{"id":40,"date":"2022-02-11T11:03:33","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T11:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roberttaylormedia.com\/blogs\/?p=40"},"modified":"2022-04-01T12:03:23","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T12:03:23","slug":"7-reasons-why-your-small-and-medium-sized-company-should-hire-a-communications-agency-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roberttaylormedia.com\/blogs\/2022\/02\/11\/7-reasons-why-your-small-and-medium-sized-company-should-hire-a-communications-agency-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"7\u00a0Reasons why your small and medium sized company should hire a\u00a0communications\u00a0agency in 2022\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/roberttaylormedia.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/76EAD375-6A73-477F-B7C2-74B743C430CB.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41\" width=\"210\" height=\"315\"\/><figcaption>Written by Maris Owobu<br>Intern at Robert Taylor Media.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A common misconception among some leaders of small and midsize companies is that\u00a0communications\u00a0agencies are only required for large scale and popular companies. \u00a0This is however untrue as hiring a\u00a0communications agency can be the best thing to happen\u00a0to your small or medium-sized company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;One thing that is not only constant in life but also in communications is change. 2021 saw a change in the way consumers consumed data and also related with brands. It&nbsp;is&nbsp;no longer enough to put out a single post&nbsp;on Instagram&nbsp;with a few caption and random hashtags. The consumers are now demanding more from brands and the way they communicate with their audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus with the constant change in communications, leaders of small and medium-sized companies must find a way to take this area of their business off their internal team\u2019s plate. This will allow the internal team to focus on running and marketing the business effectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are seven\u00a0reasons why your small and medium-sized companies\u00a0should engage a\u00a0COMMUNICATIONS\u00a0agency in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1.&nbsp;Leverage on an abundance of resources: hiring a&nbsp;COMMUNICATIONS&nbsp;agency gives you access to a range of resources at the agency\u2019s disposal which would&nbsp;probably take your internal team a considerable amount of time to access.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2.\u00a0Hiring a\u00a0COMMUNICATIONS\u00a0agency allows you focus on what your company does best: you have to admit that every company has its strengths and its weakness. Thus hiring a\u00a0communications\u00a0agency allows your small or medium-sized company to focus on their strengths and achieve their goals faster.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3.&nbsp;Increase brand awareness: &nbsp;COMMUNICATIONS&nbsp;is an excellent way of increasing brand awareness for your company. With access to top media houses, online blogs, influencers,&nbsp;etc.&nbsp;a&nbsp;communications&nbsp;agency is sure to put your brand in front of your target audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4.\u00a0Crisis management: a company having\u00a0communications\u00a0crisis is not only inevitable but can also be unexpected. Having an external team handle\u00a0this period which ultimately determines the future of your brand is essential.\u00a0COMMUNICATIONS\u00a0agencies are equipped with resources and expertise\u00a0required to handle crisis management and ensure a midsized company isn\u2019t overwhelmed or consumed by the crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5.&nbsp;Get&nbsp;outside perspective on your brand: often times, brands are very used to focusing on the internal workings of the firm that they neglect how their brand is perceived by the public. Having a good&nbsp;COMMUNICATIONS&nbsp;firm can help you gain public perspective of the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6.\u00a0Providing advice on content that works best for your company:\u00a0it may be hard to know what type of content is good for your small or medium based business. With\u00a0the way trends spring up every day on social media, companies may be tempted to hop on every trend\u00a0with the hope of going viral. However, not every trend is a good fit for your brand. This is why it is advised that you hire experts to help identify the right type of content that would be well suited for your brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7.&nbsp;More visibility with the&nbsp;press: hiring a&nbsp;COMMUNICATIONS&nbsp;agency is a good strategy in ensuring your firm gets all the&nbsp;visibility and&nbsp;press it needs. Yes, you have a good&nbsp;product but without the right buzz and visibility with the&nbsp;press, this may contribute negatively to the success of your product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nA common misconception among some leaders of small and midsize companies is&hellip;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roberttaylormedia.com\/blogs\/2022\/02\/11\/7-reasons-why-your-small-and-medium-sized-company-should-hire-a-communications-agency-in-2022\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;7\u00a0Reasons why your small and medium sized company should hire a\u00a0communications\u00a0agency in 2022\u00a0&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/roberttaylormedia.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/roberttaylormedia.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/roberttaylormedia.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roberttaylormedia.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roberttaylormedia.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/roberttaylormedia.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67,"href":"https:\/\/roberttaylormedia.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40\/revisions\/67"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/roberttaylormedia.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roberttaylormedia.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roberttaylormedia.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}