Better position your brand -- internally and externally -- in order to
grow your business. We offer off-site packages for small/medium-sized businesses, and intensive on-site programs for corporate management teams. Included: customer service data, tailored brand management strategy and action steps to track success.

> Track A: Executives of Small/Medium-sized Businesses
> Track C: Corporate executives or managers involved with brand, including marketing, operations and human resources

Track A: Executives of Small/Medium-sized Businesses

Why attend?

As an executive of a small/medium-sized business, you probably want
to get all sides of your company on the same page. The Institute is an intensive two-day session offering training, research, resources and individualized consulting in brand strategy, management and delivery
at group rates. Through advance work for your session, one-on-one consultation and rare follow-up tracking, you will:

  • Learn how your customers perceive your brand and competition

  • Learn how to uniquely position your brand to grow your business

  • Learn how to "spread the Brand word" with customers and
    throughout your operations

  • Implement what you've learned

Bottom line? You leave the Institute with a targeted brand strategy, proprietary research and an operational plan. This is not just a
workshop; this is a targeted, affordable, consulting package.

Who attends?

The fee covers the customer survey for up to 100 of your customers,
pre-work kit, follow-up tracking and tuition for two executives; we suggest the directors of operations and marketing both attend. Participants are responsible for travel and lodging.

What happens during the two-day session and earlier?

Four weeks prior to your session:

  • You provide us with a list of e-mail contacts for customer survey, which we distribute up to 100 customers using e-know technology;

  • Pre-session phone interview with one-two key stakeholders;

  • Your company's senior team completes pre-session work explained in an instructional kit.

During the session:

  • Day 1: Brand Education Overview, Research Results, Develop
    your Brand Position

  • Day 2: Action Plans for Marketing and Operations Departments;
    How to Effectively Communicate Your Brand

What happens when I return to my company?

Bi-monthly follow-up tracking using e-know technology for six months


Track C: Corporate managers, on-site consultation


  • What: Intensive one-day, on-site program for multiple managers

  • Offers: Training and consultation in brand strategy,
    management, delivery

  • Who: Corporate executives or managers involved with brand, including marketing, operations and human resources

Why take part?

brandMatters helps organizations define, develop and strengthen their brand to both build loyalty and exceed their business goals. "Living your brand" should be a key element of your company strategy. What systems do you have to protect, and grow, the value of your brand, especially when it is delivered by many different people? brandMatters Institute can help.

What does the Institute include?

This on-site program is uniquely positioned to cross departmental boundaries. The Institute includes:

  • Pre-session phone interviews with one-two key executives
    on brand focus

  • Internal assessment, through employee survey using e-know technology, of brand focus and delivery

  • Facilitated sessions in brand growth, management, delivery

  • Action-step planning

  • Rare follow-up tracking

Bottom line? You complete the Institute with a consistent internal
brand approach for your key management team.

Who attends?

We suggest involving directors from operations, marketing and from human resources -- since brand is delivered by employees.

When?

Sessions are scheduled at your convenience. You may want to wrap
the Institute into existing internal and marketing training programs.

What happens after the session?

  • Bi-monthly follow-up tracking using e-know technology for
    six months