Brand Strategy
We help brands define where to play and how to win.
Our strategies are grounded in customer truth, market signals, and commercial priorities. Whether you’re refining your core, repositioning for relevance, or launching something entirely new, we build strategies that move — and last.
What brand strategy is –
and isn’t
Brand strategy isn’t a vision statement. It isn’t a logo refresh. And it definitely isn’t a deck that gets presented once and forgotten.
Brand strategy flows from insight, into execution. It’s a tool to make better decisions about who you serve, what you say, where you go, and how you grow. Done right, it sharpens everything from product roadmaps to go-to-market plans.
How to get brand strategy right
Strategy that pays off. Not just aligned to your customer. Built from them.
We don’t start with the story. We start with your audience — their needs, mindset, and behaviors.
We help clients make high-impact choices. What to say. Who to win. Where to focus.
We align brand strategy with pricing, innovation, and go-to-market planning — not just positioning.
We draw from brand equity, needs-based, and JTBD models depending on what unlocks the most clarity.
Our approach
We help answer the two questions that matter most:
Where should we play?
- What are the most valuable opportunities in the market?
- Where is the headroom for growth in the next 3–5 years?
- How are needs, competitors, and trends evolving?
How do we win?
- What are the real customer problems we’re positioned to solve?
- What makes us distinct and meaningful?
- How do we activate that strategy across teams and channels?
Strategic impact
Get your whole org aligned around the right bets, so your brand, pipeline, and messaging all move in the same direction.
Positioning and architecture
Define the role your brand plays—across categories, tiers, or sub-brands—so everything else has clarity.
Repositioning for shifting markets
Adapt to change without losing your edge. We help you evolve with purpose, not panic.
Brand-led innovation
Use strategy to focus your pipeline. Build what your customers want next, not just what’s feasible.
M&A and portfolio strategy
Simplify complex decisions when brands merge, overlap, or expand. Create structure that fuels growth, not confusion.
Positioning and architecture
Define the role your brand plays—across categories, tiers, or sub-brands—so everything else has clarity.
Repositioning for shifting markets
Adapt to change without losing your edge. We help you evolve with purpose, not panic.
Brand-led innovation
Use strategy to focus your pipeline. Build what your customers want next, not just what’s feasible.
M&A and portfolio strategy
Simplify complex decisions when brands merge, overlap, or expand. Create structure that fuels growth, not confusion.
Featured
case studies
From brand transformations to breakthrough innovations, our clients use custom research and timely strategic insight to make smarter decisions and outpace the competition.
Sage
Smarter strategy, faster growth: How Sage put insights into action
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Eataly
Uncovering what drives shopper love at Eataly
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Cancer Research UK
Transforming creative development for the UK’s largest charity
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Cath Keers CMO, SageWe now have a single version of the truth that the business is rallying around. It’s become a north star, and our teams are using the insight daily.
Featured insights
Expert insights to take your brand strategy to the next level.
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Explore how our connected services turn strategy into execution across insight, messaging, and measurement.
Ready to build a brand that leads?
Brand strategy should do more than align. It should accelerate. Focus your team. Sharpen decisions. Drive growth. Let’s build a strategy that earns its keep.
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