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Selling Creative Work

This course is designed specifically to help Advertising Agencies to present creative work to clients in a way that maximises the chance of the client buying the work.

The course offers some valuable insights into the clients' view of the creative presentation meeting, both in terms of how clients feel at these meetings and also the evaluative processes that some of them use. Interestingly, the biggest single criticism that some eighty clients who were researched had of agencies' creative presentations was that they failed to bring the work to life or sell it! The course combines highly actionable theory with a high level of practical exercises in order to help participants to bring creative work to life and to sell it in such a way that the client is given the confidence to buy it.

The process of selling work well is broken down into its component parts - positioning the idea, presenting it, and summarising its strengths. The course also includes two original presentations, one of which can be used to help to persuade clients that emotional communication can be as commercially valuable as rational communication, whilst the other helps to distinguish between advertising idea and execution.

The course is extremely cost efficient. A number of London agencies have calculated that, given the time and overhead costs of producing a single creative idea to script stage, if just one of the participants on the course is able to sell one script in the twelve months following the course that they otherwise would not have sold the entire course has been paid for several times over.

Cost & Venue

2 day course for a maximum of 8 people = £8,150 + VAT

The course fee does not include travel (Business Class where relevant), overnight accommodation, and subsistence which we will arrange for ourselves, nor does it include a meeting room and all necessary technical equipment which should be chosen and booked by the client. Courses held outside the UK may attract a premium. Please ask for a quotation.

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Client Comments

"It would be wonderful if this seminar was not only given to 2-3 people per agency but on a general basis to each agency!"
Creative Director, Leo Burnett, Europe

“There should be a question on this page asking what I liked most and my answer would be: it’s INSPIRING!!”
Account Director, Leo Burnett

“His general respect for his audience as well as his amazing content had my attention glued.”
Account Director, Ogilvy & Mather

“Very clear and well explained by someone who is clearly extremely passionate about advertising – it reminded me of why it is good to work in this industry.”
Account Director, Publicis

"I now feel much more confident about presenting creative work. I feel enlightened re: selling work in a logical way. I'm much more aware of how the clients feel and what they're looking for. It surpassed my expectations. Roger was brilliant; the 2 days were very challenging, extremely interesting and I don't think I could have attended a better course than this."
Account Director, Ogilvy & Mather

"Roger Clayton was excellent... massively impressive... he's done it all at the highest level."
Training Manager, Ogilvy & Mather

"This course ought to be practically mandatory for Reps! There is a lesson here for everyone, in every department, at every level, in JWT."
Senior Creative Group Head, J. Walter Thompson

“The course was fantastic – particularly as we were a small group. Roger Clayton is an inspiration. He made learning a joy and his manner and the way he thought helped me take so much away with me."
Account Director, Leo Burnett

“You certainly have a believer in me. Thank you so much for an enlightening course. I’ll be back!”
Account Executive, Saatchi & Saatchi

"A very big "thank you" for what I found an extremely enjoyable and enlightening course. To have the opportunity of two days exposure to someone of your calibre and with your skill and passion for the business was a real privilege."
Account Director, Grey London

“Brilliant course Roger, I learnt a lot. Thanks again.”
Creative Group Head, Saatchi & Saatchi

“Everybody really enjoyed the course tremendously and can’t stop talking about it.”
Sonnenberg Murphy Leo Burnett, South Africa

“I can most definitely do a better job, because I won’t make certain mistakes anymore and I learnt so many new things. I really do have all the tools now to do a good creative presentation/sell. (Thanks a lot Roger!)"
Creative Director, Leo Burnett

 

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