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Social Purpose Branding Article

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Organizations and businesses often equate brand with logo, not realizing that a logo is only the creative depiction of a brand. The brand itself is the aggregate of feelings, associations and experiences jointly created between the organizations and those with whom it interacts. Values. Value. Voice: these are the 3V's of social purpose branding. Click here to download the article.

New Multicultural Communication Article

Effective communication in a multicultural context is an absolute necessity for organizational success and for building healthy communities. Click here to download your copy of our article, “Increasing Relevance, Relationships and Results: Principles and Practices for Effective Multicultural Communication.

Marketing That Matters

Creative Director/President Eric Friedenwald-Fishman co-authored Marketing That Matters, a practical guide to strategic marketing that helps change the world. For additional information and to read excerpts from the book, click here.

Building Public Will


MG's public will building model is utilized to create initiatives that engage the audience in formative research, and then marries high-profile media strategies with grassroots social movement techniques to create long-term social change. Download an overview of our Public Will Building methodology.

Our clients are Change Agents: nonprofits, socially responsible businesses and public agencies committed to creating a just and sustainable world. Order change agent badges for your next meeting or conference.

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Metropolitan Group is proud to be a founding member of The Impact Group, a global alliance of social marketing companies. The member firms provide strategic and creative services with offices in London; Washington, D.C.; Liverpool; Madison; Chicago; Portland, Oregon; and San Francisco. For more information, visit http://www.createsocialimpact.com.

 

 

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MG wrote a case study for the newly-released updated edition of Social Marketing: Influencing Behaviors for Good, a popular resource used in universities and by professionals. Check it out-it's full of great social marketing information and case studies.

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Kevin Kirkpatrick will present on the subject of framing and building public will for arts education at the invitation of the California Education Leaders Institute Team on October 13. Industry, education and arts leaders from across California will convene to provoke new thinking and begin a statewide process to build broad public support and political will for arts education.

 

 

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