Think Like a Marketer

Kate Colbert is an accomplished marketer, speaker and communications consultant who has led marketing initiatives for brands big and small, global and domestic. She is regarded as an eminent strategic storyteller with the ability to connect business and academic brands with enthusiastic and loyal customers to generate sustained, profitable growth. Kate founded Silver Tree Communications, a full-service brand marketing consultancy, in 2002, and its sister company, Silver Tree Publishing, in 2015. She has expertise in leading the marketing efforts of brands in higher education, healthcare, professional services, consumer retail, and other industries. She is best known for her groundbreaking work in market research and brand story development, her award-winning work in turning corporate data into actionable reports for high-stakes industries, her collaborative spirit in publishing impactful and inspiring books for new and established authors, and her leadership in working with employee groups (from scientists to technologists, C-suite executives to sales professionals) who seek to be more effective communicators. Kate is also a sought-after media spokesperson and crisis communications consultant, and a dynamic speaker who delivers presentations on communications and marketing topics. Kate lives in Kenosha, WI, with her husband Robert and a pack of dogs she absolutely adores. When she's not working, she loves to travel, to volunteer for local charities and to read. Think Like a Marketer is her first non-fiction business book.