Getting your business known and selling your product or service, that’s the goal, isn’t it? You hear of other business owners hiring a marketing consultant, they hit their targets, and they’re super focussed on growing their company. But is working with a marketing consultant the right thing for you and your business?
Whilst marketing consultants have their many merits (obviously I’m going to say that!), some business owners are sceptical. Here we’re looking at the reasons why hiring a marketing consultant may not work for you or your business.
Putting your faith in someone else
It’s an investment, hiring a marketing consultant. And as, in many cases, your business is your baby, you find trusting someone else to represent it in the way you’d like to, a bit tricky. And so, you shy away from working with others, even if it could help your business to grow.
If you’d like to know how you can hire a marketing consultant you can trust, read my tips here.
You’re on it!
You find marketing easy peasy lemon squeezy! You schedule time in your diary to focus on it every week and you’re getting results. Why would you need anyone else’s help?
You have a clear plan of action
You’re not winging it. You know exactly what your business and marketing goals are. You’ve planned out your marketing activities to achieve these goals.
You don’t do patient
It’s rare these days that a business launches a website, plonks itself on social media, and is an overnight success. Marketing takes time to build and establish a brand.
You’ve hit your sales target…
…and that’s enough. Why would you want to over achieve in your sales?
You don’t have enough to do already
When you’re running your own business there’s just the logistics, customer service, accounts, supply chain, health and safety…oh and marketing too. Just to name a few. You’re an expert in all of these areas and can do all of it yourself.
You’ve worked with agencies before
And they were a rip off. They didn’t deliver what they said, a junior worked on your account, and they didn’t get results. How is hiring a marketing consultant going to be any different?
Hiring a marketing consultant that’s right for you
OK, I know this blog is a little bit flippant.
But I’m hoping that reading between the lines, you can see the reasons why you should at least consider hiring a marketing consultant – like me!
You’ll find that many marketing consultants are highly trained and experienced, and what you actually get by working with them, is a desire for them to help your business to thrive. They differ from large agencies as you’ll be working with someone at director level, not having your work passed on to a junior.
If you’d like to know more about how I can help you with your marketing, please get in touch. I’d love to have a chat and see how I can help you to grow your business.
