No Bark, All Bite: How MeanPug Scaled Its Legal Marketing Business

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    Corey Quinn

    Founder, Deep Specialization™

    A conversation with Bobby Steinbach, Founder of Mean Pug Digital

    Should agency founders always remain hands-on with their clients, even as they scale?

    Today’s guest Bobby Steinbach would give you a resounding “Absolutely!”. The founder of MeanPug Digital prides in running a successful legal marketing agency where partners are closely involved with client work to ensure quality, consistency, and the highest level of service.

    Tune in for a conversation on sales mishaps and successes, driving word-of-mouth, expert perspectives on client success, and what processes founders should look out for to be successful. And, as an owner of a seven-figure agency business with close to 30 employees, this guest truly knows what he’s talking about.

    We cover:

    • Why having unique founder backgrounds is a strength to leverage.

    • How to create a strong inbound funnel (cue: word-of-mouth!).

    • Why doing everything at once is not the best way forward.

    • How to balance if you have to decide between sales and client success.

    Actionable key takeaways for agency founders:

    • You’ll need to keep trying sales tactics to see what sticks for your niche.

    • Don’t try to tackle all marketing and sales projects at once: prioritize and scale what works.

    • Lifetime value of a customer is the ultimate Trojan horse as a competitive advantage.

    • If you do gifting, be prepared to vet every lead manually.

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