Four stories.
One marketing owned KPI each.
A launch, a category, a start-up, a sales floor. Stories where marketing lead growth.
in 90 days
From zero, before the first mower shipped. We made an industry want a product that was still in testing. The result: people making their own merch, pre-orders, dealers signing on the why. The biggest brands in the category came after us before we even sold one unit.From zero, before the first mower shipped. We made an industry want a product that was still in testing. The result: people making their own merch, pre-orders, dealers signing on the why. The biggest brands in the category came after us before we even sold one unit.

dealers
The category nobody wanted to work on: dangerous, ignored by engineers, ignored by marketers, and nobody believed it could be different. We positioned the best product in it as premium, at a premium price, and buyers who couldn't afford it yet saved until they could. The rest of the industry followed. A dealer network across the US, Canada, UK and Australia. Systems instead of headcount.The category nobody wanted to work on: dangerous, ignored by engineers, ignored by marketers, and nobody believed it could be different. We positioned the best product in it as premium, at a premium price, and buyers who couldn't afford it yet saved until they could. The rest of the industry followed. A dealer network across the US, Canada, UK and Australia. Systems instead of headcount.

direct traffic
Twelve seconds of black on national TV. Stations pulled the spot for working. Live Nation bought the company.Twelve seconds of black on national TV. Stations pulled the spot for working. Live Nation bought the company.
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sales lift in six months
Dealers were selling the old-school way with little to show for it. I rebuilt how one floor was paid and measured, sales rose 13.7% in six months, and the same method later went into two Arrowquip dealers.Dealers were selling the old-school way with little to show for it. I rebuilt how one floor was paid and measured, sales rose 13.7% in six months, and the same method later went into two Arrowquip dealers.
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the room
- Dufresne GroupDream Center Branding
- NikeSportswear
- Jeld-WenWindows and doors
- ScotiabankWebsite & Scene Card Marketing
- GauthierCRM, Communications & Branding
- Cadillac2014 rebrand
- AshleyBranding & Showroom
- Winnipeg Jets2011 relaunch
- Blount InternationalWebsite & International Marketing
- SafewayShowroom & Weekly Direct Mail
is next.