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Tim Calkins is business author, consultant and teacher. He helps individuals and companies communicate clearly and build strong brands.

He is Clinical Professor of Marketing at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, where he teaches courses including Marketing Strategy and Biomedical Marketing.

Tim works with major corporations around the world on strategy and branding issues through his firm Class 5 Consulting. Recent clients include Eli Lilly, Kraft Heinz and Hearst.

He is the author of books including Defending Your Brand and Breakthrough Marketing Plans.

Tim began his career at the consulting firm Booz Allen and Hamilton, where he worked on strategy and branding issues. He joined the marketing team at Kraft Foods in 1991.
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A Savvy Marketer in Michigan

Last week voters in Michigan picked Dr. Abdul El-Sayed to be the Democratic candidate for Senate.

El-Sayed has a remarkable background; he was a Rhodes Scholar and received his M.D. from Columbia. He is the author of multiple books and was Detroit Health Director.

He also is a savvy marketer.

A NYT Interview

This weekend, the New York Times ran an interview with El-Sayed. What struck me was El-Say

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