{"id":630,"date":"2023-02-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/174.141.233.253\/~avion2022\/2023\/02\/17\/firing-your-worst-agency-clients\/"},"modified":"2024-02-21T10:48:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T10:48:03","slug":"firing-your-worst-agency-clients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/174.141.233.253\/~avion2022\/firing-your-worst-agency-clients\/","title":{"rendered":"Firing Your Worst Agency Clients"},"content":{"rendered":"

Your agency is lucky if you have yet to work with a client who deserves to be fired. But that is rare.<\/p>\n

When you ignore bad client behavior, you are sending a clear message to your team – that revenue from one client is more important than the happiness of your employees. You are creating a vast employee retention risk.<\/p>\n

Let’s see how to decide and then how to proceed.<\/p>\n

How do you decide to Fire your worst agency clients?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are some of the problems you might face with your worst agency clients:
\nBroken client communications: You work on client projects but need more support or interest from them.<\/p>\n

Unrealistic demands:<\/strong> This is a common situation. Some clients need to pay more attention to the original scope of work. They become aggressive to get their way.
\nThey threaten you and your employees, Block payments.<\/p>\n

No project support:<\/strong> You find yourself running in circles with this client. They veto all your ideas. But they never provide insight to move the project forward.<\/p>\n

Poor anger management: Misbehaviour with you or your team member, bad temper attitude, None of these make a great client.<\/p>\n

Late payments: No one likes constantly chasing invoices. Not to mention struggling with cash flow as a result. Although you can often overcome this challenge, some clients need better payers. And sometimes, it might make more sense to replace them.<\/p>\n

Firing a Client While Practicing Warmth & Competence:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Once you’ve decided that firing the worst agency client is correct, you want it to go as smoothly as possible, follow these steps:<\/p>\n

Pick up the phone:<\/strong> Don’t dismiss agency clients via email\u2014a call conveys warmth and is more personal than an email.<\/p>\n

Consider transit time:<\/strong> Ideally, give at least 30 days’ notice so the customer is safe.<\/p>\n

Send a recap email:<\/strong> Reiterating what you discussed on the call. Remember to include the next step. Unless the client is unethical or abusive, we recommend helping them find a new agency. At the very least, this includes offering them some names to contact.<\/p>\n

Stand firm:<\/strong> Once you decide to fire a client for a reason, stick to the decision. Flip-flopping shows your team that you lack courage\u2014and that’s not good for employee retention.<\/p>\n

Conclusion:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Firing a client takes work. Such a business decision can carry heavy emotional weight. But at the same time, toxic customer relationships can affect your agency’s growth. Good luck!<\/p>\n

Resource:<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/sakasandcompany.com\/how-to-fire-bad-clients\/<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/agencyanalytics.com\/blog\/how-to-fire-client<\/a><\/p>\n

Disclaimer:<\/strong>
\nWherever any material is quoted as sourced from the published text with publishing rights vested in an individual, it is stated that it is a pure quotation and has no intention to claim it as our own.<\/p>\n

Image Source: www.freepik.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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