PUSHING BOUNDARIES
Market
Belgium (2014)
- In 2014, the market saw an increase of 10,46% gross margin, and a 6% increase of revenue.
- Total revenue top 100 digital agencies: € 380M
- Total gross margin top 100: €183M
SWOT
Extensive network
'We'll figure it out' - mentality
Inflow (smaller projects) via Angel.me
Agile team
Independent, but bound to different organisations in different domains
New kids on the block -> prove yourself
No senior specialists in domain XYZ
No fixed team that works full-time on Lago
What are we good at? Marketing, design, dev, social,... ?
Competition is huuuuuuge!
Balance with other Angel.me services (rewards, equity, wealth mgt,…)
Growing market
Interesting new technologies
Follow the money
S W
O T
Competition
Affiliate Marketing: 43
CMS: 328
Consultants: 291
CRM: 118
e-Commerce: 374
e-mail Marketing: 225
Media agency: 155
Mobile: 209
Online Publishers: 70
Saleshouse: 97
Search, Analytics: 233
Social Media: 325
Web agency: 59
Webdevelopment: 312
# companies in domain X
General Trends
IOT, Blockchain, AI,...
IOT
We see an increase of software applications for different types of devices
AR/VR
Consumable AR/VR grows & grows & grows.
AI & ML
Analyse data with Machine Learning
Provide valuable advice based on data
Automated services like we've never seen before
Plan 2017-2018
Marketing/Branding
Content marketing via blog + social media
Expand current Lago site to give more info, and show recent work
Technology/Skills
'If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it,
say yes – then learn how to do it later!' --> And if we can't do it, use freelancers
Inflow
Personal network, social media, Angel.me, ...
Accept every possibility to generate cash and grow
Step 1 (Nov '17 - Feb '18)
Team
Build a team of experienced freelancers in different domains
Interns
Work with project-based circles
Work method
Turn the organised chaos in a delivery machine. Go from first meeting to delivery as efficient as possible.
Projects
Maintain a constant stream of ongoing projects ( X-projects < €2.500 | X-projects €2.500 - €10.000 | X-projects > €10.000)
Step 2 (Feb '18 - Dec '18)
Expand Internationally
Actively look for projects abroad
Offices in NL/FR/EN
Turn projects in SAAS to generate recurring revenue
Work method
Automate the delivery machine. Spend as little time as possible on administrative things.
Grow
Scale up! Work with bigger clients, do better work, grow!
Step 3 (Dec '18 - ...)
Lago Agency
By Jens Ivens
Lago Agency
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