Product inputs and outputs
What agency operations does
Agency management software should connect the client lifecycle without forcing sales, delivery, billing, and account health into one misleading score. LocalCMO organizes prospects, clients, locations, contacts, agreed scope, tasks, approvals, reports, and follow-up ownership around the correct account. The inputs come from the agency's actual relationship and work records; a public business scan remains prospect context until the business becomes a client. The output is a shared operating view that shows what was promised, what is waiting, who owns the next step, and which customer-facing action needs review. Teams can use separate permissions for sales, delivery, finance, and client users while preserving account boundaries. The workspace should distinguish an invoice state from marketing performance and an account warning from confirmed churn risk. It cannot prove retention or revenue. Its value is practical coordination: fewer hidden handoffs, clearer responsibilities, and a history that helps the agency explain decisions and continue work when ownership changes.
01Required inputs
Verified prospect or client records, contacts, locations, agreed scope, owners, tasks, approvals, billing context, and service dates.
- Correct business, client, or location
- Authorized users and source access
- Approved facts and task scope
- Named reviewer or owner
02Evidence and review
The source record for each task, promise, decision, status change, or client-facing deliverable rather than a blended health score alone. Define lifecycle stages, responsibility, access, escalation, and the difference between public prospect evidence and private customer data.
03Operational output
A connected agency workspace where sales, delivery, finance, and account teams can see the next accountable step.