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The pitch paradox: Win hearts, then win the room

In today’s agency landscape, creativity gets you to the table; but only mastering both sides of the pitch gets you the contract, explains TBWA\RAAD’s Dany Aouad.

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There’s a moment every agency person lives for. You’ve just presented. The room goes quiet. Then the chief marketing officer (CMO) leans forward and says, “I love it”.
Two seconds of pure euphoria. And then, “So … how do we move forward?”
Congratulations! You’ve just cleared the first hurdle, and you’re standing directly in front of the second one. Welcome to the other pitch: the one most agencies prepare for last, treat as an afterthought and occasionally land up losing.

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