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Pricing for Maximum Profit Margin & Conversion

Pricing is one of the most emotional and misunderstood parts of agency life. Most teams default to hourly or blended rates, under-valuing their work value and undermining their position as the expert, because they feel "safe" in doing it "how it's always been done." Meanwhile, clients are under pressure to justify spending and prove ROI, creating tension in negotiations that agencies often don't know how to navigate. Armed with a wider pricing toolkit, pricing signals expertise and confidence to clients. Agencies finally claim power in the commercial conversation.

March 26th, 2026
12 PM EAT
90-minute Interactive Training Course
Stuart Dunk
Pricing for Maximum Profit Margin & Conversion masterclass

About This Masterclass

This masterclass will show you how to shift pricing from being about you (your time and effort) to the client (deliverables and outcomes). By understanding how to build and land pricing in a progressive way, with value-based pricing principles at the centre, you'll learn how to present fees with confidence, defend your worth, and structure pricing that profit margins and gives the client more ways to say yes. From performance-based structures to pricing psychology, Stuart will teach you exactly how to navigate pricing conversations so you win more high margin deals.

By attending this masterclass, you will get 5% off on PAAN Summit 2026 tickets.

What You'll Learn

How to shift from roles and rates to value & performance based pricing
Total Economic Value (TEV) - how to calculate (and charge for!) the value of the work, not the time it takes to do it
Pricing Psychology: tips and tricks to help clients say yes
The benefits of building products and programs, and how to do it
When to discount + and when not to
How top agencies structure pricing to win premium clients

Why Attend?

Learn how to land higher-margin deals consistently

Reduce pushback on pricing and negotiate from a position of strength

Move away from rate-card dependency

Gain tools used by high-performing global agencies

Course Objectives

Skills and frameworks to win your higher margin deals whilst being seen as the expert choice

Build pricing based on outputs + outcomes, not inputs, to break free of low margin deals & having to track and report on time

Build a Pricing "stack" or menu of programs / products that is unique to you, allowing you to charge more

Increase average deal size and profitability

Who Should Attend?

Agency founders & CEOs
Finance and commercial leads
Business development & sales leads
Client service directors & account leads

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Number of Seats

Individual registration

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Bonus Benefits:

5% off on PAAN Summit 2026 tickets

Your Instructor

Stuart Dunk

Stuart Dunk

Founder & Managing Director, Don't Forget to Look

After starting his career agency-side, Stuart worked in Marketing Procurement for 14 years at global brands like Reckitt, Nike, and Danone. For the last 6 years, he has been taking that knowledge of how brands buy, with the mission of "Helping Agency Leaders Sleep Better at Night." He is one of the very few consultants who understands both sides of the table, agency and procurement, giving him unmatched insight into how agencies can differentiate, influence buyers, and win high-value deals. Stu runs workshops on various aspects of agency growth, provides pitch and proposal-writing support, and also runs bespoke programs on agency marketing, sales, positioning, and outreach for his clients. His work is designed to increase margin, conversion, and retention, and create more capability and confidence for both agency leaders and their teams.

Expertise:
Marketing Procurement & Buyer PsychologyAgency Positioning & DifferentiationPitching & Proposal WritingPricing ModelsValue-based sellingNegotiation & Influence

Session Details

March 26th, 2026
Date
12 PM EAT
Time
90-minute Interactive Training Course
Format
Interactive Online Live
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