Brand Evolution StrategyWe help brands step into their next era
with clarity, confidence, & creativity
You’re a brand at the pivot.
Maybe you’re growing, entering a new retail arena, or competing with more brands than ever in your category. Maybe it’s time to modernize or sharpen your audience connection. Maybe the spotlight (or funding, yay) has finally found you, and you’re not quite sure how the brand shows up going forward.
Clair is the strategic creative force for brands ready to outgrow the version that got them here.
If you’re feeling like…
“We struggle to tell our story in a way that actually sets us apart”
“We know who buys us, but we don’t know why, or what they need from us”
“We’re only talking about our product, and folks don’t seem to care”
“We want an emotional connection with our audience, but where do we even start?”
Then you’re absolutely in the right place (◠‿◠)
What We Bring
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Deep Expertise
In Food & Bev, Health & Wellness, Parent and kids-focused brands & CPG. Have something else in mind? Great, let’s chat about it.
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High Touch Collaboration
No black box strategy. We do hands-on, in depth identity strategy. It’s a bit like brand therapy that way.
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Love of the Work
If we’re not enjoying this, we’re doing it wrong. Our process is designed to be inspiring and fun.
How We Work
Figuring out exactly who your brand is starts with collaboration. Our process is part intentional listening, part research rigor, and part translation. We work together through a structured method to surface truth and secure organizational alignment before creative work begins.
We dive into culture, category, and consumer to uncover insights that cut through noise and swirl — helping brands get unstuck by illuminating what’s really happening around them: what’s motivating people, worrying them, exciting them, and annoying them. Where a brand can not just capture attention, but create actual connection.
Our process is about listening between the lines, and turning insight into clarity that fuels more distinct, expressive creative work.
helping brands get unstuckWe specialize in startups, early-stage brands, and those ready to evolve.
Listening Between the Lines. Turning Insight into Clarity.
Brand Building
Brand platforms, positioning, personality/voice/tone definition, brand architecture
Brand Therapy
Discovery discussions with key stakeholders
Cultural & Category Research
Bespoke analysis & audits
bespoke servicesHow We Help
Consumer Research & Insights Reporting
Specializing in qualitative methodologies
Creative Briefs
Brand briefs, campaign briefs
Creative Facilitation
Workshops, brainstorming sessions, focus groups
What People Are Saying
“As a Creative Director, I've been partnered with many creative people over the years. Lindsay is the person I want as my other half when I'm charged with crafting an idea that will break through. She understands culture and what moves people, as if by magic, and it shines through in the creative expressions that easily pour out of the thoughtful work she does. If I want to make something great, I start with Lindsay.”
- Kate Kayne, Creative Director