A Brief Hist ry of BrandHive
Jun 13, 2015
A Brief Hist ry of BrandHive
1997 The natural products and dietary supplement industry is young, but
gaining traction
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Former Nature’s Way marketing executive Jeff Hilton takes
notice.
Meanwhile, Matt Aller begins working with Hilton on natural products through his design firm, Aller & Rasmussen.
Things go well
In April of 1997 Integrated Marketing Group is co-founded by Hilton and
Aller.
Of course, none of this would have been possible without IMG’s first
employee, current business manager and MVP, Melanee Brown.
The small agency starts offering marketing and creative services to
clients such as raw ingredient suppliers.
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Many of these clients are still with BrandHive today.
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1998 Public relations and media buying are added to the IMG services offered.
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This makes clients happy.
“You rock my world” -C
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1999 Current Marketing Director Gail Frankoski joins the IMG team.
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This is good for IMG and their clients
Because she is very, very good at her job
2001 Due to increasing size IMG moves to its current location in historic downtown
Salt Lake City.
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BrandHive Offices Circa 1911
BrandHive Offices Circa 2013
Later that year IMG and Cyvex Nutrition begin doing work
together.
Consumers get it. When they feel full faster, they eat less. And eating less means easier, lasting weight control.
Made solely from potatoes, Solathin provides a more complete, vegetarian protein that increases satiety signals
to the brain and GI tract.* This 90%+ protein potato powder delivers a much higher concentration (40%) of
satiety-inducing PI2 and is so e�ective that consumers feel the benefit with the first dose.* Give your consumers
the new GRAS non-animal protein ingredient proven to curb appetite and increase satisfaction.* Give them Solathin.
Feel satisfied. Eat less.Weight management your customers will understand.
* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
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2003 EPAX Norway AS becomes IMG’s first
international client
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This makes us feel pretty cultured
...we may have needed some help along the way.
2004 IMG begins offering in-house web
design and creates a dedicated interactive department.
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“Welcome to the future”
2005 IMG enters the functional foods and
beverages market with clients PureFruit and SIBU.
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2007 IMG turns 10!
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Naturally, this was used as an excuse to throw a party.
It was a good one.
Integrated Marketing Group is 10—Welcome to our party!
2008The Great IMG Flood of 08’
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*Not as fun as it may have looked
2010IMG launches its “We Grow Natural
Brands” campaign
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From seedlings to fully sprouted brands, the folks at Integrated Marketing Group have a green thumb for growing what’s natural. In fact, we’ve been cultivating
natural brands since 1997. That makes us an experienced resource and marketing partner that knows the natural space like few others—the channels, media,
products and consumers. Want your brand to thrive in the natural marketplace? Visit us at imgbranding.com
STRATEGY • BRANDING • PUBLIC RELATIONS • WEB DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
2012 Business Development Director Peggy
Jackson joins the team.
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(and she’s kind of a big deal)
On a side note, Jeff Hilton is named one of Utah Business Fittest Execs
2012
2013 IMG rebrands in the spring and
becomes BrandHive.
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As part of the rebrand BrandHive launches a new, highly interactive
website in September 2013.
16 years later and we’re still here doing what we love and working
with great clients.
Thank you.
www.BrandHive.com