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    Brand Strategy

    Determine your Mission, Vision, Values, Brand Personality, Industry Positioning, and Ideal Customer Personas.

    Visual Brand Identity

    Build a visual system of Logo, Marks, Colors, Typography, Patterns for a memorable brand.

    Verbal Brand Identity

    Get the right Name, Tagline, and Messaging to resonate with your target audience.

    Website Design & Development

    Create a cohesive digital storefront with strong copy, beautiful design, and smart development.

    Packaging, Print & Digital Design

    Everything from business cards to product packaging, magazines, trade booths, and pitch decks

    Ongoing Brand Management

    For clients who complete a core service, we offer ongoing Email, Social, and Web marketing support.

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Hearsay

Visual identity for a hidden cocktail bar, creating a timeless brand experience that invites guests to relax and connect.
We crafted a sophisticated visual identity and collateral for Hearsay, a hidden cocktail bar within The Matthews House, capturing its charm as a secluded oasis for intimate gatherings and conversation.
Client
Hearsay
Industry
Hospitality
Services
Collateral, Logo, Naming, Strategy

Brand Strategy

We developed a tailored brand strategy for Hearsay, aligning their unique ambiance and mission with a distinct identity that resonates with their target audience, setting the foundation for all design and marketing efforts.

Naming / Verbal Brand Identity

Hearsay is nestled inside The Matthews House, a historic home turned wedding and event venue in Cary, NC. The home was built in 1915 by lumber magnate Joseph Cephus Matthews. A little book called “The Secret Garden” was published in the same era, and we drew inspiration from the novel’s original artwork and theme.

We needed a name and system of messaging that mirrored the mystery, invitation, and coziness of your own secret garden, tucked away behind the gate: Hearsay.

Logo / Visual Identity

We crafted an elegant and inviting visual identity for Hearsay, designing a logo that captures the bar’s essence as a hidden oasis where guests can unwind and enjoy meaningful conversations.

Collateral

We extended Hearsay’s brand through thoughtfully designed collateral, including menus and other print materials, ensuring a cohesive and immersive experience that reflects the bar’s unique atmosphere at every touchpoint.

We hired Goodness to revamp our cocktail bar and what a splendid job they did! Our package included naming, brand id, logo, and a menu design. On top of that, we got plenty of content ideas and strategies to direct our marketing plan. With Tara’s background in restaurant concepting and launching and Dustin’s keen eye for current design trends, they were a perfect match for our mission. Through breezy exercises, their thoughtful approach to brand identity made the soul searching process easy and digestible, and now we can embrace our bar with pointed clarity. Thanks to the Goodness team!

Sarah Chung

Owner, Hearsay

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Bare Bones

A robust platform showcasing more than 300 blog posts to foster academic discourse

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Architecture, Culture and Spirituality Forum

A brand refresh celebrating 20 years of business

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FiveStar Awards & Engraving

Clarity for these trusted, compassionate advisors

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Jones Insurance

Launching a mental health movement

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Green Compass

Tidying up a home organizer’s brand

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Order In The House

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Hear It Straight From Our Clients
Mental health is my passion and purpose; and bringing a nonprofit to the Triangle to raise awareness and support has been a goal of mine. The care, time, energy, and hard work Dustin and Tara have devoted in helping make Green Compass a reality has been more than I could have imagined. Literally, nothing but “goodness” from this team.

Whitney Jones

Founder, Green Compass

Tara and Dustin are really nice people. They are also very good at what they do! They took the time to understand my business and that brought clarity for me also. The process they use was really clear and made me feel supported. The final website was excellent and just what I wanted and needed. I highly recommend them.

Andy Patron

President and Principal Consultant, Helps

Once we launched my new site, I started getting emails from potential clients—I rarely got website leads before. I know that a well-designed, up-to-date website helps my business get new customers. I’m glad that I placed it in the caring, confident hands of Goodness. They made me feel taken care of.

Deb Zechini

Owner, Order In The House

Starting a new advisory company with a business partner, we could not be happier with our decision to have Goodness develop our website. Tara and Dustin exceeded our lofty expectations. They were diligent and professional, creating a world-class design to meet our vision. The execution was also efficient and fun – leading to a flawless launch. Virtually all of our contacts and friends lauded the quality of the site. Our experience could not have been better and we strongly recommend Goodness for all your needs. If you want to learn more about our experience, please contact me. Hire Goodness without hesitation.

Charlie Taben

Partner, Wall & Main

We thoroughly enjoyed working with Tara and Dustin to revamp our website. The process was so collaborative and they managed to get to know our work, our team, and our ethos in a way that was reflected back in the final product. They met every deadline and exceeded every expectation, and they are just delightful people to work with.

Emily Sutton

Waterkeeper, Waterkeepers Carolina

We could not have met and surpassed our goal without the help of Goodness. We wanted to participate in Giving Tuesday on Facebook, but were overwhelmed by all the details and knowledge required to plan and execute well. Tara came in and made the process so smooth, relayed our message perfectly, and handled the crazy speed of the campaign when it went live. Because of Goodness, so many lives in Haiti have been impacted for the better.

Elizabeth Brown

Admin, Hope for Haiti Foundation

I just want to take this opportunity to say what a fantastic job Goodness has done for us. For over four years our staff has been working to produce the professional-quality, co-branded, consistent materials that their team has delivered. We have worked with other local and national design/marketing firms and no one else has been as thorough, productive, cost-effective, and just plain old fun to work with as Goodness. We are very fortunate to have them as a key business partner.

Buddy Gupton

President, Jones Insurance

I can honestly say that they are the most kind, generous, and talented professionals I have had the pleasure of working with. They are fully committed to the best work they can put forth because they truly love what they do. They want to see the businesses and nonprofits they work with succeed in effectively and efficiently communicating all aspects of their brand.

Rebekah Beck

General Manager, Raleigh City Farm

They intently listen to what we’re looking for and ask questions to make sure they understand the vision we have. They always come back with something original and creative. Their work is the quality of a large marketing and design firm, but it comes with the personal attention that only a small business can provide.

Margaret Hartzell

Director of Development, North Carolina League of Conservation Voters

From our first email to the launch of our new website and brand identity, Goodness was very, very good to us. Dustin and Tara have this crazy intuition for people and brands, and they know how to articulate and pull out the best in each of us. We wholeheartedly believe our brand and website genuinely reflect who we are and what we aim to accomplish with our customers. Thank you, Goodness!

Stephanie Brooks

Operations Director, FiveStar Awards & Engraving

I hired Goodness to assist me in rebranding my law firm and building a new website. Tara and Dustin helped me complete these tasks and so much more. Goodness helped me sharpen my vision for Davis Legal and launch my new branding/marketing with a clear strategy. My experience working with Goodness could not have been better – Tara and Dustin are innovative, kind and very professional. I refer everyone to them and will continue to do so!

Morgan Davis

Founder, Managing Partner, Davis Legal

We had a LOT of content and weren’t sure how to display it all on the page. Dustin took our dreams and Pinterest board and turned it into a well-organized thing of beauty.

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Goodness is a creative studio based in Raleigh, NC helping business owners with their brands through strategy, naming, logo and identity design, website development, and ongoing brand management.
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