Brand strategy / positioning / brand systems

Turn what you've built into a stronger brand.

I help founders, CEOs and investors turn the businesses they've built into clearer, stronger brands. Through strategy, positioning and brand systems, we make your brand work harder — in the right direction.

Our offers

Choose the right entry point.

Each offer is designed for a different stage of the journey. Choose one to see what's included.

01

$35

Brand Consultancy

A strategic conversation for someone who wants an outside perspective before making a bigger decision.

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  • Business & brand discussion
  • Current challenge / problem diagnosis
  • Positioning discussion
  • Audience / customer discussion
  • Brand perception review
  • Strategic opportunities
  • Practical recommendations
  • Next-step direction

Outcome

Clarity on the brand, the problem, and what to do next.

02

$300

Brand Repositioning

For an existing business that already has something moving and wants to make the brand clearer, stronger and more intentional.

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This isn't about starting from zero. It's about understanding what already exists, seeing what's working and what isn't, and building a stronger direction from there.

01

Brand audit

Assess the existing brand.

  • Existing brand assessment
  • Social presence review
  • Website / online presence review
  • Messaging review
  • Visual identity review
  • Content review
  • Category / competitive perspective
02

Positioning

Clarify what the brand should mean in the market.

  • Brand positioning
  • Target audience
  • Differentiation
  • Market / category territory
  • What the brand should be known for
  • Core brand idea
03

Brand direction

Define how the brand should feel and communicate.

  • Brand personality
  • Brand feeling
  • Voice & communication
  • Storytelling direction
  • Visual direction
  • Content direction
04

Brand system

Turn the strategy into a system the business can actually use.

  • Content pillars
  • Communication framework
  • Social-media direction
  • Website communication direction
  • Campaign / launch direction
  • Brand consistency principles
05

30–60 day roadmap

Answers what should change, what should be built, what should be communicated, what should be tested, what should be improved.

Brand progress tracker
Tracks the changes being made to the brand.
Brand implementation checklist
Step-by-step list of what needs to be changed, created or implemented.
Content direction sheet
What the brand should communicate, and the role each type of content plays.
Brand consistency checklist
A way to check whether new content still feels like the same brand.
30-day action plan
Weekly priorities for the first month.
60-day brand review
A checkpoint on what was implemented, what worked, what didn't.
Brand decision log
A record of key decisions, so the team holds direction.
06

Review & continuation

Once the roadmap has been implemented, you can return for a strategic review — what worked, what didn't, how the audience responded, and what the next stage should look like.

We're still on the run together.

You come back with real-world results, questions or new opportunities — and from there, we decide what the next piece of work should be.

Outcome

A clearer brand strategy, and a practical system for implementing it over the next 30–60 days.

03

$550

Brand Build

For a founder, investor or company building a new brand from the ground up and needing both the strategic foundation and the initial identity system.

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01

Brand foundation

Establish the strategic foundation.

  • Business understanding
  • Founder vision
  • Audience
  • Market / category
  • Brand purpose
  • Positioning
  • Brand idea
  • Brand personality
02

Brand identity

Develop the core visual identity.

  • Logo / wordmark
  • Typography
  • Colour system
  • Visual language
  • Imagery direction
  • Graphic elements
  • Core brand applications
03

Brand communication

Define how the brand communicates.

  • Brand messaging
  • Tone of voice
  • Key messages
  • Content pillars
  • Storytelling direction
  • Bio / about direction
04

Social brand system

A repeatable visual system for the brand — not random graphics.

  • Social visual direction
  • Core post templates
  • Carousel template
  • Story template
  • Announcement / promotional template
  • Product / service template
  • Other relevant brand templates
05

Launch direction

Prepare the brand for its initial rollout.

  • Launch concept
  • Initial content direction
  • Communication sequence
  • Campaign direction
  • Initial rollout plan
06

Brand guide

A central reference containing:

  • Brand foundation
  • Positioning
  • Identity
  • Typography
  • Colours
  • Visual direction
  • Voice
  • Social system
  • Usage principles
07

Roadmap & working documents

The practical tools needed to take the new brand into the real world.

  • Brand implementation roadmap
  • Launch checklist
  • Content planning document
  • Brand consistency tracker
  • 30-day action plan
  • Progress tracker
  • Brand review document
08

Review & continuation

Once the brand has launched, you can return for a strategic review — what worked, what didn't, audience response, and what the next stage should be.

We're still on the run together.

The first project establishes the foundation. Real-world implementation gives us new information. The next strategic decision is based on what actually happened.

Outcome

A strategic foundation, brand identity and working system ready to take into the real world.

Why work together?

Strategic thinking

We look beyond the logo, posts and campaigns to understand what the business actually needs.

Built around your business

The strategy starts with what you've already built, where you are now and where you want to go.

Practical systems

You don't just receive ideas. You receive frameworks, roadmaps and working documents you can actually use.

Continued direction

Put the strategy into the world, see what happens, come back with the results, and we assess the next move together.

How we work

A strategy is only useful when it meets reality.

We don't create a strategy and disappear. We create direction, put it into the real world, learn from what happens, and use that to decide what comes next.

01

Consult

$35

Let's understand the situation.

02

Strategy

$300 / $550

Let's build the direction and system.

03

Implement

30–60 days

Take it into the real world.

04

Review

 

What actually happened?

05

Continue

 

What do we do now?

The system

Before we change the brand, we understand it.

Every brand has a situation, a market, an advantage, a position, an audience and a direction. The work begins by understanding what is actually there.

S

Situation

What is happening right now?

The business, its current state, existing brand, challenges and circumstances.

M

Market

Where does the brand exist?

The category, audience, competitors and the environment the business operates in.

E

Edge

What gives the brand an advantage?

Strengths, distinctive qualities and assets that can create meaningful differentiation.

P

Position

What should the brand mean in the market?

What the brand should be known for, and the position it should occupy.

U

Understanding

What do people actually need, feel and respond to?

Connecting the business to the people it's trying to reach, and how the brand is perceived.

R

Route

Where do we go from here?

Turning the strategic understanding into direction, priorities, content and action.

From the problem to the system.

Problem→Person→Position→Point of view→Promise→Personality→Content→System

ProblemWhat problem is the brand actually solving?
PersonWho is the brand solving it for?
PositionWhat place should the brand occupy in their mind?
Point of viewWhat does the brand believe or see differently?
PromiseWhat can people consistently expect from the brand?
PersonalityHow should the brand feel and behave?
ContentWhat should the brand communicate?
SystemHow do all of these pieces work together, consistently?

The client journey

A clear process. A continuing relationship.

The first project gives us direction. Implementation gives us evidence. Review gives us new information. From there, we decide what comes next.

Consult

Let's understand the situation.

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Strategy

Let's build the direction.

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Implement

Take it into the real world.

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Review

See what actually happened.

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Continue

Decide the next move.

We're still on the run together.

About

The Great Umar

Brand Strategy

I work with founders, CEOs, investors and businesses that already have something worth building — helping them make the brand clearer, stronger and more intentional.

My work sits between strategy, positioning, communication and brand systems. I look at what already exists, understand what needs to change, and build a direction that can actually be used.

Get in touch

Let's talk.

Have a brand that needs clarity, repositioning, or a complete foundation?

You may need clarity. You may need to reposition what you've already built. You may need to build something from the ground up. Wherever you're starting from, the work is the same: understand where you are, decide where the brand needs to go, build the system, put it into the world, and learn from what happens.

We're still on the run together.