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The Business Value Acceleration ™ Model Optimizing the business plan through marketing due diligence. “.
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The Business Value Acceleration™ Model Optimizing the business plan through marketing due diligence
“ WE KNOW OUR COMPANY, PRODUCTS AND CULTURE, AC&P PROVIDES THE OBJECTIVITY AND MARKET PERSPECTIVE THAT HELPS US POSITION THAT TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD. IT’S A COLLABORATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY RELATIONSHIP… AND IT WORKS! ” Johnny Boan| Vice President, Marketing | KEMET Electronics Corporation
The AC&P Value • Strengthen your sales effort by ensuring that you are selling to market realities… not market assumptions • Ensure that the presentation of yourbusiness is aligned with the intelligence and credibility of your company, your product, your service…and your self
The AC&P DNA • Athorn, Clark & Partners is a marketing communications, positioning and branding firm focused on developing strategic marketing programs for companies selling complex products and services • Process driven by tangible business objectives • Provides both strategic direction with program execution and stewardship
BVA Defined THE BENEFITS • Early intervention to directly and tangibly impact on a company’s ability to: • Sell product • Sell services • Sell itself – on an accelerated time frame.
“ When we sold to Marconi, we received a higher valuation due to their assessment that FORE was seen as a premium Telecom brand. Athorn, Clark had a lot to do with building that brand recognition. ” Tom Gill | Chief Executive Officer | FORE Systems
BVA Defined: DUE DILIGENCE • Ensure • market assumptions are grounded in market realities • that what you’re selling is what is being bought • the most efficient go-to-market strategy • that you have a look and feel that is professional • that resource deployment is focused on filling the pipeline (i.e., Leads, Leads, Leads) • faster revenue opportunities/shorten sales cycle
BVA Defined: THE PROCESS { DNA Decoded Business strategy/model Market Opportunity Identified Understand market dynamics and performance Identify purchase criteria Create platform to reach goals Market-Facing Value Articulation { Lay the foundation for the brand Prioritize the target audience(s) Successful Market Engagement Establish success criteria Draw the business communication strategic map Execute sales support program
Services Provided: • Strategic Positioning • From Messaging Architectures to Corporate Identity • Marketing • From Digital to Traditional • From Fully Integrated Web Development to SEO/SEM • From Sales Support to Advertising
“ AC&P IS REALLY GOOD AT BUILDING A BRAND THAT BECOMES A LEVERAGIBLE CORPORATE ASSET. ” Pam Mallette| Vice President, Marketing | Ericsson
“ WE ORGINALLY HIRED ATHORN, CLARK TO HELP US WITH A NEW CONSUMER ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN. THEY WENT BEYOND THAT TO DEVELOPING A NEW BRAND FOR THE ENTIRE ASSOCIATION. ” Chris Vranas| Executive Director | American Association of Orthodontists
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“ THESE GUYS BEGAN WITH US WHEN WE WERE JUST AN IDEA AND AS SUCH, WERE INTEGRAL TO THE REALIZATION OF THE COMPANY’S BUSINESS PLAN FOR GROWTH THROUGH STRATEGIC ACQUISITION. AS OUR CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER, THEY HELPED US BUILD GOG INTO A $120 MILLION DOLLAR FIRM IN 5 YEARS, FAR EXCEEDING THE ORIGINAL TARGET. ” Dr. Harvey Schiller | Chairman and CEO | GlobalOptions Group