Best Branding Agencies

The team at Catchword blend creativity and science to help both new and existing brands creating names that stick. Their impressive portfolio of work all stems from the same goal; helping brands develop timeless names that resonate fully with their audience. 

One of their most recognized portfolio pieces was working with Fitbit to develop a system of names for their different products. Their team came up with a group of names that were short enough to fit on the product, while also highlighting the features that made the device unique. 

With an impressively robust client list that includes names like Verifone and ICF, DeSantis empowers brands with creative branding techniques. Founded in 2002, this New York-based firm offers an emphasis on helping brands drive change.

One example of DeSantis Breindel’s experience is their branding work for Stephens, one of the world’s most respected middle-market investment banks. DeSantis Breindel helped them target their audience of C-level executives with a branded invitation-only summit for CEOS. This resulted in powerful engagement and an increase in perceived authority for Stephens.

Clients like Gillette, Time Warner Cable, and Bose trust WANT to help their brands get their share of attention, competitive advantage, and growth. They work with clients of all sizes across a wide range of industries.

As an example, when HP decided to split their PC business from their enterprise business and retain the HP name for their PC business, they turned to WANT for a new name for the enterprise business. WANT recommended appending a simple descriptive name to HP. Eventually, “Enterprise” was selected, resulting in the new name “Hewlett Packard Enterprise”.

Tenet Partners integrates the disciplines of branding and innovation into human-centered design to create value for their clients. Businesses ranging from thriving enterprises to budding startups come to them for their branding, user-experience design, and digital strategy needs. 

One of their long-term relationships is consulting with Mastercard on their brand needs. From logo design to the day-to-day tasks of brand management, Tenet Partners helps them make strategic decisions to move their company forward with purpose. 

River + Wolf is a top-rated brand naming and writing agency, creating product names, company names, and service names, along with brand stories and messaging. They work with clients of all sizes across a wide range of industries.

They partnered with Women’s Marketing, a top marketing firm with a focus on women’s brands to create a name that better reflected their work. The name needed to be friendly yet sophisticated and while nodding to women, not overtly gender-centric. After developing hundreds of names, the name Stella Rising, with its constellation of positive associations, was chosen.

Renowned brands like Nike, Disney, and Nestle trust Tanj’s team of writing, marketing, and branding experts to create impactful names, stories, and copy. They are naming and branding experts, working with clients ranging from evolving startups to large enterprises.

As an example, they partnered with Nintendo to help the gaming company find a name for the game console that would shake up the gaming market. They created the name “Wii”, plucked from the English pronoun “we,” as in ‘we will play together,’ and lightly spun to give it a highly unique look and feel.

DEKSIA has been honored at events like the Creativity International Awards and the How International Design Awards for their work in brand design. They focus on brand identity and non-print advertising for small businesses.

Bike accessory brand Sta-fast tasked DEKSIA with a brand redesign that called for a new logo and typography. The resulting tool-kit brought new life to Sta-fast’s brand—from interactive web and mobile sites to trade show booths to apparel, the redesign resulted in a consistent look and feel for the brand at every touchpoint.

This established branding company counts major brands like Coca-Cola among their clients. Based in America, Lexicon Branding brings a bright and impactful approach to each unique enterprise project they take on.

Microsoft creates products for clients around the world. They turned to Lexicon Branding for a focused strategy that would highlight their unique brand voice and audience. Lexicon Branding delivered with highly modern and striking approach focused on making an impact.

What do Iowa Western Community College and First National Bank have in common? They’ve both turned to Daake for branding and advertising expertise. This USA-based agency has already made major waves with work for enterprise clients and startups alike.

When Creighton University launched a platform targeting their unique users, Daake analyzed the entirety of their approach to create key features and design a strategy that would bring together all elements of the client’s brand. The result was a huge success, and continues to drive progress for the brand today.

Anchour has provided branding solutions for huge names like Sony and Apple as well as dozens of enterprise clients around the world. They pride themselves on their tucked-away location in Maine, which allows them the focus to provide groundbreaking work without any distraction of big-city hustle and bustle.

When the City of Portland needed a powerful way to supercharge interest in audiences and get them to give it a chance, they turned to Anchour. Anchor completely revamped their Visit Portland campaign to highlight some of Portland’s most appealing elements and drive tourism to the city.

This established branding company counts major personalities like Tony Robbins and organizations like Organic Health among their clients. Based in sunny San Diego, the company brings a bright and impactful approach to each branding project they take on.

Vessel creates luxury, highly stylish vaporizers for clients around the world. They turned to BLVR for a focused branding campaign that would highlight their unique brand voice and audience. BLVR delivered with highly modern and striking branding designed to make an impact.

Blackcoffee clients include Acura, and they specialize in providing a design-centric approach to branding for their clients. With a focus on emphasizing the most vital elements of brand messaging, Blackcoffee was founded on forward-thinking principles in Boston.

When Boloco needed a complete overhaul of their brand approach, they turned to Blackcoffee. The agency provided them with an end-to-end analysis of how they could make their approach more targeted, impactful and successful.

This established branding company counts a top-5 airline and one of the world’s largest ecommerce companies among its clients. Based in San Francisco, Evviva brings a bright and impactful approach to each branding project they take on.

Marriott is a globally recognized chain of hotels with several imprints across hundreds of worldwide locations. They turned to Evviva for a focused branding campaign that would highlight their unique appeal and audience. Evviva delivered with highly modern and striking branding designed to make an impact.

Their clients include major enterprise clients like IBM Watson and Coca Cola, but Paragraphs is a branding agency that hasn’t lost it’s focus on innovation or creativity. This Chicago-based firm helps organizations around the world focus their brand message for greater success.

If you want to see how Paargraphs helps brands communicate with their audiences, look no further than their work for Coca Cola. Paragraphs helped them define a communication strategy for their audience of stateside investors to improve their reach.

Pollywog helps companies develop lasting identities centered around rich stories potential clients will love. From enterprises to small businesses, they work in all type of industries to help clients to establish or redefine their brands. 

A recent example of their work was helping 3D printer manufacturer Stratasys name their first product priced under $10,000. Their team settled on Mojo—a name that carries connotations of magic and charm to appeal to their largely male audience while still feeling at home in the category. 

What do YouTube and Reebok have in common? They’ve both turned to C42D for branding expertise. This New York-based agency was founded in 2010 and has already made major waves with branding for enterprise clients and startups alike.

When Shazam launched a platform targeting brands, C42D analyzed the entirety of their content to refine their brand story, create key visuals and design a system that would bring together all elements of the Shazam brand. The campaign was a huge success and continues to drive progress for the brand today.

Ruckus has provided branding solutions for huge names like Murad as well as dozens of enterprise clients around the world. This New York based agency was founded on a will to be great and has already made major waves with work for enterprise clients and startups alike.

When NYC Ferry needed a powerful way to supercharge their strategy, they turned to Ruckus. Ruckus completely revamped their approach to highlight some of their most appealing elements and drive higher engagement and sales.

Their clients include major enterprise clients like Airbus Helicopters and Texas Capital Bank, but Spire Agency is a branding agency that hasn’t lost its focus on innovation or creativity. This Addison -based firm helps organizations around the world focus their brand message for greater success.

If you want to see how Spire Agency helps brands communicate with their audiences, look no further than their work for Howard, one of the most respected CPA firms in Texas. Spire Agency helped them tailor a branding and communication strategy to improve their reach and overall presence.

NameStormers creates catchy, effective, and easy to remember product, service, or company names for clients like Aetna, Allstate, and IBM. They offer brand name strategy, tactical name research, implementation, and testing services.

Circuit City, a used car retailer wanted an easy to understand, automotive relate NameStormers presented a variety of names and Circuit City selected the short, easy to spell name, Carmax. The “car” prefix directly related to the automotive business and the “max” suffix suggested the maximum value in a used car. Carmax stores are now a common sight across the country.

The Monogram Group clients include Goldwind American and Geremarie, and they specialize in providing design-centric branding expertise for their clients. With a focus on emphasizing the most vital elements of brand messaging, The Monogram Group was founded on forward-thinking principles in 1990 in Chicago.

When Life Fitness needed a complete overhaul of their brand messaging, voice and overall visual design, they turned to The Monogram Group. The agency provided them with an end-to-end analysis of how they could make their branding more targeted, impactful and successful.

Named one of the Top 100 Private Job Creators by Inc. Magazine, DMI (Digital Management Inc.) serves hundreds of Fortune 1000 clients. They’re an end-to-end mobile design and branding firm established in 2002 with a focus on tech.

One example of DMI’s work includes an innovative Apple Watch app for Addison Lee, the first transport company in London to offer mobile apps. DMI helped them redesign their watch app from top to bottom to focus on tasks optimized for the smaller screen, resulting in 50% higher conversion rates compared to other apps.

Trusted by companies like American Red Cross and Allstate, Rule 29 helps clients achieve more by using creative to grow business and clarify stories. They boast a robust portfolio made up of branding work enterprise and midmarket companies. 

One of Rule 29’s standout portfolio pieces was refreshing the brand identity of one of the world’s most recognized nonprofits—the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Without changing the recognized visual cues, their team updated the branding to have a contemporary flair and be better suited for emerging mobile platforms. 

With an impressively robust client list that includes names like Apollo Capital Management, GreyBox Creative empowers brands with branding and logo design services. Founded on design-first principles, this New York-based firm offers an emphasis on helping brands drive change.

One example of GreyBox Creative’s experience is their work for Geoffrey Beene, one of the world’s respected brands. GreyBox Creative helped them target their audience of customers with a complete reevaluation of their branding strategy. This resulted in powerful engagement and an increase in perceived authority for them. 

BrandTuitive is a branding and advertising agency that blends smart strategy and captivating creativity to help businesses reach their objectives. The majority of their work involves branding for mid-sized companies in the consumer products and services industry.

One of BrandTuitive’s standout portfolio pieces is their brand positioning and activation project for wine delivery company Simply Wine. They created a marketing campaign that spanned several channels, ranging from posters, to a website, to truck wraps. Their strategies brought the new brand to wine lovers across the country.

Paypal and Charles Schwab count Global Brand Works as their dependable branding experts, so it’s no wonder the company has achieved such widespread success. With over 10 years of branding experience, this San Francisco-based agency is certainly here to stay.

Kettle Brand Potato Chips is a globally recognized leader in snack foods, and Global Brand Works has provided focused and wide-reaching branding services for the company for the entirety of their working relationship. This includes logo design, iconography, overall brand voice and visuals, and more.

Aqomi counts impressive brands among their key clients. So it’s no wonder that this Canada-based firm has achieved widespread success in a wide range of industries for their targeted branding work.

One example of their web development success comes from a globally recognized brand. Aqomi helped them revitalize their materials to stand out in a crowded market and leave a powerful impression on more customers than ever before.

With over 20 years of experience and over 100 industry recognitions, Jacob Taylor brings a vast reservoir of experience and best practices to the table. They are a group of seasoned brand and digital marketing professionals, working with clients of all sizes and industries.

As an example, they built an intuitive and engaging online experience and eCommerce presence for YMCA’s 17 San Diego locations. The device-agnostic design offers a seamless online experience for members. As a result, the club’s online sales doubled almost immediately.

Janus International and The Cooper Firm count id8 as their dependable branding experts, so it’s no wonder the company has achieved such widespread success. With over 18 years of branding experience, this Atlanta -based agency is certainly here to stay.

Aarons is a globally recognized leader in furniture retail, and id8 has provided focused and wide-reaching branding services for the company for the entirety of their working relationship. This includes logo design, iconography, overall brand voice and visuals, and more.

Hunter has provided branding solutions for huge names like LeasePlan and Sensory Lab as well as dozens of other enterprise clients around the world. This Melbourne based agency was founded in 2010 and has already made major waves with branding for enterprise clients and startups alike.

When Hubbards needed a powerful way to supercharge interest in their toasted muesli (granola) products, they turned to Hunter. The Hunter team completely revamped their campaign to highlight some of the brand’s most appealing personality quirks and drive higher engagement and sales.

Venthio has delivered stellar work for over 800 clients pushing their businesses forward and helping them succeed in a modern world. Their talented team of designers and strategists specializes in marketing, branding, and advertising.

One of their recent projects was creating a brand system for investment management platform Niru. Keeping these simple yet stated, the used a mono-color background with a white logo to act as the brand’s main marking with enough flexibility to stretch across other mediums.

Many enterprise clients count Division of Labor as their dependable video production experts, so it’s no wonder the company has achieved such widespread success. With years of experience in their industry, this California-based agency is certainly here to make an impact.

One Division of Labor client is a globally recognized leader in their sector, and Division of Labor has provided focused and wide-reaching services for the company for the entirety of their working relationship. This includes UX design, UI, overall brand presence and visuals, and more.

An award-winning creative company, ArtVersion uses its experiential design process to create emotion and engagement between the brand and the consumer. They are a full-service agency, offering branding, digital, and print design services to clients of all sizes and industries.

For PepsiCo, they created a simple, elegant, and responsive website. The new site allows easy integration of all PepsiCo brands while facilitating independence, adaptability, and accessibility. With a focus on autocomplete search, the design features a strategic approach to FAQ access, iconography, design, and color.

The Big Bureau of Small Projects leverages their experience with Fortune 500 companies to help small businesses and non-profits make large impacts. They're a full-service agency offering advertising, branding, web design, and web development services.

An education platform, uPerform, hired the Bureau of Small Projects to redesign their product's UX for a more responsive and intuitive interface. The team resolved user challenges by improving frontend development and giving the platform a natural and simpler look all for an easier and faster navigation experience.

With a passion for both strategy and design, WonderWild has provided branding work for clients like the University of Nebraska and DC Capitals. Based in Lincoln, Nebraska and founded in 2015, WonderWild brings a long history of success to each project they complete.

When Edison Coffee Company was just a new brand looking to make an impact, WonderWild created not only their most recognizable logo but the entirety of their branding and customer-facing presence. The result was a splashy entrance into the market orchestrated entirely by WonderWild designers and strategists.

With a passion for both strategy and design, Motto has provided branding work for clients like 20thCentury Fox and Legendary Digital. Based in New York and founded in 2005, Motto brings a long history of success to each project they complete.

When SmartCo was just a new brand looking to make an impact with their healthy toaster pastries, Motto created not only their most recognizable logo but the entirety of their branding and customer-facing presence. The result was a splashy entrance into the market orchestrated entirely by Motto designers and strategists.

With an impressively robust client list that includes names like Air Canada and the University of London, Strano + Pettigrew empowers brands. Founded in 2004, this Toronto-based firm offers an emphasis on helping brands drive change.

One example of Strano + Pettigrew’s experience is their branding work for DentalCorp, one of the world’s most respected dental companies. Strano + Pettigrew helped them target their audience of users with a complete reevaluation of their branding. This resulted in powerful engagement and an increase in perceived authority for DentalCorp.

The Yard counts impressive brands like Nike and Burger King among their key clients. So it’s no wonder that this London -based firm has achieved widespread success in a wide range of industries for their targeted branding work.

One example of their branding success comes from the work with Protein Haus. The Yard helped them revitalize their brand to stand out and leave a powerful impression on more customers than ever before.

Nocturnal has provided branding solutions for huge names like DMB Partners and Dignity Health as well as dozens of enterprise clients around the world. This Phoenix based agency was founded in 2003 and has already made major waves with branding for enterprise clients and startups alike.

When Macayo’s Mexican Restaurants needed a powerful way to supercharge interest in customers and get them to eat at their locations, they turned to Nocturnal. Nocturnal completely revamped their campaign to highlight some of Macayo’s most appealing elements and drive higher sales.

Lift Interactive is a dynamic team of strategists, designers, and technologists delivering creative work across Canada and beyond. Their portfolio is made up mostly of work for small to mid-sized businesses in industries like consumer products and services, hospitality, and non-profit.

A recent example of their work was creating the brand identity for a local hotel in Nashville, Tennesse. Lift Interactive designed a dynamic logo that could scale to fit multiple physical touchpoints by shrinking down into simpler forms while still retaining the same principals.

Over 16 years, Pumped Inc. has worked with 95 different brands to help them align their identities and grow their presence. Their client roster is made up mostly of small to mid-sized organizations in industries like consumer products and services, retail, and business services. 

One of their recent projects was partnering with local restaurant Garcias Seafood to create a new identity. Their system captured the family feel and history of the business that dates back to 1966 while displaying it in a modern and aesthetically appealing way to speak to modern customers. 

What do Vakkaru Maldives and CLIENT have in common? They’ve both turned to JPD for branding expertise. This Dubai-based agency has already made major waves with work for enterprise clients and startups alike.

When Dragon Oil launched a platform targeting their unique users, JPD analyzed the entirety of their approach to create key features and design a strategy that would bring together all elements of the client’s brand. The result was a huge success, and continues to drive progress for the brand today.

Mabbly combines data insights with design thinking to create work that transforms and pushes its clients’ business forward. Their diverse client portfolio ranges from budding startups to thriving enterprises in industries like consumer good and services, business, and manufacturing. 

A recent example of their work was redesigning the website for Limitless Coffee and Tea. Mabbly crafted a new information architecture to more clearly break up the site and match different user needs creating a frictionless experience from the very first click. 

This established branding company counts major brands like Bauer Performance among their clients. Based in New York City, WRK Partners brings a bright and impactful approach to each unique enterprise project they take on.

Reebok creates products for clients around the world. They turned to WRK Partners for a focused strategy that would highlight their unique brand voice and audience. WRK Partners delivered with highly modern and striking approach focused on making an impact.

Brandlucent counts impressive brands among their key clients. So it’s no wonder that this Montreal-based firm has achieved widespread success in a wide range of industries for their targeted branding work.

One example of their web development success comes from a globally recognized brand. Brandlucent helped them revitalize their materials to stand out in a crowded market and leave a powerful impression on more customers than ever before.

The Ramotion team’s expertise in turning world-class design into code has earned them #1 spots on sites like Github and Behance. They primarily work in web development for enterprise clients in the retail, consumer products and services, and financial industries. 

Working with software giant Salesforce, the Ramotion team was hired to create a series of Micro interactions for the key product. Their solution kept the core principals of the design system the same to maintain consistency while still bringing new life to the digital platforms. 

A brand design studio, Visual71 builds highly aesthetic brand identity tools for notable brands like Amazon, Nike, and Heinz. The most awarded ad agency in Poland and the UK, they work with clients of all sizes and industries.

Volvo wanted a dedicated website for its 4+ repair program for older models, making the cost evaluation process easy for customers. Visual71 designed and developed a site that gave the carmaker a new look on the web. The new responsive website makes an ordinary process attractive, incorporating the best user experience practices.

With an impressively robust client list that includes names like Civic Financial Services and RGR, La Visual empowers brands with creative branding techniques. Founded in 2005, this Los Angeles-based firm offers an emphasis on helping brands drive change.

One example of La Visual’s experience is their branding work for LemonShark Poke, an upstart restaurant chain trying to establish itself. La Visual helped them target their audience of fans of poke style dining with a complete reevaluation of their branding. This resulted in powerful engagement and an increase in perceived authority for LemonShark.

Flat 6 Concepts counts impressive brands like Tea Forte and T-Mobile among their key clients. So it’s no wonder that this Beverly Hills-based firm has achieved widespread success in a wide range of industries for their targeted branding work.

With years of experience in the branding and marketing industry, Flat 6 brings a combination of expertise and passion that few agencies can match. Flat 6 Concepts helps organizations revitalize their brand to stand out in a crowded market and leave a powerful impression on more customers than ever before.

THIEL has provided branding solutions for huge names like Snap-on as well as dozens of enterprise clients around the world. This Milwaukee based agency was founded on a will to be great and has already made major waves with work for enterprise clients and startups alike.

When Komatsu needed a powerful way to supercharge their strategy, they turned to THIEL. THIEL completely revamped their approach to highlight some of their most appealing elements and drive higher engagement and sales.

Clients like Hilton, Amara, and Coca-Cola trust TRIXMEDIA to utilize the best marketing tools and language that appeals to target audiences. The digital branding and web design firm specializes in branding, SEO, and web, graphic, package, and logo design, working with clients of all sizes and industries.

For example, they partnered with Trendy Collection to create an eCommerce website, devising a comprehensive design strategy to elevate the brand’s recall. The eCommerce website uses multiple new-age marketing techniques like gift cards and store credit to attract and retain customers.