How to Start a Design or Marketing Agency

Our Brand Strategist, Sean Tambagahan, has had the opportunity to coach a large number of creative entrepreneurs throughout his career and many have asked the same questions. Today he shares three steps to get started with a creative business.
1) Find a product-market fit
2) Position your brand
3) Market your brand
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[@thedylanrogers]

I know this was 2 years ago, but this is great! I took notes. I'm just starting my own business but I am coming with a lot of years of work experience, working mostly in-house. This is wonderful. My instinct is to start by leaning into the industries I have worked for: Wine and Spirits, Non-profits, and Spa/hospitality companies.

[@ButlerBranding]

Awesome! Good luck friend. These principles are still applicable for sure.

[@ashleytownes3862]

Nice! How has your progress been so far??

[@umairsheikh8270]

Thanks man! I already got my product market fit, working on my brand position. I got real confidence after watching your video, now I have a clear goal.

[@ButlerBranding]

Awesome! 🙌

[@ShondaD_]

Not at the starting my creative biz as of yet, but this is great info for me when I do start it.

[@amiemadeit]

Thanks for helping create clarity in clear concise steps. I was trying to do all three steps at once. Appreciate this!

[@thedylanrogers]

How is it going with your business?

[@yashmonani7399]

Building a marketing agency requires scale, and cold emails are paramount. Pairing Mystrika with its 7000-user Facebook community provided insights I did not know I needed. The unified inbox and comprehensive analytics were invaluable in maintaining my campaigns. And the AI writing personalization? A taller order I thought I would never climb. Reach heights you did not imagine possible by giving it a shot.

[@keezwiththestylemedium8262]

Love this such great information and great things to dig into more on our own time!

[@subratadesign]

Outbound would prefer next 6 months ❤ thanks

[@dchtoons]

Extremely valuable! I’m currently solidifying my Brand Positioning before proceeding with Marketing :)

[@ButlerBranding]

Nice!

[@yusufmuro7906]

Good description thanks

[@goldinhma]

Thank you for sharing!

[@ButlerBranding]

@@goldinhma my pleasure!

[@dr.zakiya5894]

This was exactly what I needed! Thanks!

[@ButlerBranding]

Nice! Glad to help

[@madness5693]

Appreciate it Vato!

[@ButlerBranding]

Orale

[@uche.anyadiegwu]

Thank you so much for making it so simple.

[@ButlerBranding]

My pleasure!

[@tolmeq]

Hi Sean, thanks for sharing these clear and actionable steps based on your own experience! I was wondering if you could expand on what a "clean" portfolio (5:05) looks like. Thanks!

[@ButlerBranding]

My pleasure! I think a video on how to do your portfolio is in order. For now, look at our portfolio at www.butlerbranding.com to see how we do ours.

[@tolmeq]

@@ButlerBranding Great! Looking forward to it! Thanks!

[@palloanthony108]

Hello I'm still having issues niching up and working on my personal brand. I'll really appreciate your help Thanks

[@kaymot-ion]

great content!!!

[@ThunderDesigns-sr3xh]

greate value

[@aliceceresoliceresoli6852]

Thanks

[@economicblast]

Thanks gng

[@georgealexender]

I offer photo/video to small businesses…. But what do you do when you know that’s not going to be enough to grown engagement on their page? They will clearly have to put in work on social side… but that could have a negative impact of the the effectiveness of my work at the same time. I REALLY don’t want to and can’t offer social media management, because I plan to be pro bono for the first couple of months… at least.

[@ButlerBranding]

@@georgealexender as a photographer and videographer, it’s totally fine to stay in your lane and offer exactly that. You don’t have to own the pressure of increasing engagement or KPI’s because that’s not what you’re offering. You’re offering excellent creative work, beautiful photos, and videos that have your creative stamp of approval.

[@QuinnKunz]

did I just get gaslit in the last 10 seconds of the video

[@ButlerBranding]

@@QuinnKunz lol not my intent! Hopefully the vid had some helpful and actionable nuggets

[@patanipatani7181]

Building a marketing agency requires scale, and cold emails are paramount. Pairing Mystrika with its 7000-user Facebook community provided insights I did not know I needed. The unified inbox and comprehensive analytics were invaluable in maintaining my campaigns. And the AI writing personalization? A taller order I thought I would never climb. Reach heights you did not imagine possible by giving it a shot.