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Build a brand that resonates, and grows with purpose.

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Brand Strategy & Identity

Build a foundation for growth

A strong brand creates clarity, consistency, and confidence. Establishing a clear identity helps organizations communicate their value, differentiate themselves in the market, and create stronger connections with customers.

Define Your Story

Brand Strategy

Define positioning, audience alignment, and market differentiation.

Messaging Frameworks

Create clear messaging that communicates value and supports customer understanding.

Brand Guidelines

Establish standards that create consistency across channels and teams.

Design Systems

Create scalable visual systems that support growth and operational efficienc

Content Strategy

Align content, storytelling, and communications around customer needs and business goals.

Marketing Systems & Customer Engagement

Create connections that scale

Marketing performs best when systems, automation, and customer communications work together. Build repeatable processes that strengthen engagement, improve efficiency, and support customer relationships throughout the lifecycle.

Strengthen Engagement

CRM Strategy

Organize customer data and communications to support stronger relationships.

Lifecycle Marketing

Deliver relevant communications that guide customers through every stage of their journey.

Automation & Workflows

Reduce manual effort while creating more consistent customer experiences.

Campaign Management

Coordinate marketing initiatives that support awareness, engagement, and retention

Engagement Optimization

Improve participation, interaction, and customer response across channels.

Sales Enablement & Customer Communications

Support every conversation

Customers interact with brands through many touchpoints. Consistent messaging, supporting materials, and sales tools help teams communicate more effectively and create confidence throughout the decision-making process.

Enable Growth

Sales Enablement

Equip teams with resources that support customer conversations.

Marketing Collateral

Create materials that reinforce brand value and key messages.

Presentations & Pitch Decks

Develop compelling stories that communicate ideas with clarity.

Customer Communications

Create cohesive messaging across sales, marketing, and customer success.

Resource Libraries

Organize assets and content for easier access and greater consistency.

Events & Experiences

Bring your brand to life

Events and promotional experiences create opportunities to engage audiences in meaningful ways. From trade shows and conferences to branded materials and experiential campaigns, every interaction should reinforce your story and strengthen relationships.

Create Memorable Experiences

Trade Show Experiences

Create engaging event strategies and supporting materials.

Conference & Onsite Presentations

Develop presentations that educate, inspire, and drive action.

Promotional Campaigns

Build programs that increase awareness and participation.

Branded Merchandise & Swag

Extend brand visibility through thoughtful promotional products.

Event Support Materials

Align signage, collateral, and communications across every touchpoint.

T.E.A.L.® Walk/Run Program

Fundraising programs and events for ovarian cancer research

FIXE

FIXE gives restaurants the optimal bookkeeping experience

Catalyte

Implementing Catalyte’s brand and digital presence.

Marika

Exceptionally comfortable, sensibly fashionable, resoundingly feminine activewear

Community Development Platform

Enhanced SaaS platform servicing Public Sector agencies and the customers they serve

Steren Solutions

Delivering ecommerce solutions, corporate rebrand and operational solutions

1-Less Chore

Connecting customers to convenient door-to-door dry cleaning and garment-care delivery services

Wichita State University Foundation

Enhanced engagement, simplified giving, and connected alumni relationships

Mcmaster University

Providing patients, care givers and experts with a resource to learn about neuropathic pain.

The Erlick Group

Creating custom partnerships with Fortune 500 companies

Lemax Collection

Lemax Collections looks to the future to bring new seasonal products to loyal customers.

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Great outcomes come from connecting every stage of the journey.
On-demand brand and growth leadership

Shape your brand, refine your message, and strengthen how you show up across every customer touchpoint.

Build systems that scale with your business

From messaging frameworks to lifecycle marketing systems, everything is designed to grow with your audience and goals.

Connect strategy to execution

Align brand, marketing, CRM, and customer experiences so every campaign, asset, and interaction drives momentum.

Strengthen consistency across every channel

Ensure your brand shows up clearly and cohesively across digital, sales, product, and customer-facing experiences.

Brand and marketing create the foundation for growth.

Explore how aligned messaging, systems, and customer experiences strengthen engagement, improve consistency, and drive long-term business value.

How do brand and marketing strategies contribute to business growth?

Brand and marketing strategies shape how customers perceive, trust, and engage with a business. When aligned with customer experience, product, and lifecycle engagement, they become a driver of acquisition, retention, and long-term customer value.

What does your approach to brand strategy include?

Brand strategy goes beyond visuals and messaging. It includes positioning, audience definition, storytelling, and the systems that ensure consistency across every customer touchpoint. The goal is to create clarity internally and recognition externally.

How do marketing systems support ongoing engagement?

Marketing systems connect CRM, content, campaigns, and customer communication into a structured lifecycle. This ensures customers receive relevant messaging at the right time, improving engagement, repeat interaction, and retention.

How do you help improve customer retention through brand and marketing?

Retention improves when customers continue to see value after the first interaction. This is supported through lifecycle marketing, loyalty programs, consistent messaging, and experiences that reinforce trust and relevance over tim

How do you make brand messaging more effective?

Effective messaging comes from understanding customer needs, behaviors, and decision-making patterns. Through research and refinement, messaging is structured to clearly communicate value and guide customers toward action across all channels.

How do CRM and automation fit into your work?

CRM and automation systems help scale personalized communication. When properly structured, they ensure customers are engaged consistently across their lifecycle without creating manual overhead for internal teams.

How do brand and marketing connect to sales enablement?

Sales enablement ensures teams communicate a consistent and compelling story across every interaction. This includes messaging frameworks, presentations, collateral, and tools that support decision-making and customer confidence.

Can brand and marketing improvements impact product or platform success?

Yes. When brand messaging, marketing systems, and product experiences are aligned, customers better understand value, adopt faster, and remain engaged longer. This alignment improves both acquisition and long-term usage.

How do you measure success in brand and marketing work?

Success is measured through engagement, conversion, retention, customer lifetime value, and overall clarity of messaging across channels. The focus is always on how brand and marketing contribute to business performance, not just awareness.

How do you approach marketing differently than a traditional agency?

Instead of focusing on campaigns or isolated deliverables, the focus is on integrated systems that connect brand, messaging, customer experience, and lifecycle engagement. This creates a more consistent and measurable impact on growth outcomes.

When should a business invest in brand and marketing strategy?

Organizations typically benefit most when they are launching new offerings, entering new markets, experiencing inconsistent messaging, or looking to improve engagement, conversion, or retention across their customer base.

What clients say

Every partnership is built on trust, accountability, and results.

"Working with Striking Idea elevated our alumni program in ways we hadn’t achieved before. They translated our vision into a seamless, engaging digital experience that feels just as strong on mobile as it does on desktop. The platform is intuitive, flexible, and built with our community in mind. Most importantly, it’s helped us reconnect with alumni in a more meaningful, modern way."
Jesse Hall
Jesse HallDigital Communication Director
"I would not have been able to do so much, so fast and at such high quality without Krissy and Striking Idea. Her ability to run with minimal input meant we could stay agile. Her knowledge of the brand meant less rework. She can seamlessly guide a project from ideation to prototyping, development to launch."
Adam Curtis, Communications Director
Adam Curtis, Communications DirectorCatalyte
"Krissy has been great in being a partner to drive the brand of FIXE and really understanding our voice. She has been an extension of the team in growing our digital presence."
Ryan Handel, CEO & Co-Founder
Ryan Handel, CEO & Co-FounderFIXE

Make your brand do more than look good.

Turn your brand, marketing, and content into a connected system that attracts, converts, and supports real business growth.

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