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Art Graddon is a Calgary-based marketing communications veteran who blends strategic and creative services for brand, digital and direct communications, helping B2B and B2C organizations build their brands, products, markets and customers.

His background includes leadership positions with international advertising and digital agencies as well as VP Marketing in the corporate arena. He has created marketing and communications strategies and campaigns for companies like TELUS, Shell Canada, American Express, Canadian Airlines, WestJet, ENMAX Energy, Dell Computers, United Way, Alberta Treasury Branches and many other B2C and B2B companies.

Art has also helped many start-up and emerging companies go to the next level in their marketing, providing end-to-end services from planning through to creative development and in-market delivery.

If your marketing could use a potent blend of experience, realistic assessment, accountable measurement and inspiring ideas, Art is your guy. He’s known for his “heart-of-matter” strategic insights that consistently help clients exceed their objectives. He never lets himself forget that it’s all about selling what clients have to offer.

Among the clients for whom Art has created campaigns...

  • Albi Homes
  • Albi Renova
  • Alberta Milk Producers
  • Allied Projects
  • Allstate Insurance Canada
  • American Express
  • ATB Financial
  • Aventis CropSciences
  • Book-of-the-Month Club
  • Bucars RV Centre
  • Canadian Airlines
  • Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP)
  • Canadian Pacific Limited
  • Capilano University
  • Carma Developers (now Brookfield Residential)
  • City of Calgary
  • Connectra Fusion
  • CriticalControl Document Solutions
  • CriticalControl Energy
  • DataCore Mail Management
  • Dell Computers
  • Enerflex Systems
  • Engie-Fabricom Canada
  • ENMAX Energy
  • Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
  • First Calgary Financial
  • Georg Fischer Central Plastics
  • Graycon IT
  • Greyhound Canada
  • Jayman Master Built Homes
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Mark's Work Wearhouse
  • Mercedes-Benz
  • Metropoiltan Life Insurance
  • Miracle-Ear Canada
  • National Energy Equipment (Home Depot Canada/Trane Canada)
  • Nevada Bob's Golf
  • Noralta Technologies
  • PerfectLens
  • Royal Trust
  • Safeway Canada
  • Sanjel Corporation
  • Shell Canada
  • Solv3D Inc.
  • Subway Sandwiches
  • TELUS
  • TELUS Spark Science Centre
  • Terry Fox Foundation
  • The Loyalty Group (AIR MILES)
  • Thomas J. Lipton
  • Travel Alberta
  • United Way of Calgary and Area
  • Valtus Imagery Services
  • Videotron
  • WestJet
  • Wi-LAN
  • World Petroleum
  • Congress Canada

...and what a few of them had to say

“What’s so great about working with Art is that he just gets it, amazingly quickly, yet profoundly. And before you know it, he comes back with a creative idea that is right on the mark. It’s great not wasting time on off-strategy ideas.”

Tammy Peterson
VP Marketing & Sales
Solv3D Inc.

“Strategist, Creative, Thought-provoker, Leader....these are all words that aptly describe Mr. Art Graddon. What makes Art stand apart from so many, is his ability to quickly assess a situation and then bring out the best in the people around him to develop effective solutions.”

Catherine Proulx
Manager of Economic Development
City of Chestermere

“Art has a brilliant mind for Marketing, strategy and business. He brings a very creative yet practical approach to marketing strategy that focuses on results.”

Jason Mauro
Director of Business Development
Albi Homes

“Art's strategic marketing skills and thought process are quite mind boggling. In less time than 10 managers can develop the basics of a marketing campaign, Art's vision and strategic thinking has already taken the challenge to implementation mode. I have no idea how he does it, but he has the ability to not only make his clients look good, but prove it through post measured results.”

John Mikkelsen
Manager at Canadian Airlines & WestJet