Does Your Agency Have the Visionary and Integrator Roles Filled?

<h2>The Agency Visionary and Integrator</h2> <p>Are you a visionary or an integrator? How do you know, and how do you use it to grow your agency? Check yourself on these:  Got big goals for your agency but no idea how to get there? Spending too much time on the day-to-day operations when you would rather be leading? The world is filled with visionaries and integrators. With effort and understanding, you can harness the strength of both to grow your marketing agency.</p> <p>In this episode, we'll cover:</p> <ul> <li>What is the difference between a visionary and an integrator?</li> <li>5 rules between an agency visionary and an integrator.</li> <li>Finding the missing piece to your agency puzzle.</li> </ul> <p>I talked to Mark Winters, co-author of the book, <a href= "https://www.markcwinters.com/rocket-fuel-now/">Rocket Fuel</a>. Mark is an entrepreneur who has been directly involved in fourteen different businesses of varying sizes and industries throughout his life. He has started, sold, and even acquired businesses. During that time, Mark has learned the importance of having a visionary and an integrator in your agency leadership and how the two can work better together.</p> <h2>What Is the Difference Between a Visionary and an Integrator?</h2> <p>Many agency owners are visionaries. Visionaries are individuals with big dreams and goals. They're the ones that can look at the big picture and determine where the agency should be in the next five years. However, visionaries often struggle with the day-to-day details of enacting a plan to reach their goals. That's where an integrator comes in.</p> <p>Integrators are individuals capable of focusing on the details of operations of your agency right now. They are usually the general manager or operations manager tasked with building the road between where the agency is now and where the visionary owner wants to be.</p> <h2>Can an Agency Visionary and an Integrator Work Together?</h2> <p>When they work together, the visionary and the integrator offer a complete managem