You’re pulled in multiple directions as a business owner, and one of those directions is the need to market your business. Keeping your customers happy AND creating new ones, who’s got time for that? Outsourcing your marketing to an external managed marketing company can alleviate at least one of the demands imposed upon you as the director of business traffic.
Here are a few benefits of hiring a managed marketing company to take charge of your marketing needs:
- Expertise: Managed marketing companies specialise in marketing and have a team of professionals with specialist knowledge and experience in various marketing areas, including SEO, social media marketing, content creation, email marketing, and strategy. This means that you get access to a range of skills and expertise that you may not have in-house.
- Cost-effectiveness: It almost goes without saying (but we’ll say it anyway), an external managed marketing company is more cost-effective than building an in-house team. You can avoid the costs of hiring, training, and maintaining an internal marketing team, as well as the costs associated with marketing tools and software, by finding an external consultant with ready access to all of the skill sets you need.
- Scalability: In business, you may experience fluctuations in demand, or you may be looking to expand into new markets. Both of these situations require a different level of input from your marketing function, so you need to be able to scale up and down. Now, scaling up and down an internal team on a full-time wage is a lot easier said than done, so engaging a managed marketing company allows you to easily scale services up and down depending on your needs.
- Focus on core competencies: By outsourcing marketing to a managed marketing company, you can focus on your core competencies and leave the marketing to the experts. This allows you to devote your time and resources to what you do best (deliver your service, delight your customers), while still achieving your marketing goals.
- Access to technology and resources: Managed marketing companies have access to the latest marketing tools and resources that may be expensive or difficult to obtain for smaller businesses. This allows them to implement marketing tactics that can help your business stand out from the competition.
- Accountability: Managed marketing companies are accountable for delivering results. They work with you to set clear goals and objectives, and they are responsible for achieving those goals. This ensures your marketing efforts are measurable, and you can hold the managed marketing company accountable for delivering results.
Hiring an external managed marketing company can provide access to expertise, be cost-effective, and scalable, help you focus on your core competencies, provide access to technology and resources, and help keep your team accountable for delivering results. By outsourcing marketing, businesses can achieve their marketing goals more efficiently, more effectively and avoid many promotional headaches.