Archive | July, 2011
18
Jul

Renewing the Foundations

By • July 18, 2011 • IMG Brand • 2 Comments

I love old bricks… My wife, Kate, and I once rented an apartment in Ottawa sight-unseen simply because the landlord professed, “the living room features a beautiful three-story 19th century stonemasonry wall … and someone is scheduled to see the place this afternoon…” I love old bricks… Quietly walking through the streets of Cabbagetown – [...]

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15
Jul

Survey Results

By • July 15, 2011 • Training • Leave a comment

Look below for the straight numbers.  First, our comments on the results: What We Learned The ‘Mission and Purpose’ section of our recent employee survey was fascinating.  Respondents were overwhelmingly positive about their pride at working for IMG and their optimism for the future of both their careers and the company.  However, the question, “I [...]

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13
Jul

Evolution of a Mark

By • July 13, 2011 • IMG Brand • 1 Comment

Great brands stand as potent personalities. People grasp their characteristics as they would an appealing person – someone unique is someone you’d like to know. Never static, The Ian Martin Group (IMG) has steadily evolved over the last 54 years. In one way, our progress through history can be documented by changes to our corporate [...]

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12
Jul

A Learning Organization

By • July 12, 2011 • Training • Leave a comment

Since this time last year, The Ian Martin Group (IMG) has been investing a lot of time and effort into formulating a new brand strategy.  Throughout this journey, we’ve had to answer some tough questions about who we are and who we want to be. The exercise has been challenging, fun, tedious, invigorating, thought provoking and [...]

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