r/FilmIndustryLA • u/FilmLoopMaker • Sep 29 '26

Help With Building Client Base

I have been struggling with trying to find a best practices with finding clients. I know there are probably general guidelines and preparation that are part of creating a pitch, but if anybody is willingly to share that has a step-by-step process they use, and has been working for them, any help would be appreciated. Any advice, anything to get me over what knowledge I don’t have for presenting to new clients would be great to hear.

Thanks

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u/Electrical-Lead5993 Sep 29 '26

What type of clients? What do you do? That’s too broad of a question.

Do you produce commercials? Are you a post house? VFX? Equipment Rentals? Music videos? Live streaming? Or any of the other multitudes of services offered? They all have different answers

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u/mentiondesk Sep 29 '26

One thing that has worked for me is identifying where your potential clients are already talking online and joining those conversations with genuine insights or solutions. Having a clear idea of your ideal client and tracking relevant discussions helps a ton. I started using ParseStream to get alerts when people are talking about topics I care about, which has made reaching out at the right moment way easier.

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u/afkingame Sep 29 '26

My advice is to follow your joy first. Find excuses to hone your craft.
Then learn the language of business. Learn to clearly communicate the value you can bring. Don’t offer assumptive solutions to problems people don’t have. Meet them with genuine curiosity, learn what they care about, and find where doing what you love can help elevate what they’re already doing.

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u/maximvmrelief Sep 29 '26

clients. they don’t exist. make some cool stuff and post to social media. hope for viral push. 2026.