MAKE THE CHOICE OBVIOUS
Clear positioning and a stronger proposition so people understand what you are, why it matters and why they should choose you.
BRAND CREATION & REBRANDING / MIP PHILLIPS
MAKE YOUR
BRAND
EASIER TO
CHOOSE.
Branding is not just how you look. It is what people understand, remember and choose.
As your brand strategy consultant, I create and rebuild brands from the inside out – positioning, proposition, messaging, identity, distinctive assets and the work that brings the whole system to life.
Bring me a new business, an existing brand that has lost its edge, or something that simply feels harder to explain than it should.
400+
BRANDS WORKED ON
Across industries, audiences and markets.
30+
YEARS OF CREATIVE LEADERSHIP
Strategy, identity and creative leadership.
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TO-END.
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STRATEGY TO ROLLOUT
From the first decision to the finished brand.
THE REAL JOB OF A BRAND
NOT JUST
TO LOOK
GOOD.
TO MEAN
SOMETHING.
A strong brand gives people a reason to choose you before they have compared every feature or asked for a discount.
It makes the business easier to understand, gives the marketing a recognisable voice and creates memory cues that compound over time.
That means the job is bigger than a logo. The positioning, proposition, messaging, identity and behaviour all need to point in the same direction.
RECOGNITION IS USEFUL.
MEANING MAKES IT VALUABLE.
WHY THIS MATTERS
MOST BRANDS
ARE TOO EASY
TO IGNORE.
When the brand is generic, the business has to work harder everywhere else. Better branding reduces that friction.
BUILD MEMORY ON PURPOSE
Distinctive language, visual devices, cues and behaviours that help the brand become recognisable faster.
MAKE THE SYSTEM USABLE
A brand your team can actually deploy across website, campaigns, content, sales, product and every other touchpoint.
WHAT I CAN CREATE
FROM
POSITIONING
TO THE
WHOLE BRAND.
The scope depends on what you need. It might be a strategic refresh, a complete rebrand, a new identity or the whole thing through to launch.
01
Positioning and proposition
What the brand stands for, who it is for, why it matters and the reason to choose it.
02
Messaging and verbal identity
Core line, message hierarchy, tone of voice, hooks, proof points and usable copy.
03
Visual identity and distinctive assets
Logo, colour, type, graphic devices, imagery and repeatable memory cues as required.
04
Brand system and guidelines
A practical framework that shows how the brand behaves and how teams should use it.
05
Launch and rollout
Website, campaigns, content, sales assets and creative direction so the new brand appears consistently in the real world.
HOW I WORK
FROM FOG
TO FOCUS.
TO A BRAND
THAT HOLDS.
FIND WHAT THE BRAND SHOULD MEAN
I get underneath the business, audience and category to define the position, proposition and belief the brand needs to own.
BUILD THE DISTINCTIVE SYSTEM
I develop the verbal and visual identity, memory cues and creative devices that make the brand recognisable and coherent.
PUT IT INTO THE REAL WORLD
I can take the brand into website, campaigns, content, launch assets and implementation so the thinking survives execution.
RELEVANT WORK
BRANDS BUILT
TO BE RECOGNISED
AND CHOSEN.
Examples where positioning, identity and creative direction worked together as a system rather than a collection of disconnected design choices.
BRISKS
A complete rebrand for a national aggregates supplier, turning the letter B into a distinctive communication device across the brand.
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PURE POM
Two distinct brand territories designed to give a new skincare proposition a stronger identity and scalable creative platform.
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ASAP SAFETY
Brand creation and launch for a construction safety business, including naming, logo, brand story, messaging, website styling and sales assets.
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Mip’s Benchmark Idea Process is exceptional. It helped us understand our business and drove clarity into our proposition. Mip created our brand idea, branding and website.
Co-Founder, Gracechurch FCP
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
THE QUESTIONS
PEOPLE USUALLY
ASK.
DO WE NEED A COMPLETE REBRAND?
Not necessarily. If the fundamentals are sound,
the highest-value move may be a sharper position,
proposition, message or a smaller number of
distinctive assets rather than rebuilding everything.
CAN YOU CREATE THE VISUAL IDENTITY AS WELL?
Yes. I can develop the creative direction and
visual identity as part of the work, including
logo, colour, typography, graphic devices and
the wider brand system where required.
DO YOU HANDLE THE ROLLOUT?
Yes. I can take the brand into website,
campaign, content, sales materials and launch
execution, either directly or with your team
and trusted partners.
TALK TO MIP™
WANT TO PRESSURE-TEST YOUR BRAND FIRST?
PUT IT
THROUGH
TALK TO MIP™.
Talk To MIP™ can challenge your positioning, proposition, messaging and brand thinking before you commit money to a rebrand or rollout.
NEXT STEP
DOES YOUR
BRAND MAKE
THE CHOICE
EASIER?
Bring me the brand, the business problem, the launch or the thing that no longer feels right. We can work out what needs changing – and whether that means a sharper position, a refresh or a complete rebuild.