Is this an advert?

[Mon Ami Mate]

I think the B2B forum is yet another brilliant and timely invention from our dearly beloved Ted.

Strangely enough, I have just sacked a client, so there is capacity within my small but perfectly formed PR consultancy for an IT or software client, who may have a desperate but unfulfilled need to have a strategic PR and marketing communications plan put together and implemented.

[Hates_]

How much do you charge?

Edited to say: Just saw your client list, so I'm assuming a lot

>> Edited by Hates_ on Tuesday 15th April 20:39

[Mon Ami Mate]

Half what I was charging when I was working for the world's largest PR company! Can put together an effective media relations campaign for surprisingly small numbers...

[JonRB]

How can you sack a client? You don't employ them - they engage your services.

That's like an employee tendering their resignation and then telling everyone they've sacked their employer!

[tuffer]

JonRB said: How can you sack a client? You don't employ them - they engage your services.

That's like an employee tendering their resignation and then telling everyone they've sacked their employer!

And thats why its a joke!!!

[Bruce Fielding]

I sack clients. If they don't behave, I tell then that we don't wish to work with them. It means the agency isn't as big as it could be if we were preapared to work with to55ers, but I enjoy it much more!

[Mon Ami Mate]

I'm quite happy to sack clients if they don't stick to the terms of the contract or if they become unpleasant to work with.

Much of the motivation behind breaking off and setting up my own company was that I wanted to be control my own destiny.

A client relationship is much the same as any other relationship - it needs to be symbiotic. This particular client was consistently late paying his invoices, unco-operative at providing important information and was attempting to shift the goal posts in terms of fee and objectives. All my other clients value what we provide and treat us with respect.

[Marcos maniac]

JonRB said: How can you sack a client? You don't employ them - they engage your services.

sacking a client is a polite way of telling the client to F.O

its good fun, I done it about an hour ago and enjoyed it immensley

time for a few to celebrate.

[Mon Ami Mate]

Doesn't it feel great?!!

Clients always believe that your world revolves around them. The look of shock and confusion when faced with a foxtrot oscar command is worth the effort alone!

[Marcos maniac]

Mon Ami Mate said: Doesn't it feel great?!!

Clients always believe that your world revolves around them. The look of shock and confusion when faced with a foxtrot oscar command is worth the effort alone!

Its even better when they try to get you to change your mind and you laugh at them and reply 'never in a million years' and tell them to find another mug!

[Graham]

I could do with some advice but dont suppose a couple of beers and some tickets to a tasmin race would cover it ?


ok i'll just tell myself to Foxtrot Oscar and save you the trouble..



cheers
Graham currently struggling with doing the work,invoicing, and the marketing....


edited to say Oh yeah forgot the fecking vat, ni, paye corp tax etc etc

>> Edited by Graham on Wednesday 23 April 10:48

[Mon Ami Mate]

Graham, if you need a little advice, you'd be amazed how far beer and tickets could go. If you want a marketing strategy and a national campaign though, you may have to dig a little deeper!

Drop me an e-mail, I'm sure I can point you in the right direction at the very least.