In need of some marketing inspiration? MSPs looking for an off-the-shelf solution are turning to companies like MSP Marketing Edge or Tech Pro Marketing for the content they need.
The struggle is real. Your MSP needs marketing to get new clients, but you don’t really understand marketing – in fact you might consider it a bit of a ‘dark art’.
There are plenty of marketing suppliers in the channel. But which one is the best for you?
Here, we’re comparing Tech Pro Marketing, a full service agency, with the MSP Marketing Edge, which has a marketing system and the content to power it.
Let's be transparent: This article has been written by the team behind the MSP Marketing Edge. Our goal is to give a fully balanced view. This review is based on information available on websites and Google Reviews.
The service: Tech Pro Marketing
Tech Pro Marketing was founded in 2017, promising to ‘stand as a beacon of innovation, expertise, and unwavering commitment to your success’. They’re on a mission to redefine MSP marketing.
CEO Nate Freedman says they ‘strive for unprecedented growth and to embark on a transformative journey with their MSP customer base, blending expertise in digital marketing, strategic thinking and operational efficiency to deliver exceptional results’.
With a three-tiered approach of inbound marketing, outbound lead generation and online presence, services available include marketing, SEO, web design, cyber security marketing and IT services marketing.
Tech Pro Marketing offers a free online course for visitors to their website, to find out what needs to change in your marketing to generate leads and win new customers.
The service: MSP Marketing Edge
MSP Marketing Edge founder Paul Green believes the secret to success for marketing an MSP is this: You need a marketing system.
The business does not offer any kind of bespoke service, but instead provides a system to its members, along with all the marketing content they need to make the system happen.
Add to this a library of go-to marketing tools, including the IT Services Buyer’s Guide, an Email Hijack book which members can brand as their own, and lead generation campaigns.
To avoid clashes with competitors, MSP Marketing Edge works with only one MSP per area, offering a waiting list if someone is already operating in your area.
Members get the benefit of belonging to the strong 700+ community of non-competing MSP owners with unlimited support from owner Paul Green and his team to attract and retain new and existing customers.
Members also have more than 100 technology videos to enhance their website's credibility, smart web tools such as a password checker, Have I Been Pwned email checker and a pricing/downtime calculator.
The cost: Tech Pro Marketing
The company does not publish prices on its website like many full-service MSP marketing agencies.
Instead, it asks you to ‘request a strategy call’ and they will create a bespoke package for you.
The cost: MSP Marketing Edge
The MSP Marketing Edge is a subscription business with a fixed monthly payment of just £149 +VAT for MSPs in the UK and USD $199 for MSPs everywhere else in the world.
Members get a 30-day free trial, protected by the guarantee of no contract and the option to cancel at any time.
This represents massive value looking at the wealth of marketing materials along with the support from Paul and his team that’s included.
What MSPs say
About the people behind the services
Nate Freedman is the founder and CEO of Tech Pro Marketing and a featured speaker and author in the MSP industry.
He explains in his website bio: ‘Empowering MSPs to thrive in the digital age is my passion and mission. Since 2009, I've been dedicated to helping businesses generate more leads and win new customers through internet marketing.’.
Meanwhile, Head of Big Thinking at MSP Marketing Edge is Paul Green. Paul moved into the MSP space after selling his previous healthcare marketing business in 2016. He is a blogger, a regular contributor to channel forums and has seen 150,000+ downloads of his MSP Marketing Podcast.
Nate and Paul have spoken several times over the years, and met in real life for the first time at ScaleCon24 in Las Vegas.