Category Archives: projects

Having muddles doing

This article may be one of the first to highlight why a ‘more is more’ strategy deters from objective-based, value laden action. I’ve spoken before about how we can start to move away from ‘crap chatter’ in social media. This article adds science to that  mix:  “To the extent that people rely on information that’s easily available, they may rely on it to the exclusion […]

Metals & Symbols

(click to enlarge) Posted on FB by The Roxy Theatre

AlixCompany Referral Month- Earn 10% Commission

Starting on Monday, February 20th and lasting through March 20th, AlixCompany will be offering a 10% commission for all referred & secured contract work during that time frame. Our clients are advertisers and marketers and we are looking to expand our client base. Click here for a full listing of our services. Please reach out if you would […]

How Planners Help

Good strategic planning is art plus science. At the core, Planners are about understanding and uncovering the opportunity of a product/service/brand in context- consumer context (and product and marketplace context). Planning does not exist in isolation, though. It also reflects needs and wants of the client, leadership, and management. The infographic below was created to show the dimensions of strategic planning; […]

If you’d like for them to buy it, then you ought to put a ring around it

People tend to gravitate towards things they are familiar with; interestingly, when they have no peripheral they still go to what they know. Positioning a product or service considers this by looking into all possible connection angles (aka ‘rings’). We might ask, for example: where is the consumer or client’s consideration starting point, does the […]

The difference between market research & marketing research

AlixCompany makes a distinction between market research and marketing research. It comes from grounding our services in market research or an in-depth understanding of the consumer, marketplace, and product. Market research = any organized effort to gather information about markets or customers. Market research is for discovering what people want, need, or believe in context. It […]