WHat we offer
At adb we know that a brand is more than a logo. It’s more than a product. A brand is a person’s gut feeling about your business. A strong brand delivers on its promise, stands out in a crowded field, and connects with customers at the emotional level. adb excels at building your brand strength.
We bring you a powerful three-pronged approach to fuel recognition and amplify differentiation.
Positioning
Differentiating you from everyone else in the market
Branding
Connecting emotionally with your customers and becoming irreplaceable
MARKETING
Building lifelong customer relationships with design and messaging that inspires
FEATURED SERVICES
If we can't define the brand in six words or less, then we are not doing our job.
01
RESEARCH &
BRAND STRATEGY
Digging deep to assess the opportunities and challenges.
We start with an exhaustive review of the situation, the challenges and the objectives. Working collaboratively, we articulate your unique brand story. Then, we develop a customized strategy for using that story to reach your customers in meaningful ways.
02
MARKETING &
ADVERTISING
Where research and strategy come to life.
Using a multi-disciplinary tool kit, we identify powerful tactics for sharing your brand story. We cover all of the touchpoints: the places where your customers interface with your brand. And we communicate a strong brand idea over and over again, so it sticks.
03
SOCIAL & DIGITAL
Platform-specific stories and visuals that excite and inspire.
We use storytelling tools that are visual and engaging, and that trigger the “Oooh, I wish I were there!” responses from your customers. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, we’re there with targeted messaging, delivered with flexibility and immediacy.
04
CREATIVE COLLATERAL
& DIRECT MAIL
Harnessing the power of traditional marketing.
We believe in traditional marketing, especially in concert with social and digital engagement. The messages and the strong visuals work well in creative collateral and direct mail.
05
MEDIA PLANNING, BUYING & ADDED VALUE
Making smart buys and maximizing your investment.
It’s all about relationships – always has been, always will be! We have the savvy and the contacts to develop buys that produce big results. Every buy comes with added value, extending your investment.
06
PARTNERSHIP &
INFLUENCERS
Ensuring everyone – staff to partners – is a brand ambassador.
Everyone needs to be on brand, telling the same story and sending consistent messages. Your partners’ customers should become your customers. We put together partnerships that will amplify and grow your brand.
Adrienne Davis-Brody
Founder & President
WHo we are
adb Marketing Communications is a Boston-based boutique agency specializing in small-to-medium sized hospitality, retail, consumer product, and lifestyle businesses.
We take complex situations, distill them to manageable concepts, create strategies customized to your organization and targeted to your customers and, finally, deliver creative that connects. We’re about smart thinking and measurable results.
Our creative work has been used successfully by some of America’s best-known companies. We have experience positioning a full spectrum of destinations, hotels, organizations and products, and a deep understanding of how to reach and engage with our clients’ target audiences.
MARKETING & DELIVERABLES
A collection of some of our recent working where we've enabled our ability to design with a strategic approach that uplifts your brand and gets people talking.