You've done well...

But it is time for the next big leap.

It's natural for businesses to plateau. Getting to the next stage takes intention. Want to be the market leader? It’s time to look the part. Need top talent? Attract them. Want to expand? Stop feeling like small potatoes. Perception shapes your potential.

I’ll work to understand your business, your audience, and your competitors to create a presence that everyone envies. One that’s worthy of the business you’ve become.

GROWING VISIONARY BRANDS

Future-minded and strategically creative

You’ve earned clarity through experience. It’s time to build a stronger brand (verbally and visually) that reflects it—one that can take you into the years to come with confidence.

KICK OFF

The groundwork

After signing on, you’ll receive a Brand Strategy Workbook to help you think about your brand's experience and capture key insights. The more input you give, the stronger our launch pad will be. I’ll build a workshop around digging deeper into what you’ve shared.  

Brand Strategy workbook
WEEK 1-2

The Creative Compass

I’ll combine everything in the workbook and workshop with additional research to create a Creative Compass document. This outlines the brand strategy and gets us on the same page defining the vision, goals, audience, competition, positioning, personality, tone, and opportunities. This informs all future creative work.

Creative Compass brand strategy

WEEK 3

Letting the graphite and gray matter fly

I generate many ideas quickly (typically 50-100 sketches), refine the strongest ones, and narrow it down to three unique brand directions for you to choose from.

Branding sketches

WEEK 4

Presenting concepts

Each option includes logo, color palette, typography, and initial brand messages presented in real-world mockups so you can envision the possibilities.

Branding concepts

WEEK 4-5

The chosen one

Each option includes logo, color palette, typography, and initial brand messages presented in real-world mockups so you can envision the possibilities.

Chosen branding concept

WEEK 5

Verbal identity

From the previous work, I’ll finalize positioning and brand narrative. I’ll create descriptive or expressive phrases, taglines, headlines, and talking points. I’ll define the tone, situational messages, and key stories to tell.

WEEK 5-6

A full visual system

Once the core identity (logo, colors, and fonts) is finalized, I build stylescapes, which includes expanded visual direction, secondary assets, treatments, and messaging. This process gives you a more robust system beyond the core identity. Think of it as a 50,000 ft. view of your brand. An easy to share, "style guide lite" reference point.

Stylescapes

WEEK 7-8

Brand Guidelines

I will develop full Brand Guidelines, capturing and defining all verbal and visual identity creative you’ve chosen.

Brand guide

WEEK 8

Armed for the next era

You’ll get access to an organized folder of all brand assets that makes it easy to find what’s needed for print, screen use, etc. You can stop guessing which file you need for what purpose and h unting for the most up-to-date versions. You’ll finally have a single source of truth for brand assets.

Brand kit

WEEK 8-12

Activating the brand

Every brand has unique needs. Some might be fully digital, while others might have a physical storefront. We’ll establish in the proposal what branded collateral, templates, and materials you’ll need, and I can add items at an hourly rate as needs arise.

WEEK 8+  

Custom Website

Custom, on-brand website built on a CMS. Sharpe Creative’s process (wireframes/content → design → development → launch + training) can plug directly into your branding project. Your site is often the first impression , so let’s make it count.

Website size and function can vary. Websites will have a custom defined scope.

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Answer two quick questions and get an idea of how Sharpe Creative can help you. No pressure and no email required to take a look at your result. If it sounds intriguing, you can schedule a time to chat.

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If your branding isn’t bold, sturdy, and built to last, let’s fix that!