For Brands Going Places
From daily coffee stops to weekend lunch capades to once-in-a-lifetime vacations, consumers are always on the go. Brands that meet them where they are with the products, services and experiences that delight will win. Marlin Network is a destinations marketing agency that understands where guests are going, what makes them stay and what brings them back for more.
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Who We Are
Marlin Network is a group of foodservice and culinary marketing agencies. Together we deliver guest intelligence, culinary and sales experience, branding, creative channel marketing, as well as video and photography production. Our hunger for creative excellence is unmatched.
For campaign, culinary, content and digital marketing support, get in touch.
Just a Taste of the Work
The Alchemedia Project: Burger Route
CSSI: Cholula Dog Haus
Bon Aperture: Nature Nate’s Photography and Video
Marlin Network: Flavor Atlas
Marlin: Tyson Chicken Chips
Bon Aperture: Maruchan Recipe Videos
Marlin: Ventura MelFry
Marlin: UniPro Inspirations
CSSI: Checkers
Marlin Network: Restaurant Help
The Alchemedia Project: All Out For Breakfast Movement
Turnkey Solutions for Big Business Challenges
The foodservice landscape has changed a lot in our many years in the industry, particularly with the e-commerce boom and the pandemic. When we see widespread needs across the industry, we turn them into turnkey solutions we’re happy to share. Stay ahead of the game, build demand and increase loyalty with easy-to-implement systems. Check them out below.
dtc: Direct to consumer/customer commerce
The Fast Track to e-Commerce
We offer a turnkey, end-to-end e-Commerce solution that covers everything from store setup to customer service to distribution. Let us show you how we can boost sales and drive customer insights that empower your entire business. Schedule a kick-off call with a Marlin Network e-Commerce expert now.
REDEFINING HOSPITALITY
Guest Xperts™
Guest X is the culmination of people, technology and systems working seamlessly together to provide guest experiences that consistently deliver your brand promise.
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Marlin Network Culinary Arts
With more than 20 chefs and decades of experience in culinary innovation for top-tier clients, CSSI combines the independent spirit of a startup with the diligence of a full-service agency. We’re culinary, consultative and creative strategists who craft thoughtful recommendations that result in actionable outcomes for our customers.
RECIPE MANAGEMENT FOR CULINARIANS
Whipstir™ Recipe System
Are your delicious recipes trapped on someone’s computer? Or stuck in a Google Sheet? Perhaps they are safely kept on a SharePoint server, somewhere, right? Empower your culinary and sales team with Whipstir. This recipe management tool will streamline recipe creation, sharing, finding and much more.
GS1 Standards & Global Data Synchronization Network™ (GDSN®)
GS1 Made Simple — Start Here
Poor quality data leads to unhappy customers, wasted labor and inefficient shipping. Protect the integrity of your brand through synchronized data. Our product data content audit identifies the things you’re doing right and uncovers opportunities to increase conversion.
Learn from best-in-class culinarians and marketers
Full Course™ Training
Full Course is your dynamic, virtual training program for industry veterans as well as those entirely new to the game. But it’s also no cookie-cutter, all-day snooze fest. Sessions can be supplemented with actual culinary education, meal kits, swag bags, games, prizes and real conversations. While the training content is fact-filled and insightful, it is also fluid to create the most memorable program possible.
Virtual Events
Virtual Sales Meetings and Trade Shows Made Here
The way people get together to organize, inform, entertain, and energize has changed. With a virtual event planned and executed by Advantage Marketing Partners, you can leverage the combined skills of experts in technology, content, communications, and other relevant areas needed for a successful digital meetup.
Our Latest Perspectives
Why You Want to Target Food-Fluencers
Christopher Wolf
SVP of Insights
- Culinary Arts, Marketing & Strategy, Strategic Research
For most of human history, food was primarily a source of sustaining life vs. enjoying it. As technology and the economy progressed in the 20th century, it became possible for an increasing number of people to treat food as a lifestyle accessory or status symbol...
Can “WFH” Produce Better Creative Work?
Tim Bade
Chief Creative Officer
- Creative Services, Marketing & Strategy
I’ve been wondering whether working from home can elevate our creative work. Many studies have been done and most point to enhanced efficiency from people working at home rather than an office. But how does that apply to the creative work we do?
Six Factors That Drive Every Consumer Choice
Ron Halverson
SVP of Halverson
- Marketing & Strategy, Strategic Research
Some decisions are easy. Some are painstakingly hard. The rest fall somewhere in between. Where do your category and brand fit in? Knowing will allow you to influence the consumer decision. Halverson Group can help you find out.
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For brands that are going places.
From daily coffee stops to weekend lunch capades to once-in-a-lifetime vacations, consumers are always on the go. Brands that meet them where they are with the products, services and experiences that delight will win. Marlin Network is a destinations marketing agency that understands where guests are going, what makes them stay and what brings them back for more.
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