How to run a done-for-you service company without going crazy

Carl Taylor, Automation Agency, B2B, International Founders, Marketing, System

What today’s guest does is say to companies, Look, you hate handling all these email systems, landing page platforms, right?

His company handles it all for them.

I know everyone like me who uses marketing automation has a different goal and different set of software. Well, the company that today’s guest created works with all of them.

Carl Taylor is the founder of Automation Agency, a done-for-you marketing automation concierge service.

We’re going to find out how he did it and how he’s not going nuts running this company.

Carl Taylor

Automation Agency

Carl Taylor is the founder of Automation Agency, a done-for-you marketing automation concierge service.

Andrew: Hey, everyone. My name is Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of Mixergy.com.

There are things that I’m fascinated by, as you’ve noticed in the interviews. One of them is consulting companies that productize their service. Being a consultant is a pain in the butt. You constantly have to figure out what each client wants. As I say this, I see Carl is nodding. You constantly have to figure out what each client wants. They all seem to want something different. You have to keep rebuilding your business, it feels like, every time you have a new customer and a new project.

Which is why I’m fascinated by these productized services, where this company will just–you know what? Actually, I’m introducing this all wrong. You’re not even productized service, are you, Carl?

Carl: Not quite. We’re kind of, but not quite to just buying this off the shelf. It’s not quite how we work.

Andrew: You know what? My...

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