Flyer Consulting
Consulting With Purpose
Flyer Consulting provides strategic marketing and fundraising solutions for local Long Island businesses and non-profits that may not have the budget to hire a permanent employee dedicated to those functions or the resources to bring on a large management consulting firm. Whether your business needs help with brand positioning in the marketplace, developing marketing materials, raising money through event sponsorships or grant writing, or increasing awareness in the community, we are here to assist in growing your organization and meeting your business objectives.
Consulting Services
Expertise. Intuition. Ingenuity.
Branding, Positioning and Business Plans
Have a start-up business and want to identify your mission statement, niche in the marketplace and unique selling proposition to potential customers? Do you need a business plan for your new venture? Are you an existing business or organization which needs to re-examine your market and re-energize your brand equity and product/service benefits? Do you need a marketing plan? Flyer Consulting can help with our in-depth Strategic Development Process which addresses:
3 Cs analysis (Company, Customer, Competition)
SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats)
Brand equity development
Business plan development
Marketing plan development
Copy strategy
Creation of selling proposition
Consumer testing
Marketing and Collateral Materials
Are you a new business in need of marketing materials to showcase your products or services? Are your existing materials in need of an update? Flyer Consulting can help develop your promotional materials and, in conjunction with graphic artists and/or web designers, bring your business or organization to life. We specialize in:
Brochures
Direct mail
Print ads
Websites
Other collateral materials such as stationary, newsletters and business cards
Fundraising and Grant Writing
Need to raise money for your local business or non-profit but don’t have the time or the resources? Are you a non-profit interested in applying for general operating or program specific grants? Flyer Consulting can help with your fundraising efforts. We have extensive experience in the following areas:
Sponsorship outreach
Event planning (golf outings, walk-a-thons, bowling events, galas)
Grant writing
Major gifts
Donor cultivation and follow-up
PR and Community Outreach
Want to create more awareness of your business or cause? Interested in getting coverage in the local press? Flyer Consulting can help your company or organization become more well known in the community through either:
Press Releases (online or through local publicity outlets)
Community outreach (including networking with local government officials, trade or business associations and any referral organizations which might be a pipeline for your products or services)
Non-Profits and 501(c)3
Do you want to start your own non-profit or private foundation? Need some assistance with the process, as in navigating the application process, preparing application documents, or working with an experienced law firm on the submission? Flyer Consulting can help you set up your 501(c)3 with no hassle on your part:
Identification and articulation of non-profit's mission statement and other organizational requirements
Preparation of New York State 501(c)3 filing documents
Interface with New York law firm experienced in 501(c)3 filings
Help with first steps of running your non-profit
Karen Flyer’s background in branding, marketing, advertising/PR and non-profit management has allowed her to hone her expertise for providing marketing and fundraising solutions for local businesses and non-profits. Karen received her Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Duke University in 1991 and spent the three years following in mergers and acquisitions at an investment banking boutique in Charlotte, North Carolina where she became the firm’s first marketing manager. In 1996, she received her Master in Business Administration degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where her focus was in marketing.
Following business school, Karen spent five years in brand management at Procter & Gamble where she launched a pharmaceutical product (developing all professional marketing materials and advertising campaigns), led the development of the company’s first cross-sector women’s health platform, and facilitated collaborations with retailers and academic institutions. Following her tenure at P&G, Karen served as a senior account director for Co-Active Marketing group in the Cincinnati office of this New York-based advertising agency. While at Co-Active, Karen provided vision and strategic direction and developed integrated marketing strategies for clients within the agency. Karen then served as Marketing Director for Martin Flyer, Inc., where she led and coordinated all marketing functions for the diamond jewelry manufacturer, including establishment of consumer and customer brand equities and overseeing all advertising and PR efforts.
After her stint in the for-profit world, Karen joined the non-profit sector, serving as Executive Director for two non-profits where she was the CEO of the organizations. Her responsibilities included strategic planning; creating marketing, communications and development plans; PR and social media strategies; fundraising, grant-writing and event planning; budgeting and program creation and evaluation; volunteer and staff management; and donor cultivation, donor stewardship and community outreach and development.
Karen Flyer
