Hiring an outside firm can actually cost a company less than hiring in-house, especially over two to three years. The reality is that you will need to pay top dollar for elite in-house marketing talent. An intern won't cut it today. Chances are the salary and additional onboarding costs you will need to pay will be higher than the annual amount you pay an outside firm.

When you hire a sales and marketing agency like Landscape Leadership you're hiring an entire expert team of professionals, not a single individual.

Good luck finding a single individual with the experience and specialized knowledge needed to implement a fully integrated program that includes content marketing, social media, SEO, advertising, email marketing, and web design/development. A marketing team like Landscape Leadership will have all of these capabilities (along with the necessary strategic and creative chops)

It's hard to find in-house help with the sales and marketing expertise you need plus experience in the lawn and landscape industry. You need both — and that's exactly what Landscape Leadership brings to the table.

One person cannot possibly do everything required to execute a sophisticated strategy in today's new age of marketing.

It's hard enough to find an in-house marketing superstar, but keeping them happy and on your team for the long haul is even more difficult. The reality is that your top talent is going to move on to bigger and better opportunities, leaving your lawn and landscape company in the endless cycle of recruiting and training.

Hiring, training, payroll, benefits, taxes… The list goes on. It's a pain having employees! Hiring an outside marketing agency is a much simpler, less painful process.