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By reading some of our case studies, you'll get a better idea of what Marketing Breakthroughs can do for your business — from web content development to advertising campaigns to company rebranding, our professional services are customized to match your goals and budget.

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Media Blitz and Press Relations Strategy - Carnivàle Lune Bleue Challenge: For years, Wayne Van De Graaff had long dreamed of bringing back an authentic, gritty, and mysterious 1930s carnival he called Carnivàle Lune Bleue. In 2008 that dream became...

Streaming Video Production - Preston Hardware (Live Video Sample) Challenge: Preston Hardware is Canada’s largest independent hardware retailer, and each year they host one of the largest tool and hardware trade shows in the region …ToolFest! Over the past...

Web Content Development - District Realty Corporation Challenge: District Realty Corporation, Ottawa's finest apartment rental, commercial leasing and real estate brokerage company, was in need of an updated website. Their old site, which was constructed...

Event Planning - Ottawa Celebrity Sports Dinner Challenge: In 2006, Marketing Breakthroughs served on the Organizing Committee of the very successful Ottawa Celebrity Sports Dinner, assisting with various marketing and communications initiatives....

Web Content Development - Miller McConnell Signs Challenge: Miller McConnell Signs, an Ottawa sign design, production and installation company, had an aging website that suffered from poor design, difficult navigation and low visibility on the...

Online Advertising Campaign - Preston Hardware ToolFest Challenge: Preston Hardware, an family-owned hardware store located in the heart of Ottawa's Little Italy, has hosted their ToolFest event since 1995. For the 2007 event, Preston Hardware wanted...

Web Marketing - University Accounting Student CA Firm Website Survey Challenge: CA Firms across the country are waging a war for talent as the pool of qualified employees continues to shrink. University accounting students are a hot commodity, and CA Firms need...

Event Planning - Canada Retirement Hawaiian Luau Challenge: Every summer, the Canada Retirement Information Centre hosts a massive client appreciation / thank-you party for its many clients and friends. What started more than 15 years ago as...

Web Content Development - Holmes Heating Challenge: Holmes Heating Inc., one of Ottawa's largest and most-trusted family-owned heating, cooling and air quality contractors, was...

Integrated Media and Advertising Campaign - Canada Retirement Information Centre Challenge: The Canada Retirement Information Centre was looking to generate publicity for its series of three free public presentations for retirees, the first of which was held on January 25,...

Web Content Development - Mike Fair Chevrolet Cadillac Challenge: Mike Fair Chevrolet Cadillac, a new and pre-owned car dealership based in Smiths Falls, Ont., was looking to upgrade its presence on the web in order to better reflect its market position...

Employer Branding and Multimedia Production - Scott, Rankin & Gardiner LLP (Live Video Sample) Challenge: Scott, Rankin & Gardiner, one of Ottawa’s leading mid-sized accounting firms, had a website that invited people to submit resumes for positions within the company. However, the website...

Web Content Development - Paramount Properties Challenge: Paramount Properties' old website, www.ParamountApts.com, was more than three years old and primarily Flash-based. The company...

Company Rebranding and Vehicle Design - Holmes Heating Challenge: Holmes Heating is one of Ottawa’s foremost HVAC dealers. The company had a 40-year-old brand they were looking to reinvigorate to differentiate the company from their competitors....

DVD Production - Holmes Heating (Live Video Sample) Challenge: Holmes was seeking an innovative way to help its customers understand the basics of furnace maintenance and operation after installation. Solution: Marketing Breakthroughs...

Internet Branding and Web Content Development - City of Summerside, PEI Challenge: The City of Summerside, on Prince Edward Island, wanted to rebrand itself as an international tourist destination and market 42 new lifestyle vacation packages. Close to 70 per cent...

Branding Enhancement, Web and Trade Show Marketing - Bion Biometrics Challenge: To help Bion Biometrics, a three year old company specializing in biometrics and performance/testing, successfully market itself online and at two international trade shows in fall...

Company Rebranding and Advertising - Cooke’s Fine Foods and Coffee Challenge: Cooke’s is one of Canada’s oldest retailers with 140-year history dating back to 1865. Cooke’s was seeking a complete re-branding of their corporate identity, creation of a print,...

Television Infomercial - Henderson Security Solutions (Live Video Sample) Challenge: Henderson Security, Ottawa’s most trusted name in home security and the largest independent security dealer in Eastern Ontario, wanted to increase sales and build corporate...

Dealership Branding and Event Planning - Clarington Hyundai Challenge: This client approached Marketing Breakthroughs in late October of 2005 to develop the corporate branding for...

Website Revitalization - R.G. Packman & Associates Ltd. Challenge: R.G. Packman & Associates is one of the most successful Managing General Insurance Agencies in Canada. The client had a five-year old website that needed to be redesigned and redeveloped...

Media Campaign and Multimedia Presentation - Town of Bracebridge Challenge: For five years, the Town of Bracebridge had been planning a $15 million community recreation complex. As of January 2005, there had been virtually no media coverage of the project....

Media Campaign - Historic Agreement between JTF2 and Heron Lake Community Association Challenge: After the events of 9/11, the Department of National Defence stepped up the expansion and tempo of training operations for the Canadian counterterrorism division, JTF2. Heron Lake...

Office Rebranding and Theme Decorating - Family Dental Centre Challenge: Studies show that 75% of all people experience some degree of anxiety over a visit to the dentist, and as many as 21% suffer from a fear so strong they would rather lose their teeth...