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

Brad Flowers is founder of an agency called Bullhorn. Brad and his partners have taken a proactive approach to growing their […] The post 037 Getting Down to Business – Brad Flowers of Bullhorn appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

Justin Dauer is a designer and author who just published a book called Cultivating a Creative Culture. The book comes […] The post 036 Cultivating a Creative Culture With Justin Dauer appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

Julian Leighton started his career as a consultant driving around in an orange bus. The name “Orange Bus” stuck. Julian […] The post 035 Risk and Reward – Growing Orange Bus With Julian Leighton appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

You can’t build a website without some form of content strategy.  Rob Mills of GatherContent joins us to talk about […] The post 034 The Importance of Content Strategy – Rob Mills of GatherContent appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

Rachel Zimmer co-founded 5Crowd, a unique agency that uses a vetted network of freelancers to accomplish creative work for fortune 500 […] The post 033 Remote Work Mastery – Rachel Zimmer of 5Crowd appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

Forbes contributor and agency veteran Will Burns joins us to talk about how agencies are changing and whether the “Agency […] The post 032 New Agency Models – Will Burns of Ideasicle appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

CODO brilliantly targeted their ideal clients by creating an online resource called The Craft Beer Branding Guide. Not only does […] The post 031 Winning Business With Targeted Content – Isaac Arthur of CODO appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

Mike Arnesen founded UpBuild, a technical marketing agency that offers a winning cocktail of conversion rate optimization, analytics, and SEO. […] The post 030 Question the Defaults: Selling SEO with Mike Arnesen of UpBuild appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

Did we hit our million dollar goal? What trials and tribulations did we face in 2016? What did we learn? […] The post 029 Our Story Part 3 – 2016 Year End Review with Murmur Creative appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

Karl Sakas is an Agency Consultant and president of a global consulting firm called Sakas & Company. Karl has advised […] The post 028 Stop Scope Creep with Karl Sakas of Sakas and Company appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

While virtual reality technology has been around for while, the technology has only recently advanced to the point where both […] The post 027 The Virtual Reality Agency – Matthew Martin of Immersive VR appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

Pek Pongpaet, of Impekable, joins us to discuss agency growth and UI/UX. Impekable is a silicon valley based creative agency that […] The post 026 UI/UX Design Services – Pek Pongpaet of Impekable appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

Managing interactive projects (websites and apps) ain’t easy. And it takes a special kind of personality to make sure all […] The post 025 Managing an Interactive Project Start to Finish – Part 2 appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

Managing interactive projects (websites and apps) ain’t easy. And it takes a special kind of personality to make sure all […] The post 024 Managing an Interactive Project Start to Finish – Part 1 appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

Dan Carlton is founder of The Paragraph Project, a 10 person agency in Durham, North Carolina that focuses on discovery, market research, […] The post 023 Discovery Workshops – Dan Carlton – The Paragraph Project appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

Ladies and Gentlemen, get ready for the Creative Agency Podcast’s Open Office of Horrors in which we bring you spine-chilling […] The post 022 Agency Horror Stories – Client Possession, Vampirism, and More appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

n 2001, Rick Webb co-founded The Barbarian Group, an award-winning digital ad agency. He grew his agency to a 150-person-team […] The post 021 Agency (The Book) – Rick Webb, Author and Agency Founder appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

While many agencies hire full-time employees and then hire contractors as needed, it’s also possible to build a custom team for […] The post 020 Project Based Teams – Sharon McMullen of Ink + Mortar appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

Sarah Schulweis of Anchor and Orbit is a consultant that helps small businesses grow by looking at their finances, processes, […] The post 019 Is “Freelancer” a Dirty Word? Sarah Schulweis of Anchor & Orbit appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

Top Hat IMC is a boutique creative agency located in Pittsburgh, PA. Ben and Pamela Butler are a power-couple that […] The post 018 USMP: Unique Selling Marriage Proposal – Top Hat IMC appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

Defining the vision you have for your agency is one of the most important things you can do to foster […] The post 017 Our Story Part 2 – Developing a Vision with Murmur Creative appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

Gray MacKenzie joins us to talk about HubSpot, running a remote agency (GuavaBox), and his SaaS company (DoInbound). Gray talks […] The post 016 Running a Remote HubSpot Agency – Gray MacKenzie of GuavaBox appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

Conveyor is an agency that specializes in content creation and strategy. They develop content for websites, social media campaigns, blogs, […] The post 015 Content First – Isaac Szymanczyk of Conveyor appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

No, Planet Argon is not actually a far away planet where redheads are considered evil (As depicted in the novel […] The post 014 Onboarding with Robby Russell of Planet Argon appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

Sevenality is a florida-based husband and wife creative agency run by Angelica and David Yarde. Sevenality specializes in branding and website […] The post 013 The Art of Discovery – David Yarde of Sevenality appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

Agency owner, Ross Beyeler recorded every mistake his agency made for over a year. He published his findings in an […] The post 012 Learning From Our Mistakes – Ross Beyeler of Growth Spark appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

Are your contracts protecting your business and informing your client? Do you have a partnership agreement that protects and prepares […] The post 011 The Creative Agency Lawyer – Josh Barrett of Create Legal appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

Kyle Racki of Proposify shares his story of growing an in-house software product while running a digital agency. Kyle explains […] The post 010 Building a Product In-House – Kyle Racki of Proposify appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

When Keith Scandone decided he wasn’t cut out to be an actor in Hollywood, he moved back to Philadelphia and […] The post 009 Award Winning Culture – Keith Scandone of O3 World appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

Jeremy Pelley is co-owner of the Official Manufacturing Company (OMFGCO) a branding and design agency located in Portland, OR. Jeremy […] The post 008 Work That Matters – Jeremy Pelley of OMFGCO appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

James Loomstein is co-founder of Rogue Marketing in Dallas, Texas, a college professor, and regular speaker at digital marketing conferences […] The post 007 What You Need to Know to Grow – James Loomstein of Rogue Marketing appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

In this episode of The Creative Agency Podcast we turn the mic on ourselves and explore how our own creative […] The post 006 Our Story Part 1 – Chris & Andrew of Murmur Creative appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

How do you go from earning a PHD in 17th century poetry to running a coding agency? Well, Zach Davis […] The post 005 Proposals and the Truth – Zach Davis of Cast Iron Coding appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

Doug Fish started Fish Advertising in the 90s, sold it, and then created a new agency, Fish Marketing, which focused […] The post 004 Managing Rapid Growth – Doug Fish of Fish Marketing appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

Leah Nash and Christopher Onstott are Portland, Oregon’s dynamic duo of lifestyle photography. Together they form NashCO a 3-year-old photography agency […] The post 003 Crafting Reality Through Photography – Chris and Leah of NashCO appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

In the second episode of The Creative Agency Podcast, Chris interviews Patrick Ezell co-founder of the award winning design and interactive […] The post 002 From Creative to CEO – Patrick Ezell of Copious appeared first on Grow Your Agency.

Welcome to the Creative Agency Podcast, where you get an inside look at how creative agencies, operate, succeed, make mistakes, and […] The post 001 Specialization – Kandace Brigleb of Needmore appeared first on Grow Your Agency.