As you plan for the success of your marketing efforts, the selection of qualified personnel is obviously critical. A marketing department for a small to mid-sized firm can take many shapes. Here are some options: In-House Personnel Some firms can afford to hire an in-house marketing person(s). There are numerous variants of this form, some [...]
A budget can be an important tool in tracking marketing efforts to determine their effectiveness. It helps partners/shareholders to understand the crucial role of marketing in the firm’s overall performance. It acts as a gauge to test the firm’s level of commitment to marketing. It also allows the controller/administrator to manage spending on client relations [...]
It is very common for a new client to say to me at an initial meeting “We’ve been trying several things in marketing but nothing seems to work. After trying it on our own, we hired this PR guy who really couldn’t do what we wanted, and then an advertising agency, but again, we didn’t [...]
As we wrap up 2018, we look back at a year that economically had a turbulent stock market, strong growth in certain industries and geographic regions, and low unemployment. Some firms were wildly successful, while others had disappointing results. Whether your firm had a great year or not, every firm wants even more success in [...]