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Robin M.

Senior Brand Strategist | Positioning | Naming | Messaging | Marketing

Hi, I’m Robin. ▪️ Award winning brand strategist and marketeer ▪️ MBA from Brunel University ▪️30+ years in marketing and consulting ▪️Helping businesses and independent professionals create brands with substance. Brand strategy is positioning, not logos, colors, typography, and design. Individuals and businesses come to me to define and articulate the core DNA and identity of their brands. Only once positioning is clear, can we translate that into a clear visual identity and relevant marketing, messaging, and content strategies. Without clear brand positioning, businesses struggle to differentiate themselves. Marketing is fractured and inconsistent, messaging is off the mark, and the consumer is left with more questions than answers about your brand. By analyzing your competitors and defining your audience segments, I’ll help you build a differentiated strategic foundation, sharpen your positioning, voice, and value proposition, and create clarity across every customer touchpoint. My approach blends decades of proven thinking and practical experience with modern technologies to balance strategic rigor and logic with commercial grounded creative thinking and ideas. My experience comes from working on global and local brands across a broad range of industries including personal brands, automotive, technology, retail, healthcare, media, consulting, engineering, financial services, energy, real estate, professional services, nutrition, and distribution. I’ve worked with Upwork clients in the US, Canada, Uruguay, UK, Dubai, Netherlands, India, and South Africa. MY OFFERING: ◼️BRAND STRATEGY: ▪️ Brand audits and situational analysis ▪️ Competitive analysis ▪️ Audience segmentation ▪️ Brand architecture ◼️BRAND BLUEPRINT™ Development: ▪️ Brand DNA: Purpose, Vision, Mission, Values, Positioning ▪️ Brand Identity: Archetypes, Personality, Promise & Essence, Tonality & Voice, Value Proposition ◼️BRAND ASSET DEVELOPMENT: ▪️ Business, brand and product naming ▪️ Brand taglines ▪️ Strategic messaging frameworks & Brand voice checklist ▪️ Brand Stories ▪️ Visual identity, website, and creative direction ◼️MARKETING STRATEGY: ▪️ Marketing strategies and communication plans ▪️ Funnel and channel strategies ▪️ Content strategies ▪️ Copywriting and website content ▪️ Email marketing ▪️ Thought leadership strategies ▪️ LinkedIn profiling and content strategies The goal is always the same: Create brands with substance that connect more meaningfully with their audience and build long-term business value. Brand In a Box™ will help you create your own Brand Blueprint and Messaging framework for a fraction of the price. This still includes some free hours of my time to guide you and make sure you get the desired outcome. See my profile below. I am happy to work on a fixed fee or hourly basis, whichever works out best for you. If you’re looking for a strategic partner to help clarify, position, build, or grow your brand, I’d love to have a free discovery call. Best, Robin

🇿🇦Cape Town, South Africa$50/hr100% JSS5.00 (15)Since Jul 2023

Earnings and projects

MRR
$2.3k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#18,472 / 412k
🇿🇦Country#102 / 2,548
Revenue, last 30 days
$3.5k

Last 6 months: $14k

World#10,249 / 412k
🇿🇦Country#48 / 2,548
Total earnings
$72k

Billed in all: $74k

World#54,994 / 412k
🇿🇦Country#278 / 2,548
Per project
$2.1k

$1.3k in the last 6 months

World#73,623 / 412k
🇿🇦Country#405 / 2,548
Projects, last 6 months
11

Across 12 contracts

92% fixed8% hourly
World#15,931 / 412k
🇿🇦Country#35 / 2,548
Projects in all
34

Across 37 contracts

81% fixed19% hourly
World#87,477 / 412k
🇿🇦Country#408 / 2,548

Earnings, last 30 days

$74.1k+$3.5k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$70k$72k$74k$76kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 2% in Writing

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. #13Messaging Framework124 freelancers · 🇿🇦 #1Top 10%
  2. #15Website Copy406 freelancers · 🇿🇦 #1Top 4%
  3. #15Creative Brief212 freelancers · 🇿🇦 #1Top 7%
  4. #16Brand Naming249 freelancers · 🇿🇦 #1Top 6%
  5. #26Strategic Plan632 freelancers · 🇿🇦 #1Top 4%
  6. #31Marketing Communications807 freelancers · 🇿🇦 #1Top 4%
  7. #32Personal Branding613 freelancers · 🇿🇦 #2Top 5%
  8. #37Rebranding520 freelancers · 🇿🇦 #1Top 7%