Welcome to 9 Yards Marketing in Sioux Falls, SD
Belly Up, and Let's Treat You Right!
If you want no-nonsense, marketing help and advice, you came to the right place.
We'll help you understand what works and what doesn't.
We are big fans of helping good local businesses succeed!
We'll help you understand what works and what doesn't.
We are big fans of helping good local businesses succeed!
The origin of “the whole 9 yards” has many stories attached to it. The one I like is about WWII fighter pilots. They carried a 9-yard belt of ammunition for the guns attached to the plane. Often, the belt would jam before all the bullets were used. But when they were able to use all of their bullets in the belt, they fired “the whole 9 yards”.
Refer also to “the whole kit and caboodle”, “the whole shebang”, and “the whole ball of wax”.
No matter what kind of marketing you need, 9 Yards Marketing can handle it. We can create and manage a lot of different types of marketing and advertising, but if you want something that we can’t do ourselves, we know who can. And then, we supervise the creation of what is needed. For example, we can't do the caliber of Video that is required for a TV ad or Streaming TV ad - but we know who can.
The end goal - get you advertising results that you can write home about... and eliminate advertising budget waste.
Let us know if we can help you create a better marketing plan to grow your business.
Refer also to “the whole kit and caboodle”, “the whole shebang”, and “the whole ball of wax”.
No matter what kind of marketing you need, 9 Yards Marketing can handle it. We can create and manage a lot of different types of marketing and advertising, but if you want something that we can’t do ourselves, we know who can. And then, we supervise the creation of what is needed. For example, we can't do the caliber of Video that is required for a TV ad or Streaming TV ad - but we know who can.
The end goal - get you advertising results that you can write home about... and eliminate advertising budget waste.
Let us know if we can help you create a better marketing plan to grow your business.
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Here's a video from Donald Miller - he has some great advice - about not putting too much into your marketing messages. Keep them short and simple. It's true for advertising, emails, websites, etc.
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Don't add irrelevant information to your marketing message (that people won't remember anyway). You can tell a story in your advertising (people love stories), but don't stray from the ultimate point you're trying to get across. A laundry list of what you do is never memorable for anyone. Ever.
This background image is from my Dad and I fishing for walleye on Lake Oahe from around 2013. Which leads me to ask the question - are you fishing for new customers? We know how to help.
The key to achieve advertising results worth celebrating - is that the message you share with people is far, far, far more important than where you advertise. The sad thing is that most advertising and marketing people have never been taught that. And they've never been taught how to write good advertising copy.
The key to achieve advertising results worth celebrating - is that the message you share with people is far, far, far more important than where you advertise. The sad thing is that most advertising and marketing people have never been taught that. And they've never been taught how to write good advertising copy.
HOW'S YOUR ONLINE PRESENCE?
One of the first things I do is look to see if your business information and your website come up when I search your business name online. If it seems like there's a lot missing, or if you don't show up at all, that's a problem. Then, I'll search on Google for a few of the most popular keywords within in your category and see how you rank. Whether you come up on Page 1 or not. If I don't see your business listed, I'll see which page you do show up on.
And if you have a bunch of bad online reviews... guess where we're going to start? Yup. Let's dissect the problem. It needs to be fixed. Fast. Or pretty soon, that bad reputation won't just be online... it will be all over town. You have to fix internal problems first (problems that tend to chase customers away)... before you ever spend a nickle on trying to attract more NEW customers!
And if you have a bunch of bad online reviews... guess where we're going to start? Yup. Let's dissect the problem. It needs to be fixed. Fast. Or pretty soon, that bad reputation won't just be online... it will be all over town. You have to fix internal problems first (problems that tend to chase customers away)... before you ever spend a nickle on trying to attract more NEW customers!
Should we get started? We'll ask you enough questions to figure out if our skills can help your business attract more customers or help you achieve whatever your big sweet goal might be.
We don't do slick and "sales-ey". Yuck! We're local, and you can call or email any time.
If you want someone who can understand the challenges of owning and running a business, you came to the right place. Change is hard. But necessary sometimes. We'll make it easier for you.
We don't do slick and "sales-ey". Yuck! We're local, and you can call or email any time.
If you want someone who can understand the challenges of owning and running a business, you came to the right place. Change is hard. But necessary sometimes. We'll make it easier for you.
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Don't look at problems the way you think you're "supposed to" look at them. When you understand the real underlying problem, it's easier to uncover a worthy solution. Think differently. "No... that's just logic." I love this video clip... |
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A Small, Local Sioux Falls Marketing & Advertising Company
Advertising and Marketing agencies tend to be a dime a dozen. And that's ok, there are a lot of local businesses in our neck of the woods! But not all marketing companies are created equal. Here's how we're different - that will make a difference to your bottom line:
- Strategy - If you don't have the right strategy based on your industry and your competition, then you're not getting all you could get out of your advertising and marketing dollars.
- Results-Focused - We don't charge for every little service (meaning we don't have a "how can we bill you the most" mentality). When it comes to investing your ad dollars, we always always always ask ourselves, "what is the best use of your budget right now?" Just because we might be really good at a few things, doesn't mean it's right for you. We look at the big picture for your business. We want RESULTS for you. We're in it with you. You won't get a bill from us every time we lift a finger for you or jump into our brainstorming room.
- Marketing Training - Our background is all about making advertising WORK. Thousands of hours of learning what it takes to make advertising bring you new, profitable customers. And from our experience, most Ad Agency employees don't really understand what it takes. Even the cheapest advertising isn't cheap... if it doesn't work, right? And just because a marketing firm looks fancy and carries a hefty price tag, doesn't necessarily mean they know what they're doing.
- Partner - We'll be here for you - a partner. If what we're doing for you isn't quite working like we think it should, we lose sleep over that. When you're happy, we're happy!
Are you ready to get started?
Maybe you're advertising with Radio, Billboards, Google Ads, Facebook, etc... and you don't feel you're getting much bang for your buck. We can help with that. The problem usually isn't WHERE you are advertising... it's what you're saying in your ads. We'll fix that. But you also might be spreading yourself too thin and we need to focus efforts on the best use of your marketing budget.
Maybe you're growing... and you're tired of dealing with all kinds of different media salespeople. We get it. Our very first client said exactly this, "I want to work with ONE person. Not 20. I don't have time for that." Now he has fewer headaches and more time to RUN his business. We cut out what wasn't needed and focused efforts on the marketing channels that work. His total marketing budget is less... but revenue and profits are up.
Maybe you need a brand spankin' new website and you're looking for better Google rankings. At your service.
Need Help Wanted Advertising? There are many different options. Some are spendy, but worth it (with the right message). Some are affordable, yet still get some good applications coming your way (with the right message). But in this day and age you also need to make it easy for people to apply - and that landing page on your website better say something that motivates them to click that "apply" button. We've had a lot of success with Help Wanted Advertising for my clients. If you're curious, give us a shout.
Maybe you're growing... and you're tired of dealing with all kinds of different media salespeople. We get it. Our very first client said exactly this, "I want to work with ONE person. Not 20. I don't have time for that." Now he has fewer headaches and more time to RUN his business. We cut out what wasn't needed and focused efforts on the marketing channels that work. His total marketing budget is less... but revenue and profits are up.
Maybe you need a brand spankin' new website and you're looking for better Google rankings. At your service.
Need Help Wanted Advertising? There are many different options. Some are spendy, but worth it (with the right message). Some are affordable, yet still get some good applications coming your way (with the right message). But in this day and age you also need to make it easy for people to apply - and that landing page on your website better say something that motivates them to click that "apply" button. We've had a lot of success with Help Wanted Advertising for my clients. If you're curious, give us a shout.
