Build and Revitalize Brands

We work with clients to create simple, emotive brand platforms that codify why the brand exists, what it commits to delivering, and how it shows up in the world. The result is a powerful, directive blueprint that guides every aspect of brand building, creates real meaning among customers, and galvanizes employees to believe in and activate the brand.

A future-proof brand architecture and portfolio strategy is a springboard for growth. Our proprietary, agile approach helps businesses build the framework for simplifying customer experiences, innovating in untapped areas, and launching new offerings.

As the original pioneers of corporate identity, we’ve harnessed brand design as a vehicle for transformation since 1943. With a diverse team of visual, verbal and interaction designers, we create holistic, modern and strategically-grounded brand identities that work seamlessly across touchpoints and shape how people emotionally connect with brands. 

A memorable name can be the most powerful articulation of your brand. As the team behind some of today’s most recognizable names, from products and services to digital platforms and corporations, we have deep experience crafting brand names that advance business strategies and stand the test of time.

Defining a distinct, ownable brand voice, and making it emotionally intelligent and responsive, is invaluable in fostering loyalty and staying relevant in customers’ lives. Our team—spanning content strategists, writers, linguists and designers—creates authentic brand voices and gives internal teams the tools needed to deliver across their audience’s journey. 

Effective messaging drives a brand’s story and experience through to corporate, product, employee, investor and marketing programs. We help our clients craft brand messaging that does just that, considering a wide range of platforms and audiences.

Managing a brand effectively goes beyond static guidelines and brand books. We help clients put in place a more robust set of processes and tools to embed brand building efforts throughout the entire organization, from global headquarters to smaller satellite teams and beyond.

For corporate transactions, brand is the key to accelerating success. A global leader in M&A and spin-off branding, we have proven experience doing corporate branding across industries—including four of the five largest mergers of all time. Our knowledge of our clients’ businesses and organizational dynamics, combined with procedural know-how, sets a foundation for post-transaction success. 

A brand idea is most powerful when it can be distilled in a simple, memorable, ownable phrase. With equal parts creative storytelling and legal and linguistic rigor, we create taglines that go far beyond an individual campaign and become timeless assets that define brands with bold clarity.