January 11, 2021
Agency musings Drive, motivation and your ‘Why’ – are you thinking too much about it? When I watched John McAvoy’s story last year (see it here), […]
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Agency musings Top Boy got me thinking about values I know what you’re thinking, but hear me out… last week I finished watching the Netflix series […]
Daniel "DanTheAgencyMan" de la Cruz December 16, 2020December 7, 2020
Agency musings Better visualisations of progress in agencies Please bear with me… last week I listened to a podcast with Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke. He mentions […]
Daniel "DanTheAgencyMan" de la Cruz December 7, 2020December 1, 2020
Agency musings The need to be needed As an agency grows beyond the multiple hat wearing circus parade of the founder. Owners of agencies often become […]
Daniel "DanTheAgencyMan" de la Cruz December 1, 2020November 23, 2020
Agency musings What happens after success? The big exit. A dream for many agency owners. Cash out, move to a remote island with an outdoor shower. […]
Daniel "DanTheAgencyMan" de la Cruz November 23, 2020November 16, 2020
Agency musings Consulting tips for agencies As a consultant it can be hard sometimes to bite your tongue and not suggest a solution too early. But […]
Daniel "DanTheAgencyMan" de la Cruz November 16, 2020November 9, 2020
Agency musings Client relationships Which level of relationship do you have with your client? And how do you balance deeply caring for your client and giving […]
Daniel "DanTheAgencyMan" de la Cruz November 9, 2020November 5, 2020
I woke up at 2:37 last night and couldn’t go back to sleep while this thought kept me awake: In business, it’s really hard to strike […]
Daniel "DanTheAgencyMan" de la Cruz November 5, 2020November 2, 2020
Agency musings Time management If you missed it, some of the learnings of our time management theme research can be found here Something thought provoking that came […]
Daniel "DanTheAgencyMan" de la Cruz November 2, 2020October 26, 2020
Agency musings Low stakes testing in agencies? The book Make It Stick mentions low stakes testing as a highly effective way to retain information. You are […]
Daniel "DanTheAgencyMan" de la Cruz October 26, 2020October 19, 2020
Agency musings Learn from the winners and the losers – avoid Survivorship Bias It’s interesting how agency leaders most often seek the advice from people who […]
Daniel "DanTheAgencyMan" de la Cruz October 19, 2020October 18, 2020
Athens 2004 – last place Beijing 2008 – gold medal London 2012 – silver medal You work day and night for four years. Preparing yourself […]
Daniel "DanTheAgencyMan" de la Cruz October 18, 2020