by Michael Grossman | Feb 14, 2021 | Cleantech, Delivering Your Message, Startups
On the FX television show "What We Do In The Shadows," the audience meets a familiar character: the energy vampire. His name is Colin Robinson, an unassuming, spectacled man whose incessant droning small talk slowly sap those around him of their life force....
by Michael Grossman | Dec 1, 2020 | Cleantech, Delivering Your Message, Startups
The Battle for Cleantech Funding A recent spate of stories in green media suggests a second climate funding boom is in the offing for startups in the cleantech sector. It’s a nice change of pace after funding dried up for almost a decade after the first...
by Michael Grossman | Feb 15, 2020 | Branding, Cleantech, Climate Change
The Cleantech Brand Is A Failure If No One Knows What It Means Invariably, it happens. I'm out at an event with professionals. Maybe it's a business awards dinner like last week or at a convention. Someone will ask me what I do for a living, and I explain, "I'm a...
by Michael Grossman | Oct 19, 2019 | Brand Stories, Cleantech, Green Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Startups
Part 1--Research This column is the first of a five-part series on the critical elements necessary for a cleantech company to successfully market itself, regardless of the budget. Do I Have To Pay For Marketing? One of the most frequent questions I hear...
by Michael Grossman | Oct 14, 2019 | Branding, Cleantech, Marketing Strategy
We got trouble! Right here in River City! With a capital T that rhymes with B, and that stands for brand positioning. Working with cleantech companies means I'm often in meetings with scientists and engineers. By nature, they are very analytical people, which...
by Michael Grossman | Aug 19, 2019 | Cleantech, Content Marketing, Uncategorized, Video Marketing
Cleantech companies typically require a certain amount of scientific sophistication to comprehend, and therein lies the conflict with defining its value for an audience. A well-produced video is one of the best ways to bridge that gap. A Cleantech...
