Comrade invited to lead IQPC conference design thinking workshop
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award
December 2017
Comrade wins multiple IMA awards for recent web design work
IMA awarded Comrade awards for their website design work with Fair Trade, Thorn, and Hamilton Zanze
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announcement
December 2017
New report examines 28 financial sector firms on their innovation speed to market practices
Jim Van Dyke, fintech research expert, interviewed key decision makers from 28 financial institutions about their approach, average duration, best practices and hurdles they face when moving from idea to market availability.
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December 2017
Comrade launches its holiday campaign with One Warm Coat
This year Comrade teams up with One Warm Coat to donate to those in need this holiday season. Every time someone plays the digital holiday coat quiz Comrade will donate $5 to One Warm Coat.
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announcement
August 2017
Comrade joins forces with CI&T
With Comrade's strategy and design expertise and CI&T’s technology experience, they’ve created a combined force that brings a fast but thoughtful approach to end-to-end initiatives.
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May 2017
Hamilton Zanze website design wins Communicator Award
The newly designed website for real estate investment firm Hamilton Zanze wins a second award. The Communicator Award sponsored by AIVA is a leading international awards program recognizing big ideas in marketing and communications.
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April 2017
Comrade wins Hermes Creative Award for the Hamilton Zanze website design
Comrade designs an award-winning site for institutional real estate investment firm, Hamilton Zanze. The newly designed website communicates the firm’s value proposition and has improved lead qualification for their Investor Relations team.
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press
January 2017
Tech blog Superb Crew features Comrade and CEO Thelton McMillian
In a new Super Crew article, Comrade CEO Thelton McMillian shares insights about Comrade and plans for 2017.
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announcement
December 2016
Comrade launches its holiday campaign supporting the Delancey Street Foundation
Comrade will volunteer their time and donate $5000 to the Delancey Street Foundation, the country’s leading residential self-help organization. They’re working together with the foundation to give them the tools they need to succeed in a digital world.
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announcement
November 2016
Comrade announces the expansion of their leadership team
Comrade positions the company for future growth with the appointment of Christy McMillian to Chief Operating Officer, and the hire of Robin Borelli, Client Partner.
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announcement
November 2016
NewCo selects Comrade as host company for the Bay Area NewCo 2017 Festival
Comrade will host NewCo festival participants in their office on February 7, 2017 for a lively discussion about applying discipline to creativity to foster an innovative culture.
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event
October 2016
Comrade to host its inaugural Fireside debate in their Downtown Oakland office
Comrade Fireside is a free Meetup event where ideas in customer experience, design, marketing, and technology are passionately debated and discussed.
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announcement
October 2016
Comrade wins Money 20/20 Hackathon ModoPayments sponsor challenge
Five comrades compete against over 400 of the most ambitious and talented coders, designers and strategists to create a winning app within 24 hours.
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announcement
October 2016
KnowTheChain to release their second benchmark report with new data visualization features
The benchmark report with new data visualization features designed by Comrade ranks the 20 largest food and beverage companies on their efforts to address forced labor in supply chains.
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press
October 2016
CEO Thelton McMillian invited to join Forbes Agency Council
Thelton McMillian is a new member of the Forbes Agency Council, an organization for executives in public relations, media strategy, creative and advertising agencies.
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October 2016
CEO Thelton McMillian co-presents mobile adoption customer research model at Banking Analytics
The presentation showcases a unique integration of heuristic assessments and traditional market research, with an analysis method designed for strengthening customer experience in fintech.
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award
September 2016
Comrade wins WebAward and IMA award for the KnowTheChain website design
Comrade’s website for KnowTheChain, now an engaging resource for companies to learn about and address issues of forced labor in their supply chains, captures multiple awards.
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press
September 2016
Comrade CEO Thelton McMillian contributes UX and security tips for banks in new ES Outlook magazine article
Thelton McMillian's: "Balancing user experience and security in banking services" article in ES Outlook provides user experience best practices for banks.
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press
September 2016
Comrade announces new customer experience model that measures usability research with customer adoption
Comrade and fintech research firm Futurion publish customer research model featured in the Mitek sponsored 2016 Mobile Deposit Benchmark Report.
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September 2016
CEO Thelton McMillian co-presents M-POS report at PayThink Conference
Comrade and Futurion CEOs co-present new report on strategies to drive mobile-point-of sale payments adoption.
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award
July 2016
Best-in-Class IMA awarded to Comrade for the BlackRock factor investing website design
Comrade's award-winning marketing portal within BlackRock.com offers an engaging experience that communicates new investment philosophies.
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April 2016
IMA awards Comrade for the vCom Solutions website design
Comrade designs an award-winning website that helps position the vCom Solutions brand for the 21st century.
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press
December 2015
Comrade kicks-off annual holiday charity campaign and donates $5000 to an Oakland non-profit
Comrade donated to ArtEsteem’s Oakland Super Heroes Mural initiative and created a digital version of the Mural where people can create and submit their own customized digital super hero. For every super hero created, Comrade donates $5 to ArtEsteem.
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announcement
December 2015
Comrade launches annual holiday food drive with a one-of-a-kind holiday window display
Comrade's annual food drive kicks-off with a unique window display using handmade "soup cans" that repeat the X-O-X-O symbol to generate campaign awareness and drive people to action through art.
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press
November 2015
Communication Arts chooses KnowTheChain's website as "Webpick of the Day"
Comrade’s website for KnowTheChain, now an engaging resource for companies to learn about and address issues of forced labor in their supply chains, captures multiple awards.
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October 2015
Comrade wins WebAward for the Sungevity website
Comrade creates a bold site for Sungevity from the ground up, designed to generate new leads while highlighting their commitment to serving current customers.
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October 2015
Comrade CEO Thelton McMillian quoted in Website Magazine article
The Website Magazine article "Tools for Designing for Web Accessibility" provide best practices for web accessibility design.
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award
October 2015
Comrade wins WebAward for the Palerra website
The award-winning Palerra website won the Best in Technology category. It's now a destination website that hosts a resource center and content about cloud based cybersecurity.
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July 2015
IMA awarded to Comrade for BlackRock iShares website
Comrade wins an IMA in the Financial Information category for the Blackrock iShares "Keep more of what you earn" website.
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July 2015
Comrade wins IMA for BlackRock iShares website
Comrade wins an IMA in the Financial Information category for the Blackrock iShares "Are ETFs right for you?" website.
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April 2015
Comrade wins IMA for Sungevity website
Comrade creates a bold site for Sungevity from the ground up, designed to generate new leads while highlighting their commitment to serving current customers.
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press
December 2014
Comrade CSO Young Pham contributes mobile payments article to InformationWeek
Young Pham's article "Mobile Payments won't replace cards and cash anytime soon", explores why mobile payment apps remain on the fringes despite security and authentication benefits.
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December 2014
CEO Thelton McMillian quoted in Forbes article "User Experience: Hygiene Or Strategic Differentiator?"
The Forbes "User Experience: Hygiene Or Strategic Differentiator?" article provides an interesting perspective on the role of user experience in businesses now and in the future.
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December 2014
Comrade wins two IMA awards for Ariosa Diagnostics Website
The award-winning site provides an engaging experience that brought the Ariosa brand to life in the digital context.
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November 2014
Comrade and Javelin co-present webinar: "Balancing Fraud and Customer Experience in a mobile world"
Javelin SVP, Al Pascual and Comrade CEO, Thelton McMillian share lessons learned from working with leading companies that have struggled with the issue of fraud and customer experience.
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press
November 2014
Comrade CEO Thelton McMillian quoted in Financial Brand mobile banking article
Financial Brand's article "Marketing Mobile Banking to the Masses" examines mobile banking solutions and how banks are starting to promote their mobile banking platforms.
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press
November 2014
Comrade CEO Thelton McMillian interviewed on podcast with Caroline Dowd-Higgins
Thelton McMillian provides insights on the impact of customer experience, user experience, and mobile in the current business climate.
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press
September 2014
Comrade CEO Thelton McMillian contributes user experience article to MoneyforLunch.com
Thelton McMillian's featured article "The Seven Deadly Sins of Digital User Experience" provides a unique perspective on how to design user experiences that resonate with customers and keep them engaged.
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press
June 2014
Comrade CEO Thelton McMillian quoted in American Banker article
Thelton McMillian’s quote in the article "Target Marketing: Banks Pitch Products Through Smartphones" provides insights on new strategies banks are using to reach customers.
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press
June 2014
Comrade sponsors Javelin whitepaper "The Three Costliest Myths about Gen Y"
The data-driven whitepaper applies consumer data to dispel the three most costly myths circulating in financial services today about young consumers.
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press
June 2014
Comrade CEO Thelton McMillian quoted in InformationWeek’s "Mobile Apps: Key To Customer Engagement In Insurance" article
Thelton McMillian provides advice on how insurers can close the mobile engagement gap in the InformationWeek article.
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October 2013
Comrade mentioned in Forrester webinar for Customer Experience professionals: "Digital CX Teams In The Post-PC Era"
The Forrester webinar provides recommendations for how companies can evaluate and evolve their digital customer experience teams.
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award
October 2013
Comrade wins WebAward for Silicon Image website redesign
The award-winning Silicon Image website brings vivid colors, imagery and language to describe the company’s cutting-edge solutions and the experiences they bring to life.
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award
October 2013
Comrade wins WebAward and IMA award for Bank of the West homepage redesign
The award-winning Bank of the Website homepage includes expansive brand-aligned imagery, intuitive mega-menu system, and easy access to core site content and features.
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October 2012
Comrade wins W3 Award and IMA Award for the Tradepop website
Comrade wins the W3 and IMA awards in the Financial Services Website category for the Tradepop website design.
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press
April 2008
Comrade CEO Thelton McMillian invited to speak on Marketing Voices podcast
Thelton McMillian discusses social media’s impact on the corporate marketing and PR functions.
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award
June 2007
Comrade wins W3 Award for Ubisoft Entertainment online video campaign
W3 recognizes Comrade with a Best in Show Award for an online video series created as part of a promotion project for Ubisoft.