Good question. The short answer is yes. Outsourced marketing fits just about any business of any size and in any industry. Like sales and taxes, marketing is an essential business function. Your marketing spend ideally should keep pace with sales. More marketing, more sales—they grow together. The exception to the rule is a business that is not yet generating enough …
Can My Business Afford to Outsource Its Marketing?
Maybe you were raised like many of us were and adopted a lesson learned in childhood: if you have to ask how much something is, then you probably can’t afford it. Of course, price shrouding is a marketing tactic. For those businesses selling products that fall in the astronomical price range, the idea is to give consumers enough time to …
IP Targeting & Direct Mail Tracking: The Marketing Equivalent of Shooting Fish in a Barrel
“Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which half.” John Wanamaker We use that quote a lot. You’ll find it on our website and in our proposals. Our job as an outsourced marketing agency is to make sure our clients aren’t wasting a cent, much less half, of their advertising budgets. Some …
Proving the Value of Magazine and Billboard Advertising
If you run a small business or lead your firm’s marketing efforts, you want proof that your marketing investment is paying off. With digital advertising, like email and display ads, you can measure success by open and click-through rates. But what about magazine and billboard advertising? If you run ads in magazines or put up billboards around town, you might …