Ethik

ethik is a conscious branding and creative agency for social impact. We help mission-driven companies, organizations, and entrepreneurs build deep connections with their audiences by elevating their greater social purpose — their /’eTHik/ — to the forefront of their stories. If you've made it this far and are thinking..."yeah, yeah, that sounds like every other agency's pitch," we hope you'll keep reading. Sure, we might get your company to a similar place as other small shops, but we think you'll have much more fun—and waste much less time and budget—working with us instead. Here's why: Rather than spending months behind-the-scenes on expensive discovery and deliverables, our client partnerships are collaborative right from the start. Based on your needs, we use focused three-to-six week sprints, co-creation workshops, and team integration trainings to develop—and operationalize — powerful brand language, visual identities, storytelling frameworks, and campaign ideas that are actionable, affordable, effective, and inspiring. And because our co-founders both came from big agency environments where toxic cultures and unrealistic expectations made us feel like cogs in a machine, we're allergic to doing other things the way most typical agencies do, too. Instead of being beholden to arbitrary KPIs, we measure our value by the trust, connection, and meaning we create with our clients. We give our team the space, autonomy, and sense of belonging they need to flourish — without having to compromise their mental health, or unique personalities, along the way. And, we don't believe in doing free spec work or competing in unpaid pitches, which means we're not afraid to say "thanks but no thanks" if a project isn't the right fit. We want to earn our clients' trust as a partner, not “win” your attention as the lowest-cost bidder. Still wondering if you'd like working with us? Give us a shout. We'll be happy share more.