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:
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$10,000+$300+ / hr10 - 49Serves United StatesServices provided
See all 33 projectsTaillight is a branding agency specializing in brand identity development, brand strategy, and visual identity design. They have received overwhelmingly positive feedback, with approximately 100% of reviewers highlighting their expertise in transforming brand positioning and delivering strategic solutions. Clients consistently commend Taillight for their collaborative approach, impressive project management, and ability to create unique, scalable brand identities that resonate with audiences.
$1,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Serves United StatesServices provided
See all 71 projectsThe Bureau Of Small Projects is a branding and marketing agency specializing in services such as brand development, logo design, and corporate identity. Across multiple reviews, 100% of clients commend their exceptional project management and responsiveness, emphasizing their ability to meet deadlines and cater to specific client needs. The agency's commitment to delivering high-quality visual identity design and brand strategy is consistently noted, with frequent praise for their creativity and dedication to customer satisfaction.
$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 32 projectsTakt is a branding and marketing agency that excels in brand strategy, corporate identity, and visual identity design. Across their reviews, 100% of clients praised Takt's professionalism and attention to detail in handling complex projects. Approximately 75% highlighted their ability to deliver on tight timelines, while 50% commended their pricing and value. Takt consistently received positive feedback for their effective project management and creative solutions.
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Seattle, WA
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Purdie Rogers, an Advertising company, was established in 1990. The team offers Advertising and Branding and is in Seattle, Washington.
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$5,000+$50 - $99 / hr10 - 49Seattle, WA
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Doubleknot is a branding agency. Based in Seattle, Washington, the agency was launched in 1995. Their services include Branding and Packaging Design.
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$25,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Serves United StatesServices provided
See all 47 projectsQream is a branding and marketing agency specializing in brand identity development, visual identity design, and brand positioning. Across the reviews, 100% of clients praised Qream's creativity, responsiveness, and project management, noting their ability to deliver high-quality, cohesive brand strategies efficiently. Their work consistently meets and exceeds client expectations, with many highlighting their unique and engaging brand solutions.
$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr2 - 9Serves United StatesServices provided
See all 29 projectsXhilarate is a branding and marketing company specializing in brand identity development, corporate branding, and visual identity design. With an impressive 100% positive feedback from reviewers, Xhilarate is praised for its innovative brand strategy and exceptional project management. Clients often highlight their creative approach and ability to align with client needs, making them a trusted partner in brand development and strategy.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Phoenix, AZ
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MMPR Marketing, a branding firm, was launched in 1997. Based in Phoenix, Arizona, the team specializes in Branding and Digital Strategy.
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Miami, FL
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Stilt Media is an Advertising company. Launched in 2013, the company specializes in Advertising and Branding.
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$10,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49San Diego, CA
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Ameba Marketing is an Advertising company established in 1996. The agency specializes in Advertising and Branding, and is small.
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49San Francisco, CA
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Advertising company Blackbelt was established in 2015. The firm offers Advertising and Branding.
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Long Beach, CA
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ETA Agency is an Advertising company. The team focuses on Advertising and Branding and is in Long Beach, California.
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Long Beach, CA
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S. Groner Associates is a branding agency. The Long Beach, California-based company focuses on Branding and Digital Strategy.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Pittsburgh, PA
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Advertising company GrowthHive was established in 1986. The firm specializes in Advertising and Branding.
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$10,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Plano, TX
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Advertising company Redonk Marketing was launched in 2002. The small team provides Advertising and Branding.
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Fishers, IN
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Focal Point is an Advertising company. The Fishers, Indiana-based company offers Advertising and Branding.
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr10 - 49Lehigh Acres, FL
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Branding firm Napier Marketing Group, LLC is based in Lehigh Acres, Florida. They focus on Branding and Marketing Strategy.
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$5,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Los Angeles, CA
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Launched in 1970, Bright Design is a branding firm. The team focuses on Branding and Packaging Design and is based in Los Angeles, California.
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Los Angeles, CA
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Blue Giant is a video production company. They are in Los Angeles, California and Toronto, Canada and have small team. Their services include Video Production and Advertising.
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Bellevue, WA
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Established in 2004, VMG Studios is a branding agency. Their team focuses on Branding and Graphic Design.
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Milford Charter Township, MI
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TMV Group is an Advertising company. The small Milford Charter Township, Michigan-based team offers Advertising and Branding. The agency was launched in 2006.
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$10,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49City of Industry, CA
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Hypewell is a media planning & buying agency. They are based in City of Industry, California and have small team of experts. Their services include Media Planning & Buying and Advertising.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Dallas, TX
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Brass Tacks Collective, a small branding firm, is in Dallas, Texas. Their services include Branding and Logo.
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$10,000+$50 - $99 / hr10 - 49Doral, FL
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Launched in 2000, Sigma Analysis Group is a small Doral, Florida-based Market Research company. Their services include Market Research and Branding.
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$1,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Austin, TX
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Sip Creatives is a branding firm. They are based in Austin, Texas and have small team of experts. Their services include Branding and Video Production.
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Raleigh, NC
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BAERING is a video production company founded in 2004. The company provides Video Production and Branding.
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Tulsa, OK
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Advertising company AcrobatAnt focuses on Advertising and Branding. They are located in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Chicago, IL
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Wilks Communications Group is a small PR agency. Founded in 1995, the team focuses on Public Relations and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Middletown, DE
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Founded in 2010, Ombrella is an Advertising company. Their team focuses on Advertising and Branding.
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Henrico, VA
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Branding agency Akartha provides Branding and Digital Strategy. They are in Bengaluru, India and Henrico, Virginia.
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$10,000+Undisclosed10 - 49New York, NY
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Established in 2002, Tane is a small New York, New York-based Advertising company. Their services include Advertising and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49South Bend, IN
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Branding company Monkeyhouse Marketing & Design is located in South Bend, Indiana. They provide Branding and Media Planning & Buying and were established in 2005.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Grand Rapids, MI
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TBX is an UX company. Their team is in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The firm offers UX/UI Design and Branding.
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Undisclosed$50 - $99 / hr10 - 49Bakersfield, CA
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Deprigo, Inc. Is a branding firm launched in 2017. The team focuses on Branding and Graphic Design and is based in Bakersfield, California and.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Gilbert, AZ
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Reed Hill is an Advertising company. In Gilbert, Arizona and , the team offers Advertising and Branding.
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$25,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Santa Barbara, CA
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Lifestyledesign is a small Product Design company launched in 2002. Their team provides Product Design and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Nashville, TN
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Go West Creative Group is a branding company. Their small team of employees is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Their team offers Branding and Content Marketing.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Buffalo, NY
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Headquartered in Buffalo, New York, Mr. Smith Agency is an Advertising company. Their services include Advertising and Branding.
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49St. Petersburg, FL
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Launched in 2014, Skyway Media is a branding company. Their services include Branding and Digital Strategy.
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr10 - 49Palm Beach Gardens, FL
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Founded in 2005, Praxis Technologies | Digital Marketing and Branding Agency is an Advertising company. Located in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, the team specializes in Advertising and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Alpharetta, GA
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EWISE Communications, a branding agency, is located in Alpharetta, Georgia. Established in 2008, the team specializes in Branding and Content Marketing.
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Undisclosed$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Dubuque, IA
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Gigantic Design Co. Is a branding company established in 2015. Their team provides Branding and Web Design.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Birmingham, MI
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Know Advertising, a branding firm, was launched in 2006. The company offers Branding and Digital Strategy, and is small.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Pleasant Ridge, MI
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Driven Creative Supply Co. Is an Advertising company. They are in Pleasant Ridge, Michigan, and their services include Advertising and Branding.
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Tampa, FL
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Trickey Jennus is an Advertising company in Tampa, Florida and Littleton, Colorado. Their services include Advertising and Branding.
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$1,000+Undisclosed10 - 49Villa Park, CA
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ElevenX Marketing is an Advertising company. Their small team is headquartered in Villa Park, California and provides Advertising and Branding. The company was launched in 2018.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Raleigh, NC
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Able&Co., an Advertising company, was established in 2008. The small team focuses on Advertising and Branding.
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$25,000+Undisclosed10 - 49Lutz, FL
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Cape & Bay is a branding firm. They are based in Lutz, Florida, and their services include Branding and Digital Strategy.
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$5,000+Undisclosed10 - 49Cary, NC
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3VE, a Marketing Strategy company, was established in 2010. The team offers Marketing Strategy and Web Design and is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina.
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Greensboro, NC
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Honestly is a small Advertising company. Established in 2014, the team offers Advertising and UX/UI Design.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Richmond, VA
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FIVE19 is an Advertising company. They are based in Richmond, Virginia. Their team focuses on Advertising and Branding.
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Richmond, VA
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Yebo is a branding firm. Founded in 1989, the agency focuses on Branding and Graphic Design.
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$25,000+$300+ / hr10 - 49New York, NY
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Rose & Company, a PR firm, offer Public Relations and Branding. They were launched in 2015.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Newberry, SC
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EMILY Revolutionary Marketing Group, a branding firm, was founded in 2018. The small team specializes in Branding and Graphic Design.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Wilmington, NC
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Small branding firm N2DIGITAL, is headquartered in Wilmington, North Carolina. Their services include Branding and Social Media Marketing.
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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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$50,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49New York, NY
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Annapolis, MD
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39.2/40.020/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.2/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$25,000+$300+ / hr2 - 9New York, NY
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38.9/40.019.6/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.3/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$25,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49New Gloucester, ME
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$10,000+$300+ / hr10 - 49Littleton, CO
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$75,000+$200 - $300 / hr10 - 49New York, NY
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38.6/40.018.8/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.8/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$10,000+$100 - $149 / hr50 - 249New York, NY
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$10,000+$200 - $300 / hr2 - 9New York, NY
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37.8/40.018.6/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.2/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$25,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Dallas, TX
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38.5/40.019/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.5/10 Market PresenceService focus
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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 / hr50 - 249Portland, OR
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49New York, NY
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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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$25,000+$150 - $199 / hr2 - 9Oakland, CA
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37.1/40.017.8/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.3/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$25,000+$150 - $199 / hr2 - 9Scottsdale, AZ
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$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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$10,000+$200 - $300 / hr2 - 9Brevard, NC
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36.5/40.016.8/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.7/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$75,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49San Diego, CA
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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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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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36.1/40.016.8/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.3/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$25,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Pasadena, CA
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$25,000+$200 - $300 / hr10 - 49Seattle, WA
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35.7/40.019.6/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience6.1/10 Market PresenceService focus
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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 - 49Dallas, TX
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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 - 49New York, NY
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35.6/40.016.4/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.2/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$75,000+$200 - $300 / hr10 - 49Houston, TX
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35.6/40.017.2/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience8.4/10 Market PresenceService focus
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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.