Starting a new brand? We’ll guide you through the entire brand process.

We support you at every step, from concept to market, through a collaborative
process where your team and ours shape the best path forward together.
1
Develop Your Brand Strategy
You know your business and where you want to go. We turn that business strategy into a brand strategy, the lens you use to approach all your creative. Along the way, we define what makes your brand different, find the value you can confidently be first to claim in your category, and build your positioning around it.

A clear strategy keeps your brand recognizable instead of chasing every trend. It also makes marketing decisions easier: if you're unsure about an idea, check it against the strategy. Every investment stays aligned and efficient, and your ROI improves. And it keeps your team on target.
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Deliverables:
  1. Discovery
  2. Brand Positioning Framework
  3. Industry & Category Trends
  4. Competitive Research
  5. Target Audience Profiles
  6. Initial Strategic Direction
  7. Storytelling Foundation
  8. Design Directions
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Tell the Story That Matters
Once the strategy is nailed, we shape it into a story that connects, inspires, and turns buyers into believers. B2B or direct-to-consumer, you need a story that makes people care, and it has to show up at every brand touchpoint: web copy, pack copy, print collateral for shoppers, and retail-ready sales decks and sell sheets.
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Deliverables:
  1. Brand Name
  2. Tagline
  3. Product Story
  4. Product Descriptions
  5. Bio(s)
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3
Name Your Brand, Product, or Service
Your name is the most honest representation of your brand positioning. It should be easy to say, impossible to forget, and built to grow with you. We find the right name, then help you trademark it.
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Deliverables:
  1. Brand Name
  2. Product Name
  3. Flavor & Scent Names
  4. Name Testing
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4
Design Your Logo
The strongest marks are recognizable on their own. You see them and know who they belong to, even without the name, packaging, or context. We design distinctive identities built to be remembered.
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Deliverables:
  1. Logo Identity System
  2. Brand Onesheet
  3. Brand Guidelines
  4. Stationery
  5. Logo Testing
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5
Create the Full Packaging
Your packaging is where your brand, product, and consumer meet.  We make sure it goes well. For nearly two decades, Shelf has created engaging packaging across food, beverage, wellness, beauty, family, pet, and home goods.
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Deliverables:
  1. Packaging Strategy
  2. Packaging Copy
  3. Packaging Design
  4. Product Photography
  5. Illustration
  6. Pack Concept Testing
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6
Test with Customers Along the Way
Don’t just ask if you like it—ask if your customers do. Throughout the branding process, we put concepts in front of real people to learn what resonates, what they remember, and what makes them choose you. From naming and identity to packaging, messaging, and website, we offer everything from full- or half-day live customer conversations to quick, cost-effective online testing.
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Deliverables:
  1. Consumer Group Testing
  2. Consumer Online Survey
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Build Your Brand Copy Guideline & Messaging Rack
We audit your existing messaging, then build a Messaging Rack: a library of copy rooted in your brand strategy and story. It covers bios, founder and brand stories, taglines, headlines, CTAs, and copy for packaging, web, Amazon, email, and sales. Some brands need just the rack, while others grow it into a full copy guideline. Either way, it shows you how to use your copy across every deliverable. Whether it's a service or product, it holds the facts of your brand that rarely change, so every caption, interview answer, and webpage traces back to it.
We use AI as a tool, not a crutch. It helps us reduce turnaround times and explore more directions in shorter timeframes and smaller budgets.
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Deliverables:
  1. Brand Copy Guideline
  2. Brand Strategy
  3. Brand Story & Product Assets
  4. Positioning Statement
  5. Unique Selling Propositions
  6. Features & Benefits
  7. Educational Content
  8. Website Messaging
  9. Social Messaging
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Build Your Online Presence
Your brand needs to feel like your brand everywhere, not just on the shelf. We translate your identity, story, and strategy into digital experiences that carry across web, social, ads, and newsletters. This is where your brand starts to feel real, as we create the illustration, photography, and other assets that turn your brand from an idea into something tangible.
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Deliverables:
  1. Website Design
  2. Amazon Pages
  3. Social Media Starter Kit
  4. Digital Marketing & Ads
  5. Content Calendar
  6. Photo Shoot & Assets
  7. Video Shoot & Assets
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Get Expo and Retail-Ready
Stores and expos are where standing out matters most. Great packaging gets you the buyer meeting. Sell sheets and sales decks get you on the shelf. In-store demos and displays get shoppers to stop, notice, and try. We create materials that appeal to retailers and shoppers alike, so your brand makes the pitch even when you're not in the room.
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Deliverables:
  1. Retailer Sell Sheets
  2. Retailer Sales Decks
  3. In-Store Promotional Materials
  4. In-Store Displays & End Caps
  5. In-Store Demo Materials
  6. Expo Booth
  7. Branded Merch
  8. Print Collateral
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Brand The Experience
Your brand isn't just what people see. It's what they walk through, pick up, and remember. Booths, signage, interiors, merch, collateral. Every physical touchpoint shapes how people experience the brand.
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Deliverables:
  1. Expo Booth
  2. Branded Merch
  3. Interior/Office Design
  4. Signage
  5. Print Collateral
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Now let’s talk scope and budget.

Every engagement is tailored to what you need, from more narrowly focused projects starting around $2,500 to full-scale brand builds reaching $200,000+.

Naming for

Services, Brands, and Products

Starting at $5K+

  • Discovery
  • Name Development (Service, Brand, Product, Flavor, or Scent)
  • Presentation including Naming Rationale & Typeset Name Mockup
  • Trademark & URL Availability Screening
  • Tagline Development

Founder’s
Toolkit

Staring at $8K

  • Discovery
  • Logo Identity
  • Founder, Brand, & Product Story—and Tagline
  • Presentation Deck
  • Sales One-Pager
  • Stationery
  • Canva Graphic Assets

Farmers Market
to Retailer

Starting at $20K

  • Discovery
  • Strategy
  • Logo Identity System
  • Full Packaging System
  • Messaging & Content Rack
  • Website
  • Sales Deck
  • Graphic Assets & Renders
  • Photography Art Direction & Photoshoot

Expo and Tradeshow
Experience

Starting at $5K

  • Discovery
  • Brand Messaging
  • Expo Booth (from backdrop only to entire booth experience)
  • Packaging Mockups
  • Retail Sales Deck
  • Sell Sheet
  • Retail Sales Deck
  • Promotional Items
  • Marketing Collateral
  • Marketing Newsletter

New Product Line or Category Launch

Starting at $15K

  • Discovery
  • Strategy
  • Messaging & Content Rack
  • Full Packaging System
  • Consumer Testing
  • Graphic Assets & Renders
  • Photography Art Direction and Photoshoot

Going National

Starting at $25K

  • Discovery
  • Strategy
  • Logo Identity
  • Brand Guideline
  • Full Packaging System
  • Consumer Testing 
  • Messaging & Content Rack (Pack & Website)
  • Website, Social Media
  • Graphic Assets & Renders
  • Photography Art Direction and Photoshoot 
  • Video

Omnichannel Campaign

Starting at $15K

  • Discovery
  • Campaign Strategy
  • Messaging & Content Rack
  • Website Updates
  • Social Campaign Assets
  • Social Media Calendar & Content Direction
  • Digital Ad Creative & Promotional Assets
  • Product & Lifestyle Photoshoot
  • Digital 3D Renders
  • Video

Pitch, Investor, or Retailer Deck

Starting at $3K

  • Presentation Template
  • Strategic narrative and slide structure featuring Key Competitive Findings, Financials, and Sales Content
  • Investor or Retailer-ready Messaging
  • Visual assets aligned with Brand Identity

Product & Lifestyle Photoshoot

Starting at $2.5K per day

  • Discovery
  • Creative Direction
  • Photoshoot & Styling Brief Half, Full-day, or Multiple Day Photoshoot with Select Photographer (& Team)
  • Art direction for styling and props with stylist
  • Model Sourcing & Costs
  • Post-shoot proof review and image selection session
  • Professional Retouching
  • Final delivery of files

The Full Package from Naming to Expo Booth.

Starting at $250k

Assuming 80% of the below deliverables will be included.

  • Brand Strategy
  • Brand Naming
  • Product Naming
  • Brand Identity System
  • Brand Guidelines
  • Brand & Product Stories
  • Messaging & Content Rack
  • Packaging Strategy
  • Packaging Design
  • Product Design 
  • Website Design
  • Website Build
  • Amazon Pages
  • Retail Sales Deck
  • Stationery
  • Marketing Brochure 
  • Marketing Newsletter
  • Social Media Assets
  • Video
  • Product & Lifestyle Photography
  • Iconography
  • Renders
  • Promotional Items
  • Expo Booth Experience
  • Office/Store Styling
  • Asset Management System

Ready to stand out from the pack?

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We love partnering with collaborative teams who care about creating great brand experiences for their customers. If this sounds like you, let’s chat.

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