The Creative Agency Podcast is for entrepreneurs and people working in the creative industries. It's about finding success and work-life balance. While the focus is on web agencies, design agencies, and marketing agencies, the podcast offers lessons that can be applied to a wide range of business endeavors. Each episode tells the story of an agency owner or insider, how they found success, what mistakes were made, and what was learned along the way. Every episode also finishes with 3 important takeaways that listeners can apply to their own entrepreneurial endeavors. The Creative Agency Podcast is produced by Chris Bolton, a digital strategy director living in Portland, OR. Chris is currently deeply involved in helping his brother's agency, Murmur Creative, grow and succeed.
Chris Bolton: Digital Strategist, Marketer, and Agency Advocate
Blair Enns is CEO of Win Without Pitching and the author of The Win Without Pitching Manifesto and Pricing Creativity: A Guide to Profit Beyond the Billable Hour. Blair joins […] The post 045 Pitching and Pricing Smart – Agency Advisor Blair Enns appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
Jared Mirsky is CEO of Wick & Mortar, a branding and marketing agency specializing in the cannabis industry. Jared started out as a freelancer working with local nightclubs on branding […] The post 044 The Cannabis Niche – Jared Mirsky of Wick & Mortar appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
Can you imagine hiring a new employee every month? Bajillion Agency is doing it. Andrea Engstrom president and founder of Bajillion Agency is setting goals and achieving them at a […] The post 043 A New Employee Every Month – Andrea Engstrom of Bajillion Agency appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
In this episode, we explore the benefits of using The Entrepreneurial Operating System to grow your agency. And who better to interview on this subject than Mike Paton (pronounced Payton) the Visionary […] The post 042 The Entrepreneurial Operating System For Agencies – Mike Paton of EOS Worldwide appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
Ryan Watson is the founder of a unique accounting agency, Upsourced Accounting, that focuses on creative agencies. Ryan discusses pricing strategies, profitability, taxes, and much more. He also explains how […] The post 041 Agency Finances With Ryan Watson of Upsourced Accounting appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
Once again we turn the mic on ourselves and talk about our own agency journey. Headquartered in Portland, OR (in an office located in a renovated high school), Murmur Creative […] The post 040 Our Story Part 4 – Murmur Creative Year in Review 2017 appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
One of the most important things about running successful digital projects is cultivating effective collaborations. Ellen De Vries, Content Strategist at Clearleft and author of Collaborate: Bring people together around digital […] The post 039 Collaboration – Ellen De Vries of Clearleft appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
Ann Kaufman is a partner at Fuzzco. She runs their Portland, OR office. Ann cut her teeth in the agency world as an account director and recently put on an event […] The post 038 The Account Director Role – Ann Kaufman of Fuzzco appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
Brad Flowers is founder of an agency called Bullhorn. Brad and his partners have taken a proactive approach to growing their business by focusing on integrating new systems and using inspiration […] The post 037 Getting Down to Business – Brad Flowers of Bullhorn appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
Justin Dauer is a designer and author who just published a book called Cultivating a Creative Culture. The book comes from Justin's experience working at a variety of creative agencies […] The post 036 Cultivating a Creative Culture With Justin Dauer appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
Julian Leighton started his career as a consultant driving around in an orange bus. The name “Orange Bus” stuck. Julian partnered with Mike Parker to begin building an agency that […] The post 035 Risk and Reward – Growing Orange Bus With Julian Leighton appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
You can't build a website without some form of content strategy. Rob Mills of GatherContent joins us to talk about “all things content strategy.” Rob worked as head of content […] The post 034 The Importance of Content Strategy – Rob Mills of GatherContent appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
Rachel Zimmer co-founded 5Crowd, a unique agency that uses a vetted network of freelancers to accomplish creative work for fortune 500 companies. Rachel and her co-founder Bram Warshafsky both worked at […] The post 033 Remote Work Mastery – Rachel Zimmer of 5Crowd appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
Forbes contributor and agency veteran Will Burns joins us to talk about how agencies are changing and whether the “Agency of Record” model still exists. Will discusses his experience working at […] The post 032 New Agency Models – Will Burns of Ideasicle appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
CODO brilliantly targeted their ideal clients by creating an online resource called The Craft Beer Branding Guide. Not only does this website bring thousands of web visits and new business […] The post 031 Winning Business With Targeted Content – Isaac Arthur of CODO appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
Mike Arnesen founded UpBuild, a technical marketing agency that offers a winning cocktail of conversion rate optimization, analytics, and SEO. Mike leveraged his prior agency experience and reputation as a […] The post 030 Question the Defaults: Selling SEO with Mike Arnesen of UpBuild appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
Did we hit our million dollar goal? What trials and tribulations did we face in 2016? What did we learn? What lies ahead? In this episode of the Creative Agency […] The post 029 Our Story Part 3 – 2016 Year End Review with Murmur Creative appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
Karl Sakas is an Agency Consultant and president of a global consulting firm called Sakas & Company. Karl has advised agencies on 6 continents about operations, strategy, and leadership. He […] The post 028 Stop Scope Creep with Karl Sakas of Sakas and Company appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
While virtual reality technology has been around for while, the technology has only recently advanced to the point where both consumers and companies are rapidly exploring the many applications. Immersive VR […] The post 027 The Virtual Reality Agency – Matthew Martin of Immersive VR appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
Pek Pongpaet, of Impekable, joins us to discuss agency growth and UI/UX. Impekable is a silicon valley based creative agency that specializes in UI/UX design and development. Impekable works with big […] The post 026 UI/UX Design Services – Pek Pongpaet of Impekable appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
Managing interactive projects (websites and apps) ain't easy. And it takes a special kind of personality to make sure all the necessary steps are followed and the feedback, deliverables, research, […] The post 025 Managing an Interactive Project Start to Finish – Part 2 appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
Managing interactive projects (websites and apps) ain't easy. And it takes a special kind of personality to make sure all the necessary steps are followed and the feedback, deliverables, research, […] The post 024 Managing an Interactive Project Start to Finish – Part 1 appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
Dan Carlton is founder of The Paragraph Project, a 10 person agency in Durham, North Carolina that focuses on discovery, market research, and brand strategy. Dan talks about the importance of running […] The post 023 Discovery Workshops – Dan Carlton – The Paragraph Project appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
Ladies and Gentlemen, get ready for the Creative Agency Podcast's Open Office of Horrors in which we bring you spine-chilling tales from the dark regions of agency life. The show […] The post 022 Agency Horror Stories – Client Possession, Vampirism, and More appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
In 2001, Rick Webb co-founded The Barbarian Group, an award-winning digital ad agency. He grew his agency to a 150-person-team that works with big brands like Apple, Google, GE, and […] The post 021 Agency (The Book) – Rick Webb, Author and Agency Founder appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
While many agencies hire full-time employees and then hire contractors as needed, it's also possible to build a custom team for each project you win. This way you can always contract […] The post 020 Project Based Teams – Sharon McMullen of Ink + Mortar appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
Sarah Schulweis of Anchor and Orbit is a consultant that helps small businesses grow by looking at their finances, processes, marketing, and producing action plans and programs. She was recently […] The post 019 Is “Freelancer” a Dirty Word? Sarah Schulweis of Anchor & Orbit appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
Top Hat IMC is a boutique creative agency located in Pittsburgh, PA. Ben and Pamela Butler are a power-couple that manage both their agency and their marriage with a great […] The post 018 USMP: Unique Selling Marriage Proposal – Top Hat IMC appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
Defining the vision you have for your agency is one of the most important things you can do to foster ongoing success. Yes, we all have ideas about what we […] The post 017 Our Story Part 2 – Developing a Vision with Murmur Creative appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
Gray MacKenzie joins us to talk about HubSpot, running a remote agency (GuavaBox), and his SaaS company (DoInbound). Gray talks about how GuavaBox was founded in his dorm room, how […] The post 016 Running a Remote HubSpot Agency – Gray MacKenzie of GuavaBox appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
Conveyor is an agency that specializes in content creation and strategy. They develop content for websites, social media campaigns, blogs, print materials, and more. In this episode, Conveyor's Isaac Szymanczyk talks about […] The post 015 Content First – Isaac Szymanczyk of Conveyor appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
No, Planet Argon is not actually a far away planet where redheads are considered evil (As depicted in the novel “Still Life with Woodpecker“). It is a Portland based design […] The post 014 Onboarding with Robby Russell of Planet Argon appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
Sevenality is a florida-based husband and wife creative agency run by Angelica and David Yarde. Sevenality specializes in branding and website design. David talks about the importance of the discovery process, […] The post 013 The Art of Discovery – David Yarde of Sevenality appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
Agency owner, Ross Beyeler recorded every mistake his agency made for over a year. He published his findings in an article on Hubspot's Agency Post blog, titled “We Documented Our […] The post 012 Learning From Our Mistakes – Ross Beyeler of Growth Spark appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
Are your contracts protecting your business and informing your client? Do you have a partnership agreement that protects and prepares your business for inevitable change? Josh Barrett, a creative agency […] The post 011 The Creative Agency Lawyer – Josh Barrett of Create Legal appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
Kyle Racki of Proposify shares his story of growing an in-house software product while running a digital agency. Kyle explains how he and his business partner built Proposify while simultaneously […] The post 010 Building a Product In-House – Kyle Racki of Proposify appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
When Keith Scandone decided he wasn't cut out to be an actor in Hollywood, he moved back to Philadelphia and started his own agency: O3 World. 10 years later that […] The post 009 Award Winning Culture – Keith Scandone of O3 World appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
Jeremy Pelley is co-owner of the Official Manufacturing Company (OMFGCO) a branding and design agency located in Portland, OR. Jeremy and his partner, Fritz Mesenbrink, founded OMFGCO in 2009. Jeremy […] The post 008 Work That Matters – Jeremy Pelley of OMFGCO appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
James Loomstein is co-founder of Rogue Marketing in Dallas, Texas, a college professor, and regular speaker at digital marketing conferences such as Pubcon. James talks indepth about marketing, project management, […] The post 007 What You Need to Know to Grow – James Loomstein of Rogue Marketing appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
In this episode of The Creative Agency Podcast we turn the mic on ourselves and explore how our own creative agency has achieved success. Chris interviews his younger brother, Andrew […] The post 006 Our Story Part 1 – Chris & Andrew of Murmur Creative appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
How do you go from earning a PHD in 17th century poetry to running a coding agency? Well, Zach Davis is the man to ask. Zach Davis started Cast Iron […] The post 005 Proposals and the Truth – Zach Davis of Cast Iron Coding appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
Doug Fish started Fish Advertising in the 90s, sold it, and then created a new agency, Fish Marketing, which focused on the rapidly growing digital marketing field. Fish Marketing recently won […] The post 004 Managing Rapid Growth – Doug Fish of Fish Marketing appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
Leah Nash and Christopher Onstott are Portland, Oregon's dynamic duo of lifestyle photography. Together they form NashCO a 3-year-old photography agency that has already made a name for itself through amazing work […] The post 003 Crafting Reality Through Photography – Chris and Leah of NashCO appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
In the second episode of The Creative Agency Podcast, Chris interviews Patrick Ezell co-founder of the award winning design and interactive agency, Copious. Patrick talks to us about making the transition […] The post 002 From Creative to CEO – Patrick Ezell of Copious appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
Welcome to the Creative Agency Podcast, where you get an inside look at how creative agencies, operate, succeed, make mistakes, and everything in-between. Our first episode features an interview with Kandace […] The post 001 Specialization – Kandace Brigleb of Needmore appeared first on The Creative Agency Podcast.
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