A message from
Mark Tarchetti
2023 has been an exceptional growth year for the agency. We have worked on brand and business transformations, technology/AI driven innovation and supported several M&A transactions. We are very grateful to all our clients for their support.
3 essential disciplines to deal with continued disruption
It’s been over 30 years since the term VUCA was introduced by the US military. We hear it more than ever in business today, with a constant flow of event and macro disruption risks on people’s minds.
If VUCA is the “new normal,” it begs the question, “How long do business plans last?” We are seeing the winners plan for uncertainty and work around it with three activity systems that optimize their response:
The last five years have seen cycles of wealth and consumption, with an ever-changing confidence and outlook. In challenging times, consumer understanding can be the first thing cut. Instead, you should double down. Look for every lead indicator of change in consumer behavior and determine what it means for your business. See and act on disruption.
Ever Closer to the Consumer
01
The best risk management is to build around the timeless fundamentals and constantly drive up the quality of execution. Under pressure, businesses often chase quantity instead. The rush to create new initiatives effectively bets big on unproven actions, often away from what is known to matter most.
Timeless Fundamentals
02
Prepare for disruption with prioritization. Assume budgets come and go. Know what you’ll give up first. Don’t salami slice budgets evenly, or worse, cut from the core, high performers just because they have more relative resources.
Agile Execution
03
So much of our business pivots on rapid interventions, helping teams adapt their strategy to the new conditions, rather than abandoning it. Make every move decisively but deliberately.
Over the past few years, we've unlocked transformative growth for our clients
Over the past few years, we've unlocked transformative growth for our clients
Our work helps teams
ACCELERATE GROWTH
Brand Marketing
Brand Positioning, Category & Brand Strategy, Portfolio Optimization
Strategy
Strategies of all sizes: Project-specific to enterprise-wide
Innovation
White Space Exploration, AI & Digital Expansion, Ideation
What our clients say about us
"Alchemy helped us think creatively within practical constraints, and after 3 days we had filled our 3yr funnel with ideas that could be truly industry changing."
VP of Design,
Consumer Product Goods
"Alchemy was a natural extension of my marketing team. They helped us logically lay out a brand strategy and refresh our brand positioning in only 3 months."
VP of Marketing,
Health Products
"Alchemy was exceptional, maximizing the value of the collective team. They helped us develop a 6 month action plan in 2 days so we could start actioning against this massive opportunity."
Sr. Brand Manager,
Consumer Product Goods
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