On this episode of the Businessology Show, Jason Blumer reconnects with co-creater, Dan Mall! Dan is also the founder and director of SuperFriendly, which is a teaching agency. Meaning they help in-house design teams create systems to make a better design product. Dan gives Jason details on how this type of agency runs and the benefits of being a teaching agency.

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Reunited with Dan Mall

Ben Aston joins Jason Blumer for this 95th episode of the Businessology Show. They discuss project management specifically for digital agencies and the benefits of having this position in the team. Providing structure for engagements, driving the timeline for projects and maintaining the overall view of the deliverable to the client are just some of the benefits Ben and Jason talk about.

Digital Project Management with Ben Aston

Jason Blumer talks with Ryan Berman about courage and what does that really mean. Ryan shares his experience with discovering courage and how you can tap into your own. Their discussion is deep, but will offer great tips for you to take your fear and dare we say befriend it. Plus Ryan shares his equation for what courage is made up of and why it takes all 3 factors to create courage.

Befriend Your Fear with Ryan Berman

Adam Landrum explains how he uses the principles that are laid out in the book Traction by Gino Wickman, in his design agency. Jason Blumer has this in common with Adam because Jason also built his current firm around these same principles. Together they talk about the importance of having the right people in the right seats and hiring people who can do their job better than you can.

Traction Practices with Adam Landrum

Emily Cohen is a brutally honest consultant and talks with Jason Blumer about her design consulting experience and her new book, \"Brutally Honest, No-bullshit business strategies to evolve your creative business.\" Emily shares her opinions on when to hire a project manager and the importance of building relationships with your clients.

Straight Up with Emily Cohen

Prentice Howe explains challenger brands and why he decided to focus on this specific market. Jason Blumer and Prentice then discuss the pros and cons with working in a narrow market and the type of impact it can make to a small environment. As well as discuss what it means to be a part of an internal team rather than a contracted agency working with an internal team.

Challenger Brands with Prentice Howe

Matt Faulk takes us back to the basics of branding. Branding helps us connect with each other, which in turn creates the culture around us. Hear as Matt walks us through his journey to building a top branding agency. How qualities and values matter when you are building relationships with clients and the people around you.

Getting Back to the Basics with Matt Faulk

In this episode, Jason Blumer sits down with Josh Barrett and Gabe Levine to discuss how agencies and other creative business can \"do business right\" from the very start with foundational agreements. They cover several kinds of agreements in this show, including: -Partnerships and mergers -Employee agreements -Contractor agreements They also cover the kinds of agreements you need if you are in a growth mode vs. a stable mode and the importance of protecting intellectual property.

Legal Services for Creative Companies with Matchstick Legal

Andy Budd brings years of knowledge and experience to his interview. Hear from Andy on the changing shape of the agency world and how it has evolved during his career. Andy will also share why the clients he serves and his greatest competition are one and the same. The market has shifted over the years and Andy describes why this has been great for how they like to work at Clearleft. Hear the value of \"sticking it out\" in the digital world and why some people choose to leave the profession.

Adjusting with the Market with Andy Budd

Todd Hartley's interview will make you want to shoot a video (or ten) before you even finish this episode. Learn why Todd is so passionate about using video to help companies tell their stories. Also hear from Todd about the Netflix Economy and what that has to do with your sales, which platforms work best for showcasing your videos, his favorite equipment, and his recommendation for the FIRST thing you can do if you are new to video.

Using Video to Tell Your Story with Todd Hartley

David C. Baker is the expert's expert. In this episode, he challenges our thinking about what it really takes to become great agency owners. David walks us through the relationships between pattern matching, intelligence, and positioning. He helps us think through the question of how much we should be getting paid as well as the problem of caring more about our value than our clients. David also has us consider how capacity and opportunity are related and why SOMETIMES, you might even need to decrease capacity.

Becoming An Expert with David C. Baker

Anthony Armendariz has grown his company from a freelance model to a team of over 20 people. In this episode he shares his thoughts on: -Maintaining culture through rapid growth -How your growth may need to become more intentional once you have a team -The importance of not burning any bridges with any clients or team members -How Funsize has been able to serve clients like Volvo, Facebook, Oracle, Groupon, etc. -How saying yes to one thing is saying no to something else

Growing and Maintaining Culture with Anthony Armendariz of Funsize

Listen to Steve Gordon of The Unstoppable CEO share how podcasting is unique in its ability to help your leads trust you. Steve also shares his own difficult early lessons that made him care so much about sales and marketing and why selling in a marketing-based business will be less effective using methods that are most often used with product-based businesses. Steve articulates the important role of trust for a client to receive the highest possible value. He also explains pre-selling and how NOT to be a commodity. Visit the links in our show notes at businessology.biz for Steve's special offer for our listeners!

Levering Podcasting to Build Trust, with guest Steve Gordon

Jason Pontius and Tonya Moyle have YEARS of experience serving colleges and universities with web services, branding, strategy, consulting, and more. In this episode, hear how they started serving a niche, how they understand their value, the impact of travel on their team and revenue, what they provide as a deliverable, and their view of offering different strengths and gifts to the company. They will also share how they developed their own products for their specific niche and what that could mean for other developers. Tonya and Jason reflect on their slow and steady growth and what might have been different with alternative funding models as well.

Becoming Experts in a Niche with Jason Pontius and Tonya Moyle of White Whale Web Services

John D. Saunders is passionate about digital marketing and helping businesses make the most of their online presence. Listen for ideas, tips, tricks, and loads of wisdom about: -SEO and how it's changed -Repurposing Content and catering to YOUR preferences and style -The value of long form content -The 80/20 rule for social media sharing -Taking a lead from awareness to a purchase -John's favorite tools that anyone can use in digital marketing

Digital Marketing with John Saunders

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