With such deep rabbit holes to potentially fall down, marketing (though it may seem “easy” and “fun” to do for some) requires a lot of mental and operational bandwidth – even with a team of skilled marketers at your disposal!
Take a look at just some of the key differences between hiring an agency vs. having your own in-house marketing team.
PROS
AGENCY
IN-HOUSE
Diverse Specialities
Brand familiarity
Expertise
Accessibility
Capabilities
Control
Software & Tools
Cost
Scalable
CONS
AGENCY
IN-HOUSE
Multiple Clients
Talent Recruitment
Location
Employee Costs
Software & Hardware Expenses
Capabilities
Scalability
Employee Turnover
APPROXIMATE COST (per month)
Agency: R25 000 – R150 000
In-house: R250 000
From the above, it is pretty obvious what route any business should look at taking. This is particularly true for small to medium sized businesses where an in-house marketing team is a tremendous investment. In addition, an in-house marketing team limits your capability in marketing efforts, where you may need to run a specific campaign utilising a specialised technique that your existing team may not have the skillset to accomplish. On the other hand, with an agency, you just call them up and brief it in since they have access to larger teams with various skillsets. With this extended skillset it allows your business to take advantage of multiple marketing channels and tactics rather than just the channels and tactics that your internal team are competent in.
If you’re having trouble deciding whether to hire an in-house marketing team or an agency, we understand — it can be overwhelming!
However, there is one way to lighten the load without bringing on additional staff into your business and the hastle of worrying about marketing your business.
Let us look at your marketing with a fresh pair of eyes and spot opportunities and weaknesses that perhaps you haven’t as yet! Challenge accepted!