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July 2026Company News

Brandefined Recognized as a Top Technology Provider

Brandefined has again been recognized among Portland’s leading technology service providers, continuing a record of work that connects brand strategy, creative execution, and emerging technology for small businesses.

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June 2026Company News

Brandefined Announces Jordan Polly as Executive Director

Brandefined announces the promotion of Jordan Polly to Executive Director, recognizing nearly a decade of leadership, operational experience, and commitment to the company’s continued growth.

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June 2026Company News

29 Distinctions Across 15 Years of Brandefined Growth

Across 15 years in business, Brandefined has earned 29 Portland Business Journal honors and listings spanning growth, technology, software development, creative services, and Oregon’s private-company landscape.

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June 2026Product News

Social Search Grid Expands Precision Local Advertising

Brandefined has expanded Social Search Grid, its precision local advertising technology, to help small businesses reach tightly defined audiences and generate meaningful traffic beyond standard search campaigns.

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June 2026Official Release

Brandefined Marks 15 Years in Business, Announces Hillsboro Office Expansion, and Receives Portland Business Journal Recognition

Brandefined marks 15 years in business, announces its expansion to a larger Hillsboro office, and celebrates continued recognition from the Portland Business Journal.

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April 2026Official Release

Creative Technology Built for Growing Brands

Brandefined is bringing strategy, creative expertise, and technology into one connected system designed to help growing businesses strengthen their brands and compete with greater clarity.

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April 2026Media Coverage

Brandefined Named to the 2026 Private 100

Portland Business Journal named Brandefined to its 2026 Private 100, recognizing the company among the fastest-growing privately held businesses in Oregon and Southwest Washington.

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November 21, 2022Media Coverage

Brandefined Named Winner of 2022 BBB Torch Award for Ethics

Wall Street Select published Brandefined’s announcement that the company received the 2022 BBB Torch Award for Ethics, recognizing its commitment to integrity, customer trust, and ethical business practices.

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September 28, 2021Company News

Portland Business Journal recognizes Brandefined in three major categories for 2021

Founded in 2011, Brandefined is an advertising agency that has focused specifically on helping small business owners compete in a space typically reserved for larger corporations. Coining the tagline “Big Brand Strategies For Small Business” over ten years ago, our impact has extended from our home base in Portland to over 40,000 businesses all over the country.

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September 16, 2021Media Coverage

18 Oregon Organizations Named Finalists for Better Business Bureau Torch Awards

18 Oregon Organizations Named Finalists for Better Business Bureau Torch Awards BBB Torch Awards are presented based on an organization’s size, the number of years in operation, and their nonprofit status, when relevant. Small, Medium and Large Business of the Year honors will be awarded to companies according to those criteria, along with Charity of the Year recognition and the Spark Award, which is presented to companies that have been in business fewer than five years.

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September 14, 2021Media Coverage

Better Business Bureau Announces Oregon Torch Awards for Ethics Finalists

Better Business Bureau Great West + Pacific (BBBGWP), which serves more than 20 million consumers in Alaska, Central Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Western Wyoming, released Tuesday its 2021 BBB Torch Awards for Ethics Finalists, highlighting businesses and charities that are recognized as trustworthy community role models.

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Jul 02, 2014Press Release

Portland Business Journal Ranks Brandefined Among Top 20 Companies in Oregon

Brandefined is excited to announce their placement on the Portland Business Journal’s list of the Top 100 Fastest Growing Private Companies in Oregon. Josh Samuel, Sales Manager, was present to accept the award at the ceremony. “We knew we were in the top 100, but we didn’t know where we ranked,” said Samuel in a recent interview. “To be recognized…”

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December 2013Press Release

Indie Toy Maker Extex Quadruples Sales Using Facebook, Brandefined

Brandefined, an Internet marketing company, focused on using video ads on Facebook to demonstrate Lay’s most unique product: stilts. Extex Toys had difficulty communicating the benefits of the product to parents in the past, and these video ads became the key to solving that marketing dilemma. “[Fred] has great videos showing the use of his products, both self-produced and user-generated. We wanted to show just how much kids love playing on Hijax and Lojax stilts, and what better way than with a video?” said Brandefined’s Director of Creative Strategy, Chelsea Nodine…

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