Planning and Executing Your Client Holiday Gifts

Now is the perfect time to start thinking about your client's gifts for the upcoming season. Client gifts do much more than help spread holiday cheer — they can benefit your business success long term.

Design Business, Team, The Dove AgencySusan NicholOctober 10, 2021interior designers, design business, marketing service, Client Gifts, Client Relationships, Client Retention, Referrals

Read Between the Data

The vast world of website data and analytics can be a tough one to manage. Here at The Dove Agency, we help you decipher your analytics while staying up-to-date with all the latest software and trends in the analytics field to ensure your company is covered.

Design Business, Team, The Dove AgencySusan NicholOctober 5, 2021interior designers, design business, marketing service, insights, analytics, business insights, data

Is Flat Fee Billing Right for Your Firm?

Does flat-fee billing really mean that you say goodbye to tracking hours spent on each project? There is more to the story than you think.

Design Business, Team, The Dove AgencySusan NicholAugust 12, 2021financial services, interior designers, design business, business growth, Flat Fee, Billing, Tracking

Marketing Service Highlight | Showcase Your Brand — Social and Editorial Photography and Video Content

For someone who has not had the pleasure of working with you yet, how would they perceive your brand if they visited your social media profiles or your website? Your interior design branding defines how people see and feel how you run your business.

Design Business, Team, The Dove AgencySusan NicholJuly 16, 2021interior designers, design business, marketing service, social media photography, social engagement, social media, social media strategy, videography, brand video

Financial Service Highlight | Are You Feeling Overwhelmed and Pulled in a Million Different Directions?

Designers today are being pulled in a million directions and are often understaffed and overworked. When is the right time to hire, and, more importantly, who is the right person to hire?

Design Business, Team, The Dove AgencySusan NicholJuly 16, 2021financial services, interior designers, design business, business growth, time management, new hire, recruitment

Marketing Service Highlight | Is your brand positioned perfectly?

The Dove Agency's public relations and brand development teams work together strategically to position clients for press success! In order to be ready for our PR pros to dive into pitching for editorial opportunities, we advise clients to be "pitch-perfect." Today, on The Nest, we're sharing some practical tools that will have you "pitch-perfect" in no time.

Design Business, Team, The Dove AgencySusan NicholJune 17, 2021interior designers, design business, marketing service, public relations

Financial Service Highlight | Small business expenses can add up

Much time and effort are spent by Designers managing the cost of goods and products they purchase for re-sell to their clients. Rightfully so, as vendor purchases are high dollar and represent an overwhelming majority of cash outflow for a Designer in any given month. General and administrative or “business” expenses tend to be scrutinized less by Designers and can really cut into profits when they aren’t properly monitored.

Design Business, Team, The Dove AgencySusan NicholJune 17, 2021financial services, markups, interior designers, design business, business growth, business expenses

Marketing Service Highlight | Strategy Development

All of The Dove Agency's marketing services are centered around our core offering of Strategy Development. Whether you are interested in our marketing services for public relations, brand development, website design or somewhere in between, we will always begin with building a strategic marketing plan for your firm.

Design Business, Team, The Dove AgencySusan NicholMay 25, 2021interior designers, design business, marketing service, content strategy, strategy development

Financial Service Highlight | Markups, Margins, and Math

One service we provide on the Financial Services side of the business is preparing and sending monthly financial reports to our clients. Many times, especially with new clients, we set up calls to walk designers through their reports and really help them understand their numbers.