For businesses of a mid-sized size it’s common for a point to be at which the company is able to get enough money to bring in their own marketing personnel instead of using an outside agency. However, is this the right thing to do?
In this blog we’ll go over the benefits of continuing partner with a marketing company rather than internal marketing personnel.
Resources pooled
One of the major benefits when working with an external company for marketing is that you’ll get an entire team of marketing experts who are working on a marketing campaign usually at the expense it would be to employ only one marketing professional internally.
The right people
The digital marketing strategies are complicated and multi-layered. In the majority of cases the scope of the work is far beyond the capabilities of a single individual. In the end, you’ll need to employ someone local to:
Recognizes the recent changes in the field of pay-per-click advertising, and knows how to manage and set up effective, growing campaigns.
Can write and edit professional websites social media, as well as advertising copy.
It can assess the performance of campaigns in real-time, and make the appropriate adjustments to stay on track.
There’s more, too. But the point is that this whole magnitude of what we do is probably too much for one single marketer.
If you partner with a firm like ours, you’ll have an access to the pooled resource of our company at the same price as that it would cost you to recruit a single person internally. Our team include:
An PPC & SEO specialist
A Content writer and editor
A social media manager for social media.
Local listings with an expert
A website designer
Web developers who work on the back end.
A videographer
A photo editor
Tools for the trade
As well as individuals, digital marketing also requires tools. This doesn’t only include mice, computers, and keyboards as well as software.
In order for an internal marketing manager at any business to replicate the tasks of a marketing firm in its entirety they’ll require access to the tools listed above. Costs associated with this can increase quickly.
In addition the internal marketer has to be familiar with the tools. This could mean investing money and time on workshops for training. As new tools come out every day, it means that even seasoned marketers need to stay current with their knowledge.
An outside perspective
One of the benefits of employing an internal marketing professional to be part of your company is that they’re in the building. In a certain way they’ll better know the needs of your company and marketing since they’re inside the building.
In our experience, this isn’t always the case. There are times when an internal marketing professional is too involved in business processes, and an essential, outside view is not considered.
For instance, let’s say you’ve sold a certain product for a long time. A third party might be able think about the issue and examine whether this method is the most effective. A marketing firm will be able to provide you with information regarding what your competition is doing, the best practices and more.
The majority of agencies operate in several industries or verticals. But the majority of them have at least a handful of clients from any particular sector, which allows the agency to learn from one area and transfer them to the next and vice versa, until all the campaigns are bolstered.
It all comes down to your business
Every company’s needs for marketing are unique, including yours. Medium-sized businesses may prefer working with an internal marketing professional and the marketing firm; while others opt for one or both.
Whatever you choose you’ll need to keep in mind that all digital advertising campaigns can be boosted through the active participation of the business with its internal marketing. A marketing firm outside of the company can develop a campaign that is as real and targeted as an internal marketing company. It is all about the way in which the company takes part.