Most organizations invest heavily in brand and marketing execution before fully resolving the strategic choices that determine how they grow.
EquiBrand works with leadership teams at moments of strategic inflection to clarify where to compete, how to differentiate, and how to align brand, portfolio, and innovation decisions for long-term impact.
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Start with an Upstream Strategy Diagnostic
Leadership teams often begin by stepping back from day-to-day execution to clarify the strategic priorities that will shape future growth.
EquiBrand’s Upstream Strategy Diagnostic is a focused engagement designed to help organizations:
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Identify the most attractive growth opportunities
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Sharpen positioning and differentiation direction
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Align portfolio and innovation investment choices
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Build confidence before committing significant resources
Where Strategy Translates Into Market Impact
Marketing Strategy
Insight, Identity, Innovation.Marketing Consulting Specialists
Looking to grow your business? Our strategic marketing consultants take a structured approach across marketing strategy, segmentation and marketing plan development.
Brand Development
Build Brand EquityFueling Brand Growth
A brand is one of the few things a company can own forever. We help strengthen brands through brand strategy, positioning, brand architecture, customer alignment and other brand consulting services.
Digital Marketing
Website, SEO, Paid SearchInternet Marketing
Is your website working as hard as it could be? Our digital marketing consultants create powerful digital strategies, customer personas, journey maps and digital plans to acquire and retain customers.
Growth & Innovation
Strategy & ProcessInnovation Experts
Looking to grow your business through new products and services? We assist clients
with innovation strategy, value proposition and innovation process development
through market launch.
When & Why
Clients call us when they want to …
Why EquiBrand?
Learn more about EquiBrand here including what differentiates our marketing consulting services vs. typical brand agencies and design firms. Check out our specialized biobrand service offerings for pharmaceutical, medical device and healthcare organizations.
GET THE BOOK → Upstream Marketing
A Strategic Framework for Unlocking Growth
EquiBrand’s work is grounded in the upstream marketing framework, a practical approach to identifying growth opportunities, strengthening differentiation, and aligning innovation decisions before execution begins.
Outlined in the book Upstream Marketing, the framework draws on best-practice insight from leading organizations such as Amazon, Apple, Nike, Southwest Airlines, Starbucks, and Disney.
Learn how successful companies consistently define where to compete and how to win.
Brand Strategy and Marketing Consulting Case Studies
Developing a direct-to-consumer (DTC) marketing strategy and action plan for a healthcare insurance company
Establishing a go-to-market strategy for a coalition of apparel manufacturers
Creating a brand architecture strategy and distinct identities for a leading automotive manufacturer
Repositioning an automotive brand and extending its value proposition
Launching a new product form and expanded indication for a leading prescription drug
Developing a launch positioning for a new combination drug-device therapy
Extending an established consumer products brand into other product categories to capture new revenue streams
Developing and implementing a digital marketing strategy and plan to scale a regional medical spa
Establishing a coordinated branded house strategy to drive economic growth in a major metropolitan region
Implementing a brand architecture across a leading global energy company
Establishing a strategic positioning for a newly formed professional services company
Developing a marketing strategy and plan for a fixed income broker-dealer fintech organization
Developing a comprehensive brand strategy to reposition a food company and identify growth opportunity areas
Establishing a brand extension strategy for a food company to enter into new markets, categories and products
Developing a brand strategy and plan for a industrial products company, working across business units
Extending an insurance brand to capture adjacent market opportunities within financial services
Developing a unified marketing strategy and action plan for an internet-of-things technology partnership
Redefining an internet search business model to meet the changing needs of the customer and competitive environment
Developing a value proposition and private label brand for a hospital supply company
Developing a value proposition and launch positioning for a medical center joint venture
Establishing a life sciences industry cluster brand to fuel economic growth
Establishing an innovation strategy, process and organizational guidelines for a leading weekly publication
Creating a new category and brand for a new medical technique and breakthrough device
Building a medical device corporate brand and integrating acquired business units
Creating a new medtech divisional brand and action plan for future acquisitions
Developing the brand positioning and launch strategy for a new mobile phone targeting parents and their kids
Solidifying the strategy of a multi-channel retailer undergoing a direct-to-consumer business model transformation
Developing a new brand and category expansion opportunities for a nutritional supplements company
Creating a new business concept and brand to extend to a new medical therapy area
Developing an expanded concept, marketing strategy and launch plan for a personal development company
Repositioning a leading prescription drug to address new market conditions
Developing a positioning and messaging strategy for established drug
Identifying and evaluating where-to-play market opportunity areas for a university-sponsored technology transfer program
You can learn more about our ‘biobrand’ services here for healthcare, medical device, and pharmaceutical companies.
Our Client Experience
Our Focus is Your Business
Our clients, from Fortune 100 companies to venture-backed start-ups, come to us to improve their business conditions through marketing, branding, digital, and other consulting services.
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