About


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Our home

Based in Reading and Bristol, our new HQ will launch in Q4 2023 and is located in the iconic Castle Studios at 15 Castle Street, Reading. Originally founded in 1527, it is one of Reading’s oldest and most unique buildings. It is currently being transformed to house a community of creative and marketing professionals who have an eye towards the future.

Owned and operated by Connexxions, Castle Studios is in the very heart of Reading, and will offer flexible office space complemented by community areas where events, meetings and new friendships are formed.

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From Q4, 2023
15 Castle Street
Reading
RG1 7SB

+44 7776 230 950
art@connexxions.co.uk


About Connexxions

Connexxions is a cross-media design agency helping innovative companies develop and implement strategic marketing and communication programmes across all channels. 

Our collective strength is in helping high-potential startups develop their go-to-market strategy and then sound, look and feel the part. 

Our combined skills, experience and knowhow offer the right level of business, marketing and brand strategy to accelerate traction with your audience, be they investors, end-customers or your internal community. 

Our work encompasses graphics and identity, websites and digital solutions, exhibitions and interior design, marketing and communications, sound and motion. The creators of the work also serve as the primary contact for every client. This reflects our belief that design excellence is achieved through collaboration, passion, intelligence and — above all — personal commitment. See our portfolio that spans decades, many industries, and projects of every size, shape and form.

In-house disciplines include: marketing strategy, brand and corporate identity consultancy, graphics & illustration, video sound photography and animation, brochure presentation and marketing assets, web design and development, e-commerce hosting and maintenance, interior 3D modelling and CAD design, and marketing strategy. 

Industries we support include: manufacturing, recycling, green tech, sustainability, health and wellbeing, the arts, luxury, fashion and education.  

READING & BRISTOL

General Enquiries:
+44 7776 230 950
art@connexxions.co.uk



Our people



What we do


Follow our Brand Building steps below to see how we typically take a project from concept to delivery.


D1. DISCOVERY – UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT SITUATION

Every journey starts with open and honest examination of the landscape in which you operate. We research and investigate your business plans, audience, vision, values, your people and competitors to establish an understanding of your current business context.

Brand M.A.G.I.C. workshops
Business analysis
Competition analysis
Brand audits
Industry analysis
Market research


D2. DEFINE – BE CLEAR ABOUT YOUR STRATEGY

We’ll help you articulate the authentic purpose of your business in a meaningful and tangible way to provide traction for the creative process of brand creation to begin.


Business strategy – goals, products & services, audience
Employee engagement
Audience engagement 
Business branding – style & tone

D3. DESIGN – ESTABLISH A BRAND IDENTITY

We develop a set of guidelines that govern your new look and feel. This identity framework includes tangible outputs like naming, straplines, tone-of-voice, logos and their usage, images, colour-ways, typography and layout.

A brand is also a state of mind. Connexxions can work with your HR department to establish strategies for internal communication and cultural change management.

Brand mission
Brand visions
Brand positioning
Brand values
Naming
Corporate identity
Messaging
Logo design


D4. DEVELOP – APPLY THE BRAND CONSISTENTLY

We have a full service delivery capability, and can help you create imaginative campaigns that work, or simply design a great brochure, website, or other output. Whatever it is, it will be compliant to your brand guidelines, whether you’re blue chip or young fry.

Web & digital design
Marketing campaigns
Editorial
Video & photography
Events and exhibitions
Interior design


D5. DEFEND – PREVENT BRAND EROSION

Connexxions can assist with the protection of your assets. We have in-house experience and expertise, or can engage a specialist trademark attorney to ensure you’re protected from abuse of your rights.

We act as an extension of your team, providing valuable strategic support, campaign management, implementation and maintenance. We can advise on the best way to maintain your reputation through a wide range of marketing techniques for traditional and digital media.

Website maintenance
Analytics & reporting
Print management
Retainer agreement
Campaign management