{"id":7241,"date":"2026-09-18T10:53:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T10:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virtup.com\/blogs\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=7241"},"modified":"2026-09-18T10:53:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T10:53:30","slug":"what-is-a-strategic-marketing-consultant-everything-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/virtup.com\/blogs\/articles\/what-is-a-strategic-marketing-consultant-everything-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Strategic Marketing Consultant? Everything You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7241\" class=\"elementor elementor-7241\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57dcbde8 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"57dcbde8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-496e4d97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"496e4d97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Marketing consultants help brands and individual businesses shine and rise amid the crowd. There are different types of marketing consultants, and each role is significant. Various kinds of marketing consultants get hired for different business needs. Those businesses in need of a firm marketing strategy can hire strategic marketing consultants.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Are you on a crossroad waiting to identify the best marketing strategist for your business?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fa107e e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1fa107e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18d19c4 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81386b8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81386b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Read the Full Guide:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/virtup.com\/blogs\/articles\/how-to-get-clients-as-inbound-marketing-consultant\/\">How to Get Clients as Inbound Marketing Consultant?<\/a>\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/virtup.com\/blogs\/articles\/what-does-a-marketing-coach-do-for-your-business\/\"><i>What Does a Marketing Coach Do for Your Business?<\/i><\/a>\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/virtup.com\/blogs\/articles\/the-ultimate-guide-how-to-hire-a-marketing-consultant\/\"><i>The Ultimate Guide \u2013 How to Hire a Marketing Consultant<\/i><\/a>\u00a0<\/p><p><a 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a strategic marketing consultant?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-439cfff e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"439cfff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6bcb0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6bcb0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A strategic marketing consultant is a growth-focused advisor\u00a0helping businesses identify and structure marketing opportunities. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The consultant works to\u00a0create\u00a0marketing strategies, optimize customer acquisition, strengthen brand position, and improve marketing ROI. <\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Through proper alignment of marketing initiatives with different business KPI,\u00a0objectives and goals, they generate scalable growth plans. These growth plans can drive competitive advantages and contribute measurable revenue to the business.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">70% of consumers prefer to read articles rather than watch ads.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Websites\u00a0consisting of\u00a0blogs get 434% more indexed pages.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Instagram generates ROI twice for different B2C brands.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">80% of brands generate higher sales from social media.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A marketing consultant strategist will use A\/B testing to optimize 90% of the campaigns. [Source: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/worldmetrics.org\/marketing-strategy-statistics\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Worldmetrics<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">]<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With 79% of buyers and 85% of Americans researching online using different content creatives from research, the leads acquired from it are three times better than the lead quality and number generated through traditional methods. <\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thus, a strategic marketing consultant can help an organization improve business visibility, customer acquisition, and marketing ROI [source: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gitnux.org\/marketing-strategy-statistics\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gitnux<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">].<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Businesses must hire a strategic marketing consultant, but why should they do it.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5c9279 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a5c9279\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97fc232 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97fc232\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why hire a strategic marketing consultant?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b23608 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b23608\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40715b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40715b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW54484895 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW54484895 BCX8\">Hiring a strategic marketing consultant becomes important when you face one of the many scenarios.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW54484895 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e4bdf9 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2e4bdf9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73c1589 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73c1589\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Gain an outside market perspective <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5042a9a e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5042a9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fab4624 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fab4624\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A man stood and looked at the cave for long and that way spent years. Then one day another stranger passed through the same route. He stopped him and asked why he was not seeing the door through which hundreds of bats flew out every evening. <\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The stranger stood for a while and suddenly laughed aloud. He indicated at a point high in the cave. A round, black, hidden, dark door stood there. He could spot it since just then a bat flew out of that opening.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">An external pair of eyes can often make all the difference \u2013 spotting gaps, gaining fresh insights, and traveling through the surface into the depths becomes easier.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec4fccb e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ec4fccb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdabcfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fdabcfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Generating a clear growth strategy<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67f6cc3 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"67f6cc3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d8d25d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d8d25d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW203765497 BCX8\">To generate a growth strategy or for that matter any marketing strategy at all requires a clear, experienced mind <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW203765497 BCX8\">in sync<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW203765497 BCX8\"> with the current world. A strategic marketing consultant is the call to make under such scenarios<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW203765497 BCX8\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2d1f9c e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d2d1f9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e9c7b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e9c7b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Improving market investment return <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ec7e2a e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6ec7e2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f98f3e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f98f3e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Are you overspending on marketing or underspending? <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Who tells you? <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A strategic marketing consultant, of course! <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Depending on your spending, you can then assess your market investment return.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Overspending could seem like you&#8217;re running at a loss.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Underspending might not bring enough demand and leads.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Balancing is the key to improving market investment returns.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d56f18 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d56f18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18a8111 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18a8111\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Accelerate growth <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a4e387 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a4e387\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3e7cc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3e7cc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A strategic marketing consultant can improve the growth rate of the business.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The rate at which your products sell and generate revenue is the growth rate of your business.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They analyze the market, your business, the available scope, and position your products in the market in that gap, thereby accelerating growth.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd45e30 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cd45e30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4458df4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4458df4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Offer specialized expertise<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbf8da3 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cbf8da3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40cd2d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40cd2d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW159671143 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159671143 BCX8\">Sometimes enough marketing efforts are already made, but some special inputs are necessary to either prevent or accelerate an effort. Most <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159671143 BCX8\">often<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159671143 BCX8\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159671143 BCX8\"> many strategic marketing consultants can provid<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159671143 BCX8\">e specialized <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159671143 BCX8\">expertise<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159671143 BCX8\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159671143 BCX8\"> and in this way, add real-time value to your business.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW159671143 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93cff1c e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"93cff1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bdf4f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6bdf4f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. Improve sales and marketing alignment <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a62801b e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a62801b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f314241 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f314241\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94978233 BCX8\">Sales and marketing alignment improve when a strategy is put in place to make sales and marketing <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94978233 BCX8\">collaborate effectively and positively. This alignment play<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94978233 BCX8\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94978233 BCX8\"> a crucial role in <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94978233 BCX8\">establishing<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94978233 BCX8\">a stable <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94978233 BCX8\">process,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94978233 BCX8\"> thereby creating a cycle where marketing boosts sales and sales in return boosts marketing.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fae691f e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fae691f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cabab20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cabab20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7. Offer business transformation support <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7357774 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7357774\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68a0e4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68a0e4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW86552315 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86552315 BCX8\">If your business is in need of reshaping, then a strategy needs to be put in place for improving business transformation.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86552315 BCX8\"> The strategy development can be done best by a strategic marketing consultant and hence hiring one could yield maximum value.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW86552315 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-740eaf1 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"740eaf1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c415d22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c415d22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8. Executive-level marketing leadership <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63264cc e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63264cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d46b43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d46b43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gaining executive level marketing leadership is also something to think about.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you need one but can&#8217;t hire one full-time, having a strategic marketing consultant could serve you good.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">But when to hire a strategic marketing consultant?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1accd9 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b1accd9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e2d485 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e2d485\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When to hire a strategic marketing consultant?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f74daf e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f74daf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01011ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01011ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you are asking, when should you hire a strategic marketing consultant then you must know, you must hire one when you face these circumstances.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ol><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When you are consistently struggling to generate leads, you will need a strategic marketing consultant.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Once you plan to enter a new market, you will need a strategic marketing consultant.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While launching a new product, you will need a strategic marketing consultant.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You may be unsure which marketing channels will work best for you.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When you experience stagnant growth.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When you need to improve your ROI.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When a\u00a0marketing roadmap is aligned with the business goal.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Who typically can benefit the most from hiring a strategic marketing consultant?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1fb68c e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d1fb68c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69f1549 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69f1549\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Can startups benefit from strategic marketing consulting? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db3d537 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"db3d537\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-193a341 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"193a341\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Almost 43% of startups seem to fail since they cannot align with the market as a good fit [source: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbinsights.com\/research\/report\/startup-failure-reasons-top\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">CB Insights<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">].<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to CMO Survey, in their 2025 edition, they state that\u00a0organizations with strong marketing capabilities have recorded an 8.6% sales productivity improvement. Customer satisfaction increased by 8.5% and 10.8% marketing overhead cost reduction [Source: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cmosurvey.org\/marketers-claim-a-broader-role-and-increased-influence-amid-pressures\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">CMO Survey<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">].<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Investors typically invest into a startup after they are clear with its understanding of its target market, customer acquisition strategy, competitive landscape, and growth economics. All this and more could be provided to you by the strategic marketing consultant when hired.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a7158f e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6a7158f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e038787 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e038787\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does a strategic marketing consultant do? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c19024f e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c19024f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58f13a6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58f13a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW75330592 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75330592 BCX8\">A strategic marketing consultant contributes in the following ways:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW75330592 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6b88ec e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d6b88ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b41d73e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b41d73e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/virtup.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/What-does-a-strategic-marketing-consultant-do.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7244\" alt=\"What does a strategic marketing consultant do\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtup.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/What-does-a-strategic-marketing-consultant-do.webp 864w, https:\/\/virtup.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/What-does-a-strategic-marketing-consultant-do-300x181.webp 300w, https:\/\/virtup.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/What-does-a-strategic-marketing-consultant-do-768x464.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a14adc e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9a14adc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-311aaa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"311aaa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Market research <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7362ab e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a7362ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df66680 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df66680\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW98391923 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98391923 BCX8\">Identif<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98391923 BCX8\">ication of<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98391923 BCX8\"> segments, needs, and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98391923 BCX8\">various kinds<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98391923 BCX8\"> of opportunities is one of their critical tasks.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98391923 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98391923 BCX8\">Finding<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98391923 BCX8\">\u00a0opportunities is <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98391923 BCX8\">also\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW98391923 BCX8\">one of their critical tasks.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW98391923 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c1594d e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c1594d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cc8622 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cc8622\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Brand positioning <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ee7ee4 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2ee7ee4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ae2478 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ae2478\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW46186885 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW46186885 BCX8\">A strategic marketing consultant can improve the position of the brand by targeting valuable customer segment, de<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW46186885 BCX8\">veloping compelling brand messaging, improving brand awareness, brand credibility, building customer loyalty, and achieving overall business <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW46186885 BCX8\">obj<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW46186885 BCX8\">ectives<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW46186885 BCX8\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW46186885 BCX8\"> and long-term goals.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW46186885 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baddd58 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"baddd58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55f3f63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55f3f63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Narrative development <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1edf24 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b1edf24\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f3c2e8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f3c2e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW166886015 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166886015 BCX8\">Defining and carving the right narrative for the brand is also the task of a strategic marketing consultant.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW166886015 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f6fed9 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f6fed9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3ba4c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3ba4c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Go-to-market strategy <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16ad645 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"16ad645\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c32b15b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c32b15b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62101937 BCX8\">A GTM strategy can make things better in many ways as it can tell its customers how a company is introducing a product int<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62101937 BCX8\">o the market and how do they want to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62101937 BCX8\">acquire<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62101937 BCX8\"> customers. <\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62101937 BCX8\">It could be necessary even when entering a new geography, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62101937 BCX8\">preparing one becomes the responsibility of a strategic marketing consultant.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-114f351 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"114f351\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f197192 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f197192\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Marketing operating model design <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f288955 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f288955\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a1d86c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a1d86c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW11779053 BCX8\">Designing a marketing operating model is also what a strategic marketing consultant can help with. Startups, MSMEs, and SMBs often need <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW11779053 BCX8\">them<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW11779053 BCX8\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-723462a e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"723462a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3e1bf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3e1bf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. Growth strategy design <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ca3a56 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9ca3a56\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9591eab elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9591eab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74760501 BCX8\">Designing a growth strategy and working around it is what comes under growth strategy and design. Any strategic marketing consultant can desi<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74760501 BCX8\">gn a marketing strategy, but a growth strategy is crucial to keep up with the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74760501 BCX8\">market<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74760501 BCX8\"> demands and changes.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9db99db e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9db99db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eff8168 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eff8168\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7. Improving performance <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b986b0f e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b986b0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d86dc1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d86dc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW54881642 BCX8\">Improving the performance of the marketing team, or even the product&#8217;s performance in the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW54881642 BCX8\">market,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW54881642 BCX8\"> is under the scope of a strategic marketing consultant&#8217;s role.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6bbc71 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b6bbc71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c8bdf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c8bdf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8. Generating customer insights <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-765798f e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"765798f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1f841b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1f841b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Customer insight generation is the easiest part of their job but nonetheless important. These are usually undertaken with the help of some tools, and the insight is mapped and interpreted by the strategic marketing consultant.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Most ask, if so, much can be done by them, then do they at all come cheap?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There are even variations in the type of strategic marketing consultants.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You can find boutique, independent, and enterprise level consultants.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Based on their location, their type, and their capabilities, experience, and educational background, their prices vary too.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">But you may find good ones if you&#8217;re\u00a0with a platform like VirtUp \u2013 built for experts, guided by experts.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2db4fbd e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2db4fbd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7241615 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7241615\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How much will a strategic marketing consultant cost?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38f26f6 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"38f26f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-648930b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"648930b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A strategic marketing consultant can cost differently from one region, one geography, and one niche to another. Plus, their experience, qualifications, and their clients often play a key role in determining\u00a0their\u00a0rates.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><table data-tablestyle=\"MsoTableGrid\" data-tablelook=\"1696\" aria-rowcount=\"8\" aria-colcount=\"2\"><tbody><tr aria-rowindex=\"1\"><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Commonly used rates for a strategic marketing consultant<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pricing <\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr aria-rowindex=\"2\"><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hourly rates<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$50 &#8211; $500 an hour<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr aria-rowindex=\"3\"><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Monthly retainers<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$1500 &#8211; $15000+ for a month<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr aria-rowindex=\"4\"><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Project-based fees<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$2000 &#8211; $50000+<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr aria-rowindex=\"5\"><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fractional CMO support<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$250 &#8211; $500 an hour or even $7500 &#8211; $15000+ in a month<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr aria-rowindex=\"6\"><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Marketing Strategist (10+ years experience)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$500 &#8211; $800 an hour or $3000 &#8211; $8000 in a month<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr aria-rowindex=\"7\"><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Maintenance Mode<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$1500 &#8211; $3000 a month<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr aria-rowindex=\"8\"><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Growth Mode<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$3000 &#8211; $8000 a month<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc822e7 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fc822e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-158a2cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"158a2cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Depending on experience level, here is a pricing table for you to determine what suits you best.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><table data-tablestyle=\"MsoTableGrid\" data-tablelook=\"1696\" aria-rowcount=\"6\" aria-colcount=\"3\"><tbody><tr aria-rowindex=\"1\"><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Experience Level of Strategic Marketing Consultant<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pricing<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Best For<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr aria-rowindex=\"2\"><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Junior Level<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$60 &#8211; $120 an hour<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Making basic simple content strategies<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Simple SEO tasks<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Email execution<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr aria-rowindex=\"3\"><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mid-Level Specialist<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$125 &#8211; $200 an hour<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SEO, paid ads, email marketing campaign support, content strategy<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr aria-rowindex=\"4\"><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Senior strategic consultants<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$250 &#8211; $400 in an hour<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Diagnosing marketing, prioritizing channels, planning growth, creating brand positioning<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr aria-rowindex=\"5\"><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fractional CMO<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$350 &#8211; $500 per hour<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Marketing leadership, creating team direction, allocating budget, creating executive reports<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr aria-rowindex=\"6\"><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Elite consultants<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$500 to $1000 an hour<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Creating enterprise level strategy, generating revenue architecture, M$A Marketing, Due Diligence<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbf73dc e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fbf73dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d3270e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d3270e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hourly rates as found in different countries for hiring strategic marketing consultants<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><table data-tablestyle=\"MsoTableGrid\" data-tablelook=\"1696\" aria-rowcount=\"7\" aria-colcount=\"2\"><tbody><tr aria-rowindex=\"1\"><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Countries<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Experience-Level Wise Pricing\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr aria-rowindex=\"2\"><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">United States<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Junior: $40 &#8211; $65\/ hour<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mid-level: $70 &#8211; $$120\/ hour<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Senior: $125- $250\/hour<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr aria-rowindex=\"3\"><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">United Kingdom<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Junior:\u00a0\u00a335- \u00a355 per hour<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mid-level:\u00a0\u00a357 &#8211;\u00a0\u00a398 an hour<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Senior: \u00a3100 &#8211;\u00a0\u00a3205 per hour<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr aria-rowindex=\"4\"><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Canada<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Junior: CAD 60 \u2013 CAD 120 an hour<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mid-level: CAD 130 \u2013 CAD 200 per hour<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Senior: CAD 220 \u2013 CAD 350 per hour<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr aria-rowindex=\"5\"><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Australia<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Junior: AUD 75 \u2013 AUD 150 per hour<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mid-level: AUD 165 \u2013 AUD 260 per hour<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Senior: AUD 265 \u2013 AUD 450 per hour<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr aria-rowindex=\"6\"><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Germany<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Junior:\u00a0\u20ac65- \u20ac110 per hour<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mid-level:\u00a0\u20ac120 &#8211; \u20ac200 per hour<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Senior:\u00a0\u20ac225 &#8211; \u20ac350 per hour<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr aria-rowindex=\"7\"><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">India<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u20b91500 &#8211; \u20b94000 per hour<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u20b94200 &#8211; \u20b910000 an hour<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u20b910k &#8211; \u20b925k an hour<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b930588 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b930588\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0bf20c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0bf20c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What companies want to pay for hiring a strategic marketing consultant?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6043718 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6043718\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b66ed2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b66ed2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">US: $300 to $1000 an hour<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">UK:\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a3250 to\u00a0\u00a3800 an hour<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Europe:\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u20ac300 &#8211; \u20ac800 an hour<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">India:\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u20b920K &#8211; \u20b9100K an hour<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Usually for creating board level strategy, market entry planning, M&amp;A marketing due diligence, transformation programs<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">[Source: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/strategicpete.com\/blog\/marketing-consultant-rates\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Strategicpete<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outerboxdesign.com\/articles\/digital-marketing\/marketing-consultant-cost\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">OuterboxDesign<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">]<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69813b5 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"69813b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30da873 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30da873\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Can a strategic marketing consultant help increase customer acquisition?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d977cc e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4d977cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bdf612 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bdf612\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Yes, they can increase customer acquisition by using several different techniques.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Strategic consultants working with different companies are seen to positively impact the revenue that increased\u00a0by 23%. They help cut costs, reduce expenditure margins, and improve funnel performance, aligning them suitably with business goals.\u00a0They detect a playground for the business, determine positioning and messaging,\u00a0and fixing\u00a0the LTV, CAC, and pipeline velocity.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ol><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They bring down the CAC<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Misaligned marketing efforts are fixed by them<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They work on improving targeting and positioning<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They construct suitable acquisition systems predictable by all means<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Strategy is integrated with execution<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c34c00 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c34c00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b807cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b807cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do marketing consultants conduct market research?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07ca30b e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"07ca30b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cc4265 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cc4265\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW195090030 BCX8\">Marketing consultants can conduct market research <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW195090030 BCX8\">through data analysis of customers, competitors, and industry trends. <\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW195090030 BCX8\">Usually, they conduct surveys, interviews, market reports, take into consideration customer feedback, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW195090030 BCX8\">and analyze competitors for <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW195090030 BCX8\">identifying<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW195090030 BCX8\"> opportunities, understanding buyer behavior, and developing effective marketing strategies.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf661e3 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cf661e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f232ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f232ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do I choose the right strategic marketing consultant? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1144688 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1144688\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f4a41c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f4a41c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To choose a strategic marketing consultant, you will need to work on the following areas.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">First, find the right online platform. Platforms are key to finding the right kind of consultant. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Second, search for the right niche fit.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Third, check the experience of the individual in terms of the kind of work you need.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fourth, define goals, look for relevant industry experience, review track records, assess strategic\u00a0expertise, and\u00a0evaluate the right communication fit, and compare pricing and value.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fifth, start by assigning a small project.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you do these five\u00a0steps right, you will always end up with the right strategic marketing consultant.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48d3697 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"48d3697\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a30c72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a30c72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the right time to hire a strategic marketing consultant?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3fe378 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f3fe378\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3655d01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3655d01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The right time to hire a strategic marketing consultant is when you face any or some or all the below-mentioned scenarios.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"9\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Stalled business growth<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"9\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Launch of new services or products<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"9\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When you plan to enter a new market<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"9\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When you lack a proper direction<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"9\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The competition is fierce<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"9\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When in need of an objective external perspective<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"9\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You no longer need a full-time marketing executive<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e10dec6 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e10dec6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03bcf8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03bcf8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Difference between strategic marketing consultant vs. marketing manager <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2a3fff e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b2a3fff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-263f7b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"263f7b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A strategic marketing consultant is one who recommends you on different growth fronts.\u00a0The consultant will advise you on different perspectives.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A marketing manager on the other hand is a regular position where they can help manage all the marketing related work happening across the marketing team and also\u00a0freelancers or associated consultants if any.<\/span><\/p><table style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-tablestyle=\"MsoTableGrid\" data-tablelook=\"1696\" aria-rowcount=\"7\" aria-colcount=\"3\"><tbody><tr aria-rowindex=\"1\"><td data-celllook=\"4097\"><p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Features<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"1\"><p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Strategic Marketing Consultant<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"17\"><p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Marketing Manager<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr aria-rowindex=\"2\"><td data-celllook=\"4096\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Focus<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Long-term planning<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"16\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Day-to-day execution and operation<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr aria-rowindex=\"3\"><td data-celllook=\"4096\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Average salary<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">High<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"16\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Low<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr aria-rowindex=\"4\"><td data-celllook=\"4096\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Proficiency level duration<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Longer time taken to gain proficiency<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"16\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Immediate<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr aria-rowindex=\"5\"><td data-celllook=\"4096\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Accountability<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Execution and result-focused<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"16\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Recommending solutions<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr aria-rowindex=\"6\"><td data-celllook=\"4096\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Typical clientele<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">One organization<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"16\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Multiple organizations<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr aria-rowindex=\"7\"><td data-celllook=\"4352\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Decision Role<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"256\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Manages and implements as to what is done<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"272\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Leadership advice on what needs to be done<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04b6abe e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"04b6abe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5149143 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5149143\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Freelance strategic marketing consultant vs. full-time hire <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c2286f e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c2286f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6687f86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6687f86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A full-time hire is regularly tied to their job posts.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A freelance strategic marketing consultant on the other hand, is one who consults you on different areas of your requirements. It could be one or multiple marketing areas with which you need help, and it could be one or more than one strategic marketing consultants.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><table data-tablestyle=\"MsoTableGrid\" data-tablelook=\"1696\" aria-rowcount=\"8\" aria-colcount=\"3\"><tbody><tr aria-rowindex=\"1\"><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Features<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Freelance Strategic Marketing Consultant<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Full-Time Hire<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr aria-rowindex=\"2\"><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Employment Type<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Temporary<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Permanent<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr aria-rowindex=\"3\"><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Primary Role<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Advise on market and business strategy<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Executes and manages marketing executives<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr aria-rowindex=\"4\"><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Commitment<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Project-based<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Full-time<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr aria-rowindex=\"5\"><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Accountability<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Responsible for strategy and recommendations<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Responsible for performance and execution<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr aria-rowindex=\"6\"><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Decision making<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Decision influence created through advice<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Helps make operation decision within roles<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr aria-rowindex=\"7\"><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cost Structure<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hourly, daily, or monthly<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Salary, benefits, bonus<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr aria-rowindex=\"8\"><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Best For<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Market expansion, growth, transformation<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td data-celllook=\"0\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Execution and continuous marketing management<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bfb383 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2bfb383\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bef9a96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bef9a96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b71af e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"61b71af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d462a6a e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d462a6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-738f0c1 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"738f0c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36ab644 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36ab644\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5596db e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a5596db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ec750f e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ec750f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aa0f61 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0aa0f61\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3995968 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"3995968\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-6030\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-6030\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What does a strategic marketing consultant do?  <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6030\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd2644f e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd2644f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6030\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fad156 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3fad156\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-078501d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"078501d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246584739 BCX8\">A strategic marketing consultant is ideally an\u00a0individual helping you float in the market<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246584739 BCX8\"> better<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246584739 BCX8\"> taking you to posts and poles <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246584739 BCX8\">where you can find your customers and consumers. They use different devices to reach the<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246584739 BCX8\"> right group of people and always perform activities that blend the company&#8217;s products with the consumers&#8217; <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246584739 BCX8\">necessities<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246584739 BCX8\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-6031\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-6031\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Is hiring a strategic marketing consultant worth it? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6031\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14fa0d8 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"14fa0d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6031\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-045e464 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"045e464\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cf2304 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cf2304\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW41004485 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41004485 BCX8\">They can help with branding, creating <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41004485 BCX8\">different kinds<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41004485 BCX8\"> of strategies serving different purposes, and work to dri<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41004485 BCX8\">ve consumers to your business.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW41004485 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-6032\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-6032\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How does strategic marketing consulting work?  <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6032\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9fd69e e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c9fd69e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6032\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffc6ec9 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ffc6ec9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45bc98f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45bc98f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW67733265 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW67733265 BCX8\">Market research, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW67733265 BCX8\">discovering<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW67733265 BCX8\"> and assess<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW67733265 BCX8\">ing businesses<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW67733265 BCX8\">, strategy development, and implementation planning. They also support execution, performance monitoring, and optimization.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW67733265 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-6033\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-6033\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Who needs a strategic marketing consultant?  <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6033\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6da1b27 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6da1b27\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6033\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b03242a e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b03242a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-832d77a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"832d77a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Businesses that benefit the most from a strategic marketing consultant revolve around these segments.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SMBs, startups, slow growing companies, businesses wanting to launch new products and services, organizations capturing newer markets, companies rebranding themselves, and businesses without a senior marketing leader.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What does a strategic marketing consultant do?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"A strategic marketing consultant is ideally an\\u00a0individual helping you float in the market better taking you to posts and poles where you can find your customers and consumers. 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What is it that a strategic\u00a0marketing consultant could change in a business overnight?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mostly, they can repackage the business into a more reliable form and that way they can help create a major change that drives the business growth positively.<\/span><span 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