The need for large and small businesses alike to have a strong digital presence is at an all-time high, growing over the past few decades. According to data from The World Bank, internet users in the United States grew from just 9% of the total population in 1995, to 87% by the end of 2019.
Managing a business’s digital presence is no small task, from running a website, advertising, and keeping up with social media platforms, to maintaining a positive reputation through reviews and other community pages where your business could be discussed. So, how can businesses keep up with all of this and still focus on providing the best services to potential customers? Enter: Shout It Out Design.
Shout It Out Design is a digital marketing agency, existing to help small businesses succeed. Currently helping more than 110 clients across the United States, Shout It Out Design provides many solutions for online marketing needs such as website design, content marketing, digital advertising, and email marketing. But where did they start?
Let’s take it back to the beginning
Founder John Young began working on websites when he was in high school, helping his family’s business, Young’s Jersey Dairy, create their first website in 1997! At this same time, he also worked with his school district to create their first website. Young then decided to go on to college to become an elementary school teacher, but ultimately decided that his true passion was helping his family’s business.
In 2010, Young’s father suggested he take his years of experience working to grow Young’s Jersey Dairy’s digital presence to other small businesses in the area – that is when Shout It Out Design was born!
Young realized the need for small businesses to have someone they can trust help them have a voice in the digital world. He knew he would be able to provide the customer service and solutions to help these businesses thrive. Shout It Out Design grew from working with 10 small businesses at the end of 2010, to 78 by the end of 2015. And in 2016, Young hired his first employee, Rachel Lewis.
Lewis shares Young’s goals of supporting their clients and helping small businesses succeed.
“We’ve got our clients’ backs! At least three of us come from families who own small businesses, so we really know how much is on a small business owner’s plate. Our job is to lessen the load for them. We take our clients’ visions and missions to heart; and we do everything we can to help them succeed,” Lewis states.
Shout It Out Design has since hired additional full-time employees who bring different skill sets to be able to best support their teammates and clients. Young refers to his team as “a team he wouldn’t trade for anything.” The team has grown based on the needs of the clients they work with. Young goes on to explain, “We add value to our clients. We don’t put them in situations where they’re forced to change how they operate based on the way we do things. We listen to our clients’ problems, their concerns, and we come up with solutions that help them reach their goals.”
Looking ahead to the future
Young and his team at Shout It Out Design have come a long way in 11 years, and they aren’t stopping any time soon! Young states,
“I don’t want to be complacent in our growth over the past 11 years. Our clients have stayed with us year after year because we truly care about their success and do right by them. We continue to stay up on trends and add to our available services based on listening to our clients’ needs and finding the best solution for them.”
Shout It Out Design looks forward to not only continuing to support their current clients, but also being able to work with new clients to help enhance their digital presence.
If you are a business looking for support in the digital world, Shout It Out Design would love to help you! Contact our team today to learn about how we can help meet your business’s needs.
