If you’re part of a small business or nonprofit, then congratulations. You’ve succeeded against the odds. Chances are you’re the first to arrive and the last to go. And even when you leave, business is still on your mind.

Part of that business is marketing. And we’re here to help. How? For starters, we can help you sleep at night. We alleviate your anxiety about marketing by replacing worry with a plan, budget and action.

We’re one of you, not one of the big guys. Small business* makes the world go round. You return calls, look customers in the eyes, create jobs and pay the bills. Big business? Not so much. Huge corporations are insulated from their customers by layers of bureaucracy, elite law firms and PR agencies. Small firms live at street level. There’s no buck to pass and no place to hide. They “own” the business in more ways than one.

Roy Harryman Marketing Communications understands your strengths and limitations. We help you make the most of your resources – however vast or limited they are. We’ll never sell you anything you don’t understand or need. We’re fiercely responsive, independent and committed to your success.

The average American views 16,000 ads, logos and labels each day. Adding yours to that pile – at least in conventional ways – won’t make a dent.

People aren’t interested in our products or services. Instead, they want pain alleviated, tasks done, stuff fixed. If your product or service can do those things – and you can explain it in a meaningful way, then you win. The same holds true for nonprofits: The organization that presents its case with clarity and “Wow!” stories of transformation gets attention.

Instead of emphasizing your products and services, we tell the marketplace how you:

• Solve problems.

• Make life better.

• Change the world (or your little part of it). 

In short, we help you “Educate and inform instead of interrupt and sell.”

Founder Roy Harryman has a degree in journalism from the University of Central Missouri and has worked in Jefferson City, Mo., Washington, D.C. and the Kansas City area. He served as a reporter, writer and editor for mainstream and business publications before transition into marketing communications. His firm has served nearly 60 small businesses and nonprofits in a wide range of industries. Roy served for more than a decade as a board member of the International Association of Business Communicators Kansas City chapter and is a two-time winner of its Incredible Award.

In addition, he is the founder of Kansas City Hiker and has appeared on local media multiple times to discuss outdoor recreation in Kansas City.

* “Small business” can have a fluid definition. The federal government terms a business “small” if it has fewer than 500 employees. We do not employ any size test when working with companies or nonprofits.