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  • Hero image for the Flintco Construction rebrand case study
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    How Flintco Stopped Sounding Like Every Other Construction Company

    What’s the fastest way to be forgotten? Say the same thing as everyone else. Spend five minutes browsing commercial construction websites, and you’ll start to see the pattern. Every firm…

  • Cottle Village logo overlayed on farm inspired land
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    Building Cottle Village: Where the Brand Meets the Land

    When we first stepped onto the triangular plot of land that is now Cottle Village, I was struck that developing a new attraction is a lot like building a brand.…

  • Laptop showing WashU Law university website UX UI refresh of homepage.
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    Finding Balance With the WashU Law Website Design

    She’s blindfolded, with a two-sided scale in one hand. Sometimes she holds a book in the other. Lady Justice is one of the most recognizable symbols of law. She represents…

  • Hoist & Crane team member at a work site with the words "Raising expectations. Elevating people."
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    Raising Expectations: How Hoist & Crane Elevated Its Digital Presence

    As an agency, we spend a lot of time talking about elevation—elevating brands, leveling up digital experiences and boosting engagement. But for Hoist & Crane Service Group, elevation isn’t a…

  • Harbour Group marketing collateral
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    Aligning Harbour Group’s Brand With Its Foundation & Future

    Harbour Group didn’t need reinvention—they needed alignment. How we updated the brand and website to match a company built on decades of trust.

  • WashU Law admissions brochure with campus imagery and branded shield design.
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    Recruiting Ambitious Legal Minds at WashU Law

    You can tell a lot about a university by how it speaks to its future students. And when that university sits a few blocks from your office, you feel even…

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    • The Future of Brand Strategy Is Rooted in the Past

      The Future of Brand Strategy Is Rooted in the Past

      Why timeless design principles still matter in a world obsessed with trends. The Problem with Modern Branding A…

    • Why Your Brand Sounds Like Everyone Else’s (And How Brand Voice Development Can Save You)

      Why Your Brand Sounds Like Everyone Else’s (And How Brand Voice Development Can Save You)

      You know that sinking feeling: You’re reading your competitor’s website, and the messaging sounds… familiar. Too familiar. You…

    • Your Competitor Rebranded. Now What?

      Your Competitor Rebranded. Now What?

      The notification pops up on LinkedIn: Your biggest competitor just dropped a rebrand. It’s sleek. Bold. Everywhere. Your…

    • A Repeatable Marketing Strategy Framework

      A Repeatable Marketing Strategy Framework

      Originally published in February 2015. Rewritten in July 2026, because AI changes marketing execution. When I first became…

    • We Rewrote Our Healthcare Marketing Guide for the AI Era

      We Rewrote Our Healthcare Marketing Guide for the AI Era

      Back in 2016, we published a guide called Content Marketing: A Guide for Healthcare Marketing Managers. It told…

    • Rebranding versus Brand Strategy: Knowing Which One Your Business Actually Needs

      Rebranding versus Brand Strategy: Knowing Which One Your Business Actually Needs

      A client call last week reminded me of a question I hear all the time: rebranding versus brand…

    • Brand Due Diligence: The Risk You’re Not Measuring

      Brand Due Diligence: The Risk You’re Not Measuring

      This is for my friends in private equity. From my experience, private equity firms stress-test everything. Cap tables.…

    • Marketing Planning for 2026: Everything You Need to Know

      Marketing Planning for 2026: Everything You Need to Know

      Recently, the American Marketing Association St. Louis Chapter asked me to speak on a panel about marketing planning—specifically,…

    • The Future of Brand Strategy Is Rooted in the Past

      The Future of Brand Strategy Is Rooted in the Past

      Why timeless design principles still matter in a world obsessed with trends. The Problem with Modern Branding A…

    • Why Your Brand Sounds Like Everyone Else’s (And How Brand Voice Development Can Save You)

      Why Your Brand Sounds Like Everyone Else’s (And How Brand Voice Development Can Save You)

      You know that sinking feeling: You’re reading your competitor’s website, and the messaging sounds… familiar. Too familiar. You…

    • Your Competitor Rebranded. Now What?

      Your Competitor Rebranded. Now What?

      The notification pops up on LinkedIn: Your biggest competitor just dropped a rebrand. It’s sleek. Bold. Everywhere. Your…

    • A Repeatable Marketing Strategy Framework

      A Repeatable Marketing Strategy Framework

      Originally published in February 2015. Rewritten in July 2026, because AI changes marketing execution. When I first became…

    • We Rewrote Our Healthcare Marketing Guide for the AI Era

      We Rewrote Our Healthcare Marketing Guide for the AI Era

      Back in 2016, we published a guide called Content Marketing: A Guide for Healthcare Marketing Managers. It told…

    • Rebranding versus Brand Strategy: Knowing Which One Your Business Actually Needs

      Rebranding versus Brand Strategy: Knowing Which One Your Business Actually Needs

      A client call last week reminded me of a question I hear all the time: rebranding versus brand…

  • The Cite Studio architecture and landscape design website on a laptop

    A Bit of Reinvention for Cite Studio’s Web Design

    “So who is your dream client?” Over the years, I’ve come to dread this question. I’ve also learned that people love to ask it to creatives. Nike—I would imagine that…

  • A screenshot of the Franklin Madison website design homepage
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    Making Franklin Madison’s B2B Web Design Consumer-Friendly

    The term “B2B” is misleading. Despite the name, B2B companies aren’t actually selling to other businesses. They’re selling to the people at those businesses.   That case of mistaken audiences…

  • Bass Pro Shops brand page website design on a laptop in the mountains
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    Call of the Wild: Website Design for Bass Pro Shops

    Last year, we got a call from Bass Pro Shops. As you probably know, Bass Pro Shops is an outdoor retail company with locations across the U.S. and Canada. Headquartered…

  • Exegy’s FinTech Web Design
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    All Systems Go for Exegy’s FinTech Web Design

    Last year, Atomicdust started working with Exegy, a financial tech (or fintech) company. Exegy builds software and physical products that offer real-time, historic and predictive market data for brokers, traders,…