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We Build Defensible Brands. 

A strategy-first global consultancy, we fuse behavioral economics and consumer psychology with McKinsey frameworks to solve complex business challenges.

Led by Fortune 500 and high-growth startup veterans, we position brands to capture high-value opportunities in the AI economy.

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How We Build Defensible Brands

Our Neuro Digital approach marries robust data with academic insights from neuroscience, behavioral economics, & consumer psychology to unlock foundational targeting and positioning strategies. 
​CPG brand builders with broad experience, we propel your brand forward with emotion-driven messaging and innovative strategies drawn from our experience across 30 different industries and 10 countries.
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Strategic Solutions 

Brand Strategy

Transformational brand strategies from positioning to messaging architecture, and marketing plans that drive innovation & build a defensible brand.

Market Research

Our unique approach unearths cutting-edge academic, industry & public research to map your competition, identify your market opportunity, and capture industry dynamics

Consumer Insights

Qualitative and quantitative research grounded in behavioral science and cognitive marketing frameworks used by leading brands.

Fractional CMO

Senior marketing leadership from a Fortune 500 alum — strategy, team building, and organizational structure for growing brands. Fractional CMO to 12 companies, delivering the strategic foundation that scales.

An Experienced Fractional CMO 

When your brand needs strategic leadership

After a decade as a Fractional CMO, I bring what most part-timers can't – experience adapting proven enterprise strategies to fit the speed, scale, and constraints of growing brands.

As a Fortune 100 marketing leader for 10+ years, I developed the frameworks that build defensible brands. Now, 12 Fractional CMO roles later, I don't need a runway. I understand the systems, the gaps, and the priorities. I deliver strategic value on day one.
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Maryanne is an exceptionally experienced and insightful marketer who provided invaluable advice and direction, helping me build a solid foundation to scale my company. Her expertise extends beyond marketing; she also offered crucial operational guidance. I’m looking forward to continuing working with her and highly recommend her if you’re looking for a top-tier expert
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Daria Protsenko, CEO, Peakfomax

What does a Fractional CMO do?ces
Executive coaching, team workshops, and leadership training from an experienced university lecturer, thought leader, and speaker.

Level up your skills and position your career or company for a rapidly changing world. Brainstorming and innovation workshops, SWOT and strategy sessions, 1-1 coaching, and professional development webinars.

Workshops and Executive Coaching

Maryanne is engaging and insightful. Her process is methodical and pointed, and she came prepared and motivated to assist me. I obtained actionable feedback and details to help me take my next step.

Aaron Mansfield, CEO,  Identity Security Services

NeuroD background
Award-winning marketing coach
Disintegrating Sphere

Testimonials

I had the pleasure of working with Maryanne and her team on a branding and strategy project for our organization. They brought a fresh perspective that helped us step back and look at our brand in new ways.

Joyce Warner

Chief Business Officer

Casualty Actuarial Society

Truly enlightening! I received a thorough and strategic assessment of my challenging project, key areas for improvement, and actionable next steps. The insights were invaluable.
Every qualitative research project, without exception, has resulted in deep insights we've received nowhere else!

Amy K.

Consumer & Market Knowledge

P & G Ventures

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