Denise Patrick, Vice President, Pierpont Communications has provided marketing and consulting services to over 2,500 firms since 1989 and leads the marketing and creative services practice at Pierpont Communications. The marketing team specializes in developing branding messages and marketing materials designed to meet the unique goals of each client in their marketplace.

The team is responsible for Branding and Strategy, Marketing Communications, and Creative Development and Production. Clients include: Delcor USA, Halliburton, Huntsman Chemical, Shell Chemical Deer Park, Merrick Systems, EnerSys, Energy Ventures, and many entrepreneurial clients, including several Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalists and winners. She has served as strategic counsel to many Houston Fast 100 winners, including this year’s Enterprise Champion, Catch the Moment.

Most recently, Denise was honored as one of ten of the nation’s Women of Inspiration, receiving the RAW Spirit Award. She has also been awarded a National Certification in Entrepreneurial Education from the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at the Kauffman Foundation. As one of 18 entrepreneurs originally nominated for certification, Denise was the only entrepreneur in the US to receive this coveted credential. Her achievements also include a Star Award from the UH Small Business Development Center as Instructor of the Year, the Crystal Award from the American Marketing Association for her work with Merck Pharmaceutical’s Allergy Free Air Filters, Houston’s Entrepreneur of the Year from the Houston Association of Women Entrepreneurs, and the Greater Houston Partnership has recognized her work as Small Business Advocate.

She has taught business owners the fundamentals of marketing for over fifteen years and has appeared in many forums including Rice University and the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Houston. She was also selected as the Marketing Instructor for Rice University’s new Leadership Institute for Non-Profit Executives.

You can find out more and read of few of Denise’s articles at www.piercom.com