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What We're Talking About

Better clients. Better margins. Shorter sales cycles. All three start with the same thing.

We unpack the 5 dimensions of ICP most agencies miss, plus buying triggers, disqualifiers, and why most outbound fails before it even starts.

Tune in to our latest episode: "The 5 Dimensions of Agency ICP."

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Who are we?

Hi, we're Peter and Sei-Wook, co-founders of Barrel Holdings, a portfolio of agency businesses. We also run AgencyHabits, a resource for agency operators featuring lessons learned from our various agency businesses.

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