Common Questions from Business Owners: Why Hire a Marketing Agency Instead of Hiring Your Own Employees?

I’m often asked why a business should hire a marketing agency like Tell Your Tale instead of hiring employees to handle marketing. The biggest reason is certainly cost. Hiring versus outsourcing is an age-old dilemma but one that often concludes with cost savings through outsourcing. When hiring marketing staff as employees, there are higher costs—both hard and soft—to remember that aren’t extended to the client/business owner who’s working with a marketing agency. Let’s explore. Recruiting candidates: Whether a business owner is paying HR personnel to recruit, running ads on Indeed.com or other recruitment portals or paying other employees to attend… Continue Reading Common Questions from Business Owners: Why Hire a Marketing Agency Instead of Hiring Your Own Employees?

By |2018-09-26T12:55:49-05:00October 13th, 2016|Categories: Marketing|Tags: |Comments Off on Common Questions from Business Owners: Why Hire a Marketing Agency Instead of Hiring Your Own Employees?

5 Things Businesses Should Turn Up in a Downturn

Marketing in a Downturn: We've all heard about the struggling economy and it may be this way for some time. While the economic tightening first affected Houston's oil and gas market, the longer term impact has spread further across industries and even professional levels. We could jump on the political bandwagon to sling mud at the culprits but we've decided to take a different approach. Here are 5 things businesses can turn up in the downturn. 1. Networking: While some may feel more comfortable staying at the office, you've got to put yourself out there so more people can meet… Continue Reading 5 Things Businesses Should Turn Up in a Downturn

By |2018-08-09T10:39:43-05:00February 23rd, 2016|Categories: Marketing|Tags: , |Comments Off on 5 Things Businesses Should Turn Up in a Downturn
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