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What is a Boutique Agency?

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The term "boutique agency" is used in several different ways. In the advertising community, the term is used for an advertising agency that focuses primarily on the creative aspects of developing advertisements. In the creative community, such agencies are small companies that represent a limited client list and offer highly personalized service. There are advantages and disadvantages to working with either kind of agency.

In the sense of of an advertising agency, boutique agencies do not focus on developing campaigns and studying demographics; their work is creative in nature. They usually have small staffs and may work with contract workers and freelancers to get a specific look and feel for particular projects. Clients approach them when they want high quality creative work. Larger advertising agencies may refer clients to these smaller, creation-focused agencies when it comes to developing the look of advertisements and campaigns.

A boutique agency tends to keep its client list short, and it can be highly selective about the types of jobs it accepts. Staff members are highly qualified and respected artists and creators. These agencies can develop print and video advertising, along with copywriting for ad campaigns, and the end result is highly individualized and personalized. Companies that want to run ad campaigns that stand out creatively may opt to work with a such an agency.

Creative professionals, like writers, actors, and models can opt to work with a boutique agency for representation. Representation is often required for certain areas of the creative industry; many publishing houses, for example, will only accept queries from agents, not directly from writers. Such agencies are small, represent a variety of clients, and provide very hands on, personal service. They are often more willing to take a risk on clients, providing a launch point for someone's career. Some very noted actors, writers, and models started with this type of agency.

While such companies are small, they are often highly respected in the industry and can include staff members with extensive connections and networking abilities. Being represented by this type of agency can provide someone with opportunities that might not be available through larger companies. These agents also work very hard on behalf of their clients and can take time to focus on packaging a client to be appealing, an option that may not be available to people in agencies with big client lists. Many agencies are referral-only and very choosy about who they are willing to represent.

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Mary McMahon
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Ever since she began contributing to the site several years ago, Mary has embraced the exciting challenge of being a SmartCapitalMind researcher and writer. Mary has a liberal arts degree from Goddard College and spends her free time reading, cooking, and exploring the great outdoors.

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By anon252821 — On Mar 06, 2012

If I was a company hoping to launch a new mobile advertising platform to market, where would I go?

Can anyone provide a list of agencies that would be open to the idea of on-selling our product?

Any assistance would be appreciated.

By PinkLady4 — On Jun 09, 2011

Wouldn't it be nice to have a home page that led easily to a landing page on the internet? That's what some of the boutique agencies offer in their set-up of ad pages. With easy navigation, one can go easily to the landing page where they will find an attractive page that shows the product or service. It describes a special offer. also.

The clients of these agencies are varied: luxury destination clubs, real estate team, in-home caregiver company, transportation service, and wedding gown preservation. The boutique agencies are quite choosy about what clients they work with.

By live2shop — On Jun 07, 2011

The work done by a boutique advertising agency is really good. I took a look at some ads a company had done for use on the internet. I could tell that the design had been done by some very creative people.

The web pages were very pleasant to look at. The photography was excellent. Everything was so expertly placed on the page. I wonder how much they charge for this service? The web pages are easy to navigate. It must have taken many hours with a number of very creative people to pull it all together.

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