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Digital Agencies are Too Focused on Efficiency, and Not Effectiveness

Joel Norton  |  June 29, 2021

The late American author Peter Drucker defined “Efficiency as doing things right, and effectiveness as doing the right things.”

Most agency owners are too focused on efficiency. Implementing systems and procedures to improve their delivery, profit and ability to scale.

However at the core, digital agencies are using an outdated business model, one that is over 30 years old. So the opportunity to experience new world performance is limited.

The answer is to first upgrade your delivery (and compensation) models to one that is more effective in today's market.

Then, work on the efficiency of how you do it.

“Do the right thing” first (Effectiveness), then “do things right” (Efficiency).

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Joel Norton

Joel Norton, ex-agency CEO, empowers ambitious agency owners to achieve profitable growth and freedom.

Joel understands the challenges you face: the stress of inconsistent revenue and profit, the exhaustion of long hours, and the anxiety of not knowing how to break through to the next level.

He works with agency owners who feel stuck... Struggling with too many low-value clients, opportunities being slow to close, and feeling like everything is dependent on them.

Joel helps you build scalable processes to attract high-value prospects, convert them faster, and grow customer value, all while empowering your team to create a profitable, self-managing business.

If you’re ready to create a business that works for you—not the other way around—Joel can help you make it happen.

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