Wednesday, January 2, 2008 VOLUME 3 ISSUE 16  
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4 Signs You’re Choosing the Wrong Agency
by Susan Applegate

No matter how carefully you construct your RFP, there's always the chance that something can slip through the cracks and send you on your way to a bad client/agency relationship. Before you get too far down the road, you may want to check to see if any of these four signs are putting you on the wrong path.
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A Sample RFP Template
So, you've been charged with writing an RFP for PR firms and now you're not sure what to do? No problem. The sample below, which was prepared looking at the best of the RFPs Tech Image has worked on over the past few years, will help walk you through the process. It also provides a balanced scorecard to help you rate the results.
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This Looks Like the Beginning of a Beautiful Relationship
by Mike Nikolich

The RFP process can often be painful to both clients and agencies -- especially if it's used as a cattle call to dozens of agencies with little vetting beforehand. But it doesn't have to be, says Tech Image CEO Mike Nikolich. In fact, it can be as easy as shopping for a new car online -- if you know how to go about it properly.
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Also in this Issue...
Using RFPs to Separate the Princes from the Frogs
by Mary Eggert

The idea behind a request for proposal (RFP) is to try to get a sense of a group of PR agencies' experience and approach before engaging in a deeper dialog with the chosen few. Yet as Tech Image business development director Mary Eggert points out, it's a lot like dating on Match.com. In other words, in order to learn what you need to know, you have to start by asking the right questions. Otherwise the only answer you may get is "ribbit!"
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Tech Image is in the business of helping our clients gain their unfair share of media coverage. Check out this section to see some of our latest successes. Please view some of the "Top Placements"...
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9/11 Leadership Lessons
by Jeff Janssen

While no one really looks forward to a crisis, there is no doubt that difficult times allow those who can manage them to distinguish themselves. In the past few years no crisis loomed larger in America than the events of 9/11/2001. It was on that day that then-New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani rose from being viewed as a so-so local politician with a tepid approval rating to a nationally recognized leader and hero. In this article from the Champion Coaches Network, peak performance coach Jeff Janssen talks about Giuliani's book and the four steps for crisis leadership.
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Red Prairie Selects Tech Image as Global Agency of Record
Speaking of the RFP process, Tech Image recently successfully completed one with global supply chain leader Red Prairie. Here is the official announcement of this new client acquisition.
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