Start a Marketing Company

Is marketing your forte? Have you been in the industry for so long to have considerable experience in the field? Why not start a marketing firm of your own rather than work as an employee for someone else?

How to get started? We have a basic guide to help you.

Qualification to Start Marketing Company

For a business to survive, it must exert some effort to create demand for its product or service, especially through promotions. That is why marketing is an important aspect of running a business. Companies hire marketing experts to plot out a strategy to create people’s awareness about their products or services. If you have a degree in marketing and substantial experience in the field, perhaps from working for a company, you might consider starting your own marketing company. If you feel you are not inclined to deal with other aspects of the business, like administrative and financial, partner with someone who is good at these and is willing to start a venture together with you.

Marketing Company Startup Needs

As a marketing expert, you know the trick of the trade pertaining to marketing. But as a business, what would you need, you ask. First off, you would need clients. And this is where your marketing skill will be put to the test first. Your company will be your first client with your task being to evaluate competition in your target place of business and determine whether there is a market for the kind of marketing business you want to put up in your target area. You may want to be a marketing consultant working with clients online or be a traditional marketing consultancy firm (which could just as well be helped with an online presence). An online marketing consultancy could be started at just below $10,000.

Next will be the location. As a startup company, money could be tight. Be comforted that you don’t need to put up an office in an expensive location. You may even start the business online in your home. If you are setting up an office, just make sure that it is accessible to your intended clients. Compensate by creating a pleasant ambiance inside.

Before settling in a nice office, make sure you have all the necessary business licenses and requirements in place. Get your federal and state employer tax ID numbers and know what regulations you would have to adhere to as a business. To get everything covered, contact professionals like a lawyer or an accountant to help you go through the legal aspect of putting up a business. After which you can think of furnishing your office with tables, chairs, computers, printer, telephone, fax machine.

Bet that you are one marketing company that can perform well by giving them proof, first and foremost, of how you market your business yourself. For resources, see the American Marketing Association.
 

66 Comments

  • Ola said on April 28, 2009
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  • Griff said on December 4, 2010
    The hardest part of going from corporate marketing to being a consultant is realizing you have to know all aspects of marketing now... at least enough to know what needs done. Brush up on strategy.
  • I.N.Pal said on December 21, 2010
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    I am from Chandigarh & would like to start a Marketing & Promotion business please guide me how to go about this
  • Pankaj Pandey said on April 19, 2011
    I am from New Delhi I have good contacts with manufactures of herbal cosmetics & medicines. Now I am marketing their products in local stores of Delhi and I am willing to go further by selling their products by my name and in my unique packing but somebody told me that I need to have marketing company before doing this .And the problem is I don't know how many legal formalities I need to complete before starting any marketing company. Please guide me how to start my marketing company.
  • John said on April 26, 2011
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  • Samantha said on May 30, 2011
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    I am a Nigerian, living in Lagos State. Chartered in Marketing with educational background in Agriculture.About 10years in Sales and Management. I want to start my own Marketing Company in Lagos to cover Agricultural,Nutritional and herbal products. Please furnish me with step by step procedure to take off. THANKS.
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  • DSG said on January 10, 2012
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  • jimmy said on January 17, 2012
    hi, i have worked for couple companies as a sales executive and sales manager and have a lot of experience. i want to start my own company but dnt have enough capital to start. i just wana get info on how to get finance. in south africa. tnx.
  • Sindiswa said on April 19, 2012
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    hello DSG, this is JML here. Even I am with an similar interest as yours in Bangalore. if you don't mind can I get your email id so that we can have a talk?
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    Hi I am form Bijapur Karnataka I have experienced in marketing almost 9 years. Now I want to start my own please guide me.
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  • Abid said on May 11, 2014
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  • kiran said on October 12, 2014
    hi, i am kiran, would like to start my own business of marketing of medicine, like i want to manufacture medicine from any other manufacturing company for my own company, and that medicine will sell in market self. Thus would like to know how to make copy-right (registration of my own brand name), how to get manufactured, and the legal process of marketing(sell) in any state of india
  • dr Arif Ustad said on November 17, 2014
    I want to start a new pharmaceutical marketing company in India in so please guide me how to do
  • pranjan said on January 6, 2015
    Hi , This is for Maxitrix Lifesciences, I am interested in your Medicine business. I am planning to open Marketing Firm in Delhi & ncr region. Please contact me at my e-mail id :ranjanpandey05@gmail.com so that we can discuss the detail. Thanks for your offer!!
  • shradhdha said on February 3, 2015
    I want to start a new marketing business but confused about the product as I have never done business as till date I worked in office doing administrative jobs. I am 53 year old and I really need to earn. Also I need the procedure of opening a business. I am Arts Graduate.
  • Dnyaneshwar Bhand said on March 17, 2015
    I want to start marketing business , i want to know procedure how can i start i am science postgraduate.
  • shaik muzeef said on July 1, 2015
    hai i am starting a pharma marketing company but how do i start a pharma marketing company please tell me the total information and how do i approach the companies please tell me the information
  • Surinder singh said on July 23, 2015
    Hey I am interested in gaming app and online app company but how do i start a app company This is confusing. Please Guide me I live in himachal pradesh dist kangra teh nurput india I I have 2 year. experience in marketing And 10+2 Pass. And My whatsapp num is +919882786494 and gmail address is.santoshnair421@gmail.com
  • sandeep said on November 12, 2016
    Any one wants to help in pharmaceutical marketing company. How you want to sell your own brand name medicines, kindly contact me at, sandip_p_2000@yahoo.com, 9860776609
  • Tensa Group Pvt Ltd said on July 14, 2017
    i want help for start a MLM company
  • James expert adviser said on August 7, 2017
    @Tensa Group Pvt Ltd, what kind of help you are needing from us?

    Jestin James
    Startup Biz Hub - Senior Advisor (Staff)

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