Patricia McQuillan
Patricia McQuillan founded Brand Matters in 2000 based on a career of innovative brand management including RBC, TD Waterhouse, Kraft General Foods and Tandem Consulting.
Brand Matters is a leading brand consulting firm which delivers brand strategy solutions successfully connecting business to brand. Brand Matters’ strategic approach is grounded in market research and branding best practices. Clients include Leaders of innovative organizations including Air Miles Reward Program, Canada Life, Canadian Diabetes Association and Siemens Canada to name a few.
Patricia’s academic qualifications include an MBA and Economics Degree from Queen's University. During her corporate career she served as VP Marketing, RBC Dominion Securities where she led the Royal Bank of Canada Wealth Management re-brand. Prior to this, she held the position of VP Marketing, TD Waterhouse where she directed the marketing launch of the first on-line brokerage in Canada. Earlier in her career, she led successive business turnarounds over a 6-year period as a Senior Brand Manager at Kraft General Foods.
Today, she continues to participate as a thought leader as an owner of one of Canada’s leading brand consulting firms. She is not only an active member of the Canadian Marketing Association’s Branding & Strategic Planning Council but also serves as a Director on two Boards: the American Marketing Association and the MS Society of Canada, Toronto Chapter.
Patricia's Recent Posts
Good Strategy Bad Strategy - Diagnosis is Key
One of the top business books for 2011 is Richard Rumelt’s Good Strategy/Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why it Matters, an insightful book on business strategy and successful differentiation. … more
Generational Engagement - it is in the how not the what
My firm attended an employee engagement conference earlier this month with a topic focused on generational workforce engagement strategy development.
"The Gen Y Guy on 60 Minutes" addresses some of … more
The New Three Ps: Profit, People and Planet. Measurement is key to success.
After having read the October HBR article, The Sustainable Economy, itcaused me to reflect on how often the term ‘sustainability’ is used in business language and social commentary. I was … more
Think Pink - What Drives Motivation?
I had the pleasure of attending the Annual Rotman Life-Long Learning Conference for Leaders May 6, 2011 at the new Ritz Carlton in downtown Toronto. The keynote speaker was Daniel Pink, past … more
Who Knows Who
I just came across an article on Twitter from Harvard Business Review on the effectiveness of social networks for employee collaboration. I found this article a good thought piece on the importance of … more



