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Some shops might have an incentive program, but for the most part "scope creep" is just part of having a job. You're considered a member of a team and if you do some things for the betterment of the entire team that's just the way it is.
You’re right scope creep is like second nature with agency clients and there’s little you can do about it in most cases.
Yes, it forms part of the bonus for the sales team though it is combined with revenue from those clients
It's a very frustrating part of the job, but it's part of the job nonetheless. They can put whatever they want on my plate for 40ish hours a week, but I'm not putting in extra hours to cover it.
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I think the best teams know how to balance scope creep with selling those same requests as new work or extending existing contracts
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Some do — but it's the exception, not the industry norm.
The best agencies have formalized it: account teams earn bonuses tied to organic growth percentages, contract renewals, and upsell revenue. If you're growing a $2M account to $3M, a percentage of that delta should be yours. A few progressive shops treat senior account leads like internal sales — with commission structures to match.
Most agencies? They'll praise you in an all-hands and hand you another scope doc to absorb.
The phrase "protect the client relationship" is often code for "take the hit so the margin holds." And when retention is expected rather than rewarded, account teams quietly stop going above and beyond — then leadership wonders why clients churn.
If your agency doesn't have a formal retention and growth incentive structure, that's the conversation worth having — with numbers attached.
Does your agency track organic growth by account lead, or does that data live only with leadership?