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Companies face several hurdles in recruiting foreign executives who will handle overseas marketing responsibilities. Inspite of tremendous business opportunities in most countries, firms are wary of potential pitfalls in their search for the right marketing executive. For example, they have to take into consideration the local culture and business practices of a specific country. Also, most foreign executives lack strong marketing skills that companies are forced to train and develop them for the job.
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More and more advertising and marketing agencies are hiring temporary employees to fill various positions in response to the dearth of good marketing professionals. Avon Products Co, for instance, turned to employment agency Corporate Staffing Alternatives to recruit marketing creatives. The trend towards temporary employment is also in response to the IRS's crackdown on misclassified workers. Many marketing creatives prefer their temporary status because it suits their lifestyles.
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Young and Laramore Advertising (Indianapolis, IN) helped temporary staffing agency Tandem (Deerfield Beach, FL) achieve an over 23% sell rate with a direct mail campaign involving such gifts as a plastic truck. The campaign cost Tandem less than $200,000, but brought in more than $1.5 million in revenue, according to Young and Laramore's Gina Lang. While attention-getting gifts were central to the campaign, follow-up was also important.
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