Marketing Consultancy
You maybe looking to advance your Marketing activity to scale and drive growth in your business, but you may not be sure what is the best approach or the best strategy is to achieve this - such as what Marketing Channels, budget requirements and indeed Marketing content & asset requirements needed to engage with your potential customers & clients
You need to find the skills & expertise to do this with you, and a good cost-effective way of bringing this level of skills & knowledge into your business is by utilising a Marketing Consultant, who can be flexible to your needs and budgets and work within your timeframes that suit you without the need to hire a full time Manager into your business
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A Marketing Consultant is a professional service provider offering expert advice, guidance, and strategic recommendations to businesses and organisations of all sizes and in any sector to help them improve their marketing activity, achieve their objectives, and to overcome specific marketing challenges.
The role of a marketing consultant can vary widely depending on the needs of the client - you may also want to consider an Outsourced Marketing Director, where albeit the outcome is the same the approach can vary depending on what your objectives are
So what does a Marketing Consultant do?
Well, my range of services are vast and there is no "one-size-fits-all" solution as each business has different priorities, a different pace of work and budgets at hand - they key really is about creating a strategy to develop further your existing strengths and create a plan of action to overcome any obstacles or areas of weakness
Here is a quick overview of my services that I can offer:
Market Research
- Analysing the competitive landscape
- Understanding sector trends
- Understand consumer behaviour
These help to shape the Marketing strategy required to target the right customer for your Brand
Strategy Development
- Target audience
- Brand positioning
- Brand messaging & tactics
Aligning business goals & objectives as well as defining who & where are your customers
Campaign Planning
- Setting campaign goals
- Determining which Marketing Channels for what activity
- Content creation
Planning is essential for creating a successful campaign - alongside these elements above you also need to consider time-frames for any campaigns you are running to define an end date for consumer clarity so you can ensure your messaging builds to the conclusion
Digital Marketing
- SEO optimisations
- PPC advertising
- Paid Social Media activity
- E-mail Marketing
- Affiliate Marketing
- Social Media activity
- Website UX optimisations
Provide expert knowledge and skills for your campaigns
Branding & Positioning
- Building or enhancing your Brand identity
- Brand Messaging
- Brand Tone of voice, and look & feel
Creating & ensuring Brand consistency across all Marketing touchpoints
Marketing Analytics
- Measuring your ROI
- Understanding if a campaign has been a success
- Take learnings to optimise future campaigns
Whether you have a CRM or Google Analytics, analysing data is essential to grow success
Training & Workshops
- Support Internal Marketing teams
- 1-on-1 or team delivery
- Upskilling or processes
Learning Best practices, processes and tools can establish good foundations for growth
Marketing Audits
- Build an understanding of your current activity
- Identify strengths, weaknesses and opportunity
- Identify skill gaps and technology efficiencies
The audit provides the basis of recommendations for improvement & development
Budgets & Resources
- Assist with forecasting analysis
- Ensure budgets are allocated to the right channel & tactics
- Ensure budgets are allocated to support the strategy & business goals
The importance here is ensuring a healthy ROI through efficient Marketing spend
Advisory Role
- Support and assist with advice and ideas to deliver growth
- Be on-hand with developing strategy and provide expert opinion
- Stand back and assess the bigger picture
As you grow, your marketing activity needs to evolve - consultancy is a cost effective route to support this
Client Collaboration
- Build and develop strong working relationships
- Work closely to understand your unique challenges, goals & constraints
- Maintain a focused open communication channel
My way of working is to be an extension of your team and your Brand
Implementing Recommendations
Depending on your needs, I can assist in implementing my recommendations, such as:
- Setting up & optimising ad campaigns
- Introducing new technology to enable growth
- Optimizing websites UX and SEO standards
- Developing content strategies
The end goal is always growth and ensuring you are getting the best ROI is essential for any marketing activity to drive & grow profitability so you can re-invest back into your brand
Every business is different
Every Brand is different
Every Marketing Consultant is different - choosing the right one for your Brand can make a difference.
Understanding what you need isn't something you know from the start - a Marketing Consultant can help you understand what your business needs and where the focus on priorities is needed for the best outcome - sometimes an outside view can provide the best perspective
If you would like a chat, please get in touch!