Hinge Incorporated Experiences Growth Year-over-Year with New Professional Services Clients

Professional Services Community Benefits from the Strategy, Research and Counsel that Hinge Delivers

Reston, VA (PRWEB) May 13, 2009 -- Hinge Incorporated (www.pivotalbrands.com), a firm that provides strategy and brand marketing expertise to the professional services marketplace, is pleased to announce further growth and momentum into 2009, reflecting the ability to deliver increased value to its clients. Most notably, the company experienced a 104% percent increase in strategy and research business in the first quarter of 2009 as compared to the same period in 2008.

"We have been extremely pleased to see the enthusiastic marketplace acceptance of our strengthened service offerings, especially at this time of economic stress," said Lee Frederiksen, managing partner of Hinge Strategy. "As the economy creates new challenges for businesses, we have experienced growth, which indicates we are helping our clients solve critical business development problems."

Expanded client portfolio - Hinge provided strategic brand development and research services for recently added clients in the financial, technology, consulting and engineering business sectors. A few clients include:

•    ROI - Research on Investment: an international provider of outsourced marketing services.

•    Fortius One: creator of solutions to access, manage and share maps, data and geo-analytics across the organization.

•    Synfusion: a management and IT consulting firm that helps government and private-sector clients improve business performance.

•    SusQtech: the go-to provider for associations to extend SharePoint's capabilities through administration, training, support and consultation.

•    Land Design: a land development civil engineering firm.

•    Quinn Evans Architects: nationally recognized architectural firm specializing in historic and sustainable preservation.

•    Nova Scripts Central: a nonprofit, mail-order pharmacy providing life-saving medications to uninsured, low-income children and adults.

•    Nevrivy Patent Law Company: specialists in the biotech industry.

Hinge Strategy, a provider of strategic advice and marketing services, also produces research reports benefiting the professional services community and will release its next study in May 2009. This study, entitled "How Buyers Buy," focuses on the buying habits of professional services purchasers. The report, the third in a series of studies, will be available for download after May 14, 2009 at www.pivotalbrands.com.

Previous research reports include:

•    "Top Dollar - How to Achieve a Premium Valuation for Your Professional Services Firm" (http://www.pivotalbrands.com/resources/surveys/topdollar.html)

•    "Defying Gravity: 2008 Competitive Strategy Study of Professional Service Firms" (http://www.pivotalbrands.com/resources/surveys/survey2008.html)

About Hinge Incorporated

Founded in 2002, Hinge Incorporated provides breakthrough marketing strategies and award-winning brand design to professional services firms. From strategic analysis and assessment to market research and strategy development, Hinge helps clients build highly competitive brands. With a specialty in accounting, architecture, engineering, information technology, management consulting and government contracting firms, Hinge has built an expertise in finding and marketing the competitive advantage in any professional services business. The firm's work has been featured in magazines and design books and has won over 100 major awards. Learn more about Hinge at www.pivotalbrands.com.

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