About Us
Our Team: Seasoned Professionals. Our Promise: Actionable Insight
- Actionable research and strategy to Fortune 500 consumer and service companies in accelerating topline growth, building customer loyalty and increasing marketing productivity
- Strategic counsel to investors and developers looking to maximize returns in the Retail and other Consumer service sectors
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Our People: Client-side experience. Cutting edge expertise. |
Craig Johnson, President
- Partner, MCA/Interpublic (IPG)
- Partner and Director of e-Commerce, Peppers & Rogers/Carlson Marketing
- CEO, Celutel, Inc. (CLTL)
- SVP-Marketing, PSI Energy (PIN/DUK)
- Technology Management Group, Booz Allen Hamilton
- VP-Marketing, Video/game retailer
- Operations group, Apparel retailer
- Former Tokyo resident and Chair-Japan America Society of Indiana
- Expert witness on consumer/pricing in 10 states
- Chairman, Roulston Retail Roundtable
- Guest columnist, Barrons's
- Guest columnist, Chain Store Age
- Board-Alzheimers Association (CT)
- MBA Stanford, BA Yale
Parke Johnson
- Director-Thought Leadership and Thematic Marketing Programs, Legg Mason
- Director-Product Marketing, Legg Mason
- Director-Product Marketing, Citigroup Asset Management and Smith Barney
- VP-Smith Barney Corporate Finance
- BS Skidmore College
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Bob Ference
- President, Strategic Insights & Solutions
- President, Information Resources, Marketing Corp. of American/Interpublic
- Partner and Managing Director, Brand Equity Practice-Marketing Corp. of America
- Director-Strategic Planning, Heublein
- Prior experience: Pepperidge Farm, Kraft
Jeffrey Meyers
- VP-Mass Markets, NiSource (NI)
- President, Columbia Energy Partners
- MBA Widener, BS/ME Univ. of Cincinnati
Jack Smyth
- VP-Product Management, CompuCom
- Dir-Planning, HP Customer Svc (HPQ)
- Dir-Tech Support Call Center, Compaq
- CEO, The Learning Company
- MBA Stanford, BS/IE Cornell
Paul Weinberger
- Partner, Technology Management Group
- Energy Practice, Booz Allen Hamilton
- Senior Energy Analyst, UTC (UTX)
- Senior Engineer, Burns & Roe
- R&D Group, Combustion Engineering
- ME Cornell, BS/ME, Cooper Union
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Our Insights....In the Media
- Mid-Year Retail Outlook: Bloomberg TV July 8, 2010
http://www.bloomberg.com/video/61367404/
- 2010 Retail Rebound: Chain Store Age Mar 4, 2010
http://www.chainstoreage.com/GuestCommentaries_Archive.aspx?id=132531
- Dow-Jones Interview: Wall Street Journal Mar 3, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100303-711695.html
- Walgreen: Wall Street Journal Feb 18, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703444804575071054122423216.html? keywords="wag+duane+reade"
- Retail Earnings: Bloomberg Radio Feb 16, 2010
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&tkr=WMT:US&sid=ax5a2DcC_Wso
- Holiday 2009 Recap: Chain Store Age Jan 5, 2010
http://www.chainstoreage.com/GuestCommentaries_Archive.aspx?id=127201
- Home Depot/Lowe's: Barron's Dec 21, 2009
"Review and Preview" article p. 19
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