Perspectives
Staying on top of the issues and keeping our clients informed.
Today’s business landscape is marked by ongoing disruption and emerging mega trends. Here are some of the issues and insights that have us thinking and discussing.

Reebok Marketing Q&A
Q&A with David Oksman, Reebok’s Head of Global Strategic Communications and U.S. Activation Interviewed by Ben Cohen, Vice President, Denneen & Company For context,…
- Ben Cohen·
- August 4, 2017 6:56 pm·

A More Strategic and Effective Approach to Organization Design
All companies that are growing, or repositioning for growth, must eventually consider the topic of organization design. The reason why is because organization design –…
- Ben Cohen·
- July 24, 2017 3:12 pm·

How to Accelerate Growth by Better Defining “Where to Play”
Three critical elements of defining a growth strategy for your business are: “Where to go” (i.e. vision) “Where to play” (i.e. scope) “How to win”…
- Ben Cohen·
- July 21, 2017 4:13 pm·

“One-way on the Hyperloop, please!”
Imagine traveling from San Francisco to Los Angeles in about 30 minutes. That is the idea behind Elon Musk’s Hyperloop, a transportation concept that will…
- Chris Fan·
- April 5, 2017 2:30 pm·

Why Do Strategic Planning At All?
Companies differ in their appetites for engaging in longer-term strategy development and planning. Some companies can be more process-driven and future-oriented whereas others can be…
- Ben Cohen·
- February 24, 2017 6:17 pm·

Mr. Clean Mops Up Competition in Denneen & Company’s 3rd Annual Super Bowl Advertising Review
Following the Patriots’ epic victory in Super Bowl LI (and the celebration parade that subsequently passed below our Boston office windows), Denneen & Company gathered…
- Phil Ryan·
- February 17, 2017 5:39 pm·

How to Develop a More Effective B2B Customer Segmentation
Segmentation is one of the most important tools in a marketer’s toolkit, enabling marketers and their organizations to identify and target the most relevant and…
- Ben Cohen·
- February 15, 2017 6:44 pm·

Lincoln and Buick – Revitalizing Old Brands
The Lincoln and Buick brands have been making a concerted effort over the past couple of years to re-position and reinvigorate themselves in the eyes…
- Phil Ryan·
- February 8, 2017 8:45 pm·

What is consumerism in healthcare?
What is consumerism in healthcare? There are so many interpretations out there. Is it Consumer Orientation? Shopping? Selecting providers based on cost? Consumer Experience? Consumer…
- Jane Alpers·
- December 31, 2016 12:36 am·

How to Assess Marketing Effectiveness
As strategic marketers, we recognize the integral ways that the marketing function drives business growth – from identifying the right target audience to developing a…
- Ben Cohen·
- October 3, 2016 1:50 pm·

Megatrends through 2030 and what you can do to prepare your business
Megatrends – global, sustained, macro forces spread over long periods of time – are by their very definition “out there.” And for that reason, they…
- Ben Cohen·
- September 15, 2016 1:36 pm·

Use the on-demand economy to your advantage
As technology unlocks the ability to enable consumers to access many real-world services in the digital realm, companies are clamoring to become the new “Uber…
- Jacob Romansky·
- September 13, 2016 4:09 pm·