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Agencies

New business, from people who do this for a living.

Agencies are the hardest possible audience. Your prospects run outreach themselves, recognise every template, and have heard every pitch. We know — because we are one, and because agency new-business has produced our single strongest result.

Inbox · founder of a 40-person agency
Tuesday · 9:04am
Agency ALoved your recent post!template
Agency BQuick question, {{first_name}}template
Agency CJust bumping this up 👆template
Agency DCircling back on my notetemplate
Growth RhinoYour positioning vs. Ueno — one observationread
Agency EAre you the right person?template
5 / 6
Templates spotted
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Replies today
High
Bar
Why this audience is unforgiving

What's different about selling to agencies.

Not generic pains — the operating reality of prospecting into a room full of people who prospect for a living.

Truth 01

They can see the mechanics.

A merge field wearing a costume gets spotted instantly. So does a fake "just bumping this up."

Truth 02

New business is the first thing dropped.

When client work spikes, prospecting stops — which is exactly why agency pipelines are so lumpy.

Truth 03

Referrals have a ceiling.

Most agencies grow on reputation until the network is tapped, then discover they never built a repeatable way to find anyone new.

What actually lands

Selling to people who sell.

The bar is higher here than in any other sector, which is why a motion that works on agency buyers tends to work everywhere else.

Doesn't work on agency buyers
Does

Personalisation theatre — "Loved your recent post!"

A specific, informed observation about their positioning or client mix.

Generic case studies.

A number from a comparable agency, stated plainly.

Multi-step nurture with manufactured urgency.

Being direct about why you're writing and what you want.

Disguising that it's outbound.

Owning it — they respect competence more than camouflage.

Agency buyers don't reward camouflage. They reward specificity, honesty, and the sense that whoever wrote the email actually reads their work.

FAQ

Common questions from agency founders.

Yes — and that's fine. We don't hide it; we make it worth reading. Agency buyers respect a direct, well-informed message far more than a disguised one.

Let's build

New business, without the theatre.

A 30-minute call. We'll tell you honestly whether agency new-business is a positioning problem, a prospecting problem, or a discipline problem — and what shipping looks like.