Colleagues!

Thank you for the responses I received for my request for a specialist Israeli “green” PR agency for my Israeli client. We narrowed it down to one agency, a proposal was created, and now we’re awaiting word. Many thanks to the list and to Amir for this superb resource.

For the past 11 years we’ve been performing a no-fee, personalized “red carpet” agency search service www.agency-select.com for start-ups to medium-sized to NASDAQ-traded companies in both b2b and b2c. When a co. needs an agency anywhere in the world, they contact us. Check out our client list.

Some business comes to us from companies that are unhappy with their present agency. Because I believe it’s unethical to “poach” business away from an agency, I always encourage them to stay with their agency; I offer to teach them how to better communicate with the agency, also fee-free. Some insist they’ve had enough and then I perform their search. We’ve made matches on every continent in the world.

Our company does PR matches for trade shows and conferences, as well as retainer relationships – and we must be doing something right because our retainer matches last for years. And we get repeat business when a client is entering a new market.

If you have a client that needs the kind of refined search that we offer, there’s no fee to you or your client. The agency that wins the account pays our commission.

NOTE: I’d be happy to pay you a finders fee if you send me a client that turns into an account.

Recently, we’ve been performing a number of digital agency matches. They’re coming from 20-somethings who have absolutely no idea about traditional PR and how important this is. We do a one-on-one PR 101 for them. (And we also know that most PR agencies claim they have a digital practice too. Yes, they may have this, but some are only good while some are incredible. In these instances, the account is split between a traditional PR agency and a digital agency.)

How we work: We first perform all of our clients’ research, we create strategy (I used to be Citibank Hong Kong’s corporate marketing strategist), we share business intelligence, we check references. (We have a “trick” question we ask the references to get an honest answer. Works every time!) We lead our clients through the entire process from pitch calls to proposals and negotiations. Because we’ve been in the business so long and because we know the ins and outs of agency life, we’re usually able to get our clients a discount.

Important: Once the account begins, we monitor it. Forever. Also free.

I look forward to meeting up with some of you – and an early good Pesach to all.

Joan Weinberg

P.S. I live in Israel!

Joan Weinberg

Director

Agency-Select: Since 1999

The No-Fee International Agency Matchmakers

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