Agent-X » Commission marketing http://blog.agent-x.com Agent-X Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:13:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Marketing is Reborn. Welcome to Communications 3.0… http://blog.agent-x.com/2009/08/marketing-is-dead-welcome-to-communications-3-0/ http://blog.agent-x.com/2009/08/marketing-is-dead-welcome-to-communications-3-0/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:48:16 +0000 david http://blog.agent-x.com/?p=140 We’re in an age of open conversation.

The Steketee Greiner Company is a global communications strategy, facilitation and measurement firm based in Grand Rapids, MI. We’re global because you are too, whether you want to be or not. It’s just the way things work now. Your job is to make sure you understand and are involved in the conversations going on about you. We can show you how. And we can do it in a way that shows you the return on your investment.

Communications 3.0
You don’t have complete control of your message anymore, but don’t panic. If you’re willing to listen, you can work with your customers to generate real efficiencies and value.

Here’s How You (and We) Do It
Quit trying to market so much, start listening, analyze the conversation, create a plan, inject a message, measure its effectiveness, tweak if necessary and repeat.

So, What Exactly Am I Buying from the Steketee Greiner Company?
Consulting Group
Research
Strategy
Measurement

Communications Group
Creative
Experiential
Digital
Public Relations

The Payoff
You can expect to know the return you’re getting on your investment, because we track, monitor and report on a regular, recurring basis to insure that you’re on strategy and on budget.

Welcome to the next wave of global communications.

Contact:

Brian Steketee/Partner
brian.steketee@sgandco.com

David Geiner/Partner
david.greiner@sgandco.com

Eric Messing/Business Development
eric.messing@sgandco.com

Phone: 616-855-6368

]]> http://blog.agent-x.com/2009/08/marketing-is-dead-welcome-to-communications-3-0/feed/ 1 Does the "Free Market" economy make sense for Marketing/Advertising agencies http://blog.agent-x.com/2009/07/does-the-free-market-economy-make-sense-for-marketingadvertising-agencies/ http://blog.agent-x.com/2009/07/does-the-free-market-economy-make-sense-for-marketingadvertising-agencies/#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:58:23 +0000 brian http://blog.agent-x.com/?p=23 I can be a believer at times. Running a small agency over the past two years has given me a new perspective on terms like “overhead”, “profitability“, and “% of billable time”. The model really does need to be changed. Does free work here? How can we change our structure to take just a little % of a brands “win”, or ROI if you will, and still allow us to continue to innovate, share, and grow. I like the concept of the true win/win. The closer you can align your agenda with that of your clients almost ensures a strong finish… If not at least a great attempt. So how do you translate that into revenue? A small % of the total unearned/earned impressions generated from your activities? A “fee” for the number of successful conversations that you have enabled through the use of your tools, platforms, or communication medium? How about a small commission for each new product sampled, believer made, or actual conversion to purchase? I’d be happy working towards that goal. It is in effect the goal that we are always working towards. The difference is how you create a compensation structure that rewards mutual success and is ultimately track-able. Tracking keywords is one thing. Picture tags are another. I’ve seen more tools try to capture this only to not deliver the “real picture”. That picture is something that changes – with each new client and each new business objective.

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