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How to avoid the “commodity trap.”

If you look and sound like your competition, you can only be evaluated on price. And nobody wins a race to the bottom. So how do you avoid the commodity trap?

You stop trying to be better. And focus on being differenter. That means making bold, remarkable moves that the other guys can’t touch—and your audience can’t ignore.

Then, while your competitors are busy playing apples-to-apples, you show up as a tap-dancing orange.

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Research & Business Intelligence

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Brand & Positioning Strategy

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Media planning & placement

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Integrated Campaigns & Production

"Thanks to FARM’s efforts, Cider Week saw a 50% lift in attendance".

Jenn Smith, former Executive Director
NY State Cider Association

“Our work together ultimately helped to secure ForceField SKUs in The Home Depot stores”.

Ashley Faber, ForceField & Wood Product Marketing Manager
Georgia-Pacific Building Products

"They gave our brand an engaging personality that distinguished us from our main competitor".

Mark Simon, President
ConnectLife

"I would highly recommend FARM to anyone who is looking to better understand, meet, or fill in gaps in any market that you’re looking to target.”

David W. Donovan, VP,
Strategic Planning and Transformation Office

"The team took our voice (and visuals) well beyond my expectations".

Kevin DeMars, CEO
Thermory USA

“FARM’s expertise is much broader than marketing execution, providing the strategic thinking behind it to ensure that our messaging is powerful and relevant to our audience".

Randall B. Kobat, SVP, Inventory Management Software Solutions
Cox Automotive

"the team had no problem immersing themselves in our culture, conducting a series of interviews with our people to gain the depth of knowledge to help us define what we stand for."

Brad Derrick, President and COO
Derrick Corporation

"Thanks to FARM, we’ve been able to share real and relatable stories of the people we support to forge connections with others who need help.”

Cathy Wilde, Director of Marketing and Public Relations, Upstate New York Chapters
Alzheimer’s Association

"We’ve come back to them time and time again for these complex projects because of FARM’s strategic thinking".

Joe Arundell, Senior Client Marketing Manager
Truist Financial Corporation

“The FARM team is talented, responsive, creative, communicates well and meets every deadline."

John Blicha, VP of Global Marketing and Brand Management
Eriez

"FARM helped us translate industry insights into market positioning, product bundling and pricing changes."

John W. Hensman III – VP and GM
HomeNet Automotive

“FARM’s exhaustive research opened our eyes to more opportunities than we thought possible."

Mary Czopp, Chief Communications and Development Officer
Child and Family Services

"Now the brand shines through so our customers will easily recognize our products on shelves.”

Brittany Burns, Vice President of Marketing
Georgia-Pacific Building Products

We hate to end on a serious note, but …

Right now, a customer is choosing your competitor over you.

Not because they’re better than you. Not because they outwork you. But because—in your customer’s mind—there's no meaningful difference between you.

Let’s fix that.

Click the button below and tell us a little about why you’re here. Then we’ll lace up our boots and get after it.

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