Comments on: ask your agency #2 http://www.oneicity.com/blog/ask-your-agency-2/ income solutions for non-profits Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:47:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ask your agency #7 | oneicity // income solutions for non-profits http://www.oneicity.com/blog/ask-your-agency-2/comment-page-1/#comment-346 ask your agency #7 | oneicity // income solutions for non-profits Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:05:17 +0000 http://www.oneicity.com/?p=2022#comment-346 [...] Your Agency/Consultant” questions so far: Question 1: (not announced yet) Question 2: Will you tell me the truth? Question 3: Have you disclosed all commissions? Question 4: How do you integrate fundraising and [...] [...] Your Agency/Consultant” questions so far: Question 1: (not announced yet) Question 2: Will you tell me the truth? Question 3: Have you disclosed all commissions? Question 4: How do you integrate fundraising and [...]

]]> By: Steve Thomas http://www.oneicity.com/blog/ask-your-agency-2/comment-page-1/#comment-328 Steve Thomas Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:18:44 +0000 http://www.oneicity.com/?p=2022#comment-328 @Al--Agreed! We get passion. Thanks. st @Al–Agreed! We get passion. Thanks.
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]]> By: Al Doyle, Fusionpartners, Seattle http://www.oneicity.com/blog/ask-your-agency-2/comment-page-1/#comment-320 Al Doyle, Fusionpartners, Seattle Sun, 31 May 2009 19:29:51 +0000 http://www.oneicity.com/?p=2022#comment-320 All things being relatively equal in terms of skills, knowledge and talent, I'd take PASSION as the Number 1 key ingredient that enables an agency/consultant to add value. All things being relatively equal in terms of skills, knowledge and talent, I’d take PASSION as the Number 1 key ingredient that enables an agency/consultant to add value.

]]> By: Steve Thomas http://www.oneicity.com/blog/ask-your-agency-2/comment-page-1/#comment-317 Steve Thomas Sun, 31 May 2009 17:25:50 +0000 http://www.oneicity.com/?p=2022#comment-317 @Al--Thanks for the feedback. We're all grateful to have your perspective on the biz. For you, what's the 1 key ingredient that the agency or consultant must have to do great work for a client? Keep 'em coming Al. st @Al–Thanks for the feedback. We’re all grateful to have your perspective on the biz. For you, what’s the 1 key ingredient that the agency or consultant must have to do great work for a client?
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]]> By: Al Doyle, Fusionpartners, Seattle http://www.oneicity.com/blog/ask-your-agency-2/comment-page-1/#comment-315 Al Doyle, Fusionpartners, Seattle Sat, 30 May 2009 04:04:54 +0000 http://www.oneicity.com/?p=2022#comment-315 This reminds me of a time in the "way back machine" when in my early 20s I was granted the honor of providing creative and media advice directly to the the top dog of one of the first regional chains of teenybopper fashion stores (Jay Jacobs). This guy was a tough old bird. Many a time I told him something he didn't want to hear. When I held my ground, he would would simply say "OK, do it your way, but please write down in that report of yours, that Mr. Jacobs doesn't agree. We'll revisit at the next meeting." What I learned from those exchanges? Tell the hard truth be prepared to walk your talk AND...this is a big "AND"....work for brave, confident clients who can handle the truth, and who will take risks and support their teams even if means allowing room for failure. So far, in this question series, I have to say, based on my four decades in the biz, you are nailing it with these questions! The agency/consultant to client relationship is just that, A RELATIONSHIP! Good consultants and good clients are HONEST and OPEN with each other, taking risks of failure TOGETHER in order to hit that home run that feeds the hungry, gives shelter to the roof-challenged, frees the oppressed and connects God's people with God's work. This reminds me of a time in the “way back machine” when in my early 20s I was granted the honor of providing creative and media advice directly to the the top dog of one of the first regional chains of teenybopper fashion stores (Jay Jacobs). This guy was a tough old bird. Many a time I told him something he didn’t want to hear. When I held my ground, he would would simply say “OK, do it your way, but please write down in that report of yours, that Mr. Jacobs doesn’t agree. We’ll revisit at the next meeting.” What I learned from those exchanges? Tell the hard truth be prepared to walk your talk AND…this is a big “AND”….work for brave, confident clients who can handle the truth, and who will take risks and support their teams even if means allowing room for failure.

So far, in this question series, I have to say, based on my four decades in the biz, you are nailing it with these questions! The agency/consultant to client relationship is just that, A RELATIONSHIP! Good consultants and good clients are HONEST and OPEN with each other, taking risks of failure TOGETHER in order to hit that home run that feeds the hungry, gives shelter to the roof-challenged, frees the oppressed and connects God’s people with God’s work.

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