by Michael Grossman | Jun 21, 2022 | Branding, Cleantech, Marketing Strategy
Nascent cleantech companies can no longer rest on their altruistic intentions to build market share. They need savvy marketing strategies to attract some of the $56 billion in venture capital investment poured into the cleantech sector in 2021 if they hope to scale....
by Michael Grossman | May 4, 2022 | Branding, Cleantech, Comedy, Green Marketing, Marketing Strategy
What’s Redefining A Category? The banjo wasn't a new instrument when comedian Steve Martin started playing it as a kid. It had been around for 100 years. Players in the genre became virtuosos, and you can hear it in everything from bluegrass and country to pop/rock....
by Michael Grossman | Apr 26, 2022 | Brand Stories, Cleantech, Marketing Strategy, Storytelling
Websites Demonstrate The Friction Between Climate Science and Marketing The creativity manifested through science and engineering in the climate sector is truly remarkable. Yet, the creative inputs of these solutions often stifle the success of all of that work when...
by Michael Grossman | Feb 9, 2022 | Delivering Your Message, Green Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Startups, Storytelling
Make Your Eco-Friendly Marketing Sprout By Taking These Four Steps Perhaps the most transparently disingenuous and self-delusional lines I hear when I encounter startup CEOs in the climate tech space is, "We're in stealth mode." News flash: your flight of fancy isn’t...
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 | Apr 27, 2020 | Delivering Your Message, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Tactics
...And What Happens When Everyone Shows Up To The Party Wearing The Same Outfit? A month ago, I was scrambling to produce an ad for a client before Washington shut down due to the coronavirus. The client knew COVID-19 was going to cause a dramatic downturn in...
