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5 Ways a Virtual Marketing Director Can Boost Your ROI

You want your marketing investment to deliver results. But what do you do when you’re short on time? Here are 5 ways a virtual marketing director could help.

What is a Virtual Marketing Director?

A virtual marketing director is a term that refers to hiring an outsourced marketing agency. This agency would do your company’s marketing for you.

There are many reasons why businesses consider outsourcing their marketing efforts. Some small businesses don’t have the resources to implement large-scale marketing efforts; larger businesses may be short on time and need results as soon as possible.

Whatever the reason may be, hiring an outside marketing director can deliver big results. Here are five ways they can boost your return on investment:

1.They Have a Great Network

When you hire an outside advertising agency, you’re not only hiring someone to do your marketing efforts for you; you’re hiring an entire team with amazing connections to help get the job done.

If you’re looking for a beautiful plan done in a short amount of time, opening up to a whole new network can benefit you greatly.

2. They Have a Known Track Record

When you’re in the market to hire an outside marketing agency, you have access to a wide range of data about each one. By looking at their past marketing efforts and seeing each one’s success, you know exactly what you’ll be paying for when you hire them.

Reputability goes a long way. Knowing a company’s track record right off the bat will help you make an informed decision when hiring them — and their end success will be worth your initial investment.

3. They Know the Latest Trends

Marketing agencies are always up to date with the latest marketing trends. Considering their entire business is built off of them, it makes sense!

If you’re looking for a marketing plan that has a chance at competing in the digital world, a marketing agency can provide just that.

4. No Failed Strategies

If you’re hoping to cut down on costs by hiring an entry-level employee to do your marketing plan for your business, you may be making a huge mistake. Someone who is inexperienced has a greater chance at failing to implement the right strategy, simply due to the fact that they aren’t familiar with what works and what doesn’t.

A virtual marketing director will be someone with experience who has already learned from past failures. Your money will be well spent on someone who knows what they’re doing right from the start.

5. They Bring an Outside Perspective

Oftentimes, it can be hard to spot potential problems while working on your own marketing plan. After a while, it can all start to blur into one huge mess! Or, your employees may be reluctant to share their ideas or concerns.

One of the most valuable parts of hiring an outside marketing director is the fact that they’ll bring a fresh perspective to your marketing strategy. Their outside perspective, combined with your current ideas, can be fused together to create amazing results.

Conclusion

Overall, investing in a virtual marketing director can be a smart move. Not only will you be hiring an agency with a proven track record, but you’ll be able to combine your own ideas with theirs to yield amazing results.

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Why You Need a Marketing Coach to Boost Your Business

marketing coach working with business ownerAs a small business owner, you are in control of everything regarding your business.

And chances are, you are in need of some help. A lot of small business owners don’t have the time nor the experience to do their own marketing.

That’s where a professional comes in.

A marketing coach will be able to take your marketing plan to the next level.

Read on to see why you need a marketing coach to boost your business.

 

A marketing coach will be able to create a plan

You may have a marketing plan already in place. Or you may be taking the “roll with the punches” type of mission.

Either way, a marketing professional will able to structure out an effective marketing plan for you to work with.

They will be able to identify the spots in your plan that may need some attention.

They’ll save you time

A marketing consultant will take the duties of marketing off your hands. This will leave you with more time to run your business.

They will also be able to identify problem areas quicker, saving you time and money.

You won’t need to spend your precious time and effort trying to solve problems you are not capable of solving on your own.

They will keep you accountable

As your own boss, you may find yourself letting other things slips that don’t seem as important.

You may not be setting the right marketing goals at the right times. Or you may not be meeting the objectives you’ve set in place.

By hiring a marketing professional, you will be held accountable for goals and objectives.

Your marketing consultant will set up coaching sessions. There you will be given things to work on within a specific timeframe.

You won’t have to make any commitments

You may have thought about hiring a marketing director to add to your staff. But along with a new employee comes extra space needed and extra salary paid.

The great thing about hiring a marketing consultant is that it’s a short-term agreement.

You are able to hire a consultant as you need them. You’ll reap the benefits of an experienced marketing consultant without spending the money it takes to hire a full-time employee.

Conclusion

As a small business owner, you may find yourself lagging on some of the tasks you have set aside.

Often times those tasks fall under the marketing category.

You may find it difficult to keep up with the demands that marketing your small business requires.

Or you may not be aware of all the knowledge it takes to set yourself up for success.

If you are having trouble delegating marketing tasks among yourself and your employees, you want to consider hiring a marketing consultant.

A marketing consultant will have the professional know-how that you may be lacking. They will identify key gaps in your marketing plan that you may have missed.

The best part about hiring a marketing coach? They will help you set goals for your business and make sure you stay on top of them.

Have you recently hired a marketing professional? What was the main reason? Let us know in the comments.

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F r o m  t h e  D e s k  o f  B r o c k w e l l  B o n e

Greetings:

We’ve all heard it, but few of us really do it.
We know we NEED to do this if we truly want to be successful but still we don’t do it.
What is it?  It’s working “on” your business instead of “in” your business.
That’s the only way to truly build a business instead of just having a job.  The problem is many of us don’t know where to get started or even if we know where to start, we don’t know step 2, 3, 4 etc.…
But that all changes now!
When [you click here] you can reserve a spot for the one-time only, Livecast of “Creating Your Ultimate Marketing Machine” that’s being done by my friend and marketing automation expert, Dave Dee.
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What is Your Magnificent Mission?

Now that the newness of the New Year has worn off, and some are succeeding at New Year’s resolutions, it is time to review and ensure our focus is on 2015 business goals and direction. I have written in years past on goal setting, objective definition, and developing an annual plan. I have to admit, I don’t always follow through on my annual plans; but, I have no one to blame but myself.

Today, I write about what is referred to in The Ultimate Marketing Plan (by Dan Kennedy) as the foundational marketing message. If you already have a USP, or Unique Selling Proposition, you have been through a process similar to this.

First, what is a USP? A Unique Selling Proposition is something that sets you apart from the competition in your market. Are you faster, cheaper, higher quality, more hands on than your competition?

Start by grabbing a stack of index cards or, if you are like me, open a spreadsheet. On each card or line, list a single idea, benefit, promise, or feature of your business.

Take it to the next level, research your competitors and single out their ideas, benefits, promises, and features that they communicate in various media. Make a note of which competitor in the next column of the spreadsheet, or at the bottom of the index card.

Now the fun part, prioritize the ideas based on your offerings, philosophy, and principles. In the spreadsheet, you can insert a column ahead of the component list and start putting 1’s, 2’s, 3’s, etc. Then sort the list by that column to group the ideas. If using index cards, simply make stacks, prioritizing the components.

From these components, you can easily assemble a Unique Selling Proposition or foundation marketing message that is broadcast through all your campaigns. This foundational message is your “magnificent mission”!

To learn more about this process and building your foundational marketing message, consider getting a copy of Dan Kennedy’s book, The Ultimate Marketing Plan.

Think About This: What can you guarantee your customers will receive, feel, or perceive?

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