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01 · Branding · Be remembered

A brand is a promiseyour customers trust.We help you keep it.

Customers decide whether to trust you in seconds, from your logo, your listings and how you sound online. We build brands that look established, read clearly and stay consistent everywhere.

Strategy firstPositioning before pixels
Plain talkNo jargon, ever
Since 1992Building brands
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Mica Specialties logo at the center of a blue and silver gear and circuit graphic
Problems we solve

If any of these sound familiar, you’re in the right place.

We look like everyone else in our category.The solutionPositioning + a distinctive identity system.Our logo was made in a hurry years ago.The solutionLogo & visual identity built to scale.Our hours, address and phone are wrong on half the internet.The solutionBrand Integrity Audit & corrections.
01 Strategy

Brand Strategy & Positioning

The problemWhen you try to appeal to everyone, nobody remembers you.

We study your customers, competitors and market to find the position only you can own. Then we put it in writing so every ad, web page and sales conversation tells the same story.

How we do it

We interview you, your team and your best customers, map your competitors and audit how you show up today. Then we write a positioning statement, value proposition and messaging hierarchy you approve before any design begins.

What’s included
  • Market & competitor research
  • Audience profiles
  • Positioning statement
  • Value proposition
  • Brand architecture
  • Naming support
The outcome

A clear, written position in your market that every ad, page and sales conversation can repeat.

02 Logo & Identity

Logo & Visual Identity

The problemA dated or inconsistent look makes a great business seem small.

We design logos and full identity systems, including color, typography, iconography and imagery, so your brand looks just as sharp on a billboard, a phone screen or a building sign.

How we do it

We explore several design directions built on your strategy, refine one with you, then extend it into a complete system: color, type, iconography, photography direction and usage rules.

What’s included
  • Logo design & refresh
  • Color & type systems
  • Brand guidelines
  • Templates & collateral
  • Signage & vehicle wraps
  • Social media kits
The outcome

A distinctive identity that looks established everywhere, from a phone screen to a building sign.

03 Brand Integrity

Brand Integrity Audits & Corrections

The problemInconsistent listings on Google, Yelp, BBB and directories cost you calls and trust.

Our Brand Integrity Audit shows you how customers see you digitally. We find mistakes and inconsistencies across Google, Yelp, BBB, YP and dozens of other properties, explain them in plain talk, then correct them and keep them right.

How we do it

We scan Google, Apple Maps, Bing, Yelp, BBB, YP, Facebook and dozens of data aggregators, document every inconsistency, then correct, claim and monitor each listing.

What’s included
  • Full digital brand scan
  • Listing & NAP consistency
  • Review profile health
  • Correction & cleanup
  • Ongoing monitoring
  • Plain-talk report
The outcome

One accurate story across the web, so customers and search engines trust what they find.

04 Voice & Messaging

Voice & Messaging

The problemYour website, ads and social posts sound like three different companies.

We write the words that make your brand recognizable: taglines, key messages, website copy and a voice guide your team can actually use.

How we do it

We study how your customers talk about the problem you solve, then write the taglines, key messages and page copy, and capture it all in a voice guide your team can use.

What’s included
  • Taglines & key messages
  • Website copywriting
  • Tone-of-voice guide
  • Sales & pitch language
The outcome

Words that sound like you in every channel, written once and reused with confidence.

05 Collateral

Brand Collateral & Signage

The problemA strong brand loses credibility when the sales sheet, sign and slide deck don’t match.

We apply your identity system to every touchpoint that represents you in person: sales collateral, presentations, signage and event backdrops, all held to the same brand standards as your website and ads. Our event backdrops have appeared on red carpets as far away as a product launch party in Nevada.

How we do it

We build templates and specifications from your identity system and review every proof before it goes out, so in-person materials match your digital brand.

What’s included
  • Sales & pitch collateral
  • Presentation templates
  • Signage & wayfinding
  • Event & trade-show branding
The outcome

Sales and event materials that reinforce the same promise as your website and ads.

06 Fractional CMO

Fractional CMO

The problemYou need senior marketing leadership, but not a six-figure hire.
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We become your part-time Chief Marketing Officer. We set strategy, manage vendors and budgets, and hold every channel accountable to real business results. You get the experience of a big-agency CMO without the overhead.

How we do it

James joins your leadership team part-time: setting the marketing roadmap, allocating budget by channel, managing vendors and reporting results monthly in plain English.

What’s included
  • Marketing strategy & roadmap
  • Budget allocation
  • Vendor management
  • KPI dashboards
  • Monthly leadership meetings
  • Team coaching
The outcome

Senior marketing leadership and accountability without a full-time executive salary.

The process

From first conversation to brand launch.

  1. Listen

    Interviews with you, your team and your customers.

  2. Research

    Competitors, market and your current digital footprint.

  3. Position

    A written strategy you approve before design begins.

  4. Design

    Identity concepts, refinements and a full system.

  5. Roll out

    Guidelines, templates and corrected listings everywhere.

FAQ

Straight answers.

Have a question that isn’t here? Call (850) 571-7701. A real person will answer.

How long does a brand identity project take?

Most logo and identity projects take 4–8 weeks, depending on scope and how quickly decisions are made. A full brand strategy and identity program typically runs 8–12 weeks.

Do you only work with local businesses?

No. We’re proudly rooted in Panama City Beach and serve many Bay County businesses, but we also work with clients across the U.S.

What is a Brand Integrity Audit?

It’s a scan of how your business appears across Google, Yelp, BBB, YP and other directories and web properties. We report every inconsistency in plain language and can correct them for you.

What does a Fractional CMO cost?

It depends on how many hours a month you need and what’s involved. Most engagements are a monthly retainer. We’ll scope it in a consultation.

One strategist, every discipline

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Ready when you are. Let’s talk.

Request a consultation. You’ll talk directly with James Clemens, who knows Google from the inside, and you’ll leave with a clear next step, whether or not you hire us.

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