{"id":40176,"date":"2014-09-10T19:33:09","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T18:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/?post_type=guides&#038;p=40176"},"modified":"2023-12-11T11:43:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T11:43:07","slug":"template-agency-account-growth-planning","status":"publish","type":"guides","link":"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/guides\/template-agency-account-growth-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"Agency account growth planning template"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"product-benefits\" class=\"product-info\">\n<h3>How will the Agency Account Growth planning template help me and my business?<\/h3>\n<p>With the high risk and cost of pitching for new business, retaining and growing profit\u00a0from established client accounts is\u00a0an essential focus for most\u00a0agencies.<\/p>\n<p>You may get stuck in business as usual, i.e., paid work takes priority, so account growth may not get sufficient attention. The aim of this template is to give you a framework which will give a more structured approach to growing an account.<\/p>\n<p>This template is designed to help grow your client\u2019s business, and it can also serve as a storage place for client information. Agency teams often change, so it's helpful to have a reliable source to learn about your client's business history.<\/p>\n<p>The template also contains a capability review for agencies to benchmark their agency growth activities.<\/p>\n<h3>Who is this template for?<\/h3>\n<p>We created this template to help Account Owners (Group Account Directors, Account Directors) and their teams in agencies to plan the growth of their client business in a structured way.<\/p>\n<p>This template is available in Microsoft Word format so that you can modify it to best suit the amount of information you have available.<\/p>\n<h3>How is this template structured?<\/h3>\n<p>The template covers these activities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Account background<\/li>\n<li>Historical and current situation<\/li>\n<li>Account ambition<\/li>\n<li>Action plan for sales opportunities<\/li>\n<li>Blocks to success<\/li>\n<li>Tangible revenue forecast<\/li>\n<li>Next steps \/ selling in to clients<\/li>\n<li>Account handler checklist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How will the Agency Account Growth planning template help me and my business? 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