On average, according to many notable studies, 37% of any business’s top line revenue is spent in the areas of digital operations, marketing operations, sales operations; and that doesn't even include customer success and customer retention.
Video marketing continues to rise as one of the most popular and effective forms of marketing. While relatively new to many businesses still in the digital marketing world, it tends to outperform many traditionally-used marketing methods.
Most business leaders dread budgeting and forecasting as it falls into the "necessary but painful" work category.
Why do companies outsource digital marketing? Many companies consider outsourcing to fill the gaps in their current expertise pool, to find a more cost-effective alternative to hiring in-house, and to free up their time to focus on the business’ core competencies. But you must work with dependable marketing outsourcing companies to ensure uninterrupted business. First, let’s think about the marketing department specifically and how the benefits of outsourcing marketing can improve your business.
This is a great question I am asked often! Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) are not just marketing managers. Due to the intensive requirements of an effective CMO, you cannot hire a good one for less than a six-figure salary and your creative agency cannot honestly fulfill the role. This leaves many companies in a chicken-and-egg situation because your marketing effort requires leadership to effectively support revenue production which is required to finance another executive salary. A fractional CMO answers this riddle.
As a young graphic designer, I came up in the agency world as many of us do. I worked on typical projects such as packaging, collateral, websites, branding, etc. without much involvement in the "why" of what was being designed. My main goal was to “impress my boss” and “prove my worth” by creating aesthetically pleasing work.
