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FINDING THE RIGHT PERSONA few questions you should ask the candidates
five lessons
Perhaps you’re looking for a business development person. Finding and hiring one is no easy task. Over
the last twenty years I’ve found that process to be the most challenging part of creating agency growth.
So, I thought, maybe I can help others.
I hope these five lessons and questions will help with your search. Let’s get started.
We don’t want to believe it but
most agencies are very similar.
Only unique, targeted offerings
articulated through clear,
creative communication can
differentiate them.
?
so consider asking:
What was the unique
story and how did
you articulate it for
the last agency you
worked for?
5
Bright (smart and bold) content
generates brilliant opportunities.
?
so consider asking:
Tell me about the
relationship between
agency marketing and
sales? How do marketing
and sales interact in an
agency? What about
inbound marketing, how
do you approach that?
It’s important to have a clear
understanding of what you
are, but critical to know what
you’re not.
?
so consider asking:
Give us examples of
clients you have
previously chosen not to
pursue. How did you
make that decision?
New business is about building
relationships not decks.
?
so consider asking:
Tell me about the
most interesting
person you have met
in the last 30 days?
Strategy is about understanding
humans not just understanding
data. Big insights always trump
big data.
?
so consider asking:
Give me an example
of a human insight as
it relates to growing an
agency? How did you
leverage that insight?
If you’d like to, I’d be happy to
chat about the challenge of
hiring the right business
development person. Who
knows, maybe I’ll say
something you can use.
me@jeffjones.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/spidey

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Finding the Right Person: Five questions to ask

  • 1. FINDING THE RIGHT PERSONA few questions you should ask the candidates
  • 2. five lessons Perhaps you’re looking for a business development person. Finding and hiring one is no easy task. Over the last twenty years I’ve found that process to be the most challenging part of creating agency growth. So, I thought, maybe I can help others. I hope these five lessons and questions will help with your search. Let’s get started.
  • 3. We don’t want to believe it but most agencies are very similar. Only unique, targeted offerings articulated through clear, creative communication can differentiate them.
  • 4. ? so consider asking: What was the unique story and how did you articulate it for the last agency you worked for?
  • 5. 5 Bright (smart and bold) content generates brilliant opportunities.
  • 6. ? so consider asking: Tell me about the relationship between agency marketing and sales? How do marketing and sales interact in an agency? What about inbound marketing, how do you approach that?
  • 7. It’s important to have a clear understanding of what you are, but critical to know what you’re not.
  • 8. ? so consider asking: Give us examples of clients you have previously chosen not to pursue. How did you make that decision?
  • 9. New business is about building relationships not decks.
  • 10. ? so consider asking: Tell me about the most interesting person you have met in the last 30 days?
  • 11. Strategy is about understanding humans not just understanding data. Big insights always trump big data.
  • 12. ? so consider asking: Give me an example of a human insight as it relates to growing an agency? How did you leverage that insight?
  • 13. If you’d like to, I’d be happy to chat about the challenge of hiring the right business development person. Who knows, maybe I’ll say something you can use. me@jeffjones.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/spidey