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INH - 4 stages of building relationships working with Clients

Sean McGlade

Created on March 17, 2026

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Relationships Matter

From the research paper, Agency—Client Relationship Factors across Life-cycle Stages, Kim-Shyan Fam and David S. Waller examine the key factors influencing the advertising agency–client relationship across the different stages of the relationship life-cycle.

In some cases it has been said that the process of switching agencies and developing a new partnership takes up to two years (Michell & Sanders, 1995)

Across each stage, the most critical factor was the human relationship, the partnership. Strong relationships are built on trust, rapport, and comfort between agency and client teams. Every interaction matters, it either strengthens or weakens that relationship.