MARKETING STRATEGIES, INC. HELPS CANDIDATES CREATE “BRAND AWARENESS”

Myrtle Beach, SC--With the primaries just around the corner and local elections heating up, Marketing Strategies, Inc. is hard at work helping candidates create what has been summed up as Brand Advantage*.

According to Denise Blackburn, APR, the Agency’s President and CEO, “the marketing principles that apply to selling a product or service also apply to politicians and their campaigns. We have a wealth of experience outside of the political industry that has driven profits, repeat business, and return on investment. These business principles translate to quantifiable results for campaigning politicians and those elected officials looking to maintain effective communication with their constituents.”

Marketing Strategies, Inc. provides numerous services that pertain to the political sector. According to Blackburn, “effective results are the bi-product of the integration of a number of these services. Our development of a unified marketing effort is what separates us from the competition and creates Brand Advantage* for candidates.”
Among the services offered include:
•Demographic and Psychographic Research
•Strategic Planning
•Feature Articles & Speechwriting
•Professional Photography, Graphic Design, Ad Layout
•Brochures, Flyers, Cards, Newsletters
•Internet Consulting
•Web Design and Development
•Direct Mail, mailers and list
•Email Marketing
•Search Engine Optimization
•E-commerce (Online Donations)
•Blogging
•Video (Online and TV)
•Radio Spots
•Outdoor and Transit

•Specialty Items: Pens, Pencils, Bumper Stickers, Door Hangers, etc., and

•Signs and Vehicle Wraps

Marketing Strategies, Inc. is a full-service advertising agency with offices in Myrtle Beach, Conway, and North Myrtle Beach. The corporation has been recognized nationwide for its award-winning ad campaigns and PR activities, and earlier this year was named “One of the Southeast’s Ten Most Dependable Website Developers” by Goldline Research, an independent research firm.

The twelve-year old Marketing and Public Relations firm maintains professional affiliations with the Marketing and Communications Agency Network (MCAN), American Advertising Federation, the American Marketing Association, The Public Relations Society of America, the Bank Marketing Association, the South Carolina Hospital Association and South Carolina PRSA. In addition, they are a member of the Society of Healthcare Strategy and Market Development, a division of the American Hospital Association and the National Association of Home Builders.
* Brand Advantage is a service mark of Marketing Strategies, Inc.