the branding process

Built on time-tested frameworks with an emphasis on emotional impact.

phase one

Clarity

Brand development starts with clarification on who you are, where you’re going, and anything that might be in the way. We'll establish your truths to act as a north star for every next step.

  • brand workshop

  • research

  • emotional lock & key*

  • brand brief

  • research

  • brand workshop

  • audience/personas

  • emotional lock
    & key*

  • brand audit

workshop includes:

  • audience/personas

  • competitive audit

  • brand heartbeat

  • brand positioning

  • & more!

*What's an emotional lock & key?

*What's an emotional lock & key?

*What's an emotional lock & key?

*What's an emotional lock & key?

phase two

Development

With transparency and clear communication, things start to come to life. A range of conceptual directions will help you claim your identity before sharpening it into formal brand guidelines.

  • creative brief

  • the big idea

  • identity system

  • brand guidelines

identity system can include:

  • naming

  • logo

  • visual identity

  • verbal identity

phase three

Expansion

With the core of your brand established, we'll move on to other deliverables. While this varies from client to client, each element will be built on everything we've established.

A few common deliverables:

  • website

  • printed assets

  • sales collateral

  • packaging

  • social assets

  • merchandise/swag

  • photography

  • animation

  • copywriting

On handoffs:

After each project, I make sure you have everything you need to take advantage of what we've built.

That said, brand development is an on-going process of trying, learning, and adapting to all the new challenges waiting around the corner for your business to solve.

That may feel scary, but I'll be here to help you sharpen or develop anything you might need including hands-on training.

Now it's your turn.

Now it's your turn.

Now it's your turn.

Now it's your turn.

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Get insights and stories around emotional branding on a monthly-ish basis.
Get insights and stories around emotional branding on a monthly-ish basis.