• Does your company have an employee with the title Director of Marketing and Sales?
• Are your concerned about the fact that your marketing needs are greater at certain times of year than at others, which makes it difficult to keep a properly staffed department?
• Are you worried about expanding your marketing department because of the costs associated with hiring full time employees?
• Are you upset that you currently do little to no marketing at all because the sales department is supposed to take care of it on their "down time"?
• Do you lose sleep over the cost of maintaining your existing marketing department?

Elevator Marketing Store is an outsourced marketing services firm. We operate the same as an in-house marketing department would, but with greater efficiencies and lower overhead for our clients. We have marketing assistants, associates, managers and directors on staff, ready to work for you when you need us!

A managed marketing firm like Elevator Marketing Store focuses not on selling websites or design or any particular component of the marketing mix, but rather on providing marketing management and support for companies that are growing, have cyclical demand, starting new initiatives, or just want to remain nimble.

Why People Love Us

We save our clients money! When we are hired, the need to deal with payroll and benefits for an entire department is eliminated. When you outsource marketing, it’s as easy as that.

We are darn focused. Our goal every day is to provide our clients with the best marketing strategy and execution possible. We are not bogged down by office politics or other responsibilities at your company. Our single mission is to market your business.

Our clients ramp up fast. We are a team that is used to working together. When you hire Elevator for marketing outsourcing, you’re not only getting experience but a group that has already bonded and developed roles suited to benefit you.

We have a truly integrated approach. Most marketing professionals talk about integrated marketing but many do not have the resources to provide such an approach to their company or small business. When you outsource marketing, you get a fully staffed marketing department that provides greater reach than most in-house corporate marketing departments are able to.

We are un-biased. Our goal is to put together the marketing strategy that works for each individual client, and then make sure that strategy is executed. We’re not here to sell you anything other than our marketing services, and therefore we are unbiased when it comes to recommending strategies like web design, internet marketing and PR. If we recommend it, it’s because that’s what we think will work best for you in your market and with your budget.

And speaking of budgets...

We work within your budget. Whatever your budget, we’re your best option. Sure, the more you have the more we can do. But for most of us in the business world, budgets are a fact of life. Would you rather spend your marketing budget on an outsourced marketing department or on a salary for a single marketing director?

What We Are Not

We are not an advertising agency, a PR agency, a graphic design firm, or an internet marketing firm. Our goal is to put together the marketing plan and strategy that works for each individual client, and then make sure that strategy is executed. Not to sell one form of marketing.

We are not a staffing firm or a temp agency. With our monthly service contract, you can have an Elevator employee work some hours out of your office—but they remain Elevator employees working for you as a vendor, not an employee. You avoid payroll, workers compensation, vacation time, sick days, and all the other overhead that comes with management! It is a beautiful thought, isn’t it?

We don’t work in a bubble. We need you as much as you need us. We will need a little time to get to know your company, and then we will need regular feedback on marketing activities. This is partially accomplished with regular status meetings and reports. In return, we stay nimble and switch courses for you when things come up unexpectedly. Essentially, we’re the closest thing there is to the office next door without being in the office next door.

CEOs

The head of the company often wears many hats. You are most concerned with providing a great product or service, and making sure people know about your business so they can buy from you. If you are a CEO or President, ask yourself these questions:

• Are you spending a lot of time trying to figure out how to “boost” your marketing efforts?
• Do you have a Marketing Director, but that person’s salary is your entire marketing budget?
• Are there times of year you feel the need for marketing more than others, and therefore can’t justify more full time marketing employees?

If your answer is yes, call Elevator today. We have a solution for you!

VP of Marketing & Marketing Director

Envision this scenario:

The company president comes across a trade show during one of his or her regular spurts of “we must increase sales.” The president sends you the link with an email saying, “Let’s get involved with this!”

You think: “I would love to. It looks perfect. But when will I find the time to develop materials, a booth—not to mention the staff to attend and then follow up after the show?”

We’ve been there. Now let us be there for you. Call today for a consult.

VP of Sales & VP of Business Development

You need to be out on calls as much as possible. When you are not out making sales calls, you are managing your sales staff, or putting out fires. When will you find the time to effectively head up the company’s marketing effort?

It made sense at some point to make marketing and sales the same department, but in reality, that combination causes you to constantly steal from Peter to pay Paul. Elevator can help stop this cycle. Not only can we take marketing off your plate, but think about all the support you will now receive in your endeavor to increase sales. Be the hero, let us make the assist!

Mergers

Bringing two companies together under one roof is a major transition. And it’s often a time when efficiencies are closely reviewed and departments restructured.

Do you cross train your sales staff or maintain two brands? Do you merge marketing departments?

These are big questions to answer and they strongly affect your bottom line. Whatever your hurdles during a merger, we can help and it’s a perfect time to consider outsourced marketing as an option.

Growth

Your company that was once a small business is growing! That’s great. And scary, isn’t it? Are you growing fast and steadily enough to bring on new employees? If so, can you bring on enough help to get the work done and still turn a profit?

These are common questions and a major reason companies make the choice to outsource. If you are in a growth stage, we can help you continue it with far less commitment than you would need to make to new employees.

Go ahead, test out growing your business with the right amount of support. We think you’ll like it.

Downsizing

Downsizing happens to the best of us, and often for reasons beyond our control. One core tenet of managing any business is to understand what you can control, and what you cannot. You *can* control your payroll and your marketing effort. Tough times are when marketing is most important. You need to focus on building business with fewer resources. Let us help you.

New Initiatives

Are you already stretched thin when the decision is made to begin a new campaign or initiative to increase leads? Surely you support the decision, but you might have concerns about beign able to give the new initiative proper care and feeding. You also may know for sure that you can’t increase payroll to handle the new tasks—especially because you do not know yet whether you will continue them long term.

This is the perfect time to bring in Elevator. We can strategize, staff, and execute your new marketing strategies. And we’ll report regularly on the strategy’s success. When the campaign or event ends, we’re done, too. No hiring, letting go, or making of major long-term promises to anyone. Nor do you need to go to the opposite extreme and hire a temp to do the work who you have to train and has no marketing experience.

When you have a new goal set out in front of you and you are already tapped out, bring us in short-term to get it done. That way you know every effort was made to support your new initiative.

Increasing Competition

It can be scary to feel the competition closing in. A little frantic, even. But don’t let yourself go there. Be proactive instead. You know you need to do something to stay ahead of the game, but what? The most natural thought is to get your name out there more prominently: Make sure your customers stay loyal and that new prospects come to you, not the competition. This means increased marketing. Don’t sweat it out! Call us today to discuss your situation and how we can help you stay ahead of the pack.