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SOLD OUT - DALLAS
New Business Growth:
Building A More Profitable Digital Practice

Date & Location

Oct 2011 21
9:00AM- 5:30PM CST Dallas, TX
This Workshop has already occurred.
SOLD OUT - DALLAS<br />New Business Growth:<br />Building A More Profitable Digital Practice

It's no secret that digital is providing one of the largest new business opportunities for agencies. And the industry has been working at it for well over a decade now. However, there have been many stumbling blocks along the path to profitability.

This day-long workshop is for agency executives, senior managers and principals who are involved in building and delivering digital capabilities. We will spend the day looking at a step by step approach to building an integrated online service offering. The training will outline how to transform your internal process, infrastructure, staffing and proposals into that which bakes in a profitable digital product.

Note: This Series Will Again Sell Out
With a focus on providing quality instruction to each participant, we limit capacity to only a conference room size group.

Members You Save Non-Members You Save
Before October 17 $880 $160 $940 $100
ON SITE (if available)
$980 $60 $1040 Full Price

GROUP DISCOUNT: Register 2 or more people from same agency, each receive additional $75 discount.
MEMBER DISCOUNT: Mirren Members save with early registration plus additional discounts.

Who Should Attend: What Types of Firms? Who on My Team? >>

You will learn the key principles, phases and investments required to create a practice that is sustainable, consistent and generating strong revenue.

Elements of discussion will include:

  • A Phased Approach to Building Your Infrastructure
  • Roles, Staffing, Outsourcing
  • How to Make the Fundamental Digital Culture Shift
  • Leveraging Clients to Fund Your Build Out
  • The Digital Services Most in Demand
  • Why Consumer Insights & Brand Strategy are Still at the Core

This training is collaborative in style and involves group discussion and break-out exercises to ensure you're applying everything to your unique situation.

In advance of the workshop, all participants will answer a questionnaire and provide a few sample digital proposals and capabilities. This is all kept confidential and used to help the Mirren Training team adapt the content to ensure it is 100% relevant to everyone in the room.

You will leave this workshop with a complete set of training materials, an evolved approach and a plan in terms of exactly what your next steps need to be - to build a profitable digital practice.

Member Tuition: $880
Non-Member Tuition: $940

Location: Host agency is TracyLocke located at 1999 Bryan Street Suite 2800, Dallas, Texas 75201
Workshop Hotline: 866.508.0523
Cancellation Policy >>

About the Instructor
Brent Hodgins
Brent Hodgins Mirren Business Development

Brent Hodgins is the Managing Partner at Mirren Business Development. He has worked in Account Management, Interactive and New Business for agencies that have included Wieden + Kennedy, TBWA\Chiat\Day and Leo Burnett. In his account roles, his clients included McDonald’s, Kellogg’s, Johnson & Johnson, Barnes & Noble, Bell Canada and U.S. Trust Wealth Management. After beginning his agency career at Leo Burnett, he moved to TBWA\Chiat\Day where he continued in account management. Soon after, Brent launched their first Interactive Division in New York. He then moved into Agency Marketing and New Business. Most recently, at Wieden + Kennedy NY, he led the team’s effort to completely reengineer their business development practice. Now at Mirren, Brent plays a leading role in the firm's new business training and recruitment specialization for agencies. Along with business conferences, Brent regularly guest lectures at Harvard, MIT, Wharton and Columbia business schools.

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