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Karst is a strategic branded merchandise and creative agency based in Charleston, SC. We help companies use merch, gifting, events, and branded experiences to support bigger marketing goals — from building brand awareness and strengthening culture to engaging clients, welcoming employees, supporting campaigns, and creating moments people actually remember.
Our work starts with strategy and design. We help clients think through the audience, purpose, message, product selection, creative direction, decoration, packaging, and overall experience so every piece feels intentional and connected to the brand. The goal is not just to put a logo on something. It’s to create branded merchandise that feels useful, thoughtful, well-designed, and aligned with the story a company is trying to tell.
From there, we bring the systems to make it manageable. Karst supports product sourcing, design guidance, online merch shops, corporate gifting, employee onboarding kits, kitting, fulfillment, logistics, inventory planning, quality control, and scalable branded merch programs. We help clients reduce the chaos that often comes with managing merch across teams, locations, events, and recurring needs.
Karst is a strong fit for growing companies, hospitality brands, schools, nonprofits, real estate firms, professional services teams, and organizations that want their branded merchandise to feel more cohesive, elevated, and effective.
Whether it’s a one-time event, a client gifting campaign, an onboarding experience, an online company store, or a long-term merch program, our goal is simple: create branded experiences that look better, work harder, and are easier to manage.
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Min project size
$5,000+
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Hourly rate
Undisclosed
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Employees
10 - 49
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Year founded
Founded 1996
Service Lines
- Branding
- 20%
- Fulfillment
- 20%
- Manufacturing Consulting
- 20%
- Packaging Design
- 20%
- Print Design
- 20%
Select Focus Area
- Branding Focus
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- Brand strategy
- 50%
- Product branding
- 25%
- Fulfillment Services Focus
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- Dropshipping
- 25%
- Manufacturing Consulting Focus
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- Lean Manufacturing Consulting
- 25%
- Machinery Consulting
- 25%
- Manufacturing Plant Optimization
- 25%
- Manufacturing Systems Design
- 25%
- Packaging Design Services
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- In-Store Display Design
- 50%
- Package Structure
- 50%
- Design Focus
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- Merchandise Design
- 100%
- Supply Chain Mile Stage
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- First Mile Logistics
- 35%
- Middle Mile Logistics
- 30%
Industries
- Advertising & marketing
- 5%
- Arts, entertainment & music
- 5%
- Automotive
- 5%
- Beauty
- 5%
- Construction
- 5%
- Consumer products & services
- 5%
- Education
- 5%
- Financial services
- 5%
- Food & Beverage
- 5%
- Franchises
- 5%
- Gaming
- 5%
- Government
- 5%
- Hospitality & leisure
- 5%
- Insurance
- 5%
- Media
- 5%
- Medical
- 5%
- Non-profit
- 5%
- Real estate
- 5%
- Sports
- 5%
- eCommerce
- 5%
Clients
- Enterprise (>$1B)
- 50%
- Midmarket ($10M - $1B)
- 30%
- Small Business (<$10M)
- 20%
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Our Story
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Karst was built by a team that believes branded merch should be thoughtful, useful, and easier to manage. We combine creative strategy, design, sourcing, logistics, and a little healthy obsession with details to help brands create better experiences. Our values show up in how we work: care deeply, solve creatively, communicate clearly, own the outcome, and act like true partners — not order-takers.
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What Sets Us Apart
Strategy Before Stuff
We start with the goal, audience, message, and experience — not a product catalog. Every recommendation is tied to what the client is trying to accomplish, whether that’s culture, retention, events, gifting, awareness, or brand consistency.Design-Led Merch
Good merch should feel like an extension of the brand, not an afterthought. We bring creative direction, product curation, decoration guidance, and a strong eye for detail so every piece feels intentional, useful, and worth keeping.Systems That Reduce Chaos
From online shops and onboarding kits to kitting, fulfillment, inventory, and recurring programs, we help clients make merch easier to manage across teams, locations, and events — without losing the thoughtful details.Clutch verification provides an additional layer of data to help you make the right purchasing decision of business services.
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Business Entity
| Business Entity Name | Karst, Inc. |
| Source | South Carolina Secretary of State |
| Jurisdiction of Formation | South Carolina |
| Date of Formation | February 6, 2004 |
| Status | Active |
| Last Updated | May 23, 2026 |
| ID | 00124974 |
Credit Report Results
| International Credit Risk Assessment | Low Risk |
| Source | Creditsafe |
| Last Updated | May 23, 2026 |
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