Kevin Tracey
Partner, President

Kevin Tracey has been actively involved in the communications and marketing industries for over 30 years. His experience includes brand development, product promotion, television and radio production and programming, and marketing personal and corporate aircraft. He is the former vice president of worldwide marketing and assistant to the chairman of the board of Piper Aircraft Corporation.
Kevin has also owned several companies, including recording studios, television shows, creative consulting companies, and Kevin has been nominated for ten New England Emmy Awards and has received "Best Broadcasting" awards from the New England Association. In addition, the advertising communities of Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire have awarded him numerous honors for creative excellence. He also holds an FAA Airline Transport Pilot’s license with single/multi engine, and instrument instructors’ ratings. Kevin has authored numerous articles and co-authored
Bank Marketing 1-2-3: The Practical Handbook for Community Bankers - Unit Four. He serves as a guest lecturer,
Strategic Marketing and Brand Strategies, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. He also hosts the company’s weekly television show,
Brandworth TV.
Haden Edwards
Partner-Senior Creative Officer

In the course of his 25-year career, Haden Edwards has developed and implemented highly successful branding, advertising, marketing, and public relations programs for regional, national, and international companies. His experience includes work in the financial services, healthcare, business-to-business, and entertainment industries.
Haden has served as consultant to over 300 financial institutions. As founder, president, and CEO of the Bi-Weekly Acceptance Corporation, his innovations include development of the first PC-based mortgage-servicing program, co-development of origination and servicing software, and syndication of advertising, marketing, and public relations programs in support of the first bi-weekly mortgage product in the United States. In 1987, Haden brought together the resources of Shearson-Leham, Hutton, and Ryland Acceptance Corporation to form the first secondary market for irregular-payment mortgages.
Haden has also developed brands for some of the most prominent organizations in America including: Accutest, Akron Children’s Hospital, Bigelow Tea, California Paint, Carpet One, EyeWorld, Elliot Hospital, Fluent, Inc., GMAC Real Estate, d’angelo Sandwich Shops, Department of Defense, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, Army Broadcasting (Worldwide), and the Armed Forces Radio and Television Network (Europe). Haden has received scores of creative awards including Graniteers, Hatch, Best of Broadcasting, Telley, One Show, and Bank Marketing. He has also received the National Guard’s highest civilian award, the Distinguished Service Medal.
Haden’s brand strategies consulting background and experience include:
- Serving as delegate to the International Brand Summit in New York City
- Speaking on branding to the 2001 IACC Conference in Houston, Texas
- Speaking on branding at the 2004 Bank CEO Network conference in Vancouver, Canada
- Guest lecturing on Marketing to Women at Babson College, 2006
- Sponsoring with tracey/edwards the Branding Boot Camp at which he speaks to groups of banking and financial services presidents and marketing executives on the tracey/edwards' proprietary brand-building process, Strategic Accuracy Testing (SAT)
- Presenting brand strategy concepts and tactics to the biannual meeting, in San Diego, CA, of the Agency Management Roundtable
- Publishing and presenting to the New England Bank Marketing Association his "Theory of One" brand strategy
- Studying strategic marketing and branding at Harvard under David A. Shore, noted branding authority and Executive Director and PricewaterhouseCoopers Director at the Center for Continuing Professional Education at Harvard University
- Consulting with, and/or appeared on various network news programs including CNN Headline News, CBS News, The Wall Street Journal Report, Financial News Network, USA Today, and The New York Times
- Developing and branding the surcharge-free ATM Program, SUM for the Massachusetts Bankers Association and the NYCE Network
- Developing study guidelines, presentation materials, and graphics for the Public's Health, a matter of Trust for the Harvard School of Public Health
- Guest lecturing at Harvard University on Strategic Marketing and Brand Strategies
- Guest lecturing for the University of New Hampshire's MBA program for Marketing
- Serving as trustee for the Boys and Girls Club, New Hampshire Symphony Orchestra, and New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery Association, Manchester, New Hampshire
- Co-author Bank Marketing 1-2-3: The Practical Handbook for Community Bankers, Unit Four.
- Executive Producing Brandworth TV/Senior Editor-head writer Brandworth Magazine
- Authored, Wanted: A Chief Branding Officer for Bank Marketing Magazine
- Contributor to Newsweek: Howard Fineman, "World Don't You Worry," The Obama Brand
- Chief Publicist for the Amputee Golf Association's 61st National Golf Championship
Alan Armstrong
Executive Vice President

Alan Armstrong has 20-years experience in sales and marketing, and is a 10-year account services veteran. Throughout his career he has developed and initiated internal and external marketing programs for clients in a wide range of industries.
Alan oversees and manages client service and agency operations. Working closely with the client and agency staff, Alan ensures that client projects are delivered on schedule and on budget. His experience in sales, management and customer service help TEC provide its clients with well-organized, highly effective communications programs.