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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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Join the discussion on community capital. Visit our blog.

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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 congratulates SVN on their 25th year of leading the way
04/23/2012

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Portland principal to serve on new Oregon State University committee
04/23/2012

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Laura K. Lee Dellinger was invited to be a member of the OSU...

MG takes on Rebooting Democracy
04/20/2012

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Kiernan Doherty and Eric Friedenwald-Fishman will be representing Metropolitan Group during the Bus...

Make Culture Change, Not War—Eric's March 2012 post is live at SSIR
03/12/2012

The fight for rights needs the fight for culture change.

Too often, as social entrepreneurs, we...

Read Eric's January 2012 SSIR post
01/30/2012

Space—The Social Change Frontier.

As 80% of our population now lives in cities and our nation faces...

MG Receives the Equity Foundation's Equity Award
01/25/2012

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We are so very honored to announce...

Read Eric's December SSIR post
12/22/2011

Why changing the corporate form matters.

There is an intrinsic challenge to equity, sustainability, and long-term...

MG Contribution to New Social Marketing Book
11/22/2011

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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New Oregon campaign encourages Oregonians to be screened for colorectal cancer
11/10/2011

We’ve been working with the Oregon Health Authority on a campaign to encourage people to be screened for colorectal cancer. If you’ve been screened, please talk about your experience and encourage others to be screened, too. It’s the best motivator to inspire all Oregonians age 50+...

Read Eric's November SSIR post
11/04/2011

Why do factions matter as much now as in 1787?

As the campaign season heats up and the new rhetoric of invoking...

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King County Library System brochure

King County Library System: public education initiative- King County Library System (KCLS) in the state of Washington experienced its first bond measure...
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Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library- To use its 75th anniversary to best advantage, Folger Shakespeare Library hired Metropolitan...
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West Hollywood Library brochure

Like No Other—The Campaign for a New West Hollywood Library- Metropolitan Group was hired in 2007 to work with the city of West Hollywood to develop a plan...
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Spring 2012


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Eric will be moderating a panel on “Corporations with Benefits: Businesses Making a Better World.” He will drive the discussion on the need for B-Corp and L3C legislation and why Oregon has potential to be a leader in the shift toward businesses doing good for people and the environment… and their bottom line.

 

 

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