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So, you want to freelance or start a fledgling agency?

Stephen Waddington

Here are 25 things to think about if you’re thinking of going freelance or starting an agency. It’s worth checking out if you’re thinking of setting up as a freelancer or fledgling agency. Get fit and healthy. There’s only one of you Find a client Reduce your personal costs. The market is saturated Create a business plan.

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Agency offers reputation insurance for ‘cancel culture’ era

Mark My Words

PR Week Borkowski, the agency headed by industry veteran Mark Borkowski (pictured) , said the aim is to protect against the fallout of cancel culture and the culture wars. The agency has worked with Samphire Risk, an insurance firm specialising in malicious and hostile risk insurance, for the offer, which is called Preempt.

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Financial Relief for U.S. Agencies During The Coronavirus Crisis

Buzzstream

To be very clear: if you are an agency or even a sole proprietor, whether or not you’ve been immediately impacted by the Covid-19 crisis, we strongly recommend you make yourself aware of these programs. . Here is an overview of the specific programs and benefits available to agencies and sole proprietors. Quick Assistance.

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Agency metrics for sustainable growth and profitability

Stephen Waddington

What does good management look like in an agency? to help entrepreneurs to build and grow sustainable agencies. We’ve built a small portfolio of owner managed agencies. Financial metrics Turnover – headline revenue number typically made up of fee or project income Staff costs – the most significant cost in operating an agency.

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5 Ways Our Weekly FB Live Show Helped Grow Our Business & Our Work Culture

Deirdre Breakenridge

Video content is the future of social media and for brands, businesses or influencers questioning the benefits, we detail five ways going live has improved our agency. So naturally, when Facebook’s Live feature debuted we immediately knew the potential for businesses, brands and our agency. Build and Establish Thought Leadership.

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Terms You Overhear During A PR Internship

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Being an intern at a top New York PR agency has exposed me to many things I hadn’t experienced before. So far I’ve helped research or draft bylines on topics like cybersecurity insurance and retail. Guest post by Crenshaw Communications intern, Jordan Farbowitz .

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Everything is Measurable in PR

Shift Communications

It doesn’t matter whether you’re working with an agency, using in-house professionals, or even doing it yourself – if you don’t plan to measure, don’t expect to measure the plan! Think about what you spend on car insurance or homeowner’s insurance. click to tweet this. Christopher S.