Hire or Outsource Your Marketing? The Real Math for SMBs
An in-house marketing hire costs $62K to $205K a year once payroll is included — and buys you just one person. The full calculation for deciding between hiring and outsourcing.
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Analysis, frameworks and concrete insights for leaders and sales teams who want to build predictable growth.
An in-house marketing hire costs $62K to $205K a year once payroll is included — and buys you just one person. The full calculation for deciding between hiring and outsourcing.
A senior marketing executive who leads your strategy a few days a month instead of occupying an office five days a week. What the role covers, what it costs, and who it's for.
Programs fund part of your marketing investments — from a few thousand to several tens of thousands of dollars. The 2026 landscape and how to stop missing out.
Google captures demand that already exists; LinkedIn creates demand among the right profiles. The two mechanics, the real costs, and the framework for splitting your budget.
Between $8K and $25K for most SMBs — but two quotes at $5K and $20K don't describe the same work. What explains the gap, and the question to ask before the price one.
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