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How a refreshed brand is propelling a crafty, human-focused hydro engineering company forward.

McMillen saw an opportunity in front of them, but wasn’t quite sure how to capitalize on it. A few years ago, they merged with a large tunneling company. But the two cultures didn’t fit. While the tunneling company was traditional, McMillen was an agile and forward-leaning hydrology engineering company filled with industry-leading engineers, creative thinkers and solution-oriented builders. So after nearly a decade, both parties had agreed to separate and return to their origins allowing McMillen to refocus the company’s brand.

McMillen
Engineering, Environmental and Construction

+ Rockies, Silver

+ Brand Research and Strategy

+ Brand Identity

+ Content and Social Marketing

+ Creative Strategy

+ Experiential Activation and Guerilla Marketing

+ Web Design

THE ASK

McMillen tasked us to work collaboratively with their stakeholders to refresh the company’s brand from top to bottom and position them as the forward-leaning enterprise with unique technical, practical and personnel expertise.

“We are super happy with where we landed on these items! Really captures our company and people!"

- Marissa, VP, Director of Business Development

What we did

Following a robust market analysis and research sessions with the McMillen leadership team, we developed a foundational brand strategy that codified their UVPs, brand position, archetype, brand voice and business line expressions. All of this informed a refreshed brand design, a new lead generation website and a go-to-market social media plan with foundational creative assets. 

We also reimagined the trade show environment with a new booth concept, branded materials, signage and giveaways. Finally, our employee-focused brand manifesto–which literally brought their team members to their feet–branded collateral and apparel, resulted in enthusiastic adoption of the refreshed brand across departments, teams and industry partners.

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