Fashion · Mining · Hospitality · Food & entertainment
Four industries. One system.
Brand strategy
Positioning, audience and messaging, so the whole company says the same thing.
01Clarify™Clarity
02Construct™Identity
03Connect™Experience · Visibility
04Convert™Conversion · Scale
Mike Bruce Design · Brand strategy & identity agency · Abuja, Nigeria Your brand grows here.
We are Brand Growth Architects. We engineer strategy, identity, digital presence and revenue infrastructure into one operating system for enterprises and growth-stage companies that have outgrown their own brand, or are entering new markets.
120%Revenue growth following relaunch · Elizabeth & Lanky
4Industries · one system
3Markets · Nigeria · United Kingdom · United States
4Phases · Clarify · Construct · Connect · Convert
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Statement
A brand is not what you make. It is what your market can repeat without you in the room.
Mike Bruce · Brand Growth Architect
Proof
We don't ask you to believe the philosophy. We ask you to look at what it does.
Elizabeth & Lanky
120%
Revenue growth following relaunch.
Ultramar
200%
Increase in audience engagement following relaunch.
Ikeja Hotels
45%
Increase in qualified inbound leads following relaunch.
Grills In & Out / Cocktails In & Out
150%
Revenue growth following relaunch, with a sustained 5-star customer experience rating.
Built in Abuja. Legible in every market we enter.
We build brand systems for companies headquartered in, and entering,
03
Markets
- 01Headquartered in AbujaNigeria is home. Every system we build starts here.
- 02Building for the United KingdomFor UK companies, and African companies entering the UK.
- 03Building for the United StatesFor US companies, and companies entering the US.
The problem we solve
Every brand we have ever fixed was broken in the same way. Not ugly. Open.
The logo said one thing. The website said another. The sales call contradicted both. Effort went in at one end and leaked out of a dozen gaps before it ever reached a customer. There was no system, only activity.
A closed circle has no gaps. Nothing enters that does not come back around.
Open · leakingClosed · compounding
The Brand Growth OS™
One system. Four phases. It doesn't stop when we leave.
Now running · Clarify
Phase 01 of 04 · Clarity
Clarify
Establish what the company is, who it is for, and why it wins, in language the market can repeat. Nothing is built until this is settled.
The company can explain itself in one sentence, and everyone says the same one.
Phase 02 of 04 · Identity
Construct
Build the identity that carries the position, every asset engineered so the brand can be reproduced correctly by people who were not in the room.
The brand holds its shape without the founder in the room.
Phase 03 of 04 · Experience · Visibility
Connect
Put the brand where the market already is, in the order the market moves. Every touchpoint carries the same position and hands the buyer forward.
The market meets the same company at every point of contact.
Phase 04 of 04 · Conversion · Scale
Convert
Turn attention into revenue, and revenue into infrastructure the company keeps. The loop closes here, then starts again with better inputs.
Growth stops being a campaign and becomes a system the company owns.
Services
Brand strategy, identity, rebranding and websites. One system.
Who we serve
We build brand systems for .
The trigger
Entering a territory where nobody knows the name.
What changes
The brand arrives already legible to the new market.
They all share one thing. They're done blending in.
01Your brand is not the problem. Your system is.
02We don't design brands. We build brands that grow.
03Design without a system is decoration with an invoice.
04Brands don't grow in lines. They grow in loops.
Brand Growth Audit
Where is your system leaking?
Twelve statements. Four phases. About six minutes. You get a baseline score for each phase of the Brand Growth OS and the one place to start.
Start the auditInsights
Thinking, written down.
Questions
Mike Bruce Design, in brief.
What is Mike Bruce Design?
Mike Bruce Design (MBD) is a brand strategy and identity agency, a brand growth architecture company, based in Abuja, Nigeria. It builds brand strategy, brand identity, rebrands and websites as one operating system, the Brand Growth OS, for growth-stage companies and enterprises across Nigeria, the UK and the US.
What services does Mike Bruce Design offer?
Brand strategy and positioning, brand identity design, rebranding and website design. See all services.
Who does Mike Bruce Design work with?
Companies that have outgrown their own brand: market entrants, scaling founders, established businesses, multi-brand groups and companies preparing to raise.
What results has Mike Bruce Design delivered?
Elizabeth & Lanky: 120% revenue growth following relaunch. Ultramar: 200% increase in audience engagement. Ikeja Hotels: 45% increase in qualified inbound leads. The Barricade: 55% increase in leads and enquiries following relaunch. Grills In & Out: 150% revenue growth with a sustained 5-star customer experience rating. See the case studies.
Where is Mike Bruce Design based?
Plot 131, Road 2, Wonderland Estate, Abuja, Nigeria, working with clients across Nigeria, the United Kingdom, the United States and Africa. See branding agency in Abuja.
How do I start working with Mike Bruce Design?
Book a 30-minute Brand Clarity Call, or take the free Brand Growth Audit for a baseline score in six minutes.