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Think of me as your marketing manager. Usually the business founder handles marketing, but after a certain point they will want someone else to take over those tasks. Unfortunately, it’s a big leap from doing it yourself to hiring full-time staff. That’s where I come in. You get someone with years of experience to manage your marketing efforts on your behalf, without worrying about salary and benefits.
Marketing Services
Marketing Management
You’ve got a business to run, and you can’t do that if marketing takes up a large part of your week. I make it my job to understand your goals and be a partner that you can trust to take those ongoing marketing tasks off your plate.
Marketing Strategy
There are tons of different advertising options nowadays, but the right choice will vary depending on your goals. I can put all of the pieces together for you from the planning stage to execution.
Digital & Print Marketing
I’m not a “consultant” who specializes in strategy and farms out all the development work. I can handle things like graphic design, email marketing, setting up your Google Business Profile, building a website, conversion rate optimization, and more.
Managing Suppliers
Managing suppliers — and figuring out which ones to hire — can take up a lot of your time. I have tons of experience selecting and working with photographers, videographers, printers, designers, and more.
Budgeting
Marketing can be a money pit. As the old saying goes, “Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is, I don’t know which half”. I can maximize every dollar rather than try a shotgun approach.
Analytics & Reporting
If you don’t measure it, you can’t manage it. I can analyze the big picture to see what’s working and what isn’t, make adjustments to ensure your budget goes as far as possible, and set up dashboards so that you can track everything at a glance.
How does this work?
Marketing services are usually on a monthly retainer, because clients’ marketing needs are ongoing and spread out over time (i.e. there’s something that needs doing every month, all year long). However, if your needs are short-term (for example to launch a new product or rebranding), I can provide project-based services as well.
Think this could be a good fit?
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