Mission

Since 1995, Garth R. Hallberg, Inc. has been helping "mass market" advertisers and agencies in the United States and abroad build stronger brands by integrating database-driven 1-to-1 marketing into the communications mix.

The company's core philosophy is Differential Marketing-the recognition that those consumers who offer the greatest business potential should receive a differentially greater share of the brand's marketing attention and resources.


A fundamental and distinctive belief of the company is that it is both impractical and unwise for most leading advertisers to attempt to build "personal relationships" with millions of consumers. Instead, the very real targeting and selective communication benefits of current and emerging technologies should be focused on strengthening the relationship with the consumer that already exists – the brand. The objective of all Differential Marketing programs is to move the brand's most valuable consumers to the highest level of emotional and behavioral loyalty, where the return on marketing investment is greatest.


Garth Hallberg, President


Garth Hallberg is one of the few people in the marketing communications business with extensive experience in both direct marketing and mass-market advertising. Hallberg gained his advertising experience in his thirteen years at J. Walter Thompson, where he rose to senior vice-president with principal account management responsibility for the Unilever account. He also established and headed up the agency's new media task force.

He joined Ogilvy & Mather Direct in 1985, where he successfully introduced to traditional media advertisers, such as Kraft Foods, Kimberly-Clark, and Seagram, a new way of conceptualizing and managing database-driven direct marketing campaigns.
Hallberg's work evolved into the concept of Differential Marketing,the subject of his book, "All Consumers Are Not Created Equal," (John Wiley & Sons,) which won the 1996 Grand Prix Atticus, an annual worldwide award sponsored by the WPP Group for the best original marketing thinking published during the year.

Prior to joining Ogilvy & Mather Direct, Hallberg was General Manager of The CableShop, a cable TV network dedicated to a mixture of product information and three to five minute "infomercials" for advertisers like Procter & Gamble, Sears, and Ford.


Hallberg earned his BA, MBA, and Masters in Journalism at Columbia University, where he has also taught a graduate-level course in Integrated Brand Marketing Communications.

Recent Clients

Unilever North America HPC
Household and Personal Products

Seagram Americas
Distilled Spirits

The Pillsbury Company
Home Baking Products

DVC Group
Intergrated Marketing
Communications & Technology

United Distillers and Vintners
Distilled Spirits

Seventh Generation

Natural Household Products

ITT Night Vision
Night Vision Devices

Ogilvy One Worldwide
1-to-1 Marketing Communications

Modem Media
Interactive Communications

Boomerang Marketing
Internet Brand Loyalty Programs

Foot Levelers Inc.
Custom-made Orthotics


Contact Information

Garth R. Hallberg, Inc.
Garth Hallberg, President
84 East Ridge Road
PO Box 108
Waccabuc NewYork, 10597

Phone: (914) 763-2398
Fax: (914) 763-6016
E-mail:
ghallberg@differentialmarketing.com


 

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