Strategy

 

STRATEGY SERVICES

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We build brand strategies that make every decision easier. Through research, honest audits and collaborative workshops, we uncover what makes your brand matter and turn it into a clear direction your whole team can act on.
Brand strategy, brand positioning, market research, brand audits and strategy workshops for companies in Los Angeles and beyond.

RESEARCH
AUDITS
ANALYSIS
WORKSHOPS
INSIGHTS
INNOVATION
IDEATION

Strategy Methodology

Strategy is where logic meets intuition. We combine business analysis, audience psychology, cultural insight and creative ideation to find the one idea your brand can own. Here’s how we get there.

Step 1Listen and Learn

  • Discovery Interviews: Conversations with founders, leadership and key stakeholders to understand your ambitions, challenges and what success looks like.
  • Brand and Business Audit: A clear-eyed review of your current brand, communications and customer touchpoints: what works, what doesn’t, and why.

Step 2Research and Analysis

  • Audience Research: Surveys, interviews and data that reveal who your customers are, what they need and how they decide.
  • Competitive Landscape: A map of competitors and category conventions to find the white space your brand can claim.
  • Trend Analysis: The cultural, technological and industry shifts that will shape your market.

Step 3Insights

  • Key Insights: We distill the research into a few sharp truths about your audience and market.
  • Opportunity Map: Where your brand can lead rather than follow.

Step 4Workshops and Ideation

  • Collaborative Workshops: Hands-on sessions that align your team on purpose, values and vision.
  • Ideation: Bold strategic territories, explored and tested against the insights.

Step 5Positioning and Messaging

  • Positioning Statement: What makes you different, and why it matters to the people you serve.
  • Brand Narrative and Messaging: Your story, value proposition and key messages, written to be remembered.
  • Brand Archetype: The personality that guides your voice, visuals and behavior.

Step 6Roadmap and Innovation

  • Strategic Roadmap: Priorities, timelines and measurable goals that turn strategy into action.
  • Innovation Opportunities: New products, services and experiences that grow naturally from the brand.
  • Ongoing Guidance: We measure, learn and refine with you as the brand grows.

The result is not a document on a shelf but a compass for every decision, from your next product to your next hire.

SELECT CLIENTS

Logos of selected Nondual Design clients

CLIENT LOVE

  • You represent raw creativity and boundless enthusiasm. You understood that we wanted to make a statement about commitment to society and helped us communicate it effectively. The website you created is phenomenal.

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    K.M.
    Marketing Director, Ubiquity Brands
  • Very grateful for the absolutely stellar job you did, within extremely tight timing. It was truly outstanding work.

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    C.R.
    Marketing Director, Black and Decker
  • We had a very positive experience working with you. The end result was a fantastic product that represented our vision. Everyone we worked with was extremely helpful and considering the extreme timeline we had, it was amazing to get such fantastic results. We would absolutely work with your staff again and recommend it to colleagues

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    T.P.
    Managing Partner, SGP
  • We have achieved a very striking presentation of our brand. We have managed to get an attractive design that is translated into various communication means in a very consistent way. That is very important to us. You have a very professional way of working and a flexible attitude.

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    M.S.
    VP, Fides
  • We really forged an alliance and a partnership with your agency. I have searched high and low for an agency like ND… Going to the next level in these social spaces with depth and innovation. You really take this to a different level.

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    K.S.
    VP of Marketing, Caesarstone
  • Every time I see the new Biophilia CEU, I marvel at its beauty. It is by far the most beautiful presentation I have ever seen! Our whole team applauds your work.
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    S.G.
    VP, Lamin-Art
  • Your dream team was able to capture the iconic Pee-wee Herman and brand his website, into an award-winning, gorgeous, seamless online playground for tens of thousands of loyal fans while integrating social media and Pee-wee’s E-commerce needs… and did I mention this was all accomplished on budget and in record time. Amazing and fantastic!
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    M.S. 
    President of Business Affairs, Herman World
  • We have been very pleased with your work on our two big projects. Our relationship has been good, mainly because you listen to what we want to accomplish and come up with creative approaches to achieve those objectives. We also appreciate your commitment to our cause — ending polio worldwide. You have gone the extra distance to help us in our effort to end this disease, which we greatly appreciate.

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    T.B.
    Marketing Director, Rotary
  • Everyone who has seen the site, including all of our employees, thinks it looks fabulous. All of Altair, are very excited for us to take on this huge upgrade to our online presence, with a look and functionality that we can really be proud of. Thank you for all of your efforts.
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    A.S.
    Marketing Director, Altair Advisers

AWARDS + RECOGNITIONS

We’re honored to have received well-known awards and noteworthy press for our design and branding work.

Select Awards:
The Addy Awards
WebAwards
Summit International Awards
Architectural Record Awards
W3 Awards
American Design Awards
Communicator Awards
Interactive Media Awards
Telecom Marketing Awards
Hermes Creative Awards
Davey Awards