Many digital agencies seem to be struggling to achieve the profitability they aspire to. There are several reasons this is happening. Time to change a few things. Most marketing doesn't work. It is progressively more expensive and … [Read more...]

Three key trends are making digital even more daunting as we approach 2017.   1)      Mobile ubiquity People now spend more time on their phone than they do on their PC. 92% of people searching on their phone make a purchase … [Read more...]

Running an agency is no easy task. Most are stuck and in so many different ways. Some are stuck in a dead-end niche serving a so-called “gap in the market” without realising that there is no market in the gap! Others are stuck … [Read more...]

As someone who runs a business that specialises in helping digital agencies to grow, I love it when I get someone saying, “Digital agencies are totally unique; there is no other business like a digital agency.” The implication is that … [Read more...]

Journaling has mainly been popular in the domain of the self-help and personal development field but is becoming increasingly popular in the business world. The process just works. While this is not the place to go on about famous … [Read more...]

I just spent a day with an excellent group of CEOs and MDs of small to medium-sized independent businesses. All great people with great businesses. Here’s the irony of the day. In charge of million pound turnovers and tens of staff … [Read more...]

We glibly believe we can measure everything. We can give everything a number and then it is a fact. Indisputable. In Check-In Journal, we quote the over-quoted, “What gets measured gets done”. Do we really mean it? Well, yes and … [Read more...]

Delighted to announce the launch of a crowdfunder project: http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/check-in-journal The Problem We all make fine resolutions but find it difficult to follow through with action, resolve and successful … [Read more...]

The way that clients approach you tells you everything you need to know about the service they expect. More importantly it tells you a lot about the quality of the relationship they are looking for. “We’d like to do this. We need your … [Read more...]

Brainstorming is an over-egged and over-cooked management idea. And it probably doesn’t work. Honestly. Yes, a group brainstorm (and that is what people mean when they talk about brainstorming) is a great fun event. But surely it is … [Read more...]