Both of those are amazing for sales and client acquisition.They both have strong strengths that lend to that, especially if the sales or clientele is on the fence or not familiar. Emperor alone might just say fuck it.
That said I ran Emperor solo at a time when a hit 100% on every sales call I had. They were warm leads but I was just matter of fact about everything, super confident, told them what to expect and what not to expect. Emperor works well for sales with take away’s in my opinion. Like ’ this is exactly what we provide and it sounds like it would address x,yz, that your looking for but if your still looking for more, this might not be the service for you…"
Yes, I totally agree, Stark will innovate the systems and be naturally more creative, although you can steer Emperor for creativity and innovation, it’s a bit like turning a tanker. As far as inspiration, I’ve found Emperor can be very good in this department. I get more respect and inspired compliance on Emperor than I did on my short interludes with Stark. Way more ‘shit tests’ and getting bogged down in people issues on Stark than on Emperor. I forget who said it on the forum, maybe @Apollo or @Sub.Zero. Emperor is like Neo in the Matrix around social interactions-the bullets can’t touch you.
Have you noticed marked improvement in ad design creativity, systems innovation, and team inspiration from Stark? If so is that definitively supporting your bottom line or does the trajectory of it seem like it definitively would? If so it may be worth keeping.
I still think a week on just Emperor and R.I.C.H will give you clarity in making your decision to keep Stark, drop Stark and/or test adding HOM, more than any analysis would.