Optimize Pitches with Media Data

Mid-Size agency sees 40% lift in RFP win rate.

6
6 new clients
+15%
in revenue

The Challenge

A well-known mid-size media agency with Fortune 500 clients, started losing RFPs.

Feedback from prospects was they lacked accurate category benchmarks, presented fallacious recommendations on the brand and category media investment strategies, and pledged high media rates.

The agency needed to shift and tighten up its RFP proposals with economic uncertainty looming.

The Solution

The agency leveraged Guideline's data

(powered by Standard Media lndex) inclusive of 95% of national advertiser's actual investments to:

  • Understand media volume, trends, and mixes by product category, ad type, vender, and more.
  • Build tailored proposals full of innovative ad tactics to specific verticals
  • Offer competitive media cost guarantees and savings
  • The agency leveraged Guideline's data
  • (powered by Standard Media lndex) inclusive of 95% of national advertiser's actual investments to:

The Result

With Guideline's data, tools, and support  (powered by SMI and SQAD), the agency boosted its RFP win rates by +40% in 12 months.

This boost in win rate resulted in six new clients and increased revenue for the agency via client commissions and fees.

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