KEO – Brand Strategy, Design & Digital | Logos, Websites, Marketing

Who is KEO?

KEO is a brand and digital agency that works closely with business owners and managers who care deeply about the businesses they have built.

We help businesses understand brand, and their business perception more clearly, then communicate that understanding with confidence and consistency to their market. Our work sits at the intersection of brand thinking, design and practical application. Staying close to the work, close to the thinking and close to the people we work with allows us to do our best work and stand behind it.

KEO exists for your long-term strategic thinking, not just quick wins; working with businesses that value clarity, honesty and relationships built over time.

Intentionally compact and deeply involved.

Work directly with us, not management.

You’ll work directly with the people responsible for the thinking, the decisions and the outcomes. We’re not hidden behind layers of process or account management. Through this decision, we build context quickly, ask better questions and remain accountable throughout the work.

Our team brings together brand strategy, design, digital and project leadership. This balance ensures that ideas are not only considered, but also practical and deliverable.

Kate Byrne

Experience Manager

Kate ensures your experience with KEO is exactly as expected. 

With Kate’s commercial experience and background in law, she is an absolute stickler for detail, meaning there is nothing better than having Kate taking care of your experience with KEO.

You’ll feel a sense of clarity, order, care and pride in the work supplied – giving you assurance that you understand where your investment is going, and how long you can expect projects to take.

An absolutely essential part of any project, Kate provides certainty amongst a highly creative environment. 

Mel Allen

Creative Designer

Mel connects ideas to stunning visuals.

Gifted with the ability to see what’s in your head, Mel unravels the messy ideas and concepts you want to see and brings them to life before your eyes. Bringing a meticulous perfection to her work means that you’re receiving creative that is to the highest standard or replicability, readability and accessibility.

Balancing the need of your business to stand out, but maintain a sense of place within your market, a talent that cannot be understated. Mel works tirelessly through competitor and marketplace comparisons giving you a distinctly unique aesthetic you’ll proudly flaunt. 

Nicholas Hinwood

Brand Manager

Nic looks at your brand as a whole.

Nic is a self confessed, “street-smart strategist.” Gaining his skills from the school of hard knox, through a combination of learning the hard way, research and experience. He combines his love of design and business with a desire to understand perception and the impacts the way we see the world is reflected in our decision making. He challenges the status-quo and your perception to help you uncover and unlock what makes your business, brand, product, offer, uniquely yours. 

Through a mix of humour and education, Nic guides you on a journey where you learn about the deeper value of brand and the power it has in the mind of your customers, it’s impact on sales, staff, and the broader business you run. 

Our broader capabilities and partners

As a partner of KEO, we've hand picked and selected the best of the best in their field, driven by a alignment in values. These guys form the broader team of KEO, expanding our depth of service, breadth of expertise and tactics.

This approach allows us to assemble the right capability for each project while maintaining consistency, quality and care.

Think of the Avengers - why send Hawkeye when it's a job for The Hulk!

Karl Chiucinco

Software Developer

Merry Abrams

Social Media Specialist

Azzi Cowan

Digital Marketing Specialist

Dylan Howison

Videographer

Your experience with us, and our work is guided by four core values

We're invested, for good.

Outcomes

Invested in results, not just delivery.
If something needs more thought, a different approach or extra effort to get it right, we will say so. Our role is to help achieve the right outcome, even if that means stepping outside our comfort zone or advising against a particular direction.

Always right!

Give the best advice for you, not the project.
We are not interested in winning work at any cost. If we believe something is unnecessary, premature or not the best use of your time or money, we will say so. Our clients value this honesty because it builds confidence in the decisions they make.

Relationships

People first. That’s the point.
We stay in touch, follow up and remain engaged beyond the initial project. Clients are never left wondering where things stand or what happens next. Over time, this creates trust, shared understanding and better work.

Never close the door

Things change, our relationship doesn’t.
We believe good work and good intent should always leave the door open. Many of our strongest relationships have evolved over time, often reconnecting when the timing is right.