Small and MidSize Business Branding & Brand Identity

You want your company to make a good impression.  Through our proprietary process, your business will project a professional image that also reflects your brand’s unique personality. We’ll  achieve this together through color, design, fonts, words, logo, media and more.

Branding: Yes, We’ll Make You an Awesome Logo . . .
and So Much More

For our small and mid-size business clients, we offer branding and brand identity services. To achieve these goals, we combine our considerable branding, marketing, graphic design, and copy writing talents and experience. Plus, we’re able to partner with videographers, photographers, and others to create your unique verbal and visual branding.

Achieve These Goals With Your Business Branding

 Make your brand memorable

Differentiate yourself from competitors

Project a clean, fresh, professional brand image that is uniquely yours

Showcase your brand’s personality

A brand’s first impression matters.

What would the value of getting more customers or clients by making a good first impression mean to you?

Maybe it’s time for your small business to create or refresh its brand identity.

Our Branding Services: Complete, Consistent, Customized Brand Strategy, Identity, & Messaging

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Brand Strategy

Our proprietary brand identity tool will help hone and differentiate your brand from competitors. We can also build complete marketing plans.

Logo & Brand Icon Design

Your visual branding includes your logo, icon, and other imagery. We’ll create a meaningful logo that can be applied to both print and digital formats. We also do custom photography.

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Brand Messaging

Know how to promote your brand verbally and in print with brand messages and a tagline that compel customers to act.

Brand Image Assets

You’ll need a website, business cards, headers for your social media and more. We’ll make it happen.

Small and Midsize Business Branding Value Bundles

Brand Identity Packages for New Businesses and Those Who Need a Brand Refresh

We created these branding packages at a 15% cost-saving for small and mid-size businesses.
Each individual component of any value bundle can also be sold separately.

Call and leave a message for a branding consultation: (847) 224-9727

Build the Foundation for Your Success: Create a Strong Brand Presence

Silver Starter Plan

Silver Starter Strategy

  • Basic Brand Strategy

Gold Standard Plan

Gold Standard Brand Strategy

  • Brand Identity Strategy
  • Keyword Research

Platinum Plus  Plan

Platinum Plus Brand  Strategy

  • Brand Identity Strategy
  • Keyword Research
  • Competitive Keyword Research
  • Competitor Analysis
  • Creative Brief

 Silver Starter Logo Development

Gold Standard Logo Development

Platinum Plus Logo Development

  • 10 Logo Design Options
  • 3 Rounds of Logo Modifications

Silver Starter Logo and Visual Brand Assets

  • Final Logo (3 formats)
  • Final Icon (2 formats)
  • Final Logo Standards/Colors
  • Email Signature Design (one)

Gold Standard Logo and Visual Brand Assets

  • Final Logo (3 formats)
  • Final Icon (2 formats)
  • Final Logo Standards/Colors
  • Email Signature Design (one)
  • 1 Business Card Design Option
  • First Business Card
  • Print Management

Platinum Plus Logo and Visual Brand Assets

  • Final Logo (3 formats)
  • Final Icon (2 formats)
  • Final Logo Standards/Colors
  • Email Signature Design (one)
  • 2 Business Card Design Options
  • 1 Round of Business Card Modifications
  • First Business Card Production
  • Trifold Brochure Design and Layout (business envelope size)
  • Print Management
  • Choice of Stationery Design or PowerPoint Template (1)

    Silver Starter Verbal Brand Asset

    • Basic Professional Messaging

    Gold Standard Verbal Brand Asset

    • Professional Brand Messaging

    Platinum Plus Verbal Brand Assets

    • Professional Brand Messaging
    • Company Description and Boilerplate
    • Trifold brochure copy

    Silver Starter Website Design

    • Basic 1-Page Website + Contact Page
    • Website Setup with Host
    • 1 Page Website Copy
    • Website SEO Best Practices (2 pages)
    • 1 Local SEO Listing (no charge)

     Gold Standard Website Design

    • 3-Page Website + Contact Page
    • Website Setup with host
    • 4 Pages Search Optimized Website Copy
    • Website SEO Best Practices (4 pages)
    • 1 Local SEO Listings with Optimization

    Platinum Plus Website Design

    • 7-Page Website + Contact Page
    • Website Setup with Host
    • 8 Pages Optimized Website Copy
    • Website SEO Best Practices (8 pages)
    • Local SEO with Optimization

    Silver Starter Brand Consultations

    • Up to Four, 1-hour Consultative Meetings

    Gold Standard Brand Consultations

    • Up to Six, 1-hour Consultative Meetings

    Platinum Plus Brand Consultations

    • Up to Eight, 1-hour Consultative Meetings

    Additional Silver Scope (required)

    • Website hosting (pass-through) cost on client’s credit card
    • Website maintenance (monthly fee depending on size of website, starting at $75 monthly)

    Additional Gold Scope (required)

    • Website hosting (pass-through) cost on client’s credit card
    • Website maintenance, monthly fee dependent on website size and features (typically $95 per month)
    • Printing costs (direct pass-through cost to client)

    Additional Platinum Scope (required)

    • Website hosting (pass-through) cost on client’s credit card
    • Website maintenance, monthly fee dependent on website size and features (typically $95 per month)
    • Printing costs (direct pass-through cost to client)

    Additional Silver Scope, if requested:

    • Custom photography (available and recommended add-on)
    • Domain name purchase (direct pass-through cost to client)
    • Additional rounds of edits to logo, copy, or other creative
    • Additional e-signatures (depends on quantity)
    • Excessively long first website page
    • Additional website pages (optional add-on)
    • Company or product naming (optional add-on)
    • Local SEO listing optimization
    • Videography
    • Social media page setup and optimization (available add-on)

    Additional Gold Scope, if requested:

    • Custom photography (available and recommended add-on)
    • Domain name purchase (pass-through cost to client)
    • Additional rounds of edits to logo, copy, or other creative
    • Additional website pages (optional add-on) or excessively long website pages (greater than 1,000 words)
    • Company or product naming (optional add-on)
    • Additional e-Signatures (cost depends on quantity)
    • Additional business card setup (cost depends on quantity)
    • Videography
    • Social media page setup and optimization (available add-on)

    Additional Platinum Scope, if requested:

    • Custom photography (available and recommended add-on)
    • Domain name purchase (direct pass-through cost to client)
    • Additional rounds of edits to logo, copy, or other creative
    • Additional website pages (optional add-on) or excessively long website pages of more than 1,000 words
    • Company or product naming (optional add-on)
    • Brand standards book (optional add-on)
    • Additional e-signatures (cost depends on quantity)
    • Additional business card setup (cost depends on quantity)
    • Videography
    • Social media page setup and optimization (available add-on)

    Silver Starter Plan Investment

    Total Value: $7,000+

    You Pay:  $5,950 *

    * Add-ons additional; terms may be available

    Gold Standard Investment

    Total Value: $12,800

    You Pay: $10,800*

    * Add-ons additional; terms may be available

    Platinum Plus Program

    Total Value: $24,305+

    You Pay: $22,000*

    * Add-ons additional; terms may be available

    Brand Identity Case Studies

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    Basic One-Page Website

    See how we created a basic home page and contact page for a new business. When the client was ready, we began to grow the site.

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    Creating a "Super Hero" Brand

    Learn how we created a new brand identity for a regional company, and how our branding process unfolds.

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    A Manufacturer's Brand Refresh

    See how we customized a manufacturer’s website with custom photography, new brand messaging, and more.

    Some of Our Branding Testimonials

    Unique Brand Identity & Messaging

    “Nancy helped me to articulate my consultancy’s brand messaging, value and unique identity. She evolved my brand identity with a new, distinctive logo and tagline. My stationery, business cards and templates now reflect my brand value. For my website, she outlined my site architecture, chose imagery, wrote the content, and optimized the site. I now feel proud to showcase my brand and my company’s value to the healthcare marketplace. I obtained “downtown” agency quality without extravagant agency fees.”

    Nancy Hedlund, MedNavigate

    New Branding and Launch

    “Nancy has been an important part of launching our new company, providing the expertise necessary to market our product. Nancy is extremely professional, listens and has worked hard to become an expert on every angle of our new product. She has impressive energy and has provided excellent direction with marketing strategies (social media, press releases, search engine optimization, etc.) while introducing our product into the marketplace. Working with Nancy the last few months has been a pleasure.”

    Chris Strzalka, My 3D Mini Me

    Creative Verbal Branding

    “I always appreciate Nancy’s willingness to dig into a topic, take the time to gain a full appreciation of the issues, and then create engaging content. Nancy was an integral part of our brand consultancy and clients highly valued her contributions.”

    Mark Stinson, Stinson Brand Innovations

    Trustworthy & Ethical

    “Nancy is a strong writer and strategic thinker who always strives to do what’s best for the client and for the company. She loves learning new skills and masters them quickly. Nancy is trustworthy, ethical, and works collaboratively with others.”

    Marita Gomez, Marketing Communications Agency

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