FAQs

About Living Group

What does Living Group do?
What makes your approach different?
Do you work beyond strategy?
Who do you work with?

What does Living Group do?

Living is a creative agency that specialises in creating brands, websites, and campaigns for financial, professional services, and technology firms, powered by Living Ratings, our proprietary research platform.

What makes your approach different?

As a brand agency, our work is grounded in brand discovery and research powered by Living Ratings. We use evidence to shape brand strategy, ensuring decisions are clear, focused and built to perform in practice.

Do you work beyond strategy?

Yes. As a creative brand agency, we take brand strategy through to delivery, including brand messaging, visual identities, website design and digital marketing campaigns, so our clients’ brand are consistently expressed across every touchpoint.

Who do you work with?

As brand consultants and a brand agency, we work with global organisations across the financial, professional services and technology sectors, acting as long-term partners to internal teams and other providers.

This includes asset managers, investment banks, private banks, wealth managers, private equity firms, law firms, accountancy firms, fintech firms, lawtech firms, and consultants.

Our in-depth research

What is brand discovery (research)?
Why is in-depth research important before a rebrand or website project?
How does Living Group approach research differently
What types of research do you conduct?

What is brand discovery (research)?

Brand discovery is the process of understanding your firm, audiences, competitors and market position before making strategic decisions. It helps identify opportunities, clarify challenges and build a stronger foundation for brand, digital and marketing initiatives.

Why is in-depth research important before a rebrand or website project?

Research reduces assumptions and provides evidence for decision-making. By understanding audience needs, market dynamics and existing perceptions, firms can create brands and digital experiences that are more relevant, differentiated and effective.

How does Living Group approach research differently

We combine qualitative and quantitative research with sector expertise to uncover meaningful insights. Our approach looks beyond what audiences say to understand how they behave, engage and make decisions across digital and brand touchpoints.

What types of research do you conduct?

Discovery can include stakeholder interviews, target audience research, competitor analysis, brand audits, digital audits, content reviews, user experience research and market intelligence. The strategy is tailored to the specific objectives of the project.

Engaging brand

Can Living Group support a full rebrand?
How does brand discovery (research) shape brand strategy?
Why is brand consistency important across digital channels?
Do you create brand messaging as well as visual identity?

Can Living Group support a full rebrand?

Yes. We support firms through every stage of a rebrand, from research and strategy to visual identity, messaging, implementation and launch. Our aim is to create brands that are distinctive, credible and built for long-term growth.

How does brand discovery (research) shape brand strategy?

Research helps identify what audiences value, where competitors are positioned and what makes a firm genuinely different. These insights provide the foundation for a brand strategy that is both relevant and distinctive.

Why is brand consistency important across digital channels?

Consistency helps build recognition, trust and credibility. When audiences encounter the same brand experience across websites, social media, content and campaigns, it strengthens understanding and reinforces differentiation.

Do you create brand messaging as well as visual identity?

Yes. We develop both verbal and visual brand systems. This can include positioning, messaging frameworks, tone of voice, key narratives, visual identity design and guidelines to ensure consistency across all touchpoints.

Disruptive digital

What does disruptive digital mean at Living Group?
How do you approach website design projects?
Can you optimise websites for SEO and GEO?
How does brand strategy influence digital experience?
Do you only work on website redesigns?

What does disruptive digital mean at Living Group?

Disruptive digital is about creating digital experiences that challenge category norms and deliver greater value to audiences. It combines strategy, creativity and technology to help firms stand out and perform more effectively online.

How do you approach website design projects?

Every website project begins with research and strategy. We focus on audience needs, content structure, user experience and performance before designing and developing websites that are engaging, intuitive and aligned with business goals.

Can you optimise websites for SEO and GEO?

Yes. We build websites with search visibility in mind, incorporating both SEO best practice and emerging Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO) principles. This helps firms improve discoverability across traditional search engines and AI-powered search experiences.

How does brand strategy influence digital experience?

A strong brand strategy provides direction for digital design, content and user experience. It ensures that a website not only functions effectively but also communicates a clear and distinctive brand story.

Do you only work on website redesigns?

No. We support a wide range of digital projects, including website optimisation, content strategy, digital audits, user experience improvements, platform migrations and ongoing digital evolution projects.

Integrated campaigns

What are integrated campaigns?
What types of digital marketing campaigns do you create?
How do you ensure campaigns align with brand strategy?
How does research improve campaign performance?
Do you measure campaign effectiveness?

What are integrated campaigns?

Integrated campaigns connect multiple channels, messages and touchpoints around a single strategic objective. By creating a consistent experience across digital, content and social channels, they can improve reach, engagement and effectiveness.

What types of digital marketing campaigns do you create?

We develop a range of campaigns including brand awareness, thought leadership, lead generation, recruitment, event promotion, product launches and reputation-building initiatives across digital and social channels.

How do you ensure campaigns align with brand strategy?

Every campaign starts with a clear understanding of the brand, audience and objectives. This ensures that creative ideas, messaging and channel activity all reinforce the broader brand strategy.

How does research improve campaign performance?

Research provides a deeper understanding of audience needs, behaviours and motivations. These insights help shape messaging, creative direction and channel selection, improving campaign relevance and effectiveness.

Do you measure campaign effectiveness?

Yes. We establish clear objectives and performance indicators at the outset of every campaign. Depending on the brief, this may include engagement, reach, website performance, lead generation or brand impact metrics.

Case studies

What can I learn from Living Group's case studies?
What types of firms does Living Group work with?
Do the case studies include digital and website projects?
How does Living Group approach client partnerships?
What makes Living Group's work different?

What can I learn from Living Group's case studies?

Our case studies demonstrate how research, strategy, brand, digital and campaign thinking come together to solve business challenges. They provide insight into our approach, process and the outcomes achieved for clients.

What types of firms does Living Group work with?

We work with B2B firms across professional services, financial services and other knowledge-led sectors. This includes law firms, asset managers, wealth managers, private banks, consultancies and global professional services firms.

Do the case studies include digital and website projects?

Yes. Many of our case studies showcase website strategy, design and development projects, alongside brand transformation, digital marketing campaigns and content-led initiatives.

How does Living Group approach client partnerships?

We work collaboratively with clients, combining strategic thinking, creativity and sector expertise. Our approach is designed to build long-term partnerships focused on delivering measurable value and sustainable growth.

What makes Living Group's work different?

Our work combines in-depth research, strategic clarity, creative thinking and digital expertise. By connecting brand, digital and marketing disciplines, we help firms create experiences that are both distinctive and effective.