IMPERO BA

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Fonder & CEO of OPTIM

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Optim helps companies reduce energy costs by analyzing energy data, tariffs, and consumption patterns to identify efficiency and savings opportunities.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire IMPERO BA to accomplish?

• Create name
• design our logo
• develop our overall branding
• shaping our strategy, organizing our ideas, and clarifying how we communicate our value proposition.

SOLUTION

How did you find IMPERO BA?

Referral

Why did you select IMPERO BA over others?

• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from IMPERO BA were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

The scope of work included the development of our brand identity and the strategic foundations of our business. Impero supported us from the early stages of defining our naming, helping us choose a name that reflects our vision and positioning in the energy efficiency sector.

They also led the branding process, designing our logo and creating a consistent visual identity aligned with the values we wanted to communicate: innovation, efficiency, and technology. Beyond the visual aspects, they worked closely with us on business strategy, helping us organize our ideas and clarify how we present our company and value proposition to the market.

Another key deliverable was the development of digital content and a digital strategic campaign, aimed at strengthening our online presence and communicating our brand more effectively.

Overall, their work combined creative branding with strategic thinking, which helped us structure our vision, refine our messaging, and build a strong foundation for the growth of our company.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The project helped us achieve several important outcomes. First, we were able to establish a clear brand identity, including our name, logo, and visual language, which allowed us to present our company in a much more professional and consistent way.

Another key result was the clarification of our business positioning and value proposition. Through the strategic work we did together, we were able to better structure how we explain our services and differentiate ourselves in the energy efficiency market.

The project also provided us with strategic messaging and digital content that we now use in our website, presentations, and communications with clients. This significantly improved how we communicate our offering and engage with potential customers.

Overall, the outcome was a much clearer and stronger brand and business narrative, which has helped us present Optim more effectively to partners and clients

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Their project management was excellent. The team was very organized and maintained clear communication throughout the entire process. They delivered the key milestones on time and kept us informed about the progress of each stage of the project.

They were also very responsive to our needs and feedback. Whenever we had questions or wanted to explore different ideas, they were open, flexible, and quick to respond. The collaboration felt very smooth and constructive.

Overall, the process was well structured, professional, and easy to manage from our side.

What was your primary form of communication with IMPERO BA?

Virtual Meeting

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

What impressed us the most was their ability to combine creative branding with strategic business thinking. They didn’t just focus on the visual aspects of the brand; they took the time to understand our business, our market, and the challenges we were trying to solve.

They helped us organize our ideas, clarify our value proposition, and translate our vision into a clear and consistent brand identity. This strategic perspective made the process much more valuable than a typical branding project.

Are there any areas for improvement or something IMPERO BA could have done differently?

If there is one area that could potentially be improved, it might be adding a few more structured checkpoints during the strategic phase to review progress and align expectations along the way. However, communication was always open and responsive, and any feedback we provided was addressed quickly and thoughtfully.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the head of innovation and creativity at American Ads, an out-of-home (OOH) advertising agency that combines creativity, data, and technology to create impactful campaigns in public, digital, indoor, and urban spaces, offering real-time measurement and optimization.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with IMPERO BA?

We needed to develop a strong and differentiated brand identity, define a clear positioning within the OOH and digital out-of-home (DOOH) space, build a compelling value proposition combining creativity and data, create a commercial narrative to support sales efforts, and design and develop a new website aligned with the brand.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

IMPERO BA provided branding and web design services. The team was responsible for the entire project, including brand messaging, brand strategy, graphic design, and web development.

What is the team composition?

We worked with 2–5 teammates from IMPERO BA.

How did you come to work with IMPERO BA?

Someone referred IMPERO BA to us. We chose them over other options because they had high ratings, their pricing fit our budget, and they were a great culture fit.

How much have you invested with them?

We spent around $10,000–$49,999 with IMPERO BA.

What is the status of this engagement?

We worked with IMPERO BA from February to June 2025.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

IMPERO BA’s work resulted in a much stronger and more professional brand presence. We now have a clear positioning and narrative that we use consistently in our sales and marketing efforts. The pitch deck and website have been especially valuable, helping us present our services and case studies more clearly and confidently to potential clients. Overall, IMPERO BA’s work improved how we communicate our value and how we’re perceived in the market.

How did IMPERO BA perform from a project management standpoint?

IMPERO BA’s project management was excellent. The team was very organized and maintained clear communication throughout the project. They were also very responsive whenever we had questions or needed feedback. Communication via in-person meetings was professional and easy to manage from our side.

What did you find most impressive about them?

What impressed us the most about IMPERO BA was their ability to combine strategy and execution. They didn’t just deliver a visual identity; they helped us think through our positioning and then translated that into concrete assets we could use immediately. Their understanding of both branding and business made the outcome much more valuable than a typical design project.

Are there any areas they could improve?

Overall, we were very satisfied with the collaboration. If anything, having more in-person meetings would’ve sped some processes up.