9 Yards Marketing

Sioux Falls, SD

WHY CHOOSE ME?
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​Because you've been looking for someone you can trust with all of your marketing.

Belly Up, and Let's Treat You Right!

If you want no-nonsense, marketing help and advice, in the Sioux Falls area, you came to the right place.

I'll help you understand what works and what doesn't.  

I'm a big fan of the outdoors, baseball, craft beers, chocolate, meat, freedom, and helping good local businesses succeed. ​

Chip and Dan Heath wrote one of my favorite marketing books, Made To Stick... and this is THE BEST VIDEO on mission statements.  

​I'm sharing it with you because he can just as well be talking about ALL MARKETING, not just mission statements.

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!  

Should we get started?  I'll ask you enough questions to figure out if my skills can help your business make more money, attract more customers, or achieve whatever your big sweet goal might be.

I don't do slick and "sales-ey". I don't like their kind. I'm local, and you can call or reach out to me at 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. I'll make it easier for you.​

Don't look at problems the way you think you're "supposed to" look at them.  
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​When you understand the real underlying problem, it's easier to uncover a worthy solution.  

​"No... it's logic."  Love this video clip... ​

Sioux Falls Marketing Agency

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 I'm 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 - I don't charge for every little service I provide (meaning I don't have an "how can I bill you the most" mentality). It's "what is the best use of your budget right now?" Just because I'm really good at one thing, doesn't mean it's right for you. I look at the big picture for your business. I want RESULTS for you. I'm in it with you. 
• Marketing Training - My background is making advertising WORK. Thousands of hours of learning what it takes to make advertising bring you new, profitable customers. And from my experience, most Ad Agency employees don't really understand what it takes. Even the cheapest advertising isn't cheap if it doesn't work. 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 - I'm going to be here for you - a partner. If what we're doing for you isn't quite working like I think it should, I'm going to lose sleep over that. When you're happy, I'm happy.