How to Start Looking for an Advertising Agency
Now that you have decided that an advertising agency is the way to go, its time to choose which advertising agency is right for you. With the large number of advertising agencies out there today it’s hard to know if you are making the right choice for your business. To ease the frustration, here are some quick tips to help you with the process
Fill Out a Request for Proposal (RFP)
It’s important to write down on paper the advertising objectives of your business. This is also the opportunity to tell agencies what type of business you are. What’s the personality of the business? What are you willing to spend? No one knows the business better than the people working there
With a request for proposal, advertising agencies can see what you expect from them and get a glimpse of who you are as business. This is the first step in seeing if the advertising agency would be a good match for you.
If a RFP is done right you will be able to adequately communicate your business’ unique brand to potential agencies.
Do Your Research
Start conducting research on different advertising companies. Are they full service? What do they specialize in? Does the company have 15 employees or 50? Size matters when it comes to advertising agencies. In smaller agencies you know the people pitching to you will be the same ones working on every piece of your campaign. They will be more hands on and will physically be there to oversee things.
Think about campaigns that you loved and ask around to see which advertising agency was responsible. Once you have narrowed down the list contact the agencies and see if there is chemistry. Whichever agency you choose will be working with you for years and a will become representation of your business.
Set Up Pitch Meetings
Before your meeting takes place be sure to have all the legal paperwork ready. This will define the businesses confidentiality and conditions. Advertising agencies will have conditions too. This is just one step to ensure that you and the advertising agency are on the same page.
Once you have established legalities you can move on to the pitch. The pitch will determine what makes one advertising agency unique from the others. In a pitch, agencies will try to win your business by showcasing various creative campaigns. All advertising agencies are good at what they do, but you have to decide which one is the perfect match for your business.
Even if you like the ideas you are seeing you might not like the people working for that agency. This is the last part of the puzzle. You have to be sure there is chemistry between your business and the agency because this will make working together easier.
The perfect advertising agency will understand your advertising objectives and help your business reach marketing success. At CEA Marketing Group we understand the struggle of searching for an ad agency. CEA Marketing Group is a full service-advertising agency that provides your business with solutions to your marketing problems. Get in contact with the CEA Marketing group and end your search today!