Do marketing yourself or hire an agency?
How big does your company need to be before you use marketing professionals? For brands who are growing and becoming profitable there comes a time when you choose to professionalise your marketing. Many businesses decide at this point that they have two choices: to hire a staffer or to buy in expertise from an agency. [...]
By rebecca Tuesday May 31, 2011
Critique: Marketing your Creative Agency
Sometimes it’s nice to be on the receiving end of some in-bound agency marketing. There’s a nice branding agency we have been following based in Birmingham, UK. They sent us a little slide deck. It had some background slides about the company and some case studies of client work. All very nicely presented. BUT There [...]
By rebecca Wednesday April 20, 2011
Why hire a Pitcher?
Imagine you have launched your business and the brand is up and running. You are receiving enquiries but not enough are converting to paying customers. Even though you may be the genius behind the business idea, you have no idea how to successfully pitch your business to potential clients and convert them. Why not hire [...]
By Rob Lane Tuesday March 29, 2011
The Art of Pitching
Pitching is a very important tool for generating new business, but certain aspects of a successful pitch can sometimes be overlooked. When approaching a pitch with a prospective client, try to imagine you are pitching yourself to someone you would like to have a long relationship with. How can you come across as the kind [...]
By Rob Lane Monday March 21, 2011