Top 12 Women-owned Branding Agencies in North America & UK

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There are several elements needed to create a memorable brand. Not only should you have a strong visual identity that helps to grow brand recognition, but also a cohesive verbal identity to complement it. So, it’s much more than simply getting a graphic designer to create a business logo and perhaps a few other digital assets, like an email signature, to round it off. 

The best approach is to partner with a branding agency. This way, you’ll get access to a team of strategists, designers, and writers that will be able to create all the various key elements and see to it that these different parts speak to each other and your target audience. 

By working with one of the following agencies, you’ll get an authentic brand and support female-owned companies at the same time. After all, a core part of branding is to communicate how your business is making a difference, such as by promoting social justice and equity.  


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1. ParkerWhite Brand Interactive

ParkerWhite Brand Interactive

Founder/Owner/CEO: Cindy White

Locations: Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California

Founded in the late 90s, ParkerWhite is one of the top branding and digital marketing agencies based in San Diego. After being in business for a quarter of century, their goal has still stayed the same — helping brands to connect with their customers. 

Their team of creatives and strategists has worked with both B2B and B2C businesses that are dedicated to improving lives. For this reason, they concentrate on working with healthcare, life consumer, and financial products. 

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2. The Miller Group

The Miller Group

Founder/Owner/CEO: Renee Miller

Locations: Pacific Palisades, California

Trusted and loved by leading global brands like RE/MAX, The Miller Group is a woman-owned digital advertising and marketing agency that was founded more than 30 years ago in 1990. Driven by their belief that marketing is about connection, they help brands to tell their stories in a way that’s convincing and compelling. In addition to brand identity and positioning, they can also help with: 

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3. BRIGADE

BRIGADE

Founder/Owner/CEO: Kirsten Modestow

Locations: Florence, Massachusetts

BRIGADE is an independent, woman-owned branding and design agency that was founded in 2005. Fast-forward 15+ years and what started out as a one-woman show has grown into a team of more than 20 individuals that work with some of the leading brands across the globe. While they might have grown, they haven’t outgrown their clients and have worked with one of their clients for 16 years. 

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4. id8

id8

Founder/Owner/CEO: Kriston Sellier

Locations: Marietta, Georgia

If you’re a small to mid-sized organization, you can check out id8, a boutique creative agency that can deliver affordable, big-agency solutions. Included in their creative solutions are branding services. While they follow a consistent method, it’s not at the expense of the brand’s individuality. They realize that being mindful of nuances is key and that it’s much more than simply designing a logo.  

During their time in business, they’ve completed more than 2,000 branding projects helping founders to communicate their vision and connect with their target audience at the same time. From branding strategy to branded materials, and everything in between, they offer a long list of key services that include:

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5. Teal Media

Teal Media

Founder/Owner/CEO: Jessica Teal

Locations: Washington, D.C., and Detroit, Michigan

Teal Media is a full-service, woman-owned design and creative agency that works with businesses and non-profit organizations striving to create positive social change. Whether it’s branding or web design, the solutions that they create are based on research, speak to your brand, engage with your customers, and are simple to maintain and evolve. 

When it comes to branding specifically, they can help you with:

  • Audience and market research
  • Strategy
  • Research
  • Messaging
  • Visual identity and logo design
  • Brand guides

In addition to branding, they also offer various other creative and technical services. So, if you need help to translate your (new) branding to your website, they can do that too. 


6. DD.NYC (formerly DigitalDesign.NYC)

DD.NYC (formerly DigitalDesign.NYC)

Founder/Owner/CEO: Anjelika Kour

Locations: New York, New York

Founded in 2015, DD.NYC is one of the younger branding agencies on our list. Though, they’ve already carved a name for themselves as one of the leading WBE-certified (women owned and operated businesses) in New York. Their award-winning, diverse, multidisciplinary design team has created powerful experiences for their clients by using forward-thinking strategies and leveraging emerging tech. 

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DD.NYC (formerly DigitalDesign.NYC)

DD.NYC® is an award-winning NYC digital design agency for branding, web design, UI/UX & packaging design!

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DD.NYC (formerly DigitalDesign.NYC)

DD.NYC® is an award-winning NYC digital design agency for branding, web design, UI/UX & packaging design!

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7. Our Own Brand

Our Own Brand

Founder/Owner/CEO: Sarah Fulford-Williams

Locations: Twickenham, London

On top of being viewed as one of the top branding agencies, Our Own Brand also made our list of the Top 11 female-owned social media agencies that you can check out. In a short time (they were founded only a few years ago in 2018), their work has been recognized with over 10 awards. It has also landed them a number of top global brands as clients like O’Neill, Red Bull, and CAT.  

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8. Massive Media

Massive Media

Founder/Owner/CEO: Lindsay Smith

Locations: Vancouver, Toronto, and New York 

Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, Massive Media has partnered with many massive brands that include names like Microsoft, Samsung, and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). They’ve helped these ambitious businesses to “move at the speed of culture”, as they eloquently put it, by empowering them to connect with their target audiences via shared values and culture. From naming to strategy to messaging, they can help their clients to create a brand that serves as a golden thread that ties together various touchpoints. To achieve this, they let data speak louder than opinions. Testing assumptions form a core part of their approach. 

In addition to branding, their team can also help with:

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9. Wax Creek

Wax Creek

Founder/Owner/CEO: Stephanie Gunther

Locations: Greenwood Village, Colorado

Unlike some of the other agencies on our list that also deliver other creative services, Wax Creek is a boutique agency that focuses only on branding. Using a considered and tested approach, they help their clients to reconnect with the core of who they are and the reason for doing this, setting them up for next-level growth. 

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10. Motto

Motto

Founder/Owner/CEO: Sunny Bonnell and Ashleigh Hansberger

Locations: New York, New York and Dallas, Texas

Trusted and loved by famous international brands like Google, Virgin, and Hershey’s, Motto describes themselves as a “global brand strategy and culture company” that transforms brands into “Ideas Worth Rallying Around”. This requires some serious work that will challenge your current way of thinking. 

As they like to put it, their work starts from the inside-out and will involve senior members of your team. After you’re done strategizing and you know your business goals, vision, core values, and archetype, they’ll help you to verbalize and visualize your new identity by:

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11. Brandlucent

Brandlucent

Founder/Owner/CEO: Karen O’Mahony

Locations: Montreal, Canada

If you’re in the B2B tech industry or deliver a professional service, you can check out Brandlucent, a strategic branding agency founded in 2018. According to their website, they’re a team of “business-focused strategists, creative brand designers, and transformative culture specialists” with the goal of helping their clients identify their vision and align it to their reality. 

Their team has created an innovative process, based on a proven methodology, to transform brands. To build the foundation, they’ll first uncover your authentic brand elements. Then, they’ll create a brand image that embodies your values, vision, and mission. 

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12. Marquis

Marquis

Founder/Owner/CEO: Julie Vail

Locations: Boston, Massachusetts

One of the unique selling propositions of Marquis isn’t only the fact that they’re woman-owned but also that they try to offer their clients a different way of doing business. They’re built around a physical studio with full-time employees based in Boston, but also have a network of independent partners at their disposal. 

Whether you have no brand at all yet, need to breathe new life into your current brand identity, or are looking for help in applying it consistently, they can be of service. In addition to strategic brand development, they can also help with:

  • Creative management
  • Art direction
  • Technology development
  • Graphic design
  • Writing

                            Wrapping Things Up

                            These branding agencies can help with all the different elements that make up effective branding and combine them in such a way that the end product is memorable and easily recognizable. Some of these agencies also double up as marketing agencies and will be able to align your branding with a marketing strategy. 

                            Whichever agency you decide to make your branding partner, know that it will be a worthy investment. Without well-thought-out branding, attracting the right type of customer becomes more challenging than it has to be.  

                            About the Author and Expert Reviewer
                            Koba Molenaar brings nearly a decade of rich experience in content writing, specializing in digital marketing, branding, SaaS, and eCommerce. Her passion for helping brands, from solopreneurs to established companies, connect with their audiences shines through her work. As a member of the Golden Key International Honor Society, Koba’s commitment to excellence is evident in her work, showcasing her as a relatable and knowledgeable voice in the industry.
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