Sullivan Branding

Headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, Sullivan Branding is a full-service brand and marketing agency with additional staff working out of Atlanta, Los Angeles, New York and other markets, giving the team a mix of Mid-South roots and big-market experience. The agency works with ambitious brands facing complex marketing challenges, including financial firms looking to modernize client acquisition and health-based organizations seeking clearer public communication. Its client roster has included Hammermill Paper, the Tennessee Department of Health, Old Dominick Distillery and the Memphis Grizzlies, and the agency notes that clients typically stay with it for seven years or longer. Team size falls in the 11-50 range, with senior talent assigned to each project. Sullivan's declared capabilities span Advertising, Brand Strategy & Development, Creative Strategy & Development, Digital Strategy & Development, Corporate Communications and Media Management, alongside SEO, Web Design, UX/UI Design and Social Media Marketing. Work is organized around building brand relevance and differentiation in the marketplace, translating strategy into campaigns and creative concepts, and managing the tools and tactics meant to drive measurable results. Leadership includes a CEO, an Executive Creative Director, and VPs overseeing account service, strategy and planning, and product, supported by an EVP of Operations. The agency describes its approach as guided by values of bravery, candor, curiosity, inclusion and kindness, which it says shape how it collaborates internally and with clients across established brands and startups alike.