At BrandUp Tech, we noticed a recurring challenge faced by countless small, established, and generational businesses. You’ve poured your heart and soul into building a brand through word-of-mouth, traditional advertising, and simply being a staple in your community. Your brand carries a heritage, a legacy, a story.
Yet, in today’s market, your business needs to be online to connect with the younger generation of consumers. When seeking help to bridge this digital gap, many business owners encountered a frustrating dilemma: traditional web design, social media, or marketing agencies often insisted on a complete rebrand. This approach often left a sour taste, suggesting that the very identity you’d meticulously crafted needed to be replaced. For businesses deeply rooted in their history, this wasn’t just unappealing—it felt like a betrayal of their hard-earned brand.
Another common scenario? Being told, “Just do it yourself.” While appealing in theory, taking the time to truly learn how to craft a proper website, master ever-changing social media platforms, or implement effective content marketing isn’t in the typical business owner’s wheelhouse. Your expertise lies in your craft, your service, your product—not necessarily in digital strategy.
BrandUp Tech was born from a deep understanding of this very challenge. Our President and CEO, Mark Carne, spent over 25 years in the Creative IT and Content Marketing field, primarily serving the mortgage and financial education sectors. This extensive experience working with companies large and small, including new startups, revealed a consistent pattern: smaller businesses often lacked the internal resources for a robust online presence.
Mark found himself frequently assisting these business owners, helping them set up social media, or refining their websites. Through these interactions, a pivotal insight emerged. He heard countless stories of frustration with agencies that pushed expensive, large-scale rebranding campaigns, overlooking the intrinsic value of the brand already built offline. Business owners simply weren’t interested in seeing their hard-earned legacy replaced.
The “Aha!” moment solidified during a transition period when Mark’s employer sold his company. Already working on a media and content marketing venture, Mark realized an even larger opportunity. Why not create a company that complemented this media venture, focusing on helping small businesses build a strong online brand? It became clear that for the media company’s efforts to truly succeed, the client’s core brand needed a powerful digital foundation. And so, the concept of BrandUp Tech – a brand amplification company – was born as a purposeful alternative to traditional rebranding agencies.
At BrandUp Tech, our approach is guided by two unwavering principles:
For us, “honoring heritage” isn’t just a phrase; it’s a core belief. Most small business owners have poured immeasurable time and effort, sometimes over generations, into building their business through word-of-mouth, traditional advertising, and by becoming a true staple in their community. We understand that this legacy is invaluable. Our approach is designed to take that established, beloved brand and strategically Amplify it for the digital age—without destroying its history. We simply extend its reach. We help the online consumer discover a hidden gem in their own community, ensuring that the brand you worked so hard to build continues to thrive for generations to come.
Another driving principle is our commitment to purposeful impact. We will never sell a service to a brand or business that we don’t genuinely feel is necessary or will truly benefit it. Everything we do at BrandUp Tech has a clear purpose: to have a positive, measurable impact on your brand’s growth and success. Your triumph is our motivation.
Our mission statement encapsulates our philosophy:
BrandUp Tech’s mission is to strategically leverage the power of the digital landscape to amplify the enduring value of established brands, honoring their heritage and propelling them into the future.
We exist to bridge the gap between your established offline success and the vast potential of the online world. Our approach involves:
We do all of this while steadfastly honoring the heritage and legacy of the brand you’ve worked so hard to build. Our passion and driving force is seeing your small business connect with the next generation of consumers, becoming a beacon of quality and trust in both the physical and digital realms.
As Mark Carne, President and CEO of BrandUp Tech, often says: “When your brand thrives, my brand succeeds.”
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