Andrew Ballard
Andrew Ballard is the president and chief growth strategist of Marketing Solutions, a Seattle-area agency that develops research-based growth strategies. He has over three decades of experience with specialties in marketing research, strategic planning, brand development, and marketing communications. Mr. Ballard has helped hundreds of organizations, from startups through Fortune 500 companies, achieve breakthrough growth.
Andrew is a graduate of the Ford Marketing Institute and certified in Six Sigma. He has held every position in the marketing food chain, from sales rep to CEO. Prior to launching Marketing Solutions in 1997, he was an executive director for the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation and worked for the CBS broadcast affiliate in Seattle, as well as the Seattle Seahawks.
He is also a respected author, educator, keynote, and TEDx speaker. His articles on marketing strategy have been published in business journals through all 50 states. His book, "Your Opinion Doesn’t Matter," has been endorsed in both the corporate and academic circles as being “innovative and insightful.” Andrew is also an adjunct faculty member at the University of Washington School of Business.
Marketing Solutions Mission
As a full-service agency, Marketing Solutions develops and implements research-based growth strategies that help small businesses accelerate revenue generation.