Discover the best branding companies to strengthen your market position and build a distinct brand identity. Our experts curated providers that deliver strategic positioning, memorable visual systems, and consistent brand experiences.
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OWDT stands as a premier web design company, branding, and marketing firm, known for its extensive range of high-quality web design, branding, and marketing solutions. Our portfolio boasts continuous, successful collaborations with renowned clients like Forbes, BP, Ocean Alexander, BMW, and the famous NRG...
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- Web Design
- SEO
- Creative Services
- Logo Design
- Branding
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- Location
- Houston, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $275/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
Major Tom treats brand strategy as part of a wider integrated marketing system where positioning and messaging are designed to work alongside digital strategy, web development, analytics, and media planning. This ensures the brand foundation scales consistently across multi-channel environments...
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- Digital Services
- Digital Marketing
- Digital Strategy
- WordPress Website Design
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 15 Projects Listed
Starfish Branding and Creative Agency
VerifiedVerified by the DesignRush team for authenticity and credibility.Award WinnerRecipient of a Best Design Award for outstanding work.The Brand Experience is the Brand.
Branding company Starfish frames branding through the idea that experience itself is the brand, where identity, messaging, and design are shaped around how audiences perceive every interaction across channels. The emphasis sits on orchestrating touchpoints so perception is built through cumulative engagement...
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- Branding
- Logo Design
- Creative Services
- Graphic Design
- Web Design
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 24 Projects Listed
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Starfish Branding and Creative Agency Reviews & Testimonials
Graphic Design Review from Undisclosed
Starfish has been hired by an IT Firm for graphic design services. They are tasked with creating professional designs that meet the requirements for the software they are developing for their customers. Starfish has developed exceptional graphics, and the client's customers are satisfied with the outcome. The client has also profited enough from the team's designs, which ensures a progressive partnership. Their design are of good quality, and the client is extremely pleased with their services.
Brand Strategy Review from John Gamble
Starfish helped us create our new brand, including a new logo, brand identity and brand guidelines as well as a new company culture (vision, mission, values, and behaviors). Tenet undertook a thorough discovery process involving quantitative and qualitative research, data gathering, a competitive analysis, interviews of internal and external stakeholders, and surveys, which informed the creative process.
Branding Review from Declan Alphonso
Starfish strategic approach included qualitative and quantitative research, a competitive analysis, and a thoughtful creative process -- blending art and science to deliver excellent results. The team was communicative, flexible, and timely, and they provided outstanding guidance.
Reviews verified by DesignRush and sourced from the agency's profile View All ReviewsAward-winning, creative studio specializing in branding, web, mobile and design sprints for healthcare, education, legal and financial sectors...
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- Web Design
- Web Development
- Product Design
- eCommerce Development
- UI/UX Design
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 7 Projects Listed
We are a team of 80+ IT professionals, designers, marketing specialists, and business development experts, driven by creativity and a striving to create...
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- Software Development
- eCommerce Development
- Branding
- Web Development
- Mobile App Development
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- Location
- Podgorica, Montenegro
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $45/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 12 Projects Listed
dev.family builds ordering apps, loyalty, kiosks, demand forecasting and AI operations for restaurant groups and food retailers with 30300 locations. We build on top of your stack, across every brand, location and POS, and run it under an SLA...
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- Mobile App Development
- Software Development
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- Branding
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- Location
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $60/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 7 Projects Listed
REQ is a dynamic and adaptable digital marketing agency that caters to the needs of corporations, government entities, and non-profit organizations...
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- Digital Marketing
- Branding
- Content Marketing
- SEO
- Web Design
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- Location
- Washington DC, Washington DC
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
Delve is a physical and digital product innovation firm...
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- Product Design
- Wearables
- UI/UX Design
- IoT
- Design Services
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- Location
- Madison, Wisconsin
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 6 Projects Listed
Media Logic is a specialized marketing agency with 40 years of experience driving growth and creating value for leaders in Healthcare, Financial Services, and B2B. Experience the Media Logic difference: strategic thinking, breakthrough creative, and a dedicated team committed to your success...
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- Direct Marketing
- Branding
- Digital Marketing
- Creative Services
- Content Marketing
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- Location
- Albany, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
Our work for corporate brands, hospitals, nonprofit organizations and higher education institutions includes branding, strategic fundraising campaign communications, employee engagement and multi-channel activation, with an emphasis on live events and technology-enabled engagement...
Top Services:
- Video Production
- Creative Services
- Logo Design
- Branding
- Graphic Design
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- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
GLIDE® is an Austin web design and digital marketing agency for healthcare organizations, nonprofits, and mid-market brands. We redesign websites, grow them with SEO and AI search optimization, and keep them improving with ongoing support...
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- Web Design
- Web Development
- SEO
- WordPress Website Design
- eCommerce Development
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- Location
- Austin, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 12 Projects Listed
Manifesto is a courage-driven brand agency with locations in Milwaukee, Nashville, and Portland, OR. We specialise in uniting people behind the heart and soul of the most ambitious companies in the world...
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- Branding
- Creative Services
- Digital Services
- Video Production
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- Portland, Oregon
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $175/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Full-service. Independently owned. WBE-certified. We accelerate growth for our clients' brands and businesses by designing and executing smart, data-driven creative campaigns, marketing strategies, and consumer experiences that will help you achieve and surpass your business growth goals faster...
Top Services:
- Digital Strategy
- Digital Marketing
- Branding
- Public Relations
- Social Media Marketing
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- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 5 Projects Listed
Spot On is a Healthcare Software digital marketing agency. Healthcare is our Second Language! We understand your buyers and their behaviors, current market dynamics and the nuances of marketing to those in highly regulated environments. We help healthcare tec companies level up and sell more faster...
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- Digital Services
- Digital Marketing
- Branding
- Web Design
- Content Marketing
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- Location
- Montevallo, Alabama
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $180/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 22 Projects Listed
For more than 15 years, Big Buzz has helped senior living marketing and sales teams attract move-in-ready leads to achieve 100% occupancy, grow and scale...
Top Services:
- Print Design
- Graphic Design
- Digital Marketing
- Branding
- PPC
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- Location
- Denver, Colorado
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 29 Projects Listed
3Q/DEPT has been helping innovative businesses succeed since 2008. Through 3Q's assistance, brands such as Square, ModCloth, SurveyMonkey and Eventbrite have evolved from up-and-comers to industry leaders! For more information on the services we offer visit https://3qDept.com/contact today - it could be your...
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- SEO
- Media Buying
- Social Media Marketing
- eCommerce
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Number of Employees
- 500 - 999
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
We are the Brand Intimacy Agency, dedicated to creating ultimate brand relationships that drive performance, engagement and return...
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- Branding
- Logo Design
- Web Design
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 17 Projects Listed
Digital Kitchen is a global creative agency that excels in crafting captivating stories and immersive experiences to engage and move audiences...
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- Content Marketing
- Branding
- Video Production
- Advertising
- Social Media Marketing
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- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
Outsmart Labs
Award WinnerRecipient of a Best Design Award for outstanding work.At Outsmart Labs, we’re a full service Miami boutique digital agency made of creative professionals, leaders and strategists with a proven track record in creating powerful and profitable campaigns within multi-regional digital marketing ecosystems. Our team specializes in helping enterprise level...
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- Digital Marketing
- PPC
- SEO
- Affiliate Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
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- Location
- Miami, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
Located in New York City, The O Group is a branding and creative agency specializing in unearthing distinctive brand value for businesses aiming to establish connections with a discerning luxury lifestyle audience through specialized luxury branding...
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- Branding
- Creative Services
- Design Services
- Logo Design
- Package Design
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
8grape is the first and only Profile Agency strategically defining how a person, place, or thing shows in the world. Compel people to give a shit, control your effen legacy, and the multiply audience engagement. Who the hell are you? Get is here: http://8grape.com/doi...
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- Branding
- Advertising
- Graphic Design
- Creative Services
- Design Services
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $450/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
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- Graphic Design
- Creative Services
- Print Design
- VR/AR
- Video Production
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- Location
- Itasca, Illinois
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
Hawthorne Advertising is a full-service brand response advertising agency headquartered in Los Angeles. We are woman-owned, privately held, independent and innovation driven...
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- Advertising
- Direct Marketing
- Content Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- PPC
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- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
SmashBrand
VerifiedVerified by the DesignRush team for authenticity and credibility.Packaging design agency that increases sales velocity - guaranteed.
SmashBrand organizes branding through a stage-gate model that connects positioning research, packaging design, and innovation testing into a single iterative workflow. Each identity decision is filtered through consumer validation to reduce subjectivity and improve in-market effectiveness...
Top Services:
- Package Design
- Branding
- Design Services
- Location
- Boise, Idaho
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 34 Projects Listed
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SmashBrand Reviews & Testimonials
Design Services Review from Solyman Najimi
We worked with the folks at SmashBrand in 2025 for logo and artwork updates for our top product. They were able to take an analytical approach and output--through much testing and a thorough revision process--superior graphics and concepts for our product packaging and overall company branding. We have modernized and streamlined our look and feel with the help of SmashBrand. Early feedback has been positive. We hope the long-term impact will be great.
Brand Strategy Review from Rob Johnson
I’ve worked with dozens of design and strategy agencies throughout my career and SmashBrand’s approach is completely unique. They take a quantitative approach to packaging that aligns the most important purchase drivers with the consumer target, and designs around those. They have absolutely transformed our business and are always my first call when I have brand strategy needs.
Reviews verified by DesignRush and sourced from the agency's profile View All ReviewsWe're a product design agency developing custom software solutions for health, learning, and more. We partner with innovators to bring purpose to the digital world through what we make and how we make it...
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- Software Development
- Mobile App Development
- Product Design
- AI Development
- UI/UX Design
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- Location
- Eugene, Oregon
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
BexBrands specializes in developing genuine communication touchpoints to foster brand-customer relationships. Our services span advertising and graphic design in print, web, email and social media to maintain brand consistency. We excel in package design, finding your unique mark in the marketplace...
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- Package Design
- Branding
- Graphic Design
- Web Design
- Content Marketing
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- Location
- San Diego, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 5 Projects Listed
eCommerce development experts and Certified Magento Agency with offices in Orange County, Austin and Los Angeles. Brandastic helps ecommerce platform businesses growth with a full spectrum of services from SEO, PPC to web design and development. Also, featured in media outlets such as Yahoo Finance, USA Today...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- WordPress Website Design
- eCommerce Development
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
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- Location
- Orange County, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $180/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
TopRight is a transformational marketing services company with headquarters in Atlanta. It was established in 2006 by consultants from renowned management consulting firms (McKinsey, Booz & Company, CSC Index), former Chief Marketing Officers, CXOs, and senior professionals in sales, marketing, and applied...
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- Digital Marketing
- Content Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- Branding
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- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $300/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 10 Projects Listed
BLVR® is a creative consultancy that helps wellness brands drive meaningful growth. Using our proven approach, the BLVR Method, we turn your brand's belief and behaviors into the meaningful growth that drives competitive advantage and differentiates you in the market, building the emotional connection that...
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- Branding
- Web Design
- Package Design
- Creative Services
- Graphic Design
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- Location
- San Diego, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $275/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 7 Projects Listed
We empower people and platforms with work that really works with custom websites and applications, open-source digital products, and more...
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- WordPress Website Design
- Web Development
- Web Design
- Digital Strategy
- UI/UX Design
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- Location
- Lansing, Michigan
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $225/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Our mission is to unleash the untapped potential of businesses by harnessing the power of design and technology. Through our innovative approach, we identify and capitalize on valuable business opportunities, propelling organizations toward growth and success...
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- UI/UX Design
- Web Design
- WordPress Website Design
- Creative Services
- Graphic Design
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- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
Located at the nexus of creativity and technology, Code and Theory is a digital-first creative agency that can work on projects that span the complete end-to-end client journey. We take pride in not only finding solutions to consumer and commercial issues, but also in establishing new capacities for our...
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- Digital Services
- SEO
- Digital Marketing
- Branding
- Graphic Design
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 250 - 499
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
Providing AdTech, Advertising, and Digital Services. We design, measure, implement, and ship digital products that transform companies...
Top Services:
- AI Development
- Mobile App Development
- Digital Services
- Print Design
- Advertising
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 250 - 499
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
Barkley, an AdTech company and a nominee for the 2022 AdWeek Agency of the Year, is a full-service, independent creative idea business that aids in the development of entire brands and their greatest potential. With the firm conviction that all brands, including ours, can be a force for good in the world, we...
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- Branding
- Digital Marketing
- Advertising
- Social Media Marketing
- Public Relations
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- Location
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Number of Employees
- 250 - 499
- Average Hourly Rate
- $152/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
Fueled is a top digital transformation agency that caters to a variety of unicorn startups, global brands, and Fortune 500 companies...
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- Mobile App Development
- Software Development
- Branding
- Web Design
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- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $175/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 9 Projects Listed
We're driven to help our clients unlock growth through improved CX, intuitive digital products and services, category defining e-commerce experiences, and an insights-driven approach to new ventures. We help our clients invent their future...
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- Branding
- UI/UX Design
- Location
- Vancouver, Canada
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
Ruckus
Award WinnerRecipient of a Best Design Award for outstanding work.Ruckus is a full-service agency that powers game-changing companies and global influencers with services such as: advertising, digital marketing, branding, video editing, and many more to scale up your business...
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- Branding
- Web Design
- Video Production
- Digital Marketing
- Advertising
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $175/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
We are a full-service digital marketing company that has constantly increased the market share, visibility and revenue for 100s of regional, national and global brands. Companies that can choose anyone, choose Single Throw Digital Marketing...
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- PPC
- SEO
- Digital Marketing
- Branding
- Web Design
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- Location
- Wall Township, New Jersey
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
Founded in 2003, AREA 17 is an independently owned digital product agency with studios in Paris and New York. Inspired by the brains visual cortex, we transform sensory data into meaningful digital experiences...
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- Branding
- Product Design
- Digital Services
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $172/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
Astound Digital drives business results for innovative companies across industries through technology and a wealth of consulting expertise...
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- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- Digital Marketing
- Mobile App Development
- Branding
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- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Number of Employees
- 500 - 999
- Average Hourly Rate
- $170/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
Motto® is a strategic branding and digital agency that helps global brands and daring startups scale, disrupt, and lead. From strategy to identity, we build bold, standout brands that win hearts and markets...
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- Branding
- Web Design
- Design Services
- Logo Design
- Creative Services
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $400/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
Pixelcarve is a top-ranked, award-winning digital agency. For 26 years we've helped leading companies and organizations define, communicate, and realize their visions through world-class websites, cinematic video, content creation, branding, and design...
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- Web Design
- WordPress Website Design
- Web Development
- Video Production
- Logo Design
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- Location
- Toronto, Canada
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
Architects of Impact. Takt transforms bold ideas into powerful brands, high-performing websites, and campaigns that help ambitious organizations lead with clarity and confidence...
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- Web Design
- Branding
- Logo Design
- Digital Services
- Product Design
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- Location
- Vancouver, Canada
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 12 Projects Listed
Kuno Creative, a renowned inbound marketing agency, has been delivering exceptional results for almost two decades. Get in touch with us to know more!...
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- Web Design
- Branding
- CRO
- Creative Services
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- Location
- Lorain, Ohio
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 5 Projects Listed
Elmwood is an award-winning, internationally acclaimed brand consultancy that combines strategic insight with creative excellence, helping brands evolve quickly and effectively through every experience they create...
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- Branding
- Package Design
- Logo Design
- Graphic Design
- Creative Services
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- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
BrandJuice strategy is a tried-and-true fusion of customer and cultural insights, business wisdom, and competitive distinctiveness, whether we're building a brand from scratch or giving an existing one new life...
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- Branding
- Market Research
- Location
- Denver, Colorado
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
We do the hard stuff: creative services, business planning, branding, positioning, communications planning, and launches in complex categories such as financial services, healthcare, and nonprofit. We drive bottom-line, quantifiable results...
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- Digital Marketing
- Content Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- Graphic Design
- Branding
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
Propane is a San Francisco based brand, digital experience and platforms consultancy founded in 2003. The agency envisions, co-creates and builds brand and digital transformation platforms designed to deliver revenue, measurable outcomes and emotional connection (love)...
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- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
- Web Development
- Digital Marketing
- AI Development
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- Location
- San Francisco, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
HelpGood is a full-service marketing and communications agency focused on social impact. Our clients are nonprofits, foundations, universities, government agencies, and purpose-driven organizations. HelpGood's offices are in Los Angeles and NYC. We are a certified B Corp...
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- Web Design
- Digital Marketing
- Web Development
- Branding
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $175/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
Were an independent, full-service branding agency thats spent 40 years turning brands into results-driven powerhouses. Boosting performance. Building loyalty. Accelerating sales. It all starts with something we call brand pride...
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- Branding
- Digital Marketing
- Video Production
- Web Design
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- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $175/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 29 Projects Listed
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Frequently Asked Questions About Branding Companies
How much do branding companies charge for their services?
Branding costs range from $500 to $100,000+, depending on who you hire, the scope, and the level of strategy involved.
Typical pricing by provider:
- Boutique branding agencies: $5,000 to $20,000
Includes brand identity, guidelines, and some strategic work. - Full-service branding agencies: $11,000 to $70,000+
Covers strategy, positioning, messaging, identity, and brand assets. - Enterprise branding companies: $40,000 to $100,000+
Includes research, brand architecture, workshops, and global rollout.
Typical cost breakdown inside a branding project:
- Brand strategy: $5,000 to $50,000
- Brand identity design: $2,500 to $30,000
- Brand collateral and templates: $2,000 to $7,500
- Brand research and analysis: $5,000 to $250,000
Branding costs depend on project scope, strategy depth, number of deliverables, business size, industry competition, and the experience and reputation of the agency.
How long does the branding process take?
Branding usually takes 8 weeks to 6 months, depending on scope, feedback speed, and deliverables.
Typical branding timeline breakdown:
- Discovery and research: 1 to 2 weeks
Defines goals, audits your current brand, and analyzes competitors. - Brand strategy development: 2 to 3 weeks
Creates positioning, messaging, voice, and brand foundations. - Visual identity design: 4 to 6 weeks
Develops logo, colors, typography, and visual system. - Brand guidelines and assets: 2 to 6 weeks
Produces brand book, templates, and marketing materials. - Website design, if included: 2 to 8 weeks
Adds website strategy, design, and development. - Brand launch: 1 week or more
Prepares rollout, internal training, and public launch.
The total branding timeline depends on project scope, number of deliverables, feedback speed, decision-making complexity, and whether you are creating a new brand, refreshing, or fully rebranding.
What is the difference between a branding agency and a design firm?
An agency defines how your brand works and what it stands for, while a design firm focuses on creating and implementing specific design solutions.
| Aspect | Branding Agency | Design Firm |
| Core focus | Defines the brand and its long-term direction | Designs solutions that communicate and deliver the brand |
| Main goal | Build a clear, competitive brand | Create effective, usable, and consistent designs |
| Strategy | Deep strategic work, such as positioning, messaging, and brand structure | Uses a strategy to guide design decisions and execution |
| Type of work | Brand strategy, naming, brand voice, brand guidelines | Visual identity, UX/UI, websites, packaging, product design |
| Business impact | Shapes how customers perceive and remember the company | Shapes how customers interact with and use the company’s products and materials |
| Stage they help most | Early stage, rebranding, or major business changes | After or alongside the strategy, during product and asset creation |
| Outcome | A defined brand system and clear brand direction | Designed assets, interfaces, and experiences ready for use |
Branding companies develop positioning, messaging, naming, brand architecture, and the overall system that guides how the brand operates and grows. They connect business goals to customer perception.
Design firms solve communication and product problems through design. This includes visual identity, but also user experience, interfaces, packaging, and digital products. Their work translates strategy into functional, usable, and consistent brand and product experiences.
Why should I hire branding companies instead of freelancers?
Hire a branding company when you need strategy, depth, and long-term brand systems, not just individual deliverables.
Branding firms provide a full team with specialists in strategy, naming, design, and research. This leads to stronger positioning, more consistent execution, and work that supports business growth.
Freelancers usually work alone and focus on specific tasks such as logo design or visual identity. They are effective for smaller projects but have limited capacity for complex strategy, research, and large-scale brand development.
Isn't branding just a logo?
Branding is the entire system that defines how customers perceive your business in the market, not just the logo.
It includes your positioning, messaging, voice, visual identity, and the experience people have with your company. These elements work together to build recognition, trust, and differentiation.
The logo is one asset within that system. It represents the brand, but it does not define the strategy, meaning, or customer perception on its own.
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