March 7, 2012 by Mike Troiano comments 0
This is the second in a two part series on How To Build A Brand. For Part I, see here. Quick Recap: Holland-Mark is not in the advertising business. We’re in the growing businesses business. We help clients achieve “Imperative” status, meaning we help make their products and services must-haves in an economy where that’s what people…
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March 5, 2012 by Mike Troiano comments 0
This is the first in a two part series on How To Build A Brand. Want to be sure not to miss the second? Subscribe to our channel feed. Holland-Mark is not in the advertising business. We’re in the growing businesses business. We help clients achieve “Imperative” status, meaning we help make their products and services…
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March 1, 2012 by Mike Troiano comments 0
One of our folks wrapped up a storied 4 year stint at the agency today, to pursue her dream of making a living doing what she’s really passionate about: baking. She and I had lunch a couple weeks back, and talked about where that passion came from. She told me a story, about how her…
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February 16, 2012 by caroline b. comments 0
Almost ten years ago I was sitting in a Starbucks pretending to read something when, in my devastatingly charming way, I inserted myself into a conversation taking place next to me. The man at the undersized table to my right was having a frustrating phone conversation about a hotel snafu that left him with a…
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February 9, 2012 by Mike Troiano comments 0
(NOTE: This is the second post in a series on the role of marketing and brands in this year’s Presidential election. For Part I, see Positioning A President: A Marketing Case Study.) Recap: Holland-Mark’s branding approach is based on the observation that people have a tendency to boil things down to One Simple Thing™ (“OST” for short.)…
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