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“We make brands imperative.”

July 20, 2010 by comments 0

Holland-Mark is a marketing services firm focused on making brands “imperative.”

We believe that consumer and business-to-business buying habits have changed permanently in the aftermath of the Great Recession. Where people once bought what was “interesting,” today they buy only what is “imperative;” what they truly feel they need or expect a return on investment from.

While advertising can make products “interesting,” marketing communications alone cannot make a brand “imperative.” Imperative brands have four attributes in common…

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Timbuk2′s Transparency Marketing

October 20, 2009 by comments 0

This is very interesting… Recently got a new laptop bag from Timbuk2, so I could look more like a bike messenger despite being 43, chubby, and driving a BMW. I digress. Anyhoo… I upgraded to the better shoulder strap, which is comfy, but slides off my shoulder. Crap. I get an e-mail from Timbuk2 asking…

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