Benefits of a Local Marketing Company

Aaron Gobidas • March 30, 2018
A view of the vista civic center with flags in front of it

You are ready to take your business to the next level in an increasingly competitive market here in North County San Diego. You have many choices for your website, social media, Google Advertising, and video projects. With the options of digital agencies and freelancers from around the globe, we want to share with you the added value we provide as a local team here in Vista.

Efficiency

Face to face interaction reduces inefficiency in any project, even digital. Also, working local means you won't have to keep up with time zones from other cities or countries, or learn a new technologies like Skype, Facetime, or Google HangOut! Working local also minimizes the chances of a miscommunication and expedites your project's progress through in person meetings where decisions can be made quickly and feedback shared instantaneously.

Local Knowledge

When marketers from other areas of the country look at San Diego County on a map, it can easily be mistaken for one large glob of densely populated cities near the ocean. It is hard for a company that is not familiar with the geography, culture, and demographics of North County to understand the difference between Encinitas and Escondido. It is also hard for an outsider to understand the flow of traffic along the highways and through cities. A mistake you don't want to make is to waste your company's advertising budget on an audience that is located 20 miles away. Marketing professionals in other areas of the country also may not realize that a beach themed ad may work for an audience in Solana Beach, but the locals in Poway are much less likely to identify as the beach crowd.

Content

Engaging, unique content is crucial if you want to differentiate your business from the competition. What is your plan to generate unique photo, video, and written content for your advertisements and website? Can you provide them, or do you need to hire someone to create media for your business as well? This puts you in the director's chair for coordinating many different efforts to execute your marketing strategy. A business owner with even the best intentions can end up just being too busy for all of this and will opt for the same old stock photos. Modern audiences have become numb to these sterile images, making it even more important to have content that is unique and sets you apart from other businesses in your industry.

Reputation

While San Diego has a large population, the business owner community is smaller than one might think; working with a local marketing company means you have the chance to ask others and learn more about the quality of their work. Business owners like talking to each other, so be sure to take some time to listen. Begin a working relationship with a marketing agency who has a solid reputation with your fellow business owners.

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