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servicesServing Digital & Traditional Communications Companies & AgenciesSelling Your AgencyBuying an AgencyValuation of Your AgencyTurning Your Agency AroundExecutive RecruitingDigital/Interactive/Mobile/SocialSuccession PlanningStart-up Advisory (strategy/funding)Current Job Postings"I've Had it!"....................................."I want it!"........................................"How much?".................................."Business still stinks!"..................."Get me that guy now!".................."We need to get into...".................."Hey, when do we get to run it?".."Lets start our own firm!".............."Show me the jobs!"......................Wow! You do a lot!Selling Your AgencySelling Your AgencyThe time has come: Lets cash out and hit the beach. Or, lets merge. Well there's a bit more to it than that. Like at least 50 things! Think what you would do to your car or home in preparation for a sale. If you think you are ready to sell your agency, let us know. Well take you through a sensible checklist of getting-ready-to-sell questions and issues. It really gets you organized and thinking through the process. We can even find you some best-fit buyer-candidates. Below are examples of turn-key programs we offer:Remember, due diligence always takes the price down, not up.1/2 day assesment review - sellingMarketScope: review of buyer market conditionsPrepping your agency for a transactionMarketing agency to sellersBuying An AgencyBuying An AgencyBusiness is good. You're a little flush. You're thinking about putting your agency growth plan on after-burner and accelerating it through an acquisition strategy. Be careful not to get burned! Buying an agency (that pays off) is trickier than selling one. Let us show you a disciplined process to buy for profit. Need some funding? We can check into that too! Below are some programs we offer to help you get ready to make an acquisition (or two):Post-purchaseintegration is the key to a succesful acquisition.1/2 day assesment review of your acquisition strategyMarketScope: review of seller-market conditionsPreparing a marketing plan to sellersTargeting "Best-fit" sellersMarketing the agency-buyer to targeted sellersTransaction advisory (price and terms)Post-purchase planning and executionValuationValuation of Your AgencyHow much is your agency worth? Probably not as much as a buyer is willing to pay. But, you will get fair and decent ROI for your life long investment. We can take you through a valuation process and walk you through the typical types of terms most buyers are willing to offer. We can also help you prepare the agency for a sale by recommending low cost (or better yet, no cost) suggestions of how to increase your valuation. Remember, the more organized you are as a seller, the more favorable the valuation and terms at the time of sale.Always know thevalue of youragency beforegetting ready tosell.Turn AroundTurning Your Agency AroundSome agencies have not yet turned the corner from the '08/'09 recession. Its still may be a struggle. We can take you through an extensive checklist of turnaround strategies and tactics that have worked for other firms. It will take some work and time, but you can turn that corner!You can do it!RecruitingExecutive RecruitingYou've heard time and again... your employee are your agency's assets. Those intellectual assests can be purchased in groups (acquisition) or individually (recruiting).With 20 years in the recruiting business we know where the diamonds are (and the diamonds-in-the- rough). The right talent can make a huge difference in your agency's future. The wrong talent can impede an agency's development. EKA is committed to executing a professionally managed recruitment project and process. Remember, a candidate's impression of your agency is first formed by the way your firm handles the recruitment and interview process. To attract the best candidates, you have to have the best process. We'll help you achieve that goal! I'm ready to dustoff my resume!Candidate RegistrationCandidate RegistrationBetter yet, just attach your resumeto this this email.In the "message block" pleaseinclude the following:Name:Current Employer:Current Title:Years at Current Employer:Cell Phone:Work Phone:Date/Time We Can Call You:Message:Mobile Digital InteractiveDigital/Interactive/MobileIn case you haven't noticed...the world is mobile (smartphones). The digital world is rapidly migrating to the mobile platform. If your an interactive agency, you need to "go mobile"! If you a traditional agency with some limited digital/interactive capabilities... don't invest any more in the past. Instead, invest in "mobile" people, resouces, and technology now! In 18 months (or less), most larger marketers will be planning their communications, advertising and promotion (in-store, consumer and trade) programs to fit the mobile platform first. Then it will be re-crafted to fit every other communication channels.Don't miss the mobile transformation of marketing and communications. It is a "must-have" to be competitive! We can help you find mobile talent: developers, GUI designers and strategic planners. MOBILE FIRST! Gee, I better buy a smartphone!Succession PlanningSuccession PlanningThis is the most ignored area of owning and running an agency. Planning for a smooth succession for your senior management and an exit strategy for you (and your other owners), requires taking a hard look at who in your firm can take over. If your not sure... we better talk! Whether you are thinking of selling to your management team or to a third party, you need a succession team in place to run the business. We can take you through the "hit-by-a-bus" scenario of what happens if you, as an owner, really are hit by a bus. How will your business continue to run and prosper? If you think it can't, you're in trouble!If you do not have the right succession team in place, we can find it for you. If you do have the right team in place, we can set up the succession planning process to include both the owner(s) and the succession team. Having a the right succession team in place enhances agency value and ensures that your agency stays healthy and profitalbe during any post-sale earnout period (which most byers will insist on). Gee, I better watch out for buses!StartupAgency Start-up AdvisoryOK, so you and some other upstarts are ready to go out on you own. Just remember two things: it takes twice as long and costs twice as much.Starting an agency is not for the meek or timid. It helps to have some clients and some capital. Starting an agency requires a degree of experience, maturity and entrepreneurialship. We can help you and your start-up team think through the process by running you through a thorough "reality checklist". If you come out of that process with more "pluses" than "minuses", then we can even advise you on how to acquire some start-up capital and hold your hand during the various phases of the start-up period. Mmmm.. maybe I should hold off buying that Lexus.JobsCurrent Position ListingsSEM/SEO Sales - Intractive Agency, San Diego (posted July 2010)Senior Web Designer - Interactive Agency, Boston (posted July 2010)Mobile App Developer (GUI) - Interactive Agency, Chicago (posted Aug. 2010SVP/Account Director CPG - Ad Agency, New York City (posted Aug. 2010)VP/Account Director - Public Rel. Agency, Minneapolis (posted Aug 2010)SVP SEM/SEO Sales Director - Interactive Agency, London, UK (posted Aug. 2010)Supervisor SEO/SEM Development - Interactive Agency, San Diego (posted Aug. 2010)If you are interested and qualified for any one of the above postions, just send an email referencing the positions to: eric_ekassoc.com I'd better apply right now!ClientsA Few Of Our Clients

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MobileThe World Is Mobile... Is Your Agency?Your agency's clients will be rapidly moving to the mobile (smartphone) platform within the next 12 to 18 months. Will your agency be moving with them? Will your agency be able to provide its clients with the mobile planning and app development capabilities they they need? If you're not sure, talk to our mobile-partner company... IntraApp LLC. IntraApp plans, builds and maintains corporate mobile ecosystems (mobile communication channels). Just click on their logo below to learn more and and for their contact info.I need a phone app!