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Brand
building

How to future-proof your brand across all channels

Many channels, many requirements, little clarity? Today, a brand should be present everywhere – but also differentiate itself, provide orientation, be adaptable and consistent at the same time. We understand these challenges and help to solve them strategically.

Fundamentals for brand development

For successful brand development, it is important to get all decision-makers around one table first. Especially in the development phase of a brand, the exchange between marketing, sales and product development is essential. Brands should therefore always be developed across departments in order to be able to include important insights from product and sales. This is, for example, crucial for the automation of content as well as for the control of user traffic and own resources. Brand development is an important factor for your Branding.

Image of the figure Ronald McDonald, partially obscured behind a green bush – as a symbolic representation of how strongly brand images remain recognizable even in fragmented form. Context: Branding.Image of a floor statement with the inscription 'Passion led us here'. Two people stand in front of it, only their feet are visible – as a symbol for the starting point of a shared brand journey. Context: Branding.
Detail shot of a Red Bull can, where the brand logo was punched out in the opening clip – as an example of how consistently brand and Branding can be conceived and implemented down to the smallest detail.

Unmistakable down to the smallest detail – an example of consistent brand experiences.

Contact us, we are already curious about your project!

Image of the temporary exhibition 'Level 3.0' on the 30th floor of the Deutsche Post DHL Headquarters in the Post Tower in Bonn. Exhibition concept by R211 agency.Image of the temporary exhibition 'Level 3.0' on the 30th floor of the Deutsche Post DHL Headquarters in the Post Tower in Bonn. Exhibition concept by R211 agency.
Image of the temporary exhibition 'Level 3.0' on the 30th floor of the Deutsche Post DHL Headquarters in the Post Tower in Bonn. Exhibition concept by R211 agency.

Brand as a spatial experience – from the brand strategy to the visual translation in space.

Roadmap to a successful brand strategy

First and foremost, we, the R211 agency, conduct a brand workshop with our clients, potentially before brand development. In a kind of self-discovery seminar for companies, we jointly identify everything that appeals to and “triggers” the client. Subsequently, we define the background, requirements, benefits, expectations, goals, personas, and resources of a content-oriented project. The results are summarized in a “Creative Brief”. The Creative Brief describes the core of the brand. It is the elaborated result of the brand strategy and forms the basis of corporate communication – both internally and externally. The brand strategy thus forms the roadmap to achieve your brand goals.

In 4 steps to clear brand building

Brand building is a process – and needs structure. We accompany companies from analysis to implementation. Always with the aim of transferring content, design and messages into a consistent, living brand.

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Workshop & Analysis

Target groups, touchpoints, values, differentiation – we analyze and create a shared brand understanding.

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Creative Brief & Positioning

We summarize all insights in a strategic briefing that clearly defines the brand essence.

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Design Strategy & Visual Implementation

Based on the strategy, we develop design approaches that function flexibly across all channels.

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Action Planning & Elaboration

Whether Brand Book, social assets, or campaign modules – we translate your brand into concrete measures.

Fill 1

01

Workshop & Analysis

Target groups, touchpoints, values, differentiation – we analyze and create a shared brand understanding.

Fill 1

02

Creative Brief & Positioning

We summarize all insights in a strategic briefing that clearly defines the brand essence.

Fill 1

03

Design Strategy & Visual Implementation

Based on the strategy, we develop design approaches that function flexibly across all channels.

Fill 1

04

Action Planning & Elaboration

Whether Brand Book, social assets, or campaign modules – we translate your brand into concrete measures.

Our services at a glance

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Brand Analysis

We examine your brand and the competition with a focus on differentiation and target group potential.

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Workshop Moderation

We bring marketing, product, and sales together.

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Brand Strategy & Creative Brief

Together, we develop the foundation for your positioning.

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Action Planning & Touchpoint Strategy

We provide concrete proposals for your marketing plan.

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Corporate Design Development

We develop a visual system that supports your brand.

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Brand Structure & Naming

We advise on naming, brand architecture, and the strategic placement of sub-brands.

Group 40

Brand Analysis

We examine your brand and the competition with a focus on differentiation and target group potential.

Group 40

Workshop Moderation

We bring marketing, product, and sales together.

Group 40

Brand Strategy & Creative Brief

Together, we develop the foundation for your positioning.

Group 40

Action Planning & Touchpoint Strategy

We provide concrete proposals for your marketing plan.

Group 40

Corporate Design Development

We develop a visual system that supports your brand.

Group 40

Brand Structure & Naming

We advise on naming, brand architecture, and the strategic placement of sub-brands.

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Our Mission – Strengthening Brands Through Strategy

Many companies start with design or communication – without a clear brand strategy. We take the opposite approach: We first create substance, then visibility. Our mission is to strengthen brands from within.

FaQ

Yes. We analyze substance, appearance and external impact – and develop specifically instead of throwing everything overboard.

Marketing, sales and management work closely with us. We create a clear interface – for example through joint workshops and structured feedback phases.

Yes. We deliver assets, templates and design systems in such a way that your team can continue working independently, whether in InDesign, Canva or PowerPoint.

Colors, typography, imagery or tonality can be rethought – without alienating the brand.

That is individual. Depending on the scope, several weeks, sometimes even months.

“Thanks so much. The whole team is very happy with the end results. The brand positioning is also very helpful. Big compliments for you and Christoph. We really like to stay working with you.“

Ingeborg Brandsma
Company.info

abus kransysteme
amtico flooring
Athletic Archery
DHL Group
Huelsta
Deutsche Bahn
Stiftung schloss dyck
Deutscher Volkshochschulverband
Zwilling J A Henckels
Staedtische kliniken moenchengladbach
Igepa group
Hairhaus
abus kransysteme
amtico flooring
Athletic Archery
DHL Group
Huelsta
Deutsche Bahn
Stiftung schloss dyck
Deutscher Volkshochschulverband
Zwilling J A Henckels
Staedtische kliniken moenchengladbach
Igepa group
Hairhaus
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