by Michael Grossman | Dec 12, 2021 | Brand Stories, Green Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Startups
The Science Alone Won't Close The Sale. Would you honestly try to win a competition in the running shoe market against Nike by comparing the amount of sustainable rubber? How about throwing your lower energy use smartphone against Apple? Climate tech...
by Michael Grossman | Oct 1, 2021 | Brand Stories, Storytelling
>Sabermetrics didn’t see this coming even though the story is thousands of years old. The underdog. David vs. Goliath. The 1980 U.S. hockey team vs. the U.S.S.R. Erin Brockovich vs. Pacific Gas & Electric. Our brains are wired for this archetypal story, and the reward...
by Michael Grossman | Sep 7, 2020 | Brand Stories, Branding
Does Every Size Company Need A Brand? Recently, the CEO of a growth-stage cleantech company told me branding and marketing wasn't something his company needed to do because their niche was so small that they already had relationships with most of the companies...
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 | Mar 21, 2019 | Brand Stories, Storytelling
Imagine you are looking for a movie to see with friends on a Saturday night. You open the movie app of your choice and begin scrolling through the selections. As you share the options with your friends, inevitably someone will ask, "what's it about?" Your...
by Michael Grossman | Mar 11, 2019 | Brand Stories, Comedy, Storytelling
What's A Brand Archetype? Most of my friends and casual acquaintances know I perform stand up comedy as a hobby. I suspect it's the Catskill genes inside of me, and I genuinely enjoy making people laugh. After my most recent performance though, it struck me...
