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Meredith Fennessy Witts 11/28/26 Meredith Fennessy Witts 11/28/26 WHAT BUYERS ACTUALLY LOOK FOR WHEN ACQUIRING A CREATIVE AGENCY (START PREPARING NOW) Read More
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Meredith Fennessy Witts 11/14/26 Meredith Fennessy Witts 11/14/26 RETAINER VS. PROJECT PRICING: WHICH MODEL ACTUALLY MAKES YOUR AGENCY MORE PROFITABLE? Read More
Meredith Fennessy 11/7/26 Meredith Fennessy 11/7/26 NEW BUSINESS VS. EXISTING REVENUE: WHY SMART AGENCIES TRACK BOTH SEPARATELY Read More
Meredith Fennessy Witts 10/31/26 Meredith Fennessy Witts 10/31/26 HOW TO READ YOUR AGENCY'S P&L LIKE A CFO (WHY YOUR NUMBERS SOMETIMES LIE TO YOU) Read More
Meredith Fennessy Witts 10/24/26 Meredith Fennessy Witts 10/24/26 GET A LINE OF CREDIT BEFORE YOU NEED ONE: CASH FLOW PLANNING FOR AGENCIES WITH SLOW-PAYING CLIENTS Read More
Meredith Fennessy 10/17/26 Meredith Fennessy 10/17/26 THE CLIENT CONCENTRATION PROBLEM: WHAT TO DO WHEN ONE ACCOUNT IS TOO MUCH OF YOUR REVENUE Read More
Meredith Fennessy Witts 10/10/26 Meredith Fennessy Witts 10/10/26 WHAT'S A GOOD PROFIT MARGIN (AND LABOR COST RATIO) FOR A CREATIVE AGENCY? Read More
Meredith Fennessy Witts 10/3/26 Meredith Fennessy Witts 10/3/26 HOW MUCH DOES A FRACTIONAL CFO COST FOR A CREATIVE AGENCY? Read More
Meredith Fennessy 10/1/26 Meredith Fennessy 10/1/26 How much do agency owners pay themselves? What 34 founders told us in 2026 Read More
Meredith Fennessy Witts 9/26/26 Meredith Fennessy Witts 9/26/26 GROSS PROFIT MARGIN VS. LABOR MARGIN: WHY AGENCIES SHOULD TRACK LABOR MARGIN Read More
Meredith Fennessy Witts 9/26/26 Meredith Fennessy Witts 9/26/26 FRACTIONAL CFO VS. BOOKKEEPER VS. CPA: WHAT YOUR AGENCY ACTUALLY NEEDS Read More
Meredith Fennessy Witts 12/29/25 Meredith Fennessy Witts 12/29/25 Why Founders Need to Take Time Off—Without Guilt Read More
Meredith Fennessy Witts 12/22/25 Meredith Fennessy Witts 12/22/25 The Agency Owner’s Compass: 3 Pillars to Scale With Confidence Read More
Meredith Fennessy Witts 12/15/25 Meredith Fennessy Witts 12/15/25 Ready to Grow? Avoid These Common Scaling Pitfalls Read More
Meredith Fennessy Witts 12/8/25 Meredith Fennessy Witts 12/8/25 Your May Pipeline Wasn’t Just You. Read More
Meredith Fennessy Witts 12/1/25 Meredith Fennessy Witts 12/1/25 Pipeline Problems? Let’s Fix That. Read More
Meredith Fennessy Witts 11/24/25 Meredith Fennessy Witts 11/24/25 Success Isn’t Just Strategy—It’s Alignment Read More
Meredith Fennessy Witts 11/17/25 Meredith Fennessy Witts 11/17/25 What Happens When Success No Longer Feels Like Alignment? Read More
Meredith Fennessy Witts 11/10/25 Meredith Fennessy Witts 11/10/25 The Myth of “I’m Bad at Sales”: Lessons from Melissa’s Solo Episode Read More
