' If you want people to build a boat, first you must make them long for the sea ' Antoine de St Exupery

Positioning gives your audiences a reason to prefer what you have to offer over the alternatives. Traditionally organisations used advertising and packaging to build their brand, positioning themselves relative to their competition.

This approach is changing as the world becomes more transparent and interactive. It is becoming more difficult to build a brand the traditional way and more important than ever to show authenticity because looking behind the brand is so much easier. Today strong brands are built on PR, word of mouth and ambassadorship. This only works if you can bridge the gap between what you promise and what you really deliver, anything less and you can be certain you will be found out.

We begin with insight gathering and exploring possible directions; where is the world going, what role can your organisation play in that future, how can you use your strengths to bring value to your customers, consumers and clients. We then work together with you and your colleagues to investigate the richest positioning directions, looking at their implications for marketing and communications, innovation and design, people and organisation. We take these options as a starting point and explore them engaging with your organisation. The end results are future plans that are not only ambitious but also realistic.