Marketing Portland's
Professional Services

(Internet Marketing Specialists, Full Agency Capabilities)

Because Jim and Wendi Dee have a combined 40+ years of professional experience (not to mention the decades of experience held by our background team members and partners), our service capabilities are diverse within the marketing and business development umbrella. We consider ourselves an interactive agency, and like to focus on online marketing initiatives such as social media marketing, video marketing, and mobile marketing. Please visit our Internet Marketing page for all of our specialized services in that area.

Our full capabilities are outlined below.

	Online marketing initiatives. Our experience in this area is so extensive, it needs its own page -- so please skedaddle to our Internet Marketing page.
	Web site development (HTML, PHP, MySQL database integration, ASP, VBscript, and more). We have developed almost every type of web site imaginable -- from the very basic "online brochure" type sites to more complex, custom, database-driven applications with all of the excitement that dynamic content offers. We're absolute wizards with MySQL databases, PHP and PHP-based CMSs, Windows-platform technologies / languages like ASP and VBscript, and more. Each platform has its advantages and disadvantages, but they're all great to work with! We've also done full-scale, custom ecommerce sites. And, hey, do you want a Content Management System (CMS) with that? No problem. We're great at customizing Wordpress, have worked with Joomla, and are familiar with a few other packages, and even with scripting a custom CMS tailored for your business needs. See here for some further web-specific qualifications.
	Intranets. A company Intranet has many benefits:  House your policies and procedures manual in an easily accessible format; post staff directories; link to your health care and 401(k) plans; post business and marketing plans for all employees to read. We've developed many over the years -- from basic sites, to the awful Lotus-Notes monstrosities of a decade ago, to the more elegant SharePoints of a few years ago. Honestly, we like private web sites best, in almost all circumstances. See a longer article on Intranets, here.
	Brochures, newsletters, and other marketing collateral. From the initial concept through completion, we can handle all of your needs for producing marketing collateral. As for this and all of the services mentioned below, we begin with a meeting to discuss your goals and objectives, moving forward quickly yet strategically. Yes, we actually do a good bit of layout.
	Direct mail projects (letters, post cards, special pieces). Obtaining or building your mail list, writing and designing the best mail piece, seeing the project through to completion.  We even have contacts at numerous printers, each of whom specializes in handling specific types of direct mail projects. Also, if you're interested in marketing your businesses to the Top 25 list appearing in your weekly Business Journal, definitely take a look at our web site at www.Top25Agency.com!
	Design and layout services. Our experience spans corporate logo / identity design, branding, newsletter and brochure design, books and journals, annual reports, Powerpoint presentations, and of course online projects.  We also discuss costs and options involved in developing, printing, and (if applicable) mailing each piece.
	Advertising services. Conceptualization, copywriting, design, media placement. We're very experienced in the print and online world, and have a network of contacts for other media (outdoor, radio, television, etc.).  Advertising can be costly, though. So, we suggest a consultation to start in order to review your goals and objectives.
	General business writing and editing. Maybe you need someone to write business letters or proposals, write content for your web site, or write up a brochure about your business or organization. Or maybe you need to issue an important press release. If so, give us a call. Let us help you articulate your thoughts in an elegant, professional manner.
	General marketing project management. We can assist your company on a project-by-project basis. Whether you want to promote a seminar or event or need someone to look after the entire marketing function of your organization, we'll work to ensure that your project gets done on-time and on-budget.
	Proposal Writing and Grant Writing. Jim has personally written more than 700 business proposals (yes, you read that right!) ranging from a few thousand dollars in scope to more than $4 million. Whether you're attempting to do business with the government or within the private sector, let us guide you through the process.
	Meetings and Events. Our experience in this area spans planning small business seminars at hotels all the way to annual conferences with more than 4,000 attendees.  Our services can include all related PR and advertising work, negotiations, partnerships, media relations, collateral development and mailing.
	Business plan development. By using Marketing Portland, you get access to the resources necessary to put a thorough business plan together. Don't forget: Financial information represents a critical component of such a plan. We have partnerships with CPAs to ensure that this information is as accurate as possible!
	Marketing and Business Development Plans. Planning an entire marketing function can be a tough chore. We can put together a comprehensive marketing plan (and budget) for your organization covering general as well as specialized industry marketing goals.  We don't stop there, though. We'll also help you implement the plan and stick with it. On the BD side... Many companies lack a decent business develoment plan. We've studied these, and developed a number of plans, over the past 15 years. Our experience focuses on the professional services niche.
	Research studies. Whether its marketing research, profiling potential clients, developing targeted mail lists, or even developing a competitive intelligence program, we can help. Related areas include client satisfaction surveys (conducted either via a mail campaign, in-person, or via a web site), statistical research, and focus groups.
	Staffing services. Need an employee to fill a niche position? Give us a call and we can conduct the search for you. For many years, Jim served as the principal for a company called CSD Career, which specialized in sourcing controllers, mostly for construction companies. If asked to do this, we would *only* work under a retained search scenario.
	General project management. For whatever we've left off, above. If it's a marketing or related project, chances are we have some experience with it. If we don't, we'll find the best resource for you and stick around to ensure that the project gets done right.