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... , but your marketing emphasis and direction changes constantly you get the idea. The two must be compatible. Its time to evaluate your overall marketing components. Dont start with your latest advertising campaign. Save that for last. Begin at the beginning, as if you were a start-up business. Take my company, Sound Marketing, as an example. We chose our name to represent audio productions used in marketing, training, and education. Sound as a noun reflected the audio aspect; as an adjective it meant healthy, reliable, good. Since education and training can be construed as both internal and external marketing, we decided on Sound Marketing as a name that reflected both our image and our mission. We wanted a logo that reflected our commitment to corporate structure, with a sense of artistic freedom. We selected an award-winning designer of music album covers, rather than a traditional graphic artist. This artist designed an S' logo that intimated perpetual motion and creativity, coupled with a conventional block-style print. The result: a logo that reinforces our image visually. Weve made only one change over the years: from a bit-too-conservative gray to a more vibrant blue. This story reinforces the need to start your evaluation process with the basics: your logo, your print style, your signage, your office decor. Do they reflect the real corporate you? From there, evaluate your brochures, newsletters, flyers, direct mail pieces, yellow page ads, and finally your print and media advertising. At each point, visualize your corporate image and ask if it fits with that image ...

... changing constantly-I think you get the idea. The two must be compatible. Evaluate each component of your overall marketing in the same way. Don't start with your latest advertising campaign. Save that for last. Begin at the beginning, as if you were a start-up. For example, my company's name, Sound Marketing, was chosen to represent the audio productions used in marketing, training, and education. As a noun, Sound' reflected the audio aspect; as an adjective, it means healthy, reliable, and good. Since education and training can be construed as both internal and external marketing, we decided on Sound Marketing' to reflect both our image and our mission. We wanted a logo to reflect our commitment to the corporate structure, but also to express a sense of artistic freedom. To achieve this, we selected an award-winning designer of music albums, rather than a traditional graphic artist, to create our logo. This artist designed an S' swash that hinted at perpetual motion and creativity, coupled with conventional block-style print for the word marketing', but dropping the crossbar in the letter A. The result: a logo that matches our image. We've made only one change over the years, switching from a bit-too-conservative gray to a more vibrant blue. From the logo, move on to evaluate your brochures, newsletters, flyers, direct mail pieces, Yellow Page ads, and finally your print and media advertising. At each point, ask if your corporate image fits the image of the piece. You may be surprised at how frequently image diverges from ...

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... x No Thanks Loading.. The Four Pillars Of Agency Management 4/30/2013 by CompleteMarkets Editor , Bill Schoeffler This content has not been rated yet. THE FOUR PILLARS OF AGENCY MANAGEMENT &# 160 by Bill Schoeffler and Catherine Oak &# 160  There's no single ideal way to set up and administer your agency. Management isn't a static procedure, but an artistic interpretation of a scientific process. In this document, Bill Schoeffler and Catherine Oak offer four key management elements that are vital for successful agencies. &# 160 &# 160 Today more than ever, agency owners are facing tough times. When looking for ways to improve or streamline agency operations, many owners overlook refinements to agency management and administration. This is because people tend to follow the old adage "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." — an attitude that might cause significant problems down the line. &# 160 1. OPEN COMMUNICATION &# 160 This is the most important element of management, since all other aspects of managing people depend on open communication. Keep in mind that open communication does not mean full disclosure. It does mean keeping your staff informed of vital information so that they can perform with confidence. The vacuum of no communication will be filled with rumors and misunderstanding. &# 160 Communication begins on a personal level. The best way to start is through written job descriptions. Sit down with each employee to discuss what management expects from them — this also lets you know what your employees expect from management. Let employees establish their own performance goals ...

... and then drew over the pencil lines in ink. The only thing she changed were the values-to reflect what she believed to be modern prices. She cautiously erased all the pencil lines with a soft gum eraser. Each page was a masterful copy, as ably illustrated as any Bible page illuminated by a medieval friar. Now that she was familiar with McCarthy's style, she began to describe the things she had in her home. She described a needlepoint pillow she had made the year before as an antique design, handmade in the south of France in the 17th century. A porcelain creamer that she bought at J.C. Penney became a Meissen porcelain figurine from the early 19th century. She described a landscape print she had bought at a garage sale as an Andrew Wyeth oil, signed by the artist in 1932. When she was finished, she had 20 sheets listing 130 items with a total value of $275,000. She signed McCarthy's name to each sheet and dated it. The imitation of McCarthy's style and penmanship was masterful. The 20 pages of appraisals she had created were a work of art. She felt a need to put this art to work. The original McCarthy appraisal had been the basis for an insurance policy that had lapsed more than 50 years earlier. The insured concluded that she could get a new policy and put her artful forgery to use. On a fine Tuesday afternoon, she dressed in a long black dress, reaching to her ankles and buttoned high on her neck. She tied her pure white hair in a tight bun at the top of ...

... ground, and you applauded wildly. She was pleased. Only other moms and dads noticed. Results weren't even an expectation. In business only results count; efforts are immaterial. If you're not getting results, you're losing ground. Boring means you lack the willingness or ability to compete and change. Snoring. The tightrope is actually a parallel beam about two feet above the ground and four inches wide. Though practice was required, success was virtually guaranteed. And there was zero risk. Again parents cheered, and no one else cared. In business this means that you're holding your own and could probably make it if the competition went away. Unfortunately that's not going to happen. Even though you're able to change, willingness is the issue. Soaring. This is the professional high wire artist who will walk any wire, anytime. This person gets paid to perform and is acknowledged as a professional. You're a professional, with a successful business. You and your team are comfortable. You've reached most of your goals. You've worked hard. You're tired. Its time to rest. You've built infrastructure the layers of management, policies, and procedures needed to guarantee future success. You've got great technology, your staff is technically competent, and you own the market. Your ability is never questioned. However, you're concerned that some members of your team are reluctant to change to venture beyond their comfort zone. The net is an asset that's creating a liability. You're afraid the safety net is becoming a hammock. Adoring. This is "best of class": the ...

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