ABOUT

I am a Brand-Builder, a Chief Brand Officer, an Executive Creative Director, and a Strategic Partner.  I'm deeply invested in the positioning of brands, growing audiences, and impacting the market.  

I am guided by a few simple beliefs.

RADICAL DIFFERENTIATION

In an attention-economy, Marketing noise makes the consumer very resistant to new offerings, and new ideas. To create a successful business, being radically different must be built into the core of the brand strategy, and the creative team's daily approach.

AUDIENCE-DRIVEN

Today, selling products is a failed strategy. People prioritize a sense of belonging over "more stuff". 

Tapping into your audience's deep-seated values and emotions is key to bypassing their instinct to say "no."

When we foster shared values, the audience cultivates a gut feeling about your business: the very essence of brand. When customers feel connected, they adopt and promote your brand for you.

As a director, I'm always looking for ways to invite the audience to do more than buy, but actually sculpt our brands.

CRAFT AT SCALE

How can we accomplish these things? How do we create radical, emotive brands that engage audiences, and build new tribes that last years instead of months?

It all starts with a company’s creative culture. No one is more familiar with your product, and the way you want people to think about it, than you are. Finding a shared vision for the company is key, and it starts with my creative teams.

LOYALTY

In all this work, loyalty is the actual end product. It’s the best outcome we can hope for. It's the greatest ROI, the most informative KPI.

A 5% increase in brand loyalty can yield a 95% increase in sales.

When you've earned the customer’s trust, they become loyal to your brand, and become more than passive customers: they're ambassadors, and evangelists. They drive the brand forward, because they're invested.

KEY TENETS OF MY PRACTICE

Cultivated over the course of my career,  these tenets guide me as a leader helping companies deploy brands, and assemble the best creative teams and cultures to expand them.

 

Looking for an Executive Creative Director / Chief Brand Officer / Head of Brand / Head of Creative?  Let's talk.

​J@JulianAyes.com