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Every week a project runs late, your agency loses 6% net profit.Not because your team isn't working hard. Not because your clients are impossible. But because of quiet, invisible leaks inside your delivery process that most agency owners never stop to measure.In this episode of the Happy Clients Podcast, we sit down with Robert Patin of Creative Agency Success to break down the real financial cost of client delivery, and why some of your highest-revenue clients might actually be your least profitable.What you'll learn in this episode:-Why timeline slippage is silently destroying your margins (and the math that proves it)-The difference between scope creep and expectation creep, and why one of them is your fault-How an agency was losing $3–4 per hour on a client that made up 80% of their revenue-Why anchor clients give away your leverage without you even realizing it-How one agency went from 8 client revisions to zero, and the simple shift that made it happen-Why leading your clients confidently is the most profitable thing you can do-The 3–5 numbers every agency owner and account manager should be trackingIf you've ever had a client that looked great on paper but felt expensive in every other way, this episode is for you.If you need help with Client Management, visit: www.dotandcompany.co
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