Shift your
brand up.
Brand Strategy to help you think ahead and get ahead.
Why ThinkAhead
Every problem deserves a unique solution. Big consultancies try to sell you the kitchen sink. Advertising agencies push ads. Design shops do logos and colours.
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We're not like the others. ThinkAhead is a nimble, independent firm of truth-seekers with no ego and a belief that the best answers come from robust strategy combined with the art of possibility.
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With 20 years' experience across a dozen categories, we've helped brands get clear, get sharp, and get ahead.
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Is your brand stuffy, stuck or confusing? We can help.
An oasis for deep thinkers
Brand Strategy to helps you think ahead and get ahead.
And because we're proudly independent, we have the freedom to ask better, search harder, move quicker, and work closer with you.
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That's a breath of fresh air — knowing all our time is spent on your work, not playing corporate politics or chasing awards.
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Want to know our founder’s story?
Made just for
you
Our proprietary process is we have none. Because no two brands are the same, every engagement starts with a clean sheet of paper.
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Here's what you can expect working with us:
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​​Speak openly. Tell us what's on your mind and what great looks like. We'll handle the rest.​
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Discover deep. We immerse ourselves in your customer’s world to uncover what others can't see.
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Prototype together. Choose your ideal scenario, and we'll build small, then big.
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Empower champions. Identify your biggest advocates, and we'll help embed it with them.
If you like the sound of this, reach out.
Choose what you need
Most full-service agencies are smoke-and-mirrors.
We specialise in just four areas that help elevate your brand.
Don't know which box you need?
Reach out and we'll steer you in the right direction.
In the company of incredible
Incredible brands do more than connect; they galvanise and inspire.
Here are some of the best we've worked with.
Our recent work
Here's six. Click below to see the rest.
Amplar Health
Reshaping the future of healthcare
Laura V
Turning a belief into a mighty cause
Enero
Reimagining the holding company
KraftHeinz
Transforming the role of marketing
Itinerant Spirits
Rewarding the path less travelled
Lexlab
Humanising digital advertising
Real words from the heart
Here's what some of our clients have said about us.
“Ron led us on a journey of discovery and insight, through a series of thought-provoking and enjoyable workshops using his strategic and logical manner to reach an outcome that our organisation has been truly delighted with.”
Cherilynne Kemp
Head of People & Performance
FED SQUARE
“Ron is a wonderfully creative and intelligent human who demonstrates excellent capability traversing a full 360 degrees to solve a business problem. With the innate qualities of a teacher and mentor, Ron engaged and worked with both the core team and wider stakeholders in solving the brief.”
Leanne Boyd
Head of Brand Strategy
ME BANK
“Ron's strategy brought together a deep understanding of customer needs and international best practices to develop a distinctive and valuable brand that informed all aspects of our new hotel business. He is great a t communicating complex ideas simply and influencing at all levels.”
Zed Sanjana
CEO
QUEST APARTMENT HOTELS
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