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Originally Posted by seth1864
A question I haven't seen around here, or on the other site (tho I haven't actually been really LOOKING...)-
Is there a big benefit to having multiple agents in multiple cities? Don't they all pull from the same general sources?
I have agency representation here in San Francisco, but should I be looking for agents in like Chicago, New York, Miami, Houston, LA, et al?
Is there a real difference between local and outside agents?
Should this be something to talk to my agent about?
It's a beautiful day here, 68 degrees and sunny. I wish I could go outdoors... :)
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It's raining and flooding in the Chicago area and the Giants just beat the Cubs.
I can only speak from my personal experience which is limited in number and variety of agents. I have agents in Milwaukee and Chicago. I know that each agency has it's own clients which deal primarily with the individual agencies. I remember meeting a commercial producer many, many moons ago at a Women In Film/Chicago event who told me that he wouldn't use a particular talent agency because of a negative experience he had with them. That spoke volumes to me and I then realized that producers/talent buyers have their favorite agencies. Bottom line, if the market you're in allows you to be multi-listed (I don't think that's the case in all markets, but correct me if I'm wrong), it probably pays to be multi-listed because the agency probably has it's own set of clients which primarily use that agency. I know I'm rambling but did I make sense?
Arlene Kahn