Brand Strategy

We find the one sentence your company can stand behind, then write the name, messages and voice that follow from it, using what your customers told us.

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Timeline
3 to 5 weeks
From
$9,000
Team
2 to 3 seniors
Best for
Launches, pivots and rebrands

How It Runs

Four steps, from listening to a sentence your whole company can repeat.

  1. 1Week 1

    Listen

    We spend the first week asking questions: of your founders, of customers who stayed and of the ones who left for someone else.

    • Interview notes
    • Category map
  2. 2Week 2

    Find

    We pull out the thing nobody in your category is saying and test it against what we heard.

    • Research summary
    • Two strategic routes
  3. 3Week 3

    Agree

    A morning with the people who sign things off, choosing a route and trimming it until it fits in a sentence.

    • Positioning statement
    • Brand idea
  4. 4Weeks 4 to 5

    Write

    Messaging, tone of voice and naming if needed, all tested on real pages, emails and pitches.

    • Messaging framework
    • Tone of voice guide

Why Work With Us

Most brands don’t have a design problem, they have a sentence problem. Nobody inside the company describes it the same way twice, so nothing outside it lands.

We talk to your team, your customers and the people who chose a competitor, then write the positioning, name and messaging everyone can repeat without a slide.

  • One sentence everyone in the company repeats unprompted
  • A name that’s memorable, sayable and screened
  • Messaging for every audience, on one page
  • A tone of voice with real before-and-after examples

Who It’s For

  • Founders Close to Launch

    You know what you’ve built. You need everyone else to get it in ten seconds.

  • Companies After a Pivot

    The product moved on and the story didn’t. Sales are explaining it differently on every call.

  • Brands Heading to Identity

    You’re about to spend on design and want the thinking settled first, so the logo has something to say.

What You Get

All of it handed over as working files you can open and edit. Your tier decides how much is on the list.

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Research

  • Stakeholder interviews
  • Customer and lost-deal interviews
  • Competitor and category audit
  • Research summary
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Positioning

  • Positioning statement
  • Brand idea
  • Personality and values
  • Proof points
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Language

  • Naming, if you need it
  • Messaging framework
  • Tone of voice guide
  • Website and pitch copy starters

Our Work

Projects where this service did the heavy lifting.

Our members finally understand what they own. Half of our new sign-ups say a friend sent them the homepage.

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Kari HaugenChair, Nordvind

Pricing

Every price is on this page and fixed in the first meeting. Pay once for a project, or monthly on a retainer.

  • Core

    For founders who need a clear story fast.

    $9kper project, 3 weeks

    • Stakeholder interviews
    • Positioning workshop
    • Positioning statement
    • Messaging on one page
  • Studio

    Most booked

    For companies that need everyone saying the same thing.

    $16kper project, 4 to 5 weeks

    • Everything in Core
    • Customer and lost-deal interviews
    • Category audit
    • Tone of voice guide
    • Website and pitch copy starters
  • Signature

    For rebrands and launches across markets.

    $28k+per project, 5 to 7 weeks

    • Everything in Studio
    • Naming with trademark screening
    • Message trials with real buyers
    • Team training
    • Quarterly check-ins

Add-ons

  • Naming roundA shortlist of three names, checked against trademarks where you trade$6,000
  • Animated markYour mark set in motion, with transitions and rules for using them$7,500
  • Starter websiteA site of five to eight pages, built in Webflow or Next.jsFrom $22,000
  • Pack rangeBox or label design for a range of up to six productsFrom $14,000

All prices exclude VAT. Projects are invoiced in thirds: at kick-off, at approved direction and at handover.

What We Ask of You

  • One person who can say yes at every review
  • A handful of customers willing to talk to us
  • Whatever brand files and research already exist
  • Replies inside five working days, so dates hold

Always Included

  • A review at the end of every two-week block
  • A named lead in the studio nearest you
  • Editable Figma, Adobe and code files
  • Copyright in your name once the last invoice clears

On Our Desks

  • Notion
  • Miro
  • Dovetail
  • Figma
  • Google Workspace

Questions

Not answered here? Write to Us.

Do we need strategy before an identity?
If your team can’t agree on what you stand for in one sentence, yes. If you can, we’ll fold a lighter version into the identity project.

Other Disciplines

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AvailabilityBooking new projects from Mar 2027

  1. Dec 2026Full
  2. Jan 2027Full
  3. Feb 2027Few slots
  4. Mar 2027Open
  5. Apr 2027Open
  6. May 2027Open

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