STUDIO INTRO
HOWDY FROM
THE HEARTLAND
BRAND STRATEGY
Overarching brand development from strategy to launch allows us to impact all levels of our client’s brand. This process includes the following:
Audience Research
Competitive Market Analysis
Peer Market Analysis
Best Practice Analysis
Brand Positioning
Messaging Map
What the Heck is a Hucklebuck?
One of the first questions we usually get asked is "what's up with the name". Hucklebuck is a colloquialism for country person, a nod to the roots of founder Andy Hayes. His grandfather owned a farm in Ohio and many of his formative memories took place running those back roads in his 1974 Oldsmobile Omega hot rod, with custom rattle can flames (as shown here). Ultimately the name Hucklebuck represents our blue-collar work ethic and midwesterny "make it right" attitude & shapes the studio's approach to this day.
“NCF Savings Bank has been honored to work very closely with Hucklebuck Design Studio on our rebrand for NCF Savings Bank. Hucklebuck brings a high level of creative talent and branding experience. They took the time to understand what we wanted as a bank and to listen to our ideas and concerns during the rebrand process. From the beginning discovery process to our brand launch and after, they paid close attention to every detail and delivered perfectly on every level. Hucklebuck has been able to provide us a brand that we can use for many years and will stand the test of time for not only our bank, but our customers and community. I can say without a doubt Hucklebuck will give you and your company the best experience for whatever services you need, and I extend my highest recommendation on their behalf.”
BRIAN SMITH
President, CEO, NCF Savings Bank
SMALL BUT MIGHTY
There are larger teams out there, but I’d put us up against anyone. We also partner with external partners for video, photography, copywriting, and development work to fill out our offering and make sure our clients are taken care of.
#squadgoals
All of the work that we do follows a project journey involving four key phases. The depth at which we take each part of the process depends on the specific scope and budget of the project.
Discovery
We approach every project as a research paper. We use this phase of a project to:
Get smart about the client
Discuss & solidify objectives
Competitive market analysis
Peer market analysis
Best practice research
Strategy
Creating a clear target for
the creative exploration is critical. During the strategy process we:
Define creative strategy
using what was learned from discovery
Establish a metric for success
Sign off on all strategy
with the client before moving into creative
Creative
Once the strategy is approved, it's time for creative explorations where we:
Work through creative directions that use the discovery & strategy as a foundation for evaluation
Land on final direction after revisions have been made
Execution
Time to make it real. During the finalization phase we:
Finalize tactics & deliverables based on the chosen creative direction
Follow up with the client
to ensure a seamless project wrap
INDUSTRIES OF FOCUS
We don't limit our projects to specific types of clients, but we do have a "very particular set of skills" when it comes to the industries listed below.
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