In this engaging conversation, Marcus Brown shares his journey from a successful career in communication to founding The Great Pitch Company. Marcus offers valuable insights and practical advice for agencies, to improve their pitching strategies and overall success. He discusses the challenges agencies face in pitching, the importance of emotional connections, and the need for thorough preparation and rehearsals. The conversation also explores the mental health aspects of pitching and the importance of involving the entire team in business development.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction and Podcast Success
02:43 Marcus Brown's Journey to The Great Pitch Company
05:17 Understanding The Great Pitch Company
07:50 Challenges in Creative Pitches
10:37 The Pitch Process and Client Engagement
12:57 Preparing for a Winning Pitch
15:39 The Importance of Rehearsals
18:21 Emotional Connection in Pitches
20:44 Prospecting and Qualification Strategies
23:20 Advice for Smaller Agencies
26:10 Mental Health in Pitching
28:23 Final Thoughts and Agency Health Check
ABOUT THE GUEST
Marcus Brown, Global CEO of The Great Pitch Company, is known as the 'pitch winner', having won some of the toughest pitches in the business during a business development career at some of the world's most prestigious agencies (Saatchi & Saatchi, WPP, Publicis Groupe).
In 2018, he founded The Great Pitch Company, specialising in business development, and has rapidly become globally recognised as the experts that independent agencies, networks, or holding companies turn to when looking to win pitches/repitches, both now and over the long term, and achieve profitable business growth.
The Great Pitch Company offers a complimentary business development health check for agencies on a first-come, first-served basis. The health check is based on The Great Wheel of Fortune, a proprietary strategic approach used to evaluate an agency's priorities across three Power Growth Drivers: 'existing business', 'marketing', and 'new business'. To apply, please email Marcus@thegreatpitchcompany.com.
CONTACT DETAILS
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Marcus Elliot Brown - https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcuselliottbrown/
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