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Digital Marketing Agency Competition and Dealing With It In 2021

April 5, 2021
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In your digital marketing agency, in the last 12 months, have you noticed a rapid increase in competition? It’s one of the most common frustrations were picking up when we talk to digital marketing agencies that we support as a resource partner.

Not at all surprising when you consider what has gone on in the last year thanks to the global health pandemic. As the crisis has unfolded and businesses in all industries have felt the strain, more and more people are finding themselves unemployed and considering alternative ways of making a living.

As a digital agency owner, you are no doubt familiar with the fact that there is virtually no barrier to entry when someone wants to open up their own digital marketing agency and start competing with you.

Love it or hate it, this is a reality for digital agency owners. Fresh faces are going to set up shop, offer cheaper services, and compete with you for your patch of the earth. So what are you as a digital agency owner doing about it? How do you deal with competition in your digital agency?

In this video, Globital COO Steve Slotow and Specialist Trainer for the Comms Industry, Paul Burns discuss this trend in the digital marketing industry. Paul also provides a few tips for digital marketing agency owners to consider on how best to deal with this competition and ensure profitability and future success for their digital agencies.

If you’d like to get in touch with Steve, don’t be shy. Here are his details.
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/slotow​
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/stevenslotow

If you’d like to get in touch with Paul, don’t be shy. Here are his details.
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/TheBurnsUnitTLC​
LINKEDIN: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/pbburns

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