So if you just show us how you did it we’ll do it in-house

Was this made by someone publisher side/

And did you mix up the title with the “guess the agency” 🙂

That was brilliant. Whether you were vendor or client, you can say – yup – i’ve been that person in this ridiculous and embarrassing exchange.

This may apply across the board, but it is particularly relevant in digital.

The sheer stupidity of some clueless non digital marketing people continues to baffle and anger me. How do they have a job? How will they continue to work as web grows?

A brilliant digital all rounder once summed it up thusly: tell the client it’s a trilogy: features, time and budget. When two are the way the client wants them, the third will not be.
So, if you want lots of features and have no time, your budget is going to blow out.
If you have not much money, but lots of time, you might get some features.
Etc. Giving clients everything at a cheap rate is just a recipe for bankruptcy.

I just tell them the truth: if your cousin’s best friend’s boyfriend can do your website for $5k, then do that and come and see us when you’re serious.

SO bloody real it’s scary. How many times have I heard that help us help you and we’ll grow together……god help me. The video will accompany every client invoice from now on. Now that’s relationship building.

I am going to walk this out everytime someone asks me ” to work with me to make this a great situation” story . PRICELESS

Great documentary!

Oh, it was a comical satire? Well I’ll be!

Brilliant. Yep, we’ve heard the “we’re looking for an agency that is happy to grow with me as we go on the journey”. Journey!! Much as we like travel, the only cheque at the end of those kinds of journeys would be an unemployment one. Why don’t they just say we’re looking for an agency that is “happy to subsidise our business costs” and leave it at that?

I work on print, and have web site and monthly e-newsletters. My clients ask me for a cheap full page colour ad but they also want a full page editorial page! FOR FREE! and Free online benefits! The same story, growing together….I want my product out there and I can help you grow too! In what planet?

Priceless, I’m sure we’d all love to send that one on. What goes around comes around…

Sounds just like the research world as well…