Agency Benchmarks for Assessing Fragility

Agency Benchmarks for Assessing Fragility

Benchmarks to Tell When an Agency’s Running Hot It isn’t easy to tell when an agency’s running hot. It’s especially difficult when revgen’s covering everything up. We saw this in 2023. The revgen tide receded, and the bony wreckage of nasty agency metrics...
Stabilizing Digital Agencies With & Without Benchmarks

Stabilizing Digital Agencies With & Without Benchmarks

The easiest way to identify issues at an agency is benchmarking. It’s one of the first steps I take when building growth strategies because it tells me where to dig deeper. Here’s what I evaluate, some questions I ask, and some notes on implications: Revgen Revenue...
PR Brief: Troubles With WordPress

PR Brief: Troubles With WordPress

TAKEAWAY The WordPress vs. WP Engine situation is influencing agency leaders to shift away from WordPress and WP Engine, but the overall impact on agencies is expected to be middling. It’s essentially creating more work and risk for agencies that offer WordPress...
Digital Agency Industry Research 2024

Digital Agency Industry Research 2024

We’ve updated our Digital Agency Industry Report with the latest data on digital shops. This is our primer piece for getting everyone up to speed on the digital agency world. It’s been helpful to everyone from the smallest digital shops to the largest agency...