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BUSINESS STRATEGY | BRAND DEVELOPMENT | LICENSING ADVISORY

Find your True North

Brand Longevity and Brand Recovery Are the Result of Best Brand Practices

True North International helps consumer products companies accelerate growth, strengthen brands, and enter new markets — led by an executive who has sat in the chair, owned the P&L, and delivered the results.




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WHAT WE DO

Three practices

01

Business Strategy

Growth strategy and planning

International market entry

Market and channel strategy

Operating model

Capital strategy and investor readiness

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02

Brand Development

Brand positioning

Product and go-to-market strategy

Pricing and distribution strategy

Digital and e-commerce strategy

Brand expansion and revitalization

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03

Licensing Advisory

Licensing strategy and brand extension

Licensor and licensee representation

Partner identification and due diligence

Deal structure and royalty strategy

International licensing

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WHY TRUE NORTH

Executive experience, not just consulting experience

Licensing from the licensee's side.

Mark ran Nike Swim and Tommy Hilfiger Swim at VF Corporation — he knows what makes a licensing deal work for both parties.


Fortune 500 discipline, owner-level attention.

You work with Mark directly, not a junior team.

HOW WE WORK

From assessment to results

01 Assess

Where the business really stands.

02 Decide

The strategy and the numbers behind it.

03 Build

Brand, products, partners and deals.

04 Launch

Implementation alongside your team.

05 Review

Measure, adjust, decide the next move.

Ways to engage

Strategic Assessment

Fixed scope and fee, 4–6 weeks; the place to start.

Project Engagement

One defined outcome: a launch, a licensing program, a market entry.

Ongoing Advisory

A senior strategist on your leadership team, monthly, including fractional leadership.

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ABOUT

Mark G. Anderson

Managing Director & Founder


More than three decades across Procter & Gamble, Reebok, Fila, Nike, Tommy Hilfiger, and VF Corporation — Fortune 500 operating leadership combined with entrepreneurial consulting since founding True North International in 2008.

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The strongest businesses are built when strategy, execution, leadership, and brand direction all point toward the same objective.

CONTACT 

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Start with a 30-minute conversation about where your business is and where it needs to go.

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