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Jim Whidden interview by Harrison Bennett

 Harrison Bennett  21 October 2021

“Jim is a restoration craftsman in the best sense of the phrase,” says Susan Nelson, the distinguished architectural historian based…

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Channel Your Inner Historian for that Personal Connection with Customers

 Harrison Bennett  21 October 2021

I have a banker friend who has an obsession with historical canals in his community. I have no idea why;…

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Can knowing your industry history attract customers?

 Harrison Bennett  21 October 2021

As a good historian, as I’ve been working on the history of my client, a leading accounting firm in Boston,…

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Corp. CitizensTwo Corporate Citizens Step Up for local History and "Everyone" Wins

 Harrison Bennett  21 October 2021

Two examples of outstanding corporate citizens supporting history just crossed my path, and I wanted to share their inspiring stories…

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A Source of Pride (and Customers): A Historian’s Guide to Doing Your Business History

 Harrison Bennett  21 October 2021

Welcome! You are in the right place if you are a business owner or the director of an organization who…

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History Marketing Is Co-Marketing, and the Opportunities are Huge!

 Harrison Bennett  21 October 2021

History marketing is by its very nature a form of co-marketing. No matter what the project or initiative, your history…

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Brief biography of Harrison Bennett

 Harrison Bennett  21 September 2021

How it all started… I grew up in Concord, Massachusetts, where I saw first-hand that history was big business. Even…

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Books by Harrison Bennett

 Harrison Bennett  21 September 2021

“Your book has arrived. Bravo! Bravo! What a monumental, worthy, welcome piece of work. You did it and it looks…

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Event Planning

 Harrison Bennett  21 September 2021

Events provide a wonderful opportunity for you to tell your story, and if it’s a historical event that means that…

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Marketing Materials

 Harrison Bennett  21 September 2021

How your brand, and how history are presented, makes all the difference between whether or not people become engaged. This…