Shelton Strategies exists because I got tired of the gap between what marketing agencies sell and what a business owner actually needs. I have paid for the deck. I have paid for the retainer. I have had an ad account somebody else “managed” while the numbers went the wrong way.
So I learned to do it myself — building the sites, writing the emails, running the ads — for my own companies, with my own money on the line. That is a different education from a marketing degree. It teaches you what a wasted $500 feels like.
I have spent about two decades in oil and gas, an environment where things have to work and excuses do not count. I bring that to client work: clear plans, honest numbers, no drama.
That also puts a hard ceiling on how many clients I can carry, which is a feature — and it is why the pricing is published rather than negotiated case by case.
“Marketing that pays for itself” is the only test that matters for a small business: after everything is added up, did this bring in more than it cost? If a service on my price list will not clear that bar for you yet, I would rather tell you now than bill you for a year finding out.
Let’s find out in 30 minutes.
No pitch deck. Bring your numbers if you have them, bring your problems if you don’t. The prices are public, so you already know what it costs.
jeff@sheltonstrategies.com