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The best tool to get more clients in 2026

Published 11 months ago • 3 min read

This issue is sponsored by Pitch​

Have you ever had your day completely turned around by a small act of kindness?

Last week, I disembarked from a sauna-like train from Manchester to London.

I saw a group of young women taking photos of a handwritten message left by the Underground staff.

It immediately made me smile.

It got me thinking about how we might create these unexpected moments of delight for our clients.

😊 5 smile-trigger ideas for your clients:

  • Send them a “motion design health check” for their motion assets, how they are performing and how they can improve them.
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  • Compile a PDF of best practices for your client to use with deliverables to a project.
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  • Send them a quick Happy Birthday email 🥳 (maybe you have an animated card you create and update)
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  • Send unexpected competitor analysis highlighting opportunities for visual differentiation.
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  • Send them a video presenting a pitch for a project idea you were inspired to create for them. 🎥

Use these as starting points and look for opportunities to do something helpful and unexpected when you work with your clients.

You might just put a smile on their face 😊

The best tool to get more clients in 2026

A client lead comes in. It sounds promising.

Then they casually mention: “We’re reviewing pitches from a few other motion designers.”

Instant pressure 😥

Where do you even start when designing a pitch deck?

I recently asked motion designers what their favourite tool is for creating a pitch deck.

​Pitch came up time and time again as the best tool for pitching.

I tried it and I was blown away.

Pitch prioritises beautiful design, and equips motion designers and studios with the tools they need to really win clients.

Here’s what motion designers say are the best features:

1. Analytics on client behaviour when looking at their pitch

Imagine being able to see which pages of your proposal clients spend the most time on. And which pages they just skip by.

You can use this data to improve your pitch strategy each time and win more projects.

2. Easy to add animation loops and high-res videos

Obviously, as motion designers, it’s vital that you show your skills in a proposal. Many of the presentation tools out there aren’t made for video and have very limited options when it comes to auto-playing, looping, and controlling sound.

Pitch lets you easily add high-quality looping animations and videos that play in your presentation how you want.

3. Actually helpful design tools that don’t feel gimmicky

Like expanding images, cleaning up backgrounds, and enhancing low-res assets.

No more switching between Photoshop, Figma, Google Slides, and PowerPoint.

All the design tools you need in one place.

Pitch has plenty of free templates for you to dive into, or you can set up your own template deck with your brand, colours and custom fonts.

I asked Pitch for a special discount for you 👇

​Check out Pitch and use code MOTIONHATCH50 to get 50% off your first payment.

Valid on either Monthly or Annual plans from 9th December 2025 - 30th January 2026.

Appreciate you,

Hayley 😊

P.S. If you use Pitch already, I’d love to hear from you! What’s your favourite feature?

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by Hayley Akins

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