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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  • A Design Consulting Firm

    MARKZEFF is an international, full-service, design-consulting firm based in New York City. Currently, MARKZEFF employs a team of Architects, Interior Designers, Graphic Designers, Brand/Marketing Managers and offers an extensive in-house material library...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Product Design
    • Design Services
    Location
    New York City, New York
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $150/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    8 Projects Listed
  • EightySeven

    Award WinnerRecipient of a Best Design Award for outstanding work.

    We're an award-winning branding studio in Chicago and NYC, with clients around the world.

    We work with leaders to design brands that connect with people through storytelling, creativity, and human-centric strategy...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Logo Design
    Location
    Chicago, Illinois
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $200/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
  • GROWTH THROUGH GOOD EXPERIENCE DESIGN.

    An all-in-one, global design partner with deep expertise in helping ambitious businesses and brands grow through exceptional design...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Product Design
    • Design Services
    • Logo Design
    • Graphic Design
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    Location
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $80/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    5 Projects Listed
  • Strategic design. Instant impact. Lasting growth.

    Shikatani Lacroix Design (SLD) is a Toronto-based strategic design agency with over 35 years of experience helping retail, CPG, and financial brands earn a place in consumers' hearts...

    Top Services:

    • Package Design
    • Branding
    • Graphic Design
    • Design Services
    • Logo Design
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    Location
    Toronto, Canada
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $250/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    7 Projects Listed
  • The creative agency for companies shaping the future of learning

    ThreeSixtyEight is a B-Corp creative agency focused on building brands, websites, and campaigns for organizations that are shaping how people gain skills, seek education, hire and work...

    Top Services:

    • Digital Marketing
    • Content Marketing
    • Video Production
    • UI/UX Design
    • Branding
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    Location
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $175/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    24 Projects Listed
  • Affordable & Creative Design Company

    Pace Digital is a cutting-edge digital marketing agency offering innovative solutions for businesses. With expertise in SEO, social media marketing, web design, and more, we help clients optimize their online presence and drive targeted traffic. Our team of experts utilizers data-driven strategies to deliver...

    Top Services:

    • Web Development
    • Mobile App Development
    • Web Design
    • eCommerce Development
    • Branding
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    Location
    Oakland, California
    Number of Employees
    1000 & Up
    Average Hourly Rate
    $70/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
  • Merging strategic communications and digital marketing the right way!

    Since 1992, healthcare organizations of all types and sizes have called on us to make their companies healthier. With the strategy-first approach we bring to every healthcare digital marketing, branding, and advertising engagement, we deliver data-driven insights to change the way healthcare brands position...

    Top Services:

    • Social Media Marketing
    • SEO
    • Advertising
    • Content Marketing
    • Digital Marketing
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    Location
    Kansas City, Missouri
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $154/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
  • An ambitious agency for ambitious clients.

    We're an ambitious agency for ambitious brands...

    Top Services:

    • Digital Marketing
    • Advertising
    • Content Marketing
    • Creative Services
    • Branding
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    Location
    Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $160/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    7 Projects Listed
  • We build industry changing brands that leave behind world changing legacies +++

    Six Cinquième is an award-winning Montreal-based strategic brand consultancy that guides aspiring global brands to align with an authentic vision and supports them in scaling it...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Graphic Design
    • Design Services
    • Print Design
    • Logo Design
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    Location
    Montreal, Canada
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $500/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    9 Projects Listed
  • Putting India on the global Innovation Map!

    Why Leading Brands Choose InventIndia?At InventIndia, we dont just design products we bring ideas to life with speed, precision, and purpose. Our mission is simple yet bold: to deliver 'Wow' products to market in the shortest possible time. Every project we take on is approached with a singular goal to...

    Top Services:

    • Product Design
    • Branding
    • Package Design
    • UI/UX Design
    • Graphic Design
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    Location
    Ahmedabad, India
    Number of Employees
    100 - 249
    Average Hourly Rate
    $80/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    39 Projects Listed
  • Award-Winning Brand Consultancy + Creative Studio

    Through our IP, DMC fuses human expertise and artistic ingenuity with cutting-edge AI technologies to make your teams' jobs easier  both now and long-term...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Creative Services
    • Design Services
    • Graphic Design
    • UI/UX Design
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    Location
    Austin, Texas
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $250/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    6 Projects Listed
  • Marketing Made For Ambitious Brands

    Baal & Spots is a full-service digital marketing agency based in Houston, TX, that can manage everything across your marketing channels. Let us do the hard work while you focus on what matters most: running your business...

    Top Services:

    • Digital Marketing
    • SEO
    • Web Development
    • WordPress Website Design
    • PPC
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    Location
    Houston, Texas
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $165/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • We unify brand, people, and purpose.

    PS&Co helps organizations find clarity, purpose, and unity, managing change and growth at key inflection points. Its not just how you look in this world. Its how you think, how you communicate, and how you show up, again and again...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Creative Services
    • Design Services
    • Advertising
    • Digital Strategy
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    Location
    Vancouver, Canada
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $190/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    6 Projects Listed
  • Ideate. Create. Elevate. Just like we did with Myco.io $80M valuation, 22M users, in just 3 years.

    MyTeams is a product development powerhouse that created Myco.io. Scaled to 22M users. Valued at $80M.We offer expert app, web, and software development through staff augmentation, dedicated teams, and complete project outsourcing...

    Top Services:

    • Mobile App Development
    • Software Development
    • Blockchain
    • Product Design
    • Staff Augmentation
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    Location
    Austin, Texas
    Number of Employees
    50 - 99
    Average Hourly Rate
    $49/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    5 Projects Listed
  • Clarity first. Impact forever.

    Paper Tiger is a brand and web design agency for B2B companies whose product moved faster than their marketing...

    Top Services:

    • Web Design
    • Design Services
    • Branding
    • Web Development
    • Digital Strategy
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    Location
    Ridgewood, New Jersey
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $200/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    12 Projects Listed
  • Your Global Ecommerce Partner

    Magecom helps online businesses thrive and develop. We are an agency with 9+ years of expertise in ecommerce, Magento/Adobe, Shopify, and Shopware partners...

    Top Services:

    • Software Development
    • eCommerce Development
    • eCommerce
    • Design Services
    • Branding
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    Location
    Fobbing, United Kingdom
    Number of Employees
    100 - 249
    Average Hourly Rate
    $75/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    15 Projects Listed
  • FIFTYSEVEN is an independent branding and web design studio, remote by design, founded in 2016 and led by Petar Stojakovic, working with founders in Switzerland, the UK and the US. Petar sets the vision and the direction on every engagement; senior leads carry each discipline, with a specialized...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Logo Design
    • Web Design
    • UI/UX Design
    • Web Development
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    Location
    Subotica, Serbia
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $150/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    11 Projects Listed
  • your story, your business, your sucess

    Thinking, writing and planning earth-shattering brand stories are just a part of what we do. For more than 8 years, we have been using graphic design, strategy, branding and websites to bring dreams to life...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Logo Design
    • Graphic Design
    • Web Design
    • Print Design
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    Location
    Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    7 Projects Listed
  • Marketing in Balance

    Get the highest return for your marketing investment with Marketing EQ. We understand how to communicate your brand in a way that will attract your best customers...

    Top Services:

    • Logo Design
    • Public Relations
    • Branding
    • Social Media Marketing
    • SEO
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    Location
    Ridgefield, Washington
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $150/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • LIFE. IT COULD BE JUST THE THING YOUR BRAND NEEDS.

    Brands to life® is a Melbourne based creative agency. We define unique strategies that breathe new life into brands. We create ideas and experiences that spark emotion, intensify engagement and change behaviour. Life. It could be just the thing your brand needs...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Video Production
    • Package Design
    • Graphic Design
    • Creative Services
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    Location
    Melbourne, Australia
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $200/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    8 Projects Listed
  • Change Happens Here.

    Matic is a strategy, design, and technology partner. We help teams build brands, websites, and digital products that drive growth. Trusted by GoDaddy, Nextracker, Colorado Tourism, and Toast...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Web Design
    • Web Development
    • UI/UX Design
    • Software Development
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    Location
    Denver, Colorado
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $200/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    8 Projects Listed
  • Lustre

    VerifiedVerified by the DesignRush team for authenticity and credibility.

    A Women Led Branding & Design Agency

    Lustre is a branding and design agency trusted by over 200 brands since 2018. We elevate established companies through strategy, creative and storytelling - developing brand identities, packaging and Shopify websites that achieve results. With a focus on clarity, beauty and impact our experienced team helps...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Creative Services
    • Web Design
    • Package Design
    • Logo Design
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    Location
    New York City, New York
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    8 Projects Listed
  • We Are The Solution

    Italian Brand Advisory and Brand Governance firm based in Rome and Milan, working directly with CEOs, founders and boards on brand decisions...

    Top Services:

    • Business Consulting
    • Creative Services
    • SEO
    • Video Production
    • Graphic Design
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    Location
    Rome, Italy
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    13 Projects Listed
  • We're the product design agency for product teams

    Blixt & Dunder is a strategy, product, and design partner for leading companies and entrepreneurs...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    Location
    Copenhagen, Denmark
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $160/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
  • We build rich branding rooted in real life.

    The bread and butter is a strategic brand consulting agency founded in London in 2004. It has since expanded its global impact, with offices in both New York and Seoul. Specializing in sustainable branding, it provides clients with long-lasting, adaptable yet competitive brand strategies and broader strategic...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    Location
    New York City, New York
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
  • AI-era design and development for ambitious brands

    Psychoactive is a global digital design studio based in Wellington, New Zealand, working between disciplines as "Digital Amphibians". We design and build high-performance, immersive, animated websites for ambitious brands that want to push the web further. As an AI-era studio we pair custom AI-assisted builds...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Web Design
    • Web Development
    • CRO
    • Digital Services
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    Location
    Wellington, New Zealand
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $95/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    7 Projects Listed
  • McLean: Creating Triumph in Every Package.

    McLean, a leader in brand and packaging design, sees branding and packaging as the core of your business. We understand our partners and their consumers, enabling us to create compelling solutions that enrich consumers' lives. We work with businesses of all sizes, using our team of highly-trained specialists...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Package Design
    Location
    Walnut Creek, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $250/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    5 Projects Listed
  • Branding Agency

    We are a branding agency with an established position in the field of creative approaches to brand development. We have been operating since 1991, more than 30 years...

    Top Services:

    • Product Design
    • Branding
    • Creative Services
    • Package Design
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    Location
    Wroclaw, Poland
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $75/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    12 Projects Listed
  • Make Business Beautiful

    Odgis + Co is an award-winning, women-owned brand design studio. We work with organizations at moments of transition: a new venture, a repositioning, a brand that no longer reflects the firm behind it. We help them define what they stand for, then design a brand that expresses it...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Logo Design
    • Graphic Design
    • Print Design
    • Design Services
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    Location
    New York City, New York
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $300/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    5 Projects Listed
  • Communications agency rooted in design.

    We are Addikt, a communications agency rooted in design. We create identities that are alive and tell stories worth sharing. Stories that are engaging, experiential and impactful...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Graphic Design
    • Video Production
    • Logo Design
    • Advertising
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    Location
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $150/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    3 Projects Listed
  • Masters of Modern Marketing

    Digital first full-service marketing agency based in the Midlands. Our collaborative & specialist teams operate under our proprietary Modern Marketing Model to create a customised blend of strategy and tactics for all our client partnerships to clearly define success...

    Top Services:

    • Digital Marketing
    • Creative Services
    • SEO
    • PPC
    • Branding
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    Location
    Birmingham, United Kingdom
    Number of Employees
    50 - 99
    Average Hourly Rate
    $100/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    3 Projects Listed
  • Standout Meaningful Loved

    We are a Boutique Brand & Digital Agency. Building Brands is what we are good at. We develop Brand and Digital Identities to help you stand out and to move your business forward...

    Top Services:

    • Web Design
    • Branding
    • Product Design
    Location
    Prahran, Australia
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    8 Projects Listed
  • We create unique and fresh solutions with an inclusive approach and transparent communication.

    Labcodes is a premier software studio based in Brazil with over a decade of experience in designing and developing quality custom products for with customers from all over the globe...

    Top Services:

    • Software Development
    • Software Testing
    • Mobile App Development
    • UI/UX Design
    • Product Design
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    Location
    Recife, Brazil
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $65/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    4 Projects Listed
  • Communications decoded

    In 2009, Envicion Studio opened its doors as an advertising firm with a Puchong address. We are currently branching out into digital designs, branding, and advertising. We are situated on OKR (Old Klang Road) Menara K1, to sum up...

    Top Services:

    • Advertising
    • Digital Marketing
    • Branding
    • Video Production
    • Design Services
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    Location
    Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $500/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    2 Projects Listed
  • Brand Navigation for Business Growth.

    Providing visual communication, branding, and marketing services. 76West is a New York brand consultancy that identifies untapped business potential. We increase brand recognition, value and long-term growth...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Graphic Design
    • Social Media Marketing
    • SEO
    • Digital Marketing
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    Location
    Syracuse, New York
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    4 Projects Listed
  • If Your Goals Don't Sound Crazy, They're Not Big Enough.

    A360Z is a branding and creative agency that helps companies mitigate risk, get to market faster, and grow through advanced, strategic design...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Design Services
    • Creative Services
    • Product Design
    • Web Design
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    Location
    New York City, New York
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $175/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    6 Projects Listed
  • Leading Retail Marketing Agency

    Theory House is an expert retail marketing agency that partners with leading food and beverage brands and retailers, including Pepsi, 1800 Tequila, E&J Gallo, and Starbucks, to convert passion to purchase...

    Top Services:

    • Digital Marketing
    • Social Media Marketing
    • Branding
    • Advertising
    • Package Design
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    Location
    Charlotte, North Carolina
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $175/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    8 Projects Listed
  • We Bring Brands to Life!

    ParkerWhite is a branding and digital marketing agency with 32 years of successful marketing for Fortune 1000 companies to aspiring start-ups. Healthcare technology and wellness brands are PW's 100% all nature sweet spot!...

    Top Services:

    • Digital Marketing
    • Branding
    • Creative Services
    Location
    Encinitas, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $150/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    7 Projects Listed
  • Help All brands Be Good for the World

    Sponge is a Brisbane-based branding agency that specialises in rebranding, but not the way you think. Most rebrands start with a mood board. Ours starts with a diagnostic (the Foundation Diagnostic) before any creative work begins...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    Location
    Brisbane City, Australia
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $199/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
  • Make it beautifully simple

    We are communication experts that change behaviour and perspectives.Part of UNIT9, we are powered by one of the worlds leading creative, digital and content production groups. We use insight-led creative to create digital campaigns and content for advertising, marketing and internal communications...

    Top Services:

    • Video Production
    • Branding
    • Digital Services
    • Content Marketing
    • Advertising
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    Location
    London, United Kingdom
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $150/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    5 Projects Listed
  • Turning Challenger Brands into Category Kings

    Bob's Your Uncle is a Toronto-based independent branding and creative agency helping challenger brands become category leaders. We specialize in brand strategy, positioning, design, and integrated creative for food & beverage and CPG brands...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Creative Services
    • Package Design
    • Social Media Marketing
    • Digital Strategy
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    Location
    Toronto, Canada
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $199/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    4 Projects Listed
  • Distinctly Different

    Dusted is an independent, award-winning brand and activation agency in the City of London that delivers global impact. Dusted creates the edge that builds brand value by making brands Distinctly Different in market. London to Mumbai. Fintech to automotive. Start-ups to listed. Dusted draws on years of...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Logo Design
    • Creative Services
    Location
    London, United Kingdom
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $150/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • Simplify Every Software Product Interface

    Pepper Square is a digital innovation agency that blends strategy, design, and technology to deliver intuitive digital products and experiences. The agency specializes in UI/UX design, web and mobile app development, digital strategy, and creative solutions tailored to enterprise and mid-market clients. With...

    Top Services:

    • Mobile App Development
    • Web Design
    • Software Development
    • UI/UX Design
    • Branding
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    Location
    San Francisco, California
    Number of Employees
    50 - 99
    Average Hourly Rate
    $65/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    6 Projects Listed
  • Take on the world

    Brandlucent helps impactful B2B tech and service companies pursue their brand potential. Through our brand transformation programs, we define, inspire, and engage organizations to create real impact. With strategy, design and experience we drive ambitious companies to 'Take on the world'...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Logo Design
    • Creative Services
    • Web Design
    • UI/UX Design
    • Show more
    Location
    Montreal, Canada
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $200/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    2 Projects Listed
  • we are an international team of creatively driven and strategically led thinkers.

    Foundry invest in new technology, innovation and top- notch execution to create relevant and engaging content or build an entire brand from scratch...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Video Production
    • Graphic Design
    • Public Relations
    • Logo Design
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    Location
    Berlin, Germany
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $150/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    5 Projects Listed
  • Crafting Brand Growth To Generates Results.

    Jim Rowe Marketing is a boutique branding agency boasting a distinguished 10-Step Brand Growth Workshop Process, led by a seasoned strategic brand marketer with over 45 years of experience in both major and niche brands, across agency and client-side domains. Our approach is underpinned by the critical...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Web Design
    • eCommerce Development
    Location
    Hempstead, New York
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $300/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    3 Projects Listed
  • World-class Branding And Design

    Mission Control is a new kind of branding and design agency, born in the AI age and built for ambitious early-stage companies. We're part of Clay, the team behind brands like Slack, Meta, and Coinbase. We've helped startups grow from seed rounds to unicorn status, so we know what it takes to build a brand...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Logo Design
    • Design Services
    • Web Design
    • UI/UX Design
    • Show more
    Location
    San Francisco, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $150/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    4 Projects Listed
  • Humbleteam

    Award WinnerRecipient of a Best Design Award for outstanding work.

    We make digital products dance

    We create juicy brands, UX/UI design & mobile apps...

    Top Services:

    • UI/UX Design
    • Product Design
    • Web Design
    • Mobile App Development
    • Logo Design
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    Location
    Prague, Czech Republic
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $85/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    10 Projects Listed
  • We are a close-knit team with an unrelenting desire to deliver the best

    Hello. Bonjour. Welcome. CSI Media is an award-winning digital agency based in Cheshire who deliver world-class web and software solutions tailored for your requirements. Find out why we are a Drum Recommended Agency who have been recognised as a Leading Design & Creative Agency, a Top UK Web Designer, and a...

    Top Services:

    • Web Development
    • Software Development
    • Branding
    • Digital Services
    • Graphic Design
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    Location
    Crewe, United Kingdom
    Number of Employees
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    9 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.