"Thank you so much for your great work on the Sanford-Hunt tribute
video. It was terrific!"
Governor James B. Hunt, Jr.
"Mike Davis, Bob Havely, and Tim McKay immediately grasped what our board
wanted to achieve. They wasted no time in developing a
comprehensive and in-depth research program to gather the information we
needed to accomplish our ambitious goals.
"The branding and marketing plan Mike, Bob, and Tim
presented really blew away our board.
"The plan was fully grounded in the research, and it
reflected a deep and broad understanding of our needs. OnPoint's
recommendations were wide-ranging and specific -- and they were edgy and
dramatic when they needed to be.
"My board and I could not be happier with OnPoint’s
work, and we look forward to working with Mike, Bob, and Tim for the
next few years as we establish our brand, strengthen our image, and
improve our relationships with key audiences."
Kathryn J.
Sawyer, Executive Director
American
Council of Engineering Companies of North Carolina
"I can honestly say that while I have been a
college/university president for over 32 years, Bob Havely and his team
put together the best planning effort I've ever seen for any college or
university.
"He helped us reach out to every constituency, his
research was extremely thorough, and his action plan was great.
"We implemented virtually every one of the
recommendations, including changing our name to High Point University.
The plan Bob helped us put in place is still the basis for the
University's success today."
Dr. Jacob C.
Martinson
President,
High Point College - High Point University, 1985-2005
"Mike Davis and Tim McKay were an essential part of
our team during a time when we were besieged by news reports calling our
local economic project 'pork barrel politics at its worst' and by
national groups using us to attack a political process they wanted to
change.
"Mike and Tim provided us a professional perspective
we did not have, gave us solid advice, and developed very effective
communications tools that we used with the general public, with
prospective contributors to the project, and with opinion makers and
leaders at the local, regional and state level.
"The branding process that Mike and Tim led resulted
in a great brand positioning statement, the slogan: 'Sparta Teapot
Museum – Steeped in Surprises,' and an attractive logo, as well as print
and media products that were very effective as we told our positive
story."
Bryan Edwards
Sparta City
Manager and former board chair, Sparta Teapot Museum
"Bob Havely has worked with College Foundation of
North Carolina since before its conception in 2000. He has been
instrumental in the development of the brand concept and in the
successful implementation over time.
"He has also served as a valued and perceptive advisor
to our college savings program and with our efforts to help policymakers
understand our one-stop shop for planning, applying and paying for
college.
"We are very pleased with Bob's creativity, skill,
energy, and commitment to our efforts."
Dr. Steve
Brooks
Executive
Director, NC State Education Assistance Authority
"Mike Davis did an excellent job for our organization.
He was thorough in his research and his recommendations were easy to
understand, were to the point, and helped us improve our relationships
with some very key groups.
"I especially like the way Mike and his team listened.
He met with me and our entire team several times before he proceeded
with the audit and the strategic plan. I would not hesitate to
engage Mike in a similar endeavor."
Steve
Blanchard
CEO and
General Manager, Fayetteville Public Works Commission
"Bob Havely creates conversations -- real dialogues
between institutional mission and the public good -- and turns those
conversations into brands, themes, and messages.
"In working with our institution, he helped to enliven
the institution's identity, clarify our core values, and build
widespread community support. We worked together in a highly focused,
intensely concentrated campaign to bring research, values, and vision
together in concise and compelling terms.
"Bob knows how to take the time to encourage full
participation and deliberation, all the while being a determined
task-master and leading us to productive and highly effective outcomes.
It was a joy to work with him."
Dr. Meredith
Strohm Gunter
Former
Provost, New College of Global Studies, Radford University
"The OnPoint Communications team of Mike Davis, Tim
McKay, and Bob Havely moved NCFREE to the forefront of web-based
communications in North Carolina with POLCast, our TV-style interviews
with political leaders.
"From logo art and set design to long-range program
planning and regular fine-tuning, the work of OnPoint Communications is
first class."
John Davis
President, NC
Forum for Research and Economic Education (NCFREE)
