Agencies and clients face challenges, competition, budget issues and, sometimes, each other. We all have our quirks, unique working habits and differentiating traits, and it is these characteristics that -- when combined -- either make for a seamless or frustrating partnership. When agencies and clients mesh well, the end results can be astounding and long-lasting. When the opposite is true, reaching agreements and getting on the same page can be challenging.

Every client partnership can be effective if approached in the right way, but since every road has its speed bumps, it is an agency's job to fix them as quickly and efficiently as possible. In this article, we have categorized clients into a few groups that have come up in conversations with agency professionals over the years. Taking it one step further, we outlined a few suggestions as to how agencies can align themselves with certain clients and possibly serve them more effectively.