When to Hire a Marketing Agency (& Transform Your Strategy)

Take your work off the back burner

Deciding to hand off your marketing can be daunting: how can you be sure you’re entrusting your brand to the right hands? When is the right moment to make the transition? In what ways can you justify the cost of a professional partner? Rest assured that your concerns are valid. Discover why transitioning to an agency like Ampersand may make the most sense. By entrusting us with your marketing, your work comes off the back burner, allowing you to concentrate on what you do best.

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Reason 1: When you need more time or expertise

As your brand expands, prioritizing marketing efforts can become increasingly challenging. Further, limited experience and gaps in talent plague even the strongest of organizations; unfortunately, this can lead to ineffective campaigns, misaligned strategies, and brand inconsistencies. Especially amidst the challenges of internal talent turnover, developing a flexible and adaptive path for your marketing becomes even more imperative. Time and talent are crucial resources, and when they’re in short supply, turning to an agency can be the continuity your business craves.

Reason 2: When the work is overwhelming

Keeping up with the ever-evolving landscape of marketing and communications (Marcom) software and best practices is no easy task. The industry regularly launches new tools, technologies, and strategies for businesses to leverage. For many busy owners and marketing professionals, staying current with these changes requires substantial time, effort, and expertise—resources that might be stretched thin. Agencies are adept to these rapid industry shifts and are ready to tackle how they affect your strategy.

Reason 3: When you can’t stay on track

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Consistent, reliable execution is perhaps the most crucial factor in building a brand. It ensures your identity remains unified through careful campaigning, messaging that matches your voice, and coherent strategy. However, amidst balancing roles and responsibilities within your organization, maintaining this level of consistency can be a juggle. It’s not uncommon for projects to fall to the back burner due to other priorities, as marketing efforts often come last in busy times. By outsourcing to an agency, you can alleviate this burden, ensure your projects are never stalled, and allow your team to concentrate on what they do best!

Reason 4: When it’s not fun anymore

Pursue your passions and leave your brand to those who have the head and heart for it. Organizational fatigue can make marketing efforts feel burdensome and uninspiring, as exemplified by a company experiencing high employee turnover and burnout. Whether you are a business owner who doesn’t want to manage a department of creatives or an executive team with a deep operational focus that simply cannot be distracted, agency outsourcing can make marketing and business growth enjoyable again.

Reason 5: When it’s something important (& really special)

When embarking on significant initiatives such as branding projects, major campaigns, or website builds, the stakes are high, and the need for exceptional execution becomes critical. These things deserve the extra attention and “wow” factor you are looking for (& that your business may not be equipped to handle). To make a lasting impression on your target market and achieve effective results, your marketing demands extra enthusiasm, creativity, and precision. Turning to creative professionals allows for additional insight and talent.

We are Ampersand (and & means more)

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At Ampersand, we are your biggest brand advocates, and we understand the need for additional marketing brainpower. Whether the work feels overwhelming, or you’re missing that “WOW” factor you can’t put a finger on, our tactic-neutral approach paves the way for successful strategy. Our goal is to Fuel & Simplify business growth, inspiring each other along the way. Immersed in your organization, we are truly an extension of your team, investing both our heads and hearts into the solution.

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