Top 50 brand consulting agency

Top 50 branding agency

# Agency Tagline HQ URL
1 Wolff Olins Bold, transformative brand thinking London, UK wolffolins.com
2 Landor Brand-led transformation London, UK landor.com
3 Interbrand Best Global Brands New York, USA interbrand.com
4 Siegel+Gale The simplicity company New York, USA siegelgale.com
5 FutureBrand Future-ready branding New York, USA futurebrand.com
6 MetaDesign Systematic brand systems Berlin, Germany metadesign.com
7 Prophet Brand & growth consultancy San Francisco, USA prophet.com
8 Lippincott Brand innovation & design New York, USA lippincott.com
9 Saffron Brand Consultants Strategy-led branding London, UK saffron-consultants.com
10 Superunion (ex Brand Union) Brand experience design London, UK superunion.com
11 COLLINS Idea-driven brand design New York, USA wearecollins.com
12 Koto Bold, contemporary branding London, UK koto.studio
13 Red Antler Startup branding experts New York, USA redantler.com
14 Motto Purpose-led positioning New York, USA motto.co
15 Ragged Edge Challenger brand specialists London, UK raggededge.com
16 DesignStudio Bold identity & experience London, UK design.studio
17 Mucho Cultural brand design Barcelona, Spain mucho.net
18 Pearlfisher Design for life London, UK pearlfisher.com
19 Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv Iconic identity design New York, USA cghnyc.com
20 Anagrama Brand experience & design Monterrey, Mexico anagrama.com
21 Clay Digital product & brand design San Francisco, USA clay.global
22 IDEO Human-centered design Palo Alto, USA ideo.com
23 Frog Design Design & innovation consultancy San Francisco, USA frog.co
24 Work & Co Product & brand design New York, USA work.co
25 Ueno Brand & digital experiences San Francisco, USA ueno.co
26 ustwo Digital product studio London, UK ustwo.com
27 Huge Inc. Digital transformation New York, USA hugeinc.com
28 AKQA Experience design & innovation London, UK akqa.com
29 R/GA Connected brand experiences New York, USA rga.com
30 Fantasy Futuristic digital experiences San Francisco, USA fantasy.co
31 Droga5 Creative & brand strategy New York, USA droga5.com
32 Wieden+Kennedy Fearless creativity Portland, USA wk.com
33 BBDO The work, the work, the work New York, USA bbdo.com
34 Dentsu Creative Modern creativity Tokyo, Japan dentsu.com
35 TBWA\Worldwide Disruption® New York, USA tbwa.com
36 Ogilvy Borderless creativity New York, USA ogilvy.com
37 Saatchi & Saatchi Nothing is impossible London, UK saatchi.com
38 Mekanism Brand storytelling San Francisco, USA mekanism.com
39 Anomaly Creative problem solving New York, USA anomaly.com
40 Mother Independent creative London, UK motherlondon.com
41 Snøhetta Architecture, landscape & brand Oslo, Norway snohetta.com
42 Porto Rocha Cultural & editorial identity New York, USA portorocha.com
43 C42D Startup branding specialist New York, USA c42d.com
44 Sagmeister & Walsh Artistic brand expression New York, USA sagmeister.com
45 Moving Brands Motion & digital identity London, UK movingbrands.com
46 Base Design Strategic brand design Brussels, Belgium basedesign.com
47 Design Bridge and Partners Brand & packaging design London, UK designbridge.com
48 Turner Duckworth Packaging & brand design San Francisco, USA turnerduckworth.com
49 Pentagram (Reference) World’s largest independent design studio London / New York pentagram.com
50 Vivaldi Group Brand-led transformation & AI New York, USA vivaldigroup.com

Quick Categorization Guide

Category Best For Top Picks
Global Strategy Consultancies Enterprise transformation, M&A, valuation Landor, Interbrand, Prophet, FutureBrand
Design-Led Studios Premium visual identity, craft excellence Wolff Olins, COLLINS, Koto, MetaDesign
Startup / Challenger Brands Fast, bold positioning for growth-stage Red Antler, C42D, Ragged Edge, Motto
Digital / Product Design Tech companies, SaaS, UX/UI systems Clay, IDEO, Frog, Work & Co, Fantasy
Creative / Advertising Campaign-led brand building Droga5, Wieden+Kennedy, BBDO, Ogilvy
Boutique / Specialized Cultural institutions, packaging, editorial Snøhetta, Porto Rocha, Turner Duckworth, Sagmeister & Walsh

Sources: Vivaldi Group, Phable, Top Brand Agencies, Creative Boom