Oliver Duffy-Lee - Launching an Agency Business from Start-up to Scale-up
A lot of young creative entrepreneurs want to sell everything to everyone and end up getting no traction. How do you really streamline your ideas into action and get your business off the ground?
Oliver Duffy Lee, a copywriter slash salesman turned Account Director for superbrands like Volvo and Porsche, answers that question in today’s podcast. He runs a program called “Launch Pad”, a 10-week course with one mission: to help struggling start-up agencies scale-up sales from under £10,000 to £20,000 per month in monthly recurring revenues.
We talk about:
• Deciding what you want to sell and identify who you want to sell it to
• How he made the leap from the creative side to the client-side of business
• His own struggles and trial-and-error in starting a business
• Tips on how to own a room & stand-out in meetings for creative professionals
• Sales techniques to leave a mark with the people you meet
• Personal branding opportunities for executives
• Advantages and disadvantages of one-to-one training vs. membership
• What medium to use to effectively deliver your message
• Pinpointing the pain points of your audience to win the conversation
• Finding the balance between IQ and EQ for small agencies
• Content as a lead magnet and conversation starter
• How to start selling by chat
Mentioned in this episode:
The 5 AM Club by Robin Sharma: https://www.robinsharma.com/book/the-5am-club
Art of NLP by Tony Robbins: https://nlp-mentor.com/anthony-robbins/
Million Dollar coach Taki Moore: https://milliondollarcoach.com/
To connect with Oliver, head on over to his channels:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oliverduffylee/?ref=py_c
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oliverduffylee/?hl=en
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/oliverduffylee
Website: https://www.oliverduffylee.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHAkcDLoUfPkQuhM-YE5OUQ
Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the podcast, head on over to the following links for more of my work and some valuable resources to get you started on your own branding initiatives. Until the next episode!
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The Brand Design Masters Podcast is targeted to entrepreneurs, designers, creative professionals, and anyone interested in brand strategy, business planning, graphic design, personal branding, trends, and marketing.
Philip VanDusen is the owner of Verhaal Brand Design, a brand strategy, and design agency based in New Jersey. Philip is a highly accomplished creative executive and expert in brand strategy, graphic design, marketing, and creative management. Philip provides design, branding, marketing, career, and business advice to creative professionals, entrepreneurs, and companies on how to build successful brands for themselves and for the clients and customers they serve.
We talk about:
• Deciding what you want to sell and identify who you want to sell it to
• How he made the leap from the creative side to the client-side of business
• His own struggles and trial-and-error in starting a business
• Tips on how to own a room & stand-out in meetings for creative professionals
• Sales techniques to leave a mark with the people you meet
• Personal branding opportunities for executives
• Advantages and disadvantages of one-to-one training vs. membership
• What medium to use to effectively deliver your message
• Pinpointing the pain points of your audience to win the conversation
• Finding the balance between IQ and EQ for small agencies
• Content as a lead magnet and conversation starter
• How to start selling by chat
Mentioned in this episode:
The 5 AM Club by Robin Sharma: https://www.robinsharma.com/book/the-5am-club
Art of NLP by Tony Robbins: https://nlp-mentor.com/anthony-robbins/
Million Dollar coach Taki Moore: https://milliondollarcoach.com/
To connect with Oliver, head on over to his channels:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oliverduffylee/?ref=py_c
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oliverduffylee/?hl=en
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/oliverduffylee
Website: https://www.oliverduffylee.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHAkcDLoUfPkQuhM-YE5OUQ
Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the podcast, head on over to the following links for more of my work and some valuable resources to get you started on your own branding initiatives. Until the next episode!
VISIT MY WEBSITE:
http://www.philipvandusen.com
JOIN THE BRAND•MUSE NEWSLETTER:
http://www.philipvandusen.com/muse
JOIN THE BRAND DESIGN MASTERS FACEBOOK GROUP:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/branddesignmasters/
SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL:
http://www.youtube.com/c/PhilipVanDusen
FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER:
https://twitter.com/philipvandusen
FOLLOW ME ON PINTEREST:
https://www.pinterest.com/philipvandusen
LIKE MY AGENCY ON FACEBOOK:
https://www.facebook.com/verhaalbranddesign
Bring Your Own Laptop - Adobe Training with Daniel Scott
https://www.byol.me/philip
InVideo
https://bdmpodcast.com/invideo
Discount Code: “PHILIP50”
Tubebuddy
https://wwwtubebuddy.com/philipvandusen
____________________________
The Brand Design Masters Podcast is targeted to entrepreneurs, designers, creative professionals, and anyone interested in brand strategy, business planning, graphic design, personal branding, trends, and marketing.
Philip VanDusen is the owner of Verhaal Brand Design, a brand strategy, and design agency based in New Jersey. Philip is a highly accomplished creative executive and expert in brand strategy, graphic design, marketing, and creative management. Philip provides design, branding, marketing, career, and business advice to creative professionals, entrepreneurs, and companies on how to build successful brands for themselves and for the clients and customers they serve.
