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We Stopped Taking Deals Under 75K. Here Is What Happened.

Crossing the $100K deal threshold transforms your AI agency's economics. This playbook covers exactly how to structure, sell, and deliver $100K+ AI engagements consistently.

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Agency Script Editorial
March 21, 2026·13 min read
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Surviving the VP of Engineering's Technical Teardown

VPs of Engineering are the most influential technical evaluators in AI purchasing decisions. This guide covers how to earn their trust, address their concerns, and turn them into advocates for your AI agency.

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Agency Script Editorial
March 21, 2026·12 min read
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Converting AI Skeptics Into Buyers, How to Win Over the Hardest Prospects

Some of your best future clients think AI is overhyped. Here is how to earn their trust, address their doubts head-on, and turn skepticism into your competitive advantage.

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Agency Script Editorial
March 21, 2026·12 min read
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A Nashville Four-Person Shop Built an MLS Ticket Engine

Selling AI to Sports Organizations: The Agency Guide to a High-Profile, High-Growth Vertical In January 2025, a four-person AI agency in Nashville signed a $340,000 contract with a...

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Agency Script Editorial
March 21, 2026·12 min read
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Creating Genuine Urgency in AI Sales, How to Motivate Action Without High-Pressure Tactics

Artificial urgency backfires with sophisticated buyers. Here is how to create real urgency that accelerates AI deals without damaging trust.

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Agency Script Editorial
March 21, 2026·11 min read
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The Sales Presentation Framework That Wins AI Agency Deals, Structure, Story, and Delivery

Your sales presentation is the single most visible moment in your sales process. This framework covers how to structure, design, and deliver presentations that win AI agency deals consistently.

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Agency Script Editorial
March 21, 2026·13 min read
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Eight Weeks to Ship Fraud Detection for a Series A

Funded startups are uniquely attractive AI clients, they have fresh capital, aggressive timelines, and existential motivation to integrate AI. This playbook covers how to find, pitch, and close startup AI deals.

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Agency Script Editorial
March 21, 2026·13 min read
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Closing Enterprise AI Deals Step by Step, Moving From Verbal Agreement to Signed Contract

The hardest part of enterprise AI sales is not getting the meeting or writing the proposal, it is closing the deal. This step-by-step guide covers every tactic for moving enterprise deals from verbal agreement to signed contract.

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Agency Script Editorial
March 21, 2026·13 min read
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Navigating CTO vs CIO Buying Dynamics: How to Sell AI When Two Tech Leaders Compete

Navigating CTO vs CIO Buying Dynamics: How to Sell AI When Two Tech Leaders Compete An AI agency in Washington, D.C., spent three months cultivating a relationship with the CTO of ...

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Agency Script Editorial
March 21, 2026·12 min read
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Selling AI Services During Economic Downturns

Selling AI Services During Economic Downturns A three-person AI agency in Phoenix watched their pipeline evaporate during the economic slowdown of early 2025. Three deals totaling ...

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Agency Script Editorial
March 20, 2026·13 min read
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After a Breach the SIEM Missed, a $420K Engagement

Selling AI to Chief Information Security Officers A five-person AI agency in Washington, D.C., closed a $420,000 engagement with the CISO of a mid-sized financial services firm aft...

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Agency Script Editorial
March 20, 2026·13 min read
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Converting Demos into Signed Deals

Converting Demos into Signed Deals A five-person AI agency in Portland was delivering great demos. Their prospect feedback was consistently positive: "Impressive technology." "Real...

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Agency Script Editorial
March 20, 2026·13 min read
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Selling Across Multiple Divisions in One Company

Selling Across Multiple Divisions in One Company A five-person AI agency in Philadelphia closed their first deal with the supply chain division of a $3 billion consumer products co...

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Agency Script Editorial
March 20, 2026·13 min read
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Selling Ongoing AI Maintenance and Support Contracts

Selling Ongoing AI Maintenance and Support Contracts An AI agency in Portland built a beautiful computer vision quality inspection system for a food manufacturing client. The $280,...

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Agency Script Editorial
March 20, 2026·12 min read
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Pipeline Felt Fine Until Three Q3 Deals Died at Once

Building a Structured Deal Review Process An AI agency in Boston had fourteen deals in their pipeline worth a combined $3.2 million. The founder reviewed the pipeline informally ev...

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Agency Script Editorial
March 20, 2026·11 min read
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847 Calls, 3 Closed Deals, and $410,000 in Revenue

Cold Calling Strategies for AI Agencies A solo AI consultant in Atlanta picked up the phone 847 times over six weeks. Of those calls, 312 connected to a live person. Of those conne...

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Agency Script Editorial
March 20, 2026·13 min read
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Winning Deals from Incumbent Vendors

Winning Deals from Incumbent Vendors A regional bank in the Midwest had been working with a large consulting firm's AI practice for two years. They had spent $1.4 million on what w...

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Agency Script Editorial
March 20, 2026·12 min read
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Trimming a $420K Discovery Review for an Am Law 200 Firm

Selling AI to Law Firms and Legal Departments A three-person AI agency in Chicago signed a $190,000 engagement with an Am Law 200 firm that had 280 attorneys across four offices. T...

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Agency Script Editorial
March 20, 2026·13 min read
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Pitching the Data Officer Who Already Built the Stack

Selling AI to Chief Data Officers A three-person AI agency in Boston closed a $340,000 engagement with the Chief Data Officer of a $2 billion specialty insurance company. The CDO h...

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Agency Script Editorial
March 20, 2026·13 min read
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Triaging Claims From Four Hours to Minutes for a P&C Insurer

Selling AI to Insurance Companies A nine-person AI agency in Hartford landed a $620,000 engagement with a mid-sized property and casualty insurer. The project: an AI-powered claims...

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Agency Script Editorial
March 20, 2026·12 min read
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Inside a $480K Retainer From a $900M Family Office

How to Sell AI Services to Family Offices and High-Net-Worth Investors A colleague of mine who runs a seven-person AI agency in Miami landed a $480,000 annual retainer with a singl...

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Agency Script Editorial
March 20, 2026·12 min read
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Nurturing Inbound Leads Through the Funnel

Nurturing Inbound Leads Through the Funnel A six-person AI agency in Boston was generating 340 inbound leads per month through content marketing, webinars, and organic search. Thei...

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Agency Script Editorial
March 20, 2026·13 min read
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Twelve CNC Machines, 67% Less Downtime, One Detroit Agency

Selling AI to Manufacturing Companies A four-person AI agency in Detroit signed a $340,000 engagement with a mid-sized automotive parts manufacturer last spring. The project scope ...

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Agency Script Editorial
March 20, 2026·13 min read
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Selling AI Training and Enablement Workshops

Selling AI Training and Enablement Workshops An AI agency in Portland added a workshop offering to their service lineup almost as an afterthought. A client asked if they could trai...

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Agency Script Editorial
March 20, 2026·11 min read
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