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How Storybook Marketing Accelerated Agency Growth with Expert Talent

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THE
CHALLENGE

Agency founders struggle to scale time and capacity

Storybook Marketing, a boutique performance marketing agency serving clients such as Loom and Sendoso, began to feel growing pains as it expanded its operations while striving to maintain the standard of services clients had come to know them for.

Co-founders, Graceanne MacDonald and Liam Moroney, had traditionally operated as a lean team, tapping into their years of industry expertise to build robust marketing strategies for their clients, and clients often relied on them to execute those strategies. Being responsible for both aspects of their client’s programs, strategy, and execution, left the founders stretched thin, holding them back from focusing on where they were best suited: the strategy.

Liam says, “As we looked to take our agency to the next phase of growth, we needed to, first and foremost, get the executional work off our plates so we could focus on securing more client work and projects.”

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MarketerHire has been a very effective way to scale our client services. The flexibility it's given us to find trusted marketers has been key to how we’ve grown our capacity.”

Graceanne MacDonald

Co-founder

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Storybook Marketing

THE
SOLUTION

Expert marketing talent gives founders confidence to grow

The Storybook team knew they needed additional manpower to scalably take on the day-to-day executional tasks of full  program management, but they weren’t ready to invest in a full-time hire just yet. As they explored bringing on freelancers, they required true experts, people they could eventually trust to handle client work without much oversight.

Graceanne explains, "We weren't looking for a full-time in-house hire yet, and we were a little nervous to bring in someone new to work with clients. It was important for us initially to have flexibility and a month-to-month arrangement just in case they weren’t a good fit or if projects slowed."

To find an ideal talent match, Storybook Marketing decided to work with MarketerHire. This collaboration provided them with access to a pool of trusted freelance marketers, offering flexibility and expertise tailored to their needs.

After a thorough consultation with MarketerHire and introductions to vetted candidates, the Storybook team found their perfect match, David, a paid social media expert with 15+ years of growth marketing experience.

David's involvement allowed Graceanne and Liam to focus on strategic initiatives while he managed client accounts and campaign execution. As Graceanne notes, "David got up to speed and digested information very quickly. Even better, he's taken loads of tactical work off our plate from an execution standpoint.”

His rapid grasp of complex programs and ability to execute tasks efficiently made him an invaluable asset, and provided Liam and Graceanne with the confidence to shift their focus to broader strategic work.

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THE
RESULT

Increased founder capacity and a path for agency growth

The partnership with MarketerHire enabled Storybook Marketing to maintain program performance while freeing up time for strategic endeavors. With David's support, they experienced improvements in client program performance and efficiency.

Graceanne and Liam were able to redirect saved time towards strategic work and agency growth. This not only enhanced client outcomes but also set Storybook Marketing on a path for further expansion.

Graceanne emphasizes, "Working with David, we're able to save ~10 hours a week and put that time back towards strategic work and agency growth."

Moving forward, Storybook Marketing plans to continue leveraging MarketerHire for expert freelance talent and hope to use the long-term options with MarketerHire to go from freelance to full-time if and when they’re ready.

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David got up to speed and digested information very quickly. He's been the perfect partner for strategizing on projects big and small."

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