This article was jointly written by Julie Devaney and Patrick Shea.
Every Thursday morning, HubSpot hosts an office hour for marketing agencies and consultants . We discuss best practices for positioning, selling, and ultimately delivering inbound marketing service packages. Recently, we discussed what the "life cycle" of an inbound client looks like and what agencies who effectively manage ongoing, long-term relationships with clients have in common. If you're a consultant or an agency yourself (or if you're looking to hire one for your business), here is our list of common traits of effective inbound marketing agencies: