How to be a better client? Cos I just know our agency partner hates me already 🥲

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Be clear
Be honest
Put things in writing
Respect agencies subject matter expertise
Pay fairly
Treat agency as a partner
Respect office hours and people non- working hours (and holidays etc)

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SVP1 nailed it.

MAJOR kudos to you though OP for asking.

You’re already 1000% better than 98% of clients I’ve had the misfortune of working with.

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Request stuff on time. Make good briefs. Be available. Give productive feedback.

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Sounds simple, but hearing a “thank you for all the hard work” goes a long way

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Be understanding and don’t request everything to be turned around ASAP, show that you care about thr hard work they’re doing

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I would add be decisive. Explore your options and then make a decision. Then own that once you do.

Be open to alternative ways of answering your problems. It’s totally fair to have a route you’d like explored. But give the agency room to solve things too.

Trust your agency- once they’ve demonstrated that they deserve it.

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Be a human being. Don’t treat people like a “vendor” or call us that.

Give context on decisions or last minute changes.

We understand if your boss (or bosses boss) makes a ridiculous request. Let us know you understand it too before we all help get it done.

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If you make a mistake, change your mind, or need to give alt direction just say so. Be honest. Well try to help/work with you. But own up to it.

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Read *The Art of Client Service* by Robert Solomon and be the antidote for all of the typical bad client behaviors described in that book.

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