AGAINST THE GRAIN COMMUNICATIONS

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WE INSPIRE, MOTIVATE AND PERSUADE THROUGH NARRATIVE.

YOU’VE GOT A STORY.
WE TELL IT IN FRESH, COMPELLING WAYS.

You’ve got a story. We tell it in fresh, compelling ways.

Whether you’re a real estate company or a not-for-profit arts organization, we create narratives that accomplish your goals—from getting more customers, securing funding, to motivating employees and improving community relations.

We are a communications company that partners with boutique firms and individuals to deliver cost effective branding, communication and web services. From Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legends and Pulitzer-Prize-winning illustrators, to award-winning writers, we inspire, motivate, and persuade through narrative.

News

COVID India Crisis Appeal

May 12, 2021

We put together this short appeal video for the Paul Newman founded not-for-profit, Safe Water Network. Tricky to do because so many at SWN are from India, and the sudden shift there that instantly put everyone at risk caught everyone by surprise.

World Water Day, 2021

March 27, 2021

Water is one of the world’s most precious commodities. Without it, life is impossible, literally. This year’s UN World Water Day theme asks how should we value water? In this short video from the Paul Newman co-founded not-for-profit, they explore the value of water.

Safe Water. Essential Health.

November 28, 2020

We were pleased to make the Paul Newman founded not-for-profit year end message to its funders and staff, who kept safe water flowing in areas of extreme poverty in one of the most challenging years in decades.

Gatsby in Connecticut Trailer

Against the Grain Productions' first full-length documentary

10 Million Kids: An Animated Short

Features Pulitzer Prize Winning Cartoonist Matt Davies

Omar Hakim Experience

A short film about the legendary drummer

Case Studies

Learn more about how we help clients.

Branding matters regardless of size. We drill down to your essence to ensure that the narrative thread is consistent, authentic, and clear. From your logo, color, fonts, style and words, that first impression really does make a difference.

ATG produces documentaries, short films, animated shorts and social media videos. We work with Pulitzer Prize winning illustrators, Grammy winners, MTV Video winning directors and Madison Avenue types too. Our latest documentary, Boats Against the Current, features Sam Waterston.

We don't just build websites, we build cost-effective digital platforms that contribute to the communication objectives of your company or organization. Our platforms integrate with the bigger picture: the organization's mission, the communication's strategy, and your revenue targets.

You're in a high speed elevator with someone you've been trying to meet for over a year--what do you say? Your story, simply told, the essence of narrative. We inspire, motivate, and persuade through story.

We can help your executive team create a strategy to support all of your communication activities, from a website to your logo, social media and video activities too. We provide a process that ensures management buy-in and results.

Today's not-for-profits require greater transparency, accountability and results by their funders, whether they be institutional groups, corporations or individual donors. We've worked with a variety of not-for-profits and understand the unique needs and requirements of operating in today's more demanding environment. We also understand that people, animals, and in some cases, the planet, are depending on you, that in many instances, this isn't just dollars and cents, its life and death.

Clients

IT’S A PRIVILEGE TO WORK WITH CLIENTS LIKE THIS

Here’s a sample of some of the wonderful companies and not-for-profits we’ve helped.

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Who we are

As an award-winning fiction writer who also has a Harvard MBA, I see organizations differently. From strategic business plans to tactical communication campaigns and everything in between, ATG Communication distills complexity into coherence.

Before starting ATG, I was a senior vice president of HMV Records, a $1.5 billion division of EMI Music Group. I oversaw business development, marketing, and real estate and was on the board of the Canadian and US operations. I had a hand in strategic planning, advertising, marketing, store design, real estate, and construction.

I’m also co-author of the best selling business book, The World’s Largest Market, released by the American Management Association. In the fall of 2020, I released my first full-length documentary with Vision Films, GATSBY IN CONNECTICUT, featuring Sam Waterston. My novel, My Year as a Clown won the silver medal for popular fiction from the Independent Publishers Book Awards. As an Associates Fellow at Harvard Business School, I published several cases and articles on international business and government/business relations. I’ve worked with a variety of for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, big and small.

When you hire Against the Grain Communications, you get my curated network of freelancers and boutique companies that bring specific branding and communication expertise to your opportunities. From Pulitzer-Prize-winning illustrators to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musicians and MTV Video Award Winners, we bring the right talent to the task at hand.