Starfish
The brand experience is the brand.
32 West 22nd Street, 3rd Floor, New York City, New York 10010, United States
Starfish Overview
Number of Employees
Under 49
Minimal Budget
$25,000 - $50,000
Average Hourly Rate
$150/hr
Year Founded
2002
We believe that the most effective marketing starts with a sound brand strategy and employ proprietary methodologies to achieve an extraordinary level of brand integration. In the era of experience and CX optimization, a unique and compelling brand is critical in creating satisfying customer experiences. We are experts in integrating brands into all digital and physical customer interactions, a practice we call BX. Through our rigorous approach to building brand strategies and our numerous proprietary BX methodologies and processes, we are able to achieve an extraordinary level of brand integration.
By aligning and synchronizing a brand's core brand idea with the touchpoints and expression in four key operational segments (marketing communications, internal culture, product/service offering, and operations), we are able to create customer experiences that change people’s impressions and relationships with brands.
By aligning and synchronizing a brand's core brand idea with the touchpoints and expression in four key operational segments (marketing communications, internal culture, product/service offering, and operations), we are able to create customer experiences that change people’s impressions and relationships with brands.
Starfish Services
- Law Firm Web Design
- Integrated Marketing
- Financial Services Digital Marketing
- Nonprofit Digital Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- Sitecore
- Umbraco
- B2B Website Design
- Real Estate Web Design
- Restaurant Website Design
- Branding
- Automotive Website Design
- Nonprofit Website Design
- Government Web Design
- Web Design
- Promotional Marketing
- Law Firm Advertising
- Illustration
- B2B Branding
- Branding For Nonprofits
Starfish Portfolio
- BrandingHisense
- BrandingLeaf Vodka
- BrandingWeight Watchers
- BrandingMaison Kayser
- Digital MarketingNYC
- BrandingAtlas Air
- Digital MarketingSharp
- BrandingAST (American Stock Transfer)
- BrandingJuvea
- BrandingHearts & Science
- BrandingLiveOn NY
- BrandingWPA (Women's Prison Association)
- Branding18 Doors
- BrandingNavigant
- BrandingEducational Records Bureau (ERB)
- BrandingLowenstein Sandler
- BrandingARZ
- BrandingADL (Anti-Defamation League)
- BrandingGallup
Starfish Team Bios
- David KesslerFounder & CEOFounded Starfish and renowned in the industry for his strategic acumen, business savvy, and customer focus that has driven Starfish for more than 15 years.
- Jeff NegrinManaging DirectorWorld-class integrated marketer with 25+ years of senior-level client and agency experience. Known for his strategic rigor and integrated approach.
- Vasily DavydovCreative DirectorAward-winning designer with 15+ years of creative experience, combining his classical art and design training with an innate sense for space to drive Starfish’s creativity.
- Samantha SchaevitzSenior DesignerAward-winning, published illustrator, designer, art director, and sculptor whose multiple talents combine with technical fluency to always deliver fresh thinking.
- Larry GoldsteinCreative Director, WriterUnearths the irrefutable brand, human, cultural and category truths to create the brand idea, narrative, voice, and work. Adept at winning strategic hearts. And awards.
- Michelle BoulosAccount ExecutiveWith a background in PR and digital marketing, Michelle brings skill and her experiences living across the world to add a one-of-a-kind and global perspective to her work.
- Grant WoodManagement SupervisorA passion for client service and uncovering the true character of a brand drive long-term relationships and bring brand strategies to life for the end user.
- Aashna ShahSenior DesignerAward winning, multifaceted designer and art director whose both in-house and agency experience makes for dynamic, intentional, and well-rounded design.
- Spencer KaplanAccount SupervisorDriven by an endless thirst for knowledge, Spencer is always looking for ways to drive brand growth for clients and create a seamless experience for brand users.
- Emily FarielloGraphic DesignerHighly-creative, multi-talented designer who conceptualizes thoughtful and innovative design every day.
- Jackie ColemanAssistant Account ExecutiveJackie brings a new meaning to the concept of intellectual curiosity with her background in advertising, accounting, and innovation.
- Rachel GilsonAccount ExecutiveRachel’s agency experience arms her with an eye for detail, a creative lens, unrelenting curiosity, and compassion, through which she builds thoughtful brands.
Starfish Clients
- Purolator
- NYC
- AST
- Hu-Friedy
- Principal Financial Group
- PwC
- Contrave
- Avis Budget Group
- Sharp
- Weight Watchers
- Dunkin Donuts
- Arris International
- Atlas Air
- Guardian
- Hologic
- Benedictine Health System
- Gallup
- Lowenstein Sandler LLP
- Premier Dental Co.
- ABGU (American Associates Ben Gurion University)
- ERB (Educational Records Bureau)
Starfish Awards
- C2A Integrated Campaigns
- 2018 Rebrand 100® Global Award