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How to get the most 
from your agencies 
Copyright 
© 
2014 
by 
Joseph 
Liu, 
Ilumity® 
Coaching. 
All 
Rights 
Reserved. 
24 Sept 2014 
Joseph Liu 
Career & Brand Consultant 
@ilumity Photo credit: 
Flickr Didriks
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Source: 
funnyjunk.com
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Today’s focus 
The Brief The Pitch The Work 
JOSEPH LIU Brand/Career Consultant 
Founder of ILUMITY Coaching 
• Associate Certified 
Coach, International 
Coach Federation 
• FMCG brand marketer 
with 10 years experience 
in US & UK 
• Contributing writer: 
The Drum 
• Speaker: TEDx, 
MarketingWeek Live, 
Cancer Research UK
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A few of my former agency partners 
3 Cs of agency management 
CLEAR 
CONCISE CONSISTENT 
Photo credits: Ryan McGuire, Flickr @mugley, 
Dominyka Grucyte , Flickr @anieto2k
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The Brief 
The tendency . . .
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We 
suddenly 
change 
jobs 
TARGET 
CONSUMER! 
LAUNCH 
PLANS! 
PRODUCT 
PILLARS! 
BRAND 
TRUTHS!
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COMPANY 
HISTORY! 
GROWTH 
IDEA! 
ROADMAP! 
What’s wrong with this 
approach?
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Complete & utter 
confusion 
There is another way . . .
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#1 Be brief 
Source: “Great presentations are like ads”
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#2 Be creative with the brief
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What is one object that represents 
how consumers feel when they use 
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your brand? 
#3 Be clear about expectations
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The pitch process 
The temptation . . .
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Passive 
approach 
Completely 
hands-off
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Leave agency hanging
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Why is this an issue? 
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Everyone 
loses
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Another way to work . . . 
#1 Provide feedback 
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#2 Act as if they’re hired 
#3 Respect their time 
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The work 
What can happen . . .
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Leave them to solve 
impossible puzzle 
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Allow project to become an 
endless “audition”
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Change the 
brief . . . 
Or raise 
the bar
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So then what happens?
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The food 
arrives 
Why is this an issue?!
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You won’t make 
progress 
An alternative 
approach . . .
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#1 Be available as needed 
for us 
#2 Agency works with us
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#3 Don’t change your order 
Photo credit: Snap Eat 2013 
Photo credit: Victor Hanacek 
My biggest 
pet peeve
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Photo credit: Wendy Hill 
My 
challenge 
to you 
In summary . . . 
The Brief 
is 
clear 
The Pitch 
is 
respectful 
The Work 
is 
collaborative
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Photo credit: Ryan McGuire 
Contact me to learn more about how to: 
• Manage agencies more effectively 
• Improve your presentation skills 
• Make the most of your personal brand 
Joseph Liu, ACC 
joseph@ilumity.com @ilumity 
Follow me . . . 
ilumity.com 
Copyright 
© 
2014 
by 
Joseph 
Liu, 
Ilumity® 
Coaching. 
All 
Rights 
Reserved.
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Discussion 
for 
table 
groups 
What’s 
one 
change 
you 
will 
make 
as 
a 
client 
to 
create 
a 
more 
productive 
partnership 
with 
your 
digital 
agency? 
What 
impact 
could 
this 
have? 
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On The Edge Reading - Ilumity Coaching - Joseph Liu

  • 1. 25/09/2014 1 Photo credit: Wagg Society How to get the most from your agencies Copyright © 2014 by Joseph Liu, Ilumity® Coaching. All Rights Reserved. 24 Sept 2014 Joseph Liu Career & Brand Consultant @ilumity Photo credit: Flickr Didriks
  • 2. 25/09/2014 2 Source: funnyjunk.com
  • 3. 25/09/2014 3 Today’s focus The Brief The Pitch The Work JOSEPH LIU Brand/Career Consultant Founder of ILUMITY Coaching • Associate Certified Coach, International Coach Federation • FMCG brand marketer with 10 years experience in US & UK • Contributing writer: The Drum • Speaker: TEDx, MarketingWeek Live, Cancer Research UK
  • 4. 25/09/2014 4 A few of my former agency partners 3 Cs of agency management CLEAR CONCISE CONSISTENT Photo credits: Ryan McGuire, Flickr @mugley, Dominyka Grucyte , Flickr @anieto2k
  • 5. 25/09/2014 5 The Brief The tendency . . .
  • 6. 25/09/2014 6 We suddenly change jobs TARGET CONSUMER! LAUNCH PLANS! PRODUCT PILLARS! BRAND TRUTHS!
  • 7. 25/09/2014 7 COMPANY HISTORY! GROWTH IDEA! ROADMAP! What’s wrong with this approach?
  • 8. 25/09/2014 8 Photo credit: Thomas Leuthard Complete & utter confusion There is another way . . .
  • 9. 25/09/2014 9 #1 Be brief Source: “Great presentations are like ads”
  • 10. 25/09/2014 10 #2 Be creative with the brief
  • 11. 25/09/2014 11 What is one object that represents how consumers feel when they use Photo credit: Victor Hanacek your brand? #3 Be clear about expectations
  • 12. 25/09/2014 12 The pitch process The temptation . . .
  • 13. 25/09/2014 13 Passive approach Completely hands-off
  • 14. 25/09/2014 14 Photo credit: 55Laney69 Leave agency hanging
  • 15. 25/09/2014 15 Why is this an issue? Image credit: Classic Cottages Everyone loses
  • 16. 25/09/2014 16 Photo credit: Kelley Bozarth Another way to work . . . #1 Provide feedback Photo Credit: Ryan McGuire
  • 17. 25/09/2014 17 #2 Act as if they’re hired #3 Respect their time Photo credit: Ryan McGuire
  • 18. 25/09/2014 18 Photo credit: Victor Hanacek The work What can happen . . .
  • 19. 25/09/2014 19 Leave them to solve impossible puzzle Photo credit: X-Factro Allow project to become an endless “audition”
  • 20. 25/09/2014 20 Photo credit: Jonathan Kos-Read Change the brief . . . Or raise the bar
  • 21. 25/09/2014 21 Photo credit: Jesse Clockwork So then what happens?
  • 22. 25/09/2014 22 The food arrives Why is this an issue?!
  • 23. 25/09/2014 23 You won’t make progress An alternative approach . . .
  • 24. 25/09/2014 24 #1 Be available as needed for us #2 Agency works with us
  • 25. 25/09/2014 25 #3 Don’t change your order Photo credit: Snap Eat 2013 Photo credit: Victor Hanacek My biggest pet peeve
  • 26. 25/09/2014 26 Photo credit: Wendy Hill My challenge to you In summary . . . The Brief is clear The Pitch is respectful The Work is collaborative
  • 27. 25/09/2014 27 Photo credit: Ryan McGuire Contact me to learn more about how to: • Manage agencies more effectively • Improve your presentation skills • Make the most of your personal brand Joseph Liu, ACC joseph@ilumity.com @ilumity Follow me . . . ilumity.com Copyright © 2014 by Joseph Liu, Ilumity® Coaching. All Rights Reserved.
  • 28. 25/09/2014 28 Discussion for table groups What’s one change you will make as a client to create a more productive partnership with your digital agency? What impact could this have? Photo credit: Creative Commons, Waag Society