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What are the benefits of hiring a "Virtual" employee over a regular one?

“Virtual” employment gives you the ability to hire a specialist to come into your business as a fresh set of eyes and help you with specific tasks, goals or just to keep you on track without committing to hiring a permanent employee! It’s a win win … win.

We see 5 clear reasons this works for a business:

- The business benefit of Virtual Marketers is that we are essentially “pay as you need and as you go”. You can be assured we keep track of the hours we work on your business, so you don’t have to and can notify you when your hours are almost used, and work with you to decide if you need more or re-prioritise.

- The outcome benefit is that because we’re not a permanent resource in your business, we work in a way that we come in and get the job done. We have set and clear objectives and timings and that’s what makes specialists in our profession thrive and keep motivated.

- The culture benefit is, our marketers are a fun, refreshing and confident addition to your workplace and come in with new ideas, additional experience and the ability to make your marketing work.

- The knowledge benefit is that because we have a large range of marketers in different locations, we can tap that pool of knowledge any time we need to. We all have strengths and experiences in a multitude of areas, so you’re not hiring one of us, you’re hiring our community of specialists.

- The ultimate benefit is, you don’t need to manage us. We agree a timeline and budget with you and work to this. We update you weekly on where the marketing projects are at and can add resource in specialist areas as and when we need to, rather than 5 days a week under-utilised.

What can Virtual Marketers offer me that other contractors or agencies can't?

It can be hard to find one person with all the skills for a certain job. Our collective skills, knowledge and experience of the creative and media landscape (in NZ and abroad), will help you develop a sound marketing strategy to move your business forward.

We pull together the right team of marketing specialists to suit your business as and when you need them. Our rates are competitive, we are independent of media or creative providers, and once you’re on board with us we’re dedicated to you for the hours and scope agreed without compromising our time or creative resources with other projects. Our marketers have often worked client and agency side, knowing how to negotiate the best fees, manage digital media targets and results, create the best creative executions and and manage timelines for your creative development requirements.

We’ve project managed website builds, refreshed and transformed strategy - see the rest of our available services here. We’re dedicated to maintaining access to the latest marketing tools and software so you know you’re getting the most innovative service in the industry!

I'm a SME, how do I know what marketing skills I need and afford?

Before we commence working in a business or organisation, we have assessed their needs, agreed our approach and confirmed their budget.

We'll then recruit/confirm the most suitable members of our team with the right skills and from there, you’ll start to see great planning and processes, and outcomes.

You can be assured that there will be no surprises in costs, results or outcomes.

I'm a SME, how do I know what marketing skills I need and afford?

Before we commence working in a business or organisation, we have assessed their needs, agreed our approach and confirmed their budget.

We'll then recruit/confirm the most suitable members of our team with the right skills and from there, you’ll start to see great planning and processes, and outcomes.

You can be assured that there will be no surprises in costs, results or outcomes.

How do you match my business with a Marketer?

We’ve got a team of diverse talent, which is why we strive to fully understand your goals before we match your business to a Marketer that fits perfectly for your budget, business culture and marketing needs. It’s now common for one marketer to not be a specialist in all areas of marketing including media management, social media, digital advertising, analytics, SEO, SEM, user experience, brand management and project management.

We call on the resources you need as and when it’s needed. Don’t pay permanent rates for a skill you don’t need permanently.

How long do I need to contract a Virtual Marketer for?

The majority of our contracts are ongoing as it takes time to establish/improve your marketing efforts, and manage the ongoing execution of these.

We encourage a minimum 3 month period to enable us to get to know your business, set up the right processes and structures and demonstrate what our marketers can do.

However for specific campaigns and projects, we also facilitate fixed term contracts.

Let's talk $?

We like to set expectations up front - we offer agreed project fees or hourly rates because by working with an experienced digital marketer, this ensures you get the best possible return on your investment with outcome setting and sound strategies for your marketing activity, from the beginning.

Our business model is all about the efficiency and return on the time we spend working with our clients.