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About
Author of "Primal Branding," which is used as required reading at YouTube, he founded primalbranding.co in 2002 and has written as a Forbes contributor and served on the Fast Company Executive Board. He spent roughly two decades as a creative director in New York City before turning to brand community work, and also advises through Unreasonable Group, Badass Advisors, and Props.
Founder and CEO at Thinktopia
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Experience
- Fast Company Executive BoardMember Fast Company Executive Boardcurrent2024 — presentGlobal
- primalbranding.coChief Executive Officercurrent2002 — presentGlobal
- primalbranding.coCEO, Foundercurrent2002 — present
- primalbranding.coFoundercurrent2002 — presentNYC, MSP, SFO, Everywhere
- Thinktopia, Unreasonable Group Mentor, Badass Advisors, Props Advisor/InvestorFounder/Chief Executive Officercurrent2002 — present
- New York CityCreative Director1984 — 2002
Skills & more
Research16Market Research21Marketing Communications35Product Development12Strategic Partnerships10Ideation5Brand DevelopmentMarketing Strategy92Ethnography5Social Media Marketing19Consumer Insights2Entrepreneur3
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Brand EquityBrand CommunicationCreative Problem SolvingMarketing ResearchStrategy DevelopmentQualitative ResearchEmotional BrandingCustomer InsightLanguages English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Patrick Hanlon?
- Author of "Primal Branding," which is used as required reading at YouTube, he founded primalbranding.co in 2002 and has written as a Forbes contributor and served on the Fast Company Executive Board. He spent roughly two decades as a creative director in New York City before turning to brand community work, and also advises through Unreasonable Group, Badass Advisors, and Props.
- Where does Patrick Hanlon work?
- Patrick Hanlon is Founder and CEO of Thinktopia.
- What companies did Patrick Hanlon found?
- Patrick Hanlon founded Thinktopia.
- Where did Patrick Hanlon go to school?
- Patrick Hanlon studied at University of Minnesota (4-year, with Honors).
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