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Agencyphonics Episode #80 with Joanne Reid and Alfie Wenegieme - The secret sauce to agency profitability

November 01, 2023 Spencer Gallagher and Pete Hoole Season 1 Episode 80
Agencyphonics
Agencyphonics Episode #80 with Joanne Reid and Alfie Wenegieme - The secret sauce to agency profitability
Show Notes

Welcome back to another episode of Agencyphonics, we're talking today the secret sauce to profitability!  

In this episode, Cactus Managing Partners Joanne Reid & Alfie Wenegieme discuss strategies for profitability including increasing prices and cutting costs, including:

- Efficient resource management
- Understanding recoverability rates
- Rewards of proper project planning
- Achieving revenue targets without unnecessary expenses
- The importance of effective reporting 
- Managing scoping and costing 
- Rate cards and rate adjustments and proper pricing

Discover the essential strategies for boosting your agency's profitability and learn the insider secrets from industry experts in this episode – tune in now to supercharge your agency's success!

Episode Highlights:

- Two Aspects of Profitability: Overall and Project-Specific

- Profitability Strategies: Pricing, Cost Reduction, Billable Hours

- Efficient Resource Management

- Understanding Recoverability Rates

- Effective Project Planning and The Right Team Composition for Success

- Tracking Profitability via Specific Reports and Job Profitability Factors

- Setting Day Rates and Rate Card Adjustments and Regular Rate Revisions

- Approaching Clients About Rate Increases

- Key Takeaways for Agency Profitability

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Connect with our Host and Guests:

Host - Pete Hoole

Guests - Alfie Wenegieme & Joanne Reid

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This episode was brought to you by:

Cactus

The Agencynomics Community 

The Cactus Academy


In partnership with:

The Santé Group