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The ACG Minnesota BOLD Awards showcase the best in corporate growth and the leaders who have had to make bold bets on behalf of their companies. Marcomm is honored to be among the finalists for this award in 2023! About the BOLD Awards The ACG Minnesota BOLD Awards honor and recognize innovation, inspirational moves, bold visions and leaders that have made bold moves to positively grow, restructure or enhance their companies for the benefit of all stakeholders. Leaders and their teams will be recognized for their imagination, innovation and extraordinary efforts to grow Minnesota. Organizations may be nominated for a BOLD Award in one of the following six categories:
  • Not for Profit
  • Early Stage (less than $5 million)
  • Small and Growing ($5-$20 million)
  • Middle Market ($20-$250 million)
  • Large and Established ($250 million +)
  • Start-Ups
This year’s nominees were announced in December 2022; three finalists in each category were selected in early February. Winners will be announced at the 2023 BOLD Awards Gala on Tuesday, February 28 from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM at the Minneapolis Event Centers. The 2023 BOLD Awards Gala is open to the public and is a great place for professionals to network with some of today’s most inspiring business leaders and their teams. See below for details and a link to purchase tickets.

How is Marcomm BOLD?

Marcomm was nominated for the ACG BOLD award for its innovation in launching the Fractional Marcomm ExecutionTM service model. Rolled out in late 2020—as the global COVID-19 pandemic was in full swing—it was designed to help companies struggling to fill their marketing talent gaps when traditional hiring or contract staffing options aren’t in the cards. It gives companies the flexibility to tap into Marcomm’s own team of in-house experts, with specialties ranging from high-level marketing strategy to creative execution.

According to Chief Revenue Officer Jamie Simpson, Marcomm’s 30-year success with connecting companies to great marketing talent stems from its human-centric approach.

“The relationships we foster through partnerships with our candidates and clients keeps us in the heart of solving problems for marketing gaps,” Simpson states. “Building out the Marcomm Fractional Execution service is a great example of our desire to bring marketing execution options to companies whose needs don’t align with traditional hiring and staffing models.”

Jamie Simpson

Fractional Marketing 101

Karen Stejskal, Director of Fractional Marketing at Marcomm, says this model is particularly helpful for small businesses and fast-growing companies that need to tackle a variety of marketing projects—but aren’t necessarily in the position to hire an internal marketing team.

“Over the past two years, our fractional team has helped clients with social media campaigns, websites, sales collateral, newsletters, blogs, trade show support and many other marketing projects,” Stejskal says. “With our Fractional Marcomm Execution team, clients can expect the same level of expertise they may get from a typical agency but at a fraction of the cost. Each quarter, our clients pay only for the hours needed to accomplish their marketing objectives, and we are always conscious of their budget.

Karen Stejskal

Curious to learn more? Read our full blog about how fractional teams can make outsourced marketing easy.

About ACG (the Association for Corporate Growth) and ACG Minnesota: Founded in 1954, ACG is the premier M&A dealmaking community with 59 chapters worldwide. ACG’s global network comprises more than 100,000 middle-market professionals who invest, own and advise growing companies. ACG Minnesota is a networking organization focused on growing the middle market through mergers and acquisitions. ACG Minnesota hosts almost 50 events in the Twin Cities every year, and the BOLD Awards is one of them that honors and highlights the innovative and inspirational organizations that make Minnesota great. Learn more about ACG membership at www.acg.org.