If you’re not familiar with the work of the IPA, I’d strongly recommend that you invest a little time to watch some of the excellent events they run with key note media industry speakers such as BBH’s John Hegarty, Engine’s Robin Wight or CP+B’s Chuck Porter.
I really enjoyed seeing and hearing John, Robin and Chuck share great lessons, fabled stories and wonderful quotes from their many years of pitching new business, but let me summarise 5 message take-outs that I’d urge you to consider before, during and after your next agency pitch day: –
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Is the agency team really interesting as a group of people?
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Do they have a point of view? What do they stand for?
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Are they enthusiastic, curious, good listeners and observant?
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Did they merely respond to a brief or actually answer your problem?
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And will they care about and look after your business beyond the pitch?
If you are interested in @thegoodpitch, try not to miss “An evening with David Magliano” (one of the architects behind the successful London 2012 bid) – it’s the next Pitching Legends event at the IPA on 27th November 2012.
Enjoy!