The principals at RSM Marketing have faced the Great Recession of 2007-2009 and all the little recessions since, including the not-so-subtle disruption caused by the pandemic. Facing recessions is no fun, considering our own business and those of our clients…
Today, digital marketing involves a wide range of highly specialized skills, including web design, copywriting, SEO, coding, data analysis, and social media management. Because of this, many organizations turn to marketing agencies to help them increase leads and retain existing…
Drawing new customers essential for ALL businesses to remain profitable and grow, but it’s important to note that this is not the only way to maintain that sweet sweet revenue stream. In fact, it is significantly less difficult to market…
With the recent COVID-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever for companies to maintain their digital presence consistently and think long-term. It doesn’t matter what size of business or locality, everyone should be making strategic adjustments to their marketing…
No matter if you’re a new startup or an internationally recognized business, budgeting is always going to be one of your top concerns. One area of budgeting that can be difficult to calculate is how much you should spend on…
With all kinds of marketing lingo out there today, it’s important to remember that, at its core, marketing easily falls into two buckets—inbound and outbound. The difference lies in the initiation. Inbound marketing is initiated by the consumer and outbound…
Our Outsourced Marketing Department (OMD) is a subscription service that gives companies access to a comprehensive team of marketing specialists to complete nearly any marketing task. Our service is delivered for a flat monthly fee, a cost that is about…
How to optimize marketing department structure and organization Today’s marketing department should require salary support north of $750,000 In the old days, regardless of industry, a company really only needed 3 skill sets, meaning they only needed to employ 3…
This is one of the most common questions we as professional marketers get from exasperated business owners with large, middle market companies. For years their success was driven by either engineering or sales success, perhaps an expansion of distribution. Or,…
We have all heard of a business continuity plan (which is very important), but marketing continuity is something that not many have thought about...until now. A business continuity plan outlines procedures and instructions an organization must follow in the face…
