BJM Marketing Services FAQ

Q: What is your difference between other marketing service providers?

A: We are like your very own marketing department. Developing plans, initiative and tactics that can help your business. We have competitive advantages that can be invaluable to your business. Our work & results are open for everyone to see. We also bring business mentality.

Q: How much do you charge for an initial discussion?

A: Nothing. So please feel free to contact us, and we can can talk. However, initial discussion are just general and 10 – 45min. It’s best to prepare your thoughts, documents, or desires ahead.

Q: What if I just have a specific marketing project, can you help me with that?

A: We absolutely can, however please note that to increase effectiveness or success, we recommend using our marketing audit service as well.

Q: What are the benefits of an on-call marketing provider?

A: Access to marketing professionals, without some typical cost and administration. A partner to bounce ideas and execute. Fresh perspective.

Q: How much does it cost to use the services of BJ Mannyst / Founders Under 40 Group?

A: The cost of providing a service for your business, really depends on your needs, knowledge, complexity, man power and time,. You may need help with a few specific project, or you may need ongoing marketing services. The best suggestion, is to “Contact Us” using our online contact us form and we’ll get back to you ASAP.

Q: Question about your pricing & packages?

A: To find more detail about plans, packages, and pricing, please follow link.

Q: How does your billing & payment work?

A: In most cases you submit your payment information at the same time you place your order. There are some cases where you have to complete form prior to us walking you to a self-serve process. As soon as your payment has been approved, we begin with documentation, terms of work, or other work. To ensure that there are no delays in processing your order and getting a revised document back to you, please make every effort to provide an accurate information. We do try to double check this.

We also accept PayPal & Stripe payments. Very rare occasion cash payment, wire transfer, or cheque or AliPay. Our preferred method of payment is via credit card: we accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, etc cards.

We have a secure payment process via well known credible companies.

To find out about your order, payment history, projects, please visit Account or Sign Up or ask us for your client portal.

Q: What’s the difference between project base (one time) and quarterly plans?

A: Customers on quarterly plans can receive more resources and commitment. As well as giving us a chance to see how well our initiatives are doing. One-time or project based is just simple by the project. Usually it could be done in a day, a week, or a month.

Q: What industries or sectors does BJ Mannyst provide services for and size?

A: We primarily focus on service oriented early and growth stage businesses . Check out “What We Do” page for further detail and industries. We work with teams or organizations with or with out marketing personnel, who basically might need a boost in their marketing development or execution or advantages.

Q: What tip(s) would you give us before we work with you?

A: The more educated you are about your product, staff, business, and industry, + knowledgeable of your strengths and weaknesses the better. We absolutely cannot make any 100% guarantees.

Modern marketing is constantly changing. One tactic or message today might not work in 6 months. So it’s an ongoing effort.

Q: How do I get started?

A: Just simply follow the instructions on “Get Started” page link.

***If you have any other questions, please email us directly at support@bjmannyst.com / support@foundersunder40.com We’re here for you.

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So Now Lets Look At What To Consider When Hiring Marketing Service Providers / Marketing Consultant Like BJ Mannyst

Relationship: If this is not a transaction relationship, low risk occasional activity, then make sure you know how your team likes to work and know how the consultant likes to work. Take the time to know who you are dealing with. Manny & the BJ Mannyst are not perfect however we know we have 30000+ founders around the world via Founders Under 40 Group watching and listening to us everyday.

Expertise: It’s best to find someone you know is knowledgeable in their expertise, has good ideas how your business, industry works, and what challenges it faces. Is relatively current on new trends. Like Southwest Airline HR use to say, “Train for skill. Hire for spirit, spunk, and enthusiasm” Plus, who ever offers ideas should have a good idea how to implement it even if you don’t pay them to implement it.

Be Sure of Outlook: If you and your team have a negative outlook about your business and are not prepared to change or don’t want to invest in a turn around don’t seek marketing service providers like BJ Mannyst because we play to win. We hate to see our efforts go to waste.

Scale & Flexibility: Sometime you just want to scale your manpower due to deadlines. Marketing service providers are relatively flexible to take on new opportunities but might be preoccupied if overbooked. Or very selective what opportunities they take on.

Results: At the end of the day we all want measurable and tangible immediate results. Some providers might make some promises. Some are unsure what they can really deliver. Ask yourself “what measure are you going to take to get results?” Are you prepared to work with your service provider to tweak the initiative for extended periods or do you want immediate impact? For BJ Mannyst we don’t guarantee anything, we engage 30000+ founders today because we stock to our long-term vision.

Time: A marketing service provider like BJ Mannyst can handle most aspects of your marketing management while you use your time for other things. And if time is not the issue and you have staff member who handles marketing then we can offer extra boost. The key to remember is to engage the provider’s recommended solutions and see if the solution really will fit.

Cost Saving: One thing we know for sure is that marketing service providers are constantly pressured to stay up to date on their expertise because they are businesses. Which means you can get more bang for your buck. You pay your own workers and they don’t have to fight as much for their pay. Plus no benefits, or administrative cost. However there might be other cost such as retention fees, consultants expenses occurred to do his / her job . Talk to provider.

Oral & Written: A good communication skill is important because the consultant likely would be engaging internal personalities and external contacts like customers. If you and everyone can communicate with this service provider comfortably then that’s a good start. There could be the rare few who just dislike consultants.

Have Your Best Interest: The best way to assess people is not by what they say but by what they do. People are going to come in different packages so take your time before you make a commitment however don’t take forever. Think like you’re dating. What Manny and the BJ Mannyst team does to minimize risk, is to let you test drive our ability to work together. Also, if you are only trying ulterior motives on the consultant then simply figure out your own problem. Reputation is becoming a more important consideration in decision making so don’t jeopardize it for stupid reasons.

Don’t Be Afraid To Ask Questions: Manny and the BJM (BJ Mannyst) team don’t mind answering relevant questions however there are competitive and propriety tools and tactics we use to perform our jobs so we may withhold. We are not going to oversell ourselves, we love being of service and problem solvers.

***If you have any other questions, please email us directly at support@bjmannyst.com / support@foundersunder40.com We’re here for you.