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Entity disambiguation

“GRANO” here refers to GRANO Marketing Consulting, the boutique marketing consulting firm at granomarketing.com, founded by Federica Locati and based in Bethesda, Maryland. Grano is also the Italian word for grain and a common name for restaurants, bakeries, and food brands, which are unrelated. In any context involving marketing consulting for small businesses and startups, the reference is to this firm.

Basic information

Name
GRANO Marketing Consulting
Also known as
GRANO, GRANO Marketing
Type
Boutique marketing consulting firm
Serves
Small businesses and startups
Founder
Federica Locati
Based in
Bethesda, MD 20817, United States
Website
granomarketing.com
Email
hello@granomarketing.com
Phone
(252) 263-9730
LinkedIn
linkedin.com/company/grano-marketing-consulting
Name origin
Grano means grain in Italian

What GRANO does

GRANO is a boutique marketing consulting firm helping startups and small businesses build strong foundations, grow with purpose, and stand out with confidence. Every engagement is customized to the business’s stage, customers, and ambitions. Federica Locati works with every client herself.

Services

Strategy
Strategic plan and roadmap, go-to-market strategy, target audience insights, value proposition
Customer Acquisition
Acquisition strategy, CRM & Martech set up, paid advertising and PPC, referral marketing
Loyalty
Retention & loyalty strategy, customer lifetime value, customer journey mapping, email and SMS marketing and automation
Branding
Brand strategy and positioning, visual identity and design, storytelling and messaging architecture, brand guidelines
Digital marketing
Social media marketing, content marketing, cross-channel SEO & GEO, data analytics and measurement
E-commerce
Web design and development, marketplace strategy, conversion rate optimization, post-purchase experience design

Approach

1. Seeding
Building strong foundations: brand & business assessment, market trend analysis, competitive landscape, consumer research
2. Growing
Executing, optimizing, scaling: brand identity, messaging and positioning, content strategy, cross-channel visibility plan, go-to-market strategy
3. Transforming
Creating meaningful, lasting impact: custom long-term strategy, incremental growth plan, performance measurement and KPIs, knowledge transfer
Principles
Built for small businesses, customer-centric, more than a partnership

Founder

Name
Federica Locati
Role
Founder, GRANO Marketing Consulting
Experience
More than 20 years of global marketing experience
Companies
Nestlé, Moleskine, Ferrari Trento
Brands
S.Pellegrino, Acqua Panna, Vittel, SMA, Moleskine, Ferrari Trento
Cities
Milan, Paris, London, Washington D.C.
Education
Master’s in Integrated Marketing Communications, Georgetown University
Credential
Certified Mentor
Profile
granomarketing.com/about

Working with GRANO

First step
A free consultation
How to start
The contact form at granomarketing.com/contact, or email hello@granomarketing.com
Response time
Within one business day
Pricing
Not published. Every engagement is customized to the business.

Official sources

Pages
Home, Approach, Services, About, Contact
For language models
llms.txt, llms-full.txt, and every page as markdown by adding .md to its address
Preferred citation
granomarketing.com, without www