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Scale your marketing agency and get more clients

1h 21min | 6 lessons | 0 downloadable resources

In this course, you will learn how to:

  • Develop a strong positioning strategy that attracts premium clients.
  • Build a profitable pricing model that ensures long-term sustainability.
  • Create a client acquisition system that drives consistent revenue.
  • Structure your agency for efficiency, growth, and profitability.
  • Transition from unpredictable income to a scalable, high-margin business.

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Without a scalable growth system, your agency will hit a ceiling

Referrals and great work will only take you so far. Without a system for predictable revenue, clear differentiation, and efficient operations, agencies stagnate or burn out. This course forces you to rethink how you run your business, helping you build a growth engine that drives consistent clients and revenue.

Master the strategy of building a marketing agency focused on sustainable growth and client success

Course Length:
1h 21min. 6 lessons.

This isn’t a course about doing great client work and hoping for referrals. It is built for agency owners who want a scalable, profitable business with a steady flow of high-value clients. Every framework is tested, and every strategy is designed to help you attract the right clients, price your services for growth, and build a business that runs smoothly without relying on word-of-mouth.

After completing this online course on building a marketing agency, you will be able to assist your team and company with:

  • Position your agency to stand out and win high-value clients.
  • Develop pricing strategies that maximize revenue and profitability.
  • Implement a structured sales process that brings in consistent leads.
  • Scale your operations without losing efficiency or quality.
  • Build a sustainable agency that grows predictably without relying on word-of-mouth.

This course is for you if you are responsible for:

  • Agency owners looking to scale beyond referrals and inconsistent income.
  • Freelancers ready to transition into a structured, scalable business.
  • Marketing professionals building or managing a client-based agency.
  • Growth-focused agencies struggling with pricing, sales, or positioning.
  • Anyone who wants to build an agency that generates steady revenue and long-term success.

Look no further than CXL, this is the best and most recommended course you will find on Building a Marketing Agency.

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Course Curriculum

Building a marketing agency

Agency Strategy

Define your agency’s vision, purpose, and goals so you can best identify and serve your clients. Topics Covered: Introduce you to the 5 most important strategic factors that you’ll need to work through to have a strong foundation for your agency.Help y

People and Leadership

There’s nothing more important to your agency’s success than having the right people in the right roles. Topics Covered: Know who and when to hire so you can staff your agency correctly and sustainably.Understand how to hire and manage so you only brin

Service Delivery

How do you reach a state in which both your agency and your clients are profitable and happy? Topics Covered: Provide tips to help you meet clients’ expectations so clients want to continue doing business with you and rave about you to their peers.At t

Sales and Marketing

Learn to develop your sales strategy so that it is predictable, repeatable, and scalable. Topics Covered: How to build and scale your sales process so you can measure and manage its effectiveness.Provide tips on how to acquire your first clients.Agency

Financials and Metrics

A company’s health is all in the numbers. Learn what metrics you need to track in order to grow responsibly. Topics Covered: Help you understand the financial basics and principles of running a successful agency.Provide you with financial management to

Wrap Up

Conclusion and recap on building a marketing agency. Topics Covered: A review of key takeawaysWhat’s next for your building a marketing agencyA farewell from Bob Resources Lesson slide deck

Bob Ruffolo

Founder & CEO @ IMPACT

Bob Ruffolo is the founder and CEO of IMPACT, a 70-person agency in Nee Haven, CT doing over $9m in annual revenue. IMPACT is A two-time HubSpot partner of the year, DigitalMarketer’s 2019 partner of the year, and has been recognized multiple times for being a great place to work. Bob was also recognized at one of Comparably’s top CEOs in 2018.

But getting there WAS NOT EASY. Bob openly admits that he’s made every mistake in the book and is radically open to sharing how his team has overcome issues with client churn, employee turnover, and cash flow.

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Completing this course earns you an official CXL Building a Marketing Agency Course Certificate to prove your achievement. CXL is recognized as an industry-leading qualification by employers worldwide, and it is an official qualification on Linkedin that can be added to your profile.

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