
South Square Creative
branding agency franklin tn
/ Nashville TN
Brentwood TN / bellevue tn / ...and beyond
Become the brand your competitors envy.
Confidently promote your business and charge what your expertise is worth.
Start at square one with The Brand Plan.
In this 90-minute deep-dive interview, South Square Creative gets to know everything about your business–to uncover where you've been, where you are, and where you want to go. From this session, you'll receive a customized plan of action that breaks down how to best position your brand to meet your business goals. The Brand Plan is your north star creative brief–yours to keep. You can implement on your own or work with SSC to execute a brand that’s squarely yours.
The Brand Plan is a virtual meeting – show up from the comfort of wherever you are. Although SSC is a branding agency serving Franklin, TN and the greater Nashville area, we love working with clients everywhere. The Brand Plan is an online meeting, so simply come as you are.
$750 investment*
*The cost of The Brand Plan is applied to any Squared Away Package moving forward.
Something else in mind?
We've got you covered with
Squared Away Days
Squared Away Days are perfect for:
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The Business Starter Package: Just getting started? This is for you. Includes a semi-custom brand package, simple brand kit, and 1-page website in just a day.
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Brand support for your business or marketing department. We'll help with on-brand design for your marketing, collateral, communications, brochures, flyers, publications, swag, social media, trade shows, signage, presentations, events, and more.
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Your design to-do list of branding, graphic design, and website tasks that need to be handled by an expert. If you've got a checklist of items you'd love to hand over to a pro, a Squared Away Day takes this off your plate and ensures your to-do list doesn't go off-brand.
$1,950
Squared Away Days do not include The Brand Plan.
Services
South Square Creative is a branding agency that helps service businesses stand out with unforgettable, boastworthy brands that make an impact. By blending strategic insight, eye-catching creative, and authentic storytelling, we create brands that help our clients thrive and connect with their audience.
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Brand Identity Development: Creates the visual and emotional elements, like colors and fonts, that make your brand recognizable. Establishes a cohesive and memorable brand image that customers recognize.
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Brand Voice & Messaging: Establishes the tone, style, and language used to communicate with your audience. Ensures your brand communicates clearly and consistently, building trust with customers.
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Brand Strategy & Positioning: Defines the unique value your brand brings to the market and its place among competitors. Helps you stand out, attract ideal customers, and build brand loyalty.
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Brand Guidelines: A document outlining the proper use of brand elements such as logo, colors, imagery, fonts, and tone. Maintains consistency across all channels, helping your brand look professional and uniform.
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Logo Design: A unique symbol or wordmark that visually represents your brand. Creates instant recognition and authority, while reinforcing your brand’s identity in customers' minds.
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Typography: Selection of fonts that reflect your brand's personality and style. Enhances readability and creates a distinctive brand look that resonates with customers.
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Color Palette: A consistent set of colors expertly selected to represent your company and services. Strengthens brand recognition and supports an emotional connection with your audience.
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Graphic Design: The art of seamlessly combining layouts, typography, graphics, and imagery to communicate effectively. Creates a cohesive aesthetic that engages your audience and enhances brand recognition.
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Consulting: Provides expert guidance to develop or refine your brand strategy and identity. Delivers professional insights that can elevate your brand’s impact and effectiveness.
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Creative & Art Direction: Leads the charge in crafting the visual style and consistency across all brand assets. Ensures all visual elements align with your brand, creating a delightful experience for your audience.
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Brand Photography & Video: High-quality visuals that showcase your business and story. South Square Creative uses select partners for custom on-location or studio photo and video shoots, as well as on-brand stock photo and video to support your unique needs. On-brand imagery builds trust and engagement by providing a professional, relatable visual experience.
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Marketing Collateral (e.g., brochures, flyers, posters): Printed materials that showcase your brand and offerings to customers. Increases brand visibility, informs potential customers, and supports sales efforts.
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Signage, Billboards, & Banners: Large-format displays used for brand awareness and advertising in high-traffic areas. Captures attention and promotes your brand to a broad audience in public spaces.
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Vehicle Wraps: Branded graphics applied to vehicles, turning them into mobile advertisements. Expands your reach by promoting your business wherever your vehicles travel.
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Business Cards & Stationery (e.g., letterheads, envelopes): Essential branded items for professional networking and communications. Projects professionalism and reinforces your brand in everyday interactions.
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Advertising: Print ads in media like magazines, catalogs, and newspapers that reach targeted audiences. Builds brand awareness and drives interest among potential customers in specific demographics.
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Trade Show Booths & Materials: Custom displays, handouts, tablecloths, name tags, and more for industry events and expos. Engages and attracts attendees, helping your brand stand out at events and generate leads.
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Merchandise Design: Branded items and swag such as apparel, bags, and mugs that promote your brand. Boosts brand exposure and creates a connection with customers who use branded merchandise.
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Infographics: Visually engaging graphics that simplify complex information or help explain a process. Communicates information quickly and effectively, making it easier for audiences to understand and remember.
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Presentation Design: Professionally designed slides used in meetings, pitches, or webinars. Conveys your message clearly and keeps your audience engaged with polished, on-brand visuals.
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Custom Templates (for printed materials): Pre-designed layouts for consistent branded print materials like flyers or reports. Saves time and empowers you to create branded content that's squarely yours.
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Web Design & Development: Building and designing a website that represents your brand. Establishes a professional online presence that attracts, engages, and delights customers.
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UX & UI Design: Creating user-centered designs for a smooth and intuitive website experience (UX) and an appealing interface (UI). Enhances visitors' experience when they visit your website, keeping people engaged and encouraging conversions.
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Mobile-Responsive Websites: Websites that adapt to look and function well on any device. Ensures a seamless experience for users on phones, tablets, and desktops, increasing accessibility.
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Social Media Templates: Pre-designed layouts for branded social media posts. Ensures your posts look great every time you go to share. Saves time and ensures consistent branding when you show up online.
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Social Media Profile Graphics: Custom, on-brand images for your social media profile and cover photos. Strengthens brand recognition on social media and showcases professionalism.
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Presentation Templates (digital): Branded slide templates for digital presentations. Gives you presentations that are polished and consistently on-brand every time.
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Web Banners and Ads: Digital ads designed for websites, social media, or display networks. Drives traffic and captures customer attention with targeted, visually appealing ads.
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Brand Photography & Video for Websites: Premium visuals that showcase your business and highlight who you are. We use select partners for custom on-location or studio shoots, as well as stock photo and video to support your unique brand and business needs. Compelling imagery builds trust and engagement by providing a professional, relatable visual experience.
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Custom Templates (for digital materials): Pre-designed digital templates for consistent online content (e.g., PDFs, documents, newsletters). Streamlines content creation while keeping branding consistent when distributed digitally.
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From square one to done.
Branding and design as premium as your service – using a process you'll love.
We tailor packages to fit your needs and deliver them in 1-5 day intensives. You’ll get everything you need as outlined in The Brand Plan squared away over a week or less. How is this achieved? Most of the creative work is completed in advance, allowing us to efficiently use your time for feedback, real-time edits, and final touches.
Squared Away Packages
Squared Away Package Tier 1

Checkers
For businesses looking to launch or upgrade with the essentials for a stand-out brand. (Maybe that logo cousin Phyllis designed 2 years ago and the same old blah templates aren’t cutting it anymore…we’ve got you!)
Tier 1 gets you in the game. This package covers the key elements of your branding kit–often including logo, color palette, font selection, and 1-3 page website. You’ll receive a bespoke, professional brand identity that can grow with you and attract the right customers to your services.

Starting at $3,950
Squared Away Package Tier 2

Chess
Our most popular package – for companies ready to go beyond the basics and push your business and brand forward. You’ll be covered with all the fundamentals of your branding as well as more involved brand assets.
Tier 2 involves more complex moves for your business. This package may include additional or detailed website pages with messaging and copy, marketing collateral, business cards and stationery, social media graphics, or higher-level strategy needs. Checkmate!

Starting at $7,500
Squared Away Package Tier 3

Rubik's
You're ready to go all-in. You want the bells and whistles–everything needed to command authority with your audience.
Tier 3 takes it up a notch – expertly placing the many facets of your brand in just the right place. Covers everything needed for a brand and design overhaul – may include a larger website, additional collateral, custom templates, vehicle wraps, comprehensive brand guidelines, trade show design, packaging, infographics, custom photo or video shoot, and more.

$12,000+
Featured Projects
Your hard work on my branding, logo, and website has been instrumental in helping me reach the right audience. I'm so glad I had the chance to work with you, and it's encouraging to know that others are noticing the excellent job you did.
Thank you so much, Allison! You rock! This experience was so great and we really love the intensive days just to truly focus. Thank you so much and we absolutely love the website. :)
Our Nashville-headquartered business is a 145-year-old, family-owned enterprise, and when it came time to update our website and brand guidelines, we turned to Allison to help lead the initiative. Through a comprehensive needs analysis, active listening, demonstrated curiosity, and extraordinary creativity, she helped us reimagine the way we project our brand and inspire a better customer experience. We now have an industry-leading website, an updated suite of business collateral and branding materials for our colleagues, and a road map as to how we can better engage the industry moving forward. Allison was integral to our work, and her leadership and creativity enabled project success well beyond our expectations.
Allison is an exceptionally talented designer who played a pivotal role in our nonprofit brand redesign. We worked with her on our extensive redesign with projects ranging from letterhead to social media graphics to web pages. Her work has exceeded all expectations and we couldn't be happier with the results! In short, Allison's design prowess and dedication elevated our brand image significantly. We wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone seeking an exceptional designer.
Allison's creations went above and beyond what I hired her for. She is extremely efficient with a quick turnaround and is a joy to work with! HIGHLY recommend for your next project.
Allison is amazing! When I began working with her, my organization was embarking on a complete re-brand and she took our vision and created beautiful and professional pieces that have completely transformed the image of our non-profit. In addition to her superior design skills, she is reliable, professional, easy to work with and is able to turn around each project quickly and beautifully. I really can't say enough about Allison and how much she has done for my organization. I am already planning the next project and can't wait to work together again soon!
Allison created the most perfect logo for Mama Bird Box. She listened well and interpreted our vision beyond our expectations. Allison's designs set the tone for our whole brand. We get so many compliments on her work and feel proud to send out our boxes each month with her design.
I always enjoy working with Allison, because she translates my vision into exactly what I need. The process with Allison is never a complicated one, and it's a pleasure to see her interpretation result in the best representation of my business. Simply put, Allison has the ability to make you stand out!
Allison is simply an exceptional talent and, no less, a consummate professional. She's highly communicative, forward thinking, diligent, and efficient. And her work is just beautiful and smart. I give her my strongest recommendation and do not see how you could possibly be anything but impressed by her work.
Allison listened to my wants and wishes and had excellent communication and time management. My new website looks much cleaner, is user friendly and sticks to the branding of my business.
Allison was incredible to work with. Communicated quickly and efficiently. Not to mention used her creative touch without us having to guide her. We love the work she did for us and are about to hire her again!
Allison's work was AWESOME! She knew how to help my businesses get the the look they were going for. She was always very communicative and deadline driven and did a great job! Absolutely going to hire her again!