Your Competitors Aren’t Better...They’re Just More Visible (with Brad Smith)

About this episode

Brad Smith discusses how visibility, rather than service quality, is key to winning business in staffing.

What if the reason you're losing business has nothing to do with your service and everything to do with being forgotten? This week we're taking a break from InSights and Take the Stage to bring you a replay of Lunch with Haley, hosted by Brad Smith (Chief Strategy Officer, Haley Marketing). Brad reveals why the staffing firms that consistently win aren't necessarily the best firms. They're simply the ones that stay visible long enough to be there when opportunity strikes. About the Guest Brad Smith is the Chief Strategy Officer at Haley Marketing and a Certified Inbound Marketing professional who has helped hundreds of staffing and recruiting firms implement effective digital marketing strategies. He specializes in translating emerging marketing trends and technologies into practical growth strategies for staffing organizations. Key Takeaways Consistency creates opportunities that luck cannot. The firms that stay visible win more business. Education builds trust faster than selling. Nurturing outperforms persistence alone. Relationships grow when value comes before the ask. Timestamps [00:44] – Why staffing is a timing business [03:31] – The costly “I didn’t know you did that”…

People in this episode

Guest: Brad Smith

Topics covered

• visibility
• staffing success
• digital marketing
• trust building
• relationship management

Keywords

• staffing
• visibility
• marketing strategies
• trust
• relationships
• business growth
• digital marketing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Haley Marketing

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