How to start a marketing agency
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This playlist covers how a marketing agency wins and serves clients. A TEDx founder story opens it, then HubSpot Marketing teaches personas, creative briefs and proposals, Blair Enns explains pricing, and Semrush and Google Ads cover SEO and paid search. Play all on repeat as a course, or A–B loop one tutorial step.
Videos in this playlist
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How did I start and grow my digital marketing agency? | Tarun Kumar | TEDxVIFTTEDx TalksPlay from here Loop - 2
Why Traditional Advertising Is Dead, With Mastercard Snr Fellow | CMO Insider PodcastBusiness InsiderPlay from here Loop - 3
The Explainer: Don’t Just Sell Stuff — Satisfy NeedsHarvard Business ReviewPlay from here Loop - 4
I Built a Perfect Buyer Persona from Scratch (Just Copy This)HubSpot MarketingPlay from here Loop - 5
Professor Paul Green: The Technique of Market ResearchWharton SchoolPlay from here Loop - 6
How to Write a Powerful CREATIVE BRIEF (GUIDE)HubSpot MarketingPlay from here Loop - 7
How to Write a Business Proposal Step-by-Step with FREE TemplateHubSpot MarketingPlay from here Loop - 8
Blair Enns "Price the Client Not the Job"HubSpot MarketingPlay from here Loop - 9
The Lead Generation Strategy You Need to Implement in 2026HubSpot MarketingPlay from here Loop - 10
Beginner's Guide to SEOSemrushPlay from here Loop - 11
Google Ads Tutorials: Getting started with Performance MaxGoogle AdsPlay from here Loop - 12
Google Partners Academy on Air: Modern SearchGoogle AdsPlay from here Loop - 13
Facebook Business Page : The ULTIMATE Tutorial (Fast & Easy)HubSpot MarketingPlay from here Loop - 14
How to Set up Facebook Pixel to Increase Sales (Step-by-Step Tutorial)HubSpot MarketingPlay from here Loop - 15
How to Use WhatsApp Marketing for Your BusinessHubSpot MarketingPlay from here Loop - 16
How to Automate Your Marketing in Just 2 Weeks (Step-by-Step Tutorial)HubSpot MarketingPlay from here Loop - 17
Business Storytelling Made Easy | Kelly Parker | TEDxBalchStreetTEDx TalksPlay from here Loop - 18
Professor David Bell on Digital Marketing: Wharton Lifelong Learning TourWharton SchoolPlay from here Loop - 19
Stephan Seiler: What is Social Media Marketing Really Worth?Stanford Graduate School of BusinessPlay from here Loop - 20
Leveraging AI In Marketing | Sharmin Attaran | TEDxBryantUTEDx TalksPlay from here Loop - 21
The Explainer: Blue Ocean StrategyHarvard Business ReviewPlay from here Loop - 22
INBOUND 2016: Ed Heil "Adding Video to Your Service Offerings"HubSpot MarketingPlay from here Loop - 23
The Truth About Logo Design CostsFiverrPlay from here Loop - 24
Weekly Wisdom: Project Management in SEO by Ross TavendaleSemrushPlay from here Loop - 25
How to [Partially] Automate Your SEO Agency Using Google SheetsSemrushPlay from here Loop - 26
How To Start And as Scale an SEO AgencySemrushPlay from here Loop - 27
How To Build a SCALE-able AgencySemrushPlay from here Loop - 28
INBOUND 2016: Growth Driven Design Agency PanelHubSpot MarketingPlay from here Loop - 29
Google Partners | Grow My Store for Partners success story with Better & StrongerGoogle AdsPlay from here Loop - 30
Transforming Lives: Building an Agency with Family and FriendsUpworkPlay from here Loop
How does a marketing agency make money?
Agencies are paid by clients to plan and run marketing such as social media, search, ads, content or design. Common models are monthly retainers, fixed-price projects and hourly rates. Many agencies start as one freelancer with a few clients, then hire as the work grows.
How do I use RepeatWatch to learn agency skills?
Use an A–B loop on one tutorial step, such as setting up a pixel or writing a brief, and follow along in your own account. Slow to 0.75× while you take notes, and save the chapters of long webinars on keys 1–9.
Frequently asked questions
Which skills should I learn first?
Start with understanding customers: buyer personas, creative briefs and HBR's explainer on satisfying needs. Then learn one channel well, such as SEO or paid search, before selling many services. Proposals and pricing videos help when you start pitching clients.
Do these tools and rules work in my country?
Most platforms shown are used worldwide, but advertising rules, data-privacy laws and business registration differ by country. Check local regulations, especially for collecting customer data and running ads in regulated industries, before offering those services.
Is this legal, tax or financial advice?
No. These are educational videos from their publishers and are not legal, tax or financial advice. Get advice from a local accountant or lawyer about contracts, client data and tax before you sign your first clients.