Virginia Distillery Company

Brand Development and Marketing Strategy for Premium American Single Malt

Virginia Distillery Company

Our work with Virginia Distillery Company sets the stage for VDC to lead the American Single Malt category while ensuring brand cohesion and growth across the VDC portfolio. The work included brand development and a refined brand architecture for VDC, and a comprehensive marketing strategy for VDC and Courage & Conviction. By blending tradition, innovation, and strategic marketing, we helped Virginia Distillery Company establish a clear and impactful vision for the future.

Key Achievement #1

Guided Brand Development for VDC. Developed a premium brand identity for VDC, including positioning, messaging, visual guidelines, and emotional storytelling that highlights VDC’s craftsmanship, Virginia roots, and modern whiskey experience.

Key Achievement #2

Delivered a scalable brand architecture framework to support VDC and Courage & Conviction, ensuring clarity and alignment across the Virginia Distillery Company portfolio.

Key Achievement #3

Collaborated on campaign concepts like "Dear Scotland, Nice Try. Sincerely, Virginia." and, "Corn is for cattle. Barley is for whiskey." paired with visual assets that capture VDC’s premium craftsmanship and market distinction.

Key Achievement #4

Built a multi-channel marketing strategy, including customer segmentation, geo-targeted activations, digital tactics, paid media audits, and data-driven recommendations to drive awareness, engagement, and conversions.

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