Top Branding Agencies in the United States
A great brand isn't a logo — it's the cumulative impression your company makes across every customer touchpoint, and the strategic logic that holds it together. U.S. branding agencies build that logic from the inside out: positioning, naming, visual identity, voice and messaging, brand guidelines, and the rollout systems that make a brand actually work in the market.
Whether you're launching something new, repositioning an existing business, or recovering from years of inconsistent brand expression, the right U.S. branding partner can compress what would otherwise be a year of internal arguing into a focused 10-to-16-week engagement. Clutch helps you compare top American branding agencies through verified client reviews, portfolios, and pricing data. Filter by budget, industry, and service scope, and explore related directories:
• Branding Agencies in Los Angeles
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$10,000+$300+ / hr10 - 49Serves United StatesServices provided
See all 33 projectsTaillight is a branding and marketing agency specializing in brand identity development, brand strategy, and corporate branding. They consistently receive positive feedback, with clients praising their strategic expertise, creativity, and project management. Approximately 90% of reviewers highlight their strong collaborative approach and ability to deliver results that enhance brand visibility and differentiation.
$1,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Serves United StatesServices provided
See all 71 projectsThe Bureau Of Small Projects is a branding agency specializing in brand identity development, logo design, and marketing messaging. Clients consistently commend their professionalism, responsiveness, and ability to align with company values, with 100% of reviewers praising their communication and project management. The agency is particularly noted for its creativity and dedication to understanding client needs, delivering exceptional brand strategies and visual identity designs.
$10,000+$200 - $300 / hr2 - 9Serves United StatesServices provided
See all 14 projectsSavage Creative is a branding agency specializing in brand strategy, visual identity design, and corporate branding. The agency consistently delivers high-quality work, with 100% positive feedback highlighting their creativity, excellent project management, and ability to meet deadlines. Approximately 80% of reviewers emphasize their proficiency in brand identity development and brand positioning.
$25,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Serves United StatesServices provided
See all 49 projectsStarfish is a dynamic branding agency specializing in Brand Development, Brand Strategy, and Corporate Identity services. The company consistently receives praise for its strategic expertise and adaptability, with 100% of reviewers highlighting their exceptional responsiveness and project management skills. Clients commend Starfish for their ability to deliver impactful visual identity designs and brand positioning, fostering successful rebranding efforts across diverse industries.
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Marena Studios is a branding company. They are headquartered in New York, New York and have small team. Their team specializes in Branding and Graphic Design.
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Milton Glaser, a graphic design agency, was founded in 1974. They offers Graphic Design and Branding.
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$25,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Serves United StatesServices provided
See all 32 projectsTakt is a branding and marketing agency praised for its expertise in brand identity development, brand strategy, and visual identity design. Clients commend Takt's attention to detail and responsiveness, with 100% positive feedback highlighting the team's ability to handle complex projects efficiently. Approximately 60% of reviewers appreciated Takt's ability to align project outcomes with their unique business goals, showcasing their capability in corporate branding and brand positioning.
$25,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Serves United StatesServices provided
See all 44 projectsQream is a branding and visual identity design agency known for delivering comprehensive services such as brand development, brand strategy, and visual identity design. According to client reviews, Qream is praised for its creativity, excellent project management, and seamless communication, with 100% positive feedback highlighting their collaborative approach and ability to exceed expectations. Clients particularly appreciate their professional and unique branding solutions, noting improvements in brand recognition and client engagement.
$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr2 - 9Serves United StatesServices provided
See all 29 projectsXhilarate is a branding and corporate identity design agency with expertise in brand strategy, logo design, and visual identity development. Across diverse projects, 100% of reviews commend their innovative and professional approach, particularly lauding their ability to exceed expectations in brand development and project management. Clients frequently highlight their responsiveness and creative vision, with 90% emphasizing their effective communication and collaborative process.
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For office use only is a graphic design company. They are in New York, New York, and their services include Graphic Design and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Los Angeles, CA
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NINICO Communications is a PR agency. The team specializes in Public Relations and Advertising, and the company is located in Los Angeles, California.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Los Angeles, CA
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Founded in 2002, Rousso Fisher Public Relations is a public relations agency. The company focuses on Public Relations and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9New York, NY
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Launched in 2005, Leftloft is a small graphic design agency headquartered in New York, New York. Their team provides Graphic Design and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Los Angeles, CA
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Greenleaf & Associates is a public relations company. The Los Angeles, California-based firm was founded in 1992. Their services include Public Relations and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9New York, NY
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T+P Advertising is a small branding firm established in 1999. Their services include Branding and Web Design.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Los Angeles, CA
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Ridini Entertainment Corporation is a public relations firm. The agency is based in Los Angeles, California. Their services include Public Relations and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Glens Falls, NY
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Trampoline Design is a Packaging Design company. Their small team is based in Glens Falls, New York. Their team provides Packaging Design and Branding.
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R. Courl Hay. Is a PR company. Their small team is headquartered in New York, New York. Their services include Public Relations and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Chicago, IL
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Small Advertising company Zoom Advertising Chicago, is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The team provides Advertising and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9New York, NY
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On Design Inc., a Packaging Design company, was established in 2003. The team offers Packaging Design and Branding and is based in New York, New York.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9New York, NY
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Crown Creative is a small Packaging Design company based in New York, New York. The team specializes in Packaging Design and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9New York, NY
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BrandNewSchool, a graphic design company, is in New York, New York. They provide Graphic Design and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9New York, NY
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The Seventh Art is a Packaging Design company. They are located in New York, New York and have small team. Their services include Packaging Design and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Los Angeles, CA
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BLAIRCOMM, a branding company, was founded in 1994. The agency specializes in Branding and Public Relations, and is small.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9New York, NY
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Bigstar is a Marketing Strategy company launched in 2014. The company offers Marketing Strategy and Branding, and is small.
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T Brand Studio is a Marketing Strategy company. Their small team is based in New York, New York. Their services include Marketing Strategy and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Tempe, AZ
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Parker Madison is a small Tempe, Arizona-based graphic design agency. The team provides Graphic Design and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Indianapolis, IN
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The Forty Group is a branding company. They are based in Indianapolis, Indiana and have small team. Their services include Branding and Event Marketing.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Phoenix, AZ
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OrangeSky Websites is a Phoenix, Arizona-based graphic design company. They focus on Graphic Design and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Phoenix, AZ
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Eeko studio is a graphic design company. The Phoenix, Arizona-based firm focuses on Graphic Design and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Glendale, AZ
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EIEIO Marketing is a Marketing Strategy company launched in 2017. The agency provides Marketing Strategy and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Phoenix, AZ
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Back Us is a small Phoenix, Arizona-based Market Research company. The team specializes in Market Research and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Phoenix, AZ
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Creative Printing Packaging, a Packaging Design company, was founded in 1983. The team focuses on Packaging Design and Branding and is in Phoenix, Arizona.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Tucson, AZ
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Launched in 2008, Saywells Design Co is a small Packaging Design company located in Tucson, Arizona. Their team offers Packaging Design and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Phoenix, AZ
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Clyint is a Packaging Design company. They are based in Phoenix, Arizona and have small team. Their team specializes in Packaging Design and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Mesa, AZ
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WiredFrame is a small Logo company based in Mesa, Arizona. Their services include Logo and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Los Angeles, CA
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Established in 1993, Marleah Leslie & Associates is a small public relations company. Their team offers Public Relations and Branding.
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COWE CONSULTING is a Business Consulting company. Established in 2015, the firm is based in Los Angeles, California. Their services include Business Consulting and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Lafayette, LA
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In Lafayette, Louisiana, Calzone & Associates, Inc is a media planning and buying agency. Launched in 2009, the team focuses on Media Planning & Buying and Branding.
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Gridiron Labs is a small Product Design company headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Their services include Product Design and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Livonia, MI
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Established in 1970, Valassis is a Marketing Strategy company. Their team specializes in Marketing Strategy and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Miami, FL
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In Miami, Florida, italic design is a small graphic design company. Their services include Graphic Design and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Baton Rouge, LA
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Alpha Media & Public Relations is a graphic design agency. They specialize in Graphic Design and Branding and are based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Phoenix, AZ
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Founded in 2017, Upward Haus is a graphic design company. The company specializes in Graphic Design and Branding, and is small.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Grimes, IA
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Avidity Creative is a small branding agency. Established in 2013, the team focuses on Branding and Logo.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Scottsdale, AZ
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RealWorld Marketing is a small Scottsdale, Arizona-based media planning and buying company. The team focuses on Media Planning & Buying and Branding.
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A7D Creative Group Inc. Is a branding company. Founded in 2008, the company is headquartered in San Diego, California. Their team provides Branding and Web Design.
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Mance Creative is a branding firm. The team specializes in Branding and Web Design, and the firm is in San Diego, California.
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Paradeigm is a Logo company. They are located in San Diego, California, and their services include Logo and Branding.
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Playground agency is a small branding company in San Diego, California. Their services include Branding and Graphic Design.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Boulder, CO
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Dallas Barber Productions is a video production company. They are headquartered in Boulder, Colorado and have small team. Their services include Video Production and Branding.
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Paula Nichols Design is a branding agency. Their small team of employees is in Stevenson Ranch, California. Their team focuses on Branding and Logo.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9West Hollywood, CA
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Verge Collective, a branding firm, focus on Branding and Digital Strategy. They were launched in 2012.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9San Diego, CA
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QuenchCo is a small San Diego, California-based Packaging Design company. The team offers Packaging Design and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9New York, NY
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Media planning & buying company Initiative was founded in 1975. The team specializes in Media Planning & Buying and Branding and is in New York, New York.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Aurora, IL
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Romano Marketing & Design, a graphic design agency, was launched in 2013. They provides Graphic Design and Print Design.
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Located in Aurora, Illinois, Olive Tree Works Inc. Is a small graphic design agency. The team offers Graphic Design and Web Design.
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List of the Top 15 United States Branding Companies
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$10,000+$300+ / hr10 - 49Oakland, CA
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$75,000+$200 - $300 / hr10 - 49Atlanta, GA
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$75,000+$200 - $300 / hr10 - 49New York, NY
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$75,000+$200 - $300 / hr10 - 49New York, NY
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$25,000+$300+ / hr2 - 9New York, NY
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$50,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49New York, NY
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39.3/40.019.6/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.7/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$25,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49New Gloucester, ME
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38.9/40.019.2/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.7/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$10,000+$300+ / hr10 - 49Littleton, CO
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$10,000+$100 - $149 / hr50 - 249New York, NY
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Annapolis, MD
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38.5/40.019.4/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.2/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$10,000+$200 - $300 / hr10 - 49New York, NY
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37.9/40.018.6/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.3/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49New York, NY
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$25,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Dallas, TX
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$25,000+$200 - $300 / hr2 - 9New York City, NY
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37.5/40.018.2/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.3/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$25,000+$150 - $199 / hr2 - 9Oakland, CA
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37.5/40.018.2/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.3/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$25,000+$150 - $199 / hr2 - 9Scottsdale, AZ
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37.5/40.018.2/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.3/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$25,000+$150 - $199 / hr50 - 249Portland, OR
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37.5/40.020/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience7.5/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr2 - 9Denver, CO
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37.2/40.017.6/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.6/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$10,000+$200 - $300 / hr2 - 9Brevard, NC
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36.7/40.017/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.7/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$25,000+$200 - $300 / hr2 - 9Pacifica, CA
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36.7/40.017.2/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.5/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$75,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49San Diego, CA
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36.4/40.016.6/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.8/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$10,000+Undisclosed2 - 9Berkeley, CA
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36.2/40.016.4/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.8/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$75,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Milwaukee, WI
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$25,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Pasadena, CA
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$25,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Dallas, TX
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$25,000+$200 - $300 / hr10 - 49Seattle, WA
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$25,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Chicago, IL
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35.7/40.016.8/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience8.9/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$25,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Phoenix, AZ
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$25,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49New York, NY
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U.S. Branding FAQs
Timelines vary as each brand has its unique needs and goals. Based on data we’ve gathered, the ballpark goes:
- Logo refresh or visual identity tune-up: 4–8 weeks
- New brand identity for an existing company: 10–16 weeks
- Full strategy-through-identity for a new launch: 14–24 weeks
- Enterprise rebrand with rollout: 6–18 months
The biggest schedule risk is internal — branding requires decisions from senior stakeholders, and indecision at the top kills timelines. Before you hire, identify your decision-maker(s) and confirm they have the bandwidth to engage in working sessions.
A full-scope branding engagement typically covers some combination of:
- Brand strategy — positioning, audience definition, brand architecture, competitive differentiation
- Verbal identity — naming, taglines, voice and tone, key messaging, brand narrative
- Visual identity — logo, color palette, typography, photography direction, illustration style, brand guidelines
- Brand expression — how the brand shows up across web, environment, social, and advertising
- Implementation and governance — rollout planning, asset libraries, and ongoing brand stewardship
Some firms specialize in strategy only; others go strategy-through-design; a smaller set handles full implementation across digital and physical touchpoints. Match the firm's scope to what you actually need — paying a strategy-heavy firm to do production design (or vice versa) wastes money.
Branding pricing has a wide variance because "branding" means very different things at different scopes. Based on Clutch pricing data, clients can expect:
- Logo and identity package only: typically $5,000 – $25,000
- Full visual identity: $15,000 – $75,000
- Strategy-led brand engagement: $50,000 – $250,000
- Comprehensive brand transformation: $250,000 – $1M+
Project length usually runs 8 – 20 weeks for strategy-and-identity work. Smaller boutique firms tend to price lower but hold a tighter scope; larger agencies cost more but bring depth across discipline.
Look at three things — portfolio relevance, the case for why the work succeeded, and chemistry with the team you'd actually work with:
- Portfolio relevance means the firm has shipped work for companies at your stage and in adjacent industries — not just "brands you've heard of." -The case for why the work succeeded means the firm can articulate the strategic logic behind its past work, not just show pretty deliverables.
- Chemistry matters because branding work is iterative and opinionated; you'll be in working sessions for weeks, and friction with the lead strategist or creative director compounds.
Also ask: who's the day-to-day team, what's their process for handling stakeholder disagreement, and what does brand governance look like after delivery?
- No strategy phase. A firm that wants to start with logo concepts before understanding your business is selling design as decoration.
- Portfolio that all looks the same. Either the firm has a strong stylistic preference (which may or may not fit you), or they don't actually customize. Either way, ask.
- Vague or non-existent guidelines deliverable. Without proper brand guidelines, the brand decays the moment the engagement ends.
- No examples of brands they've shipped that are still in the market. A portfolio of unaired pitches is a warning sign.
- Reluctance to talk about projects that didn't work. Senior brand strategists have lost pitches and watched clients reverse course. A firm that pretends otherwise is editing too hard.
Don’t settle for less when it comes to nurturing your brand. If you spot any of these red flags, just take that as a sign and continue your search.