Services
Strategy. Story. Creative. Connection.
Communications challenges rarely fit neatly into one box. A brand question may actually be a positioning question. A website problem may reveal a messaging problem. A report may contain a dozen stories that could work much harder for an organization.
Kindred brings strategy and creative execution together so we can help identify what is actually needed and build the right response.
Strategy + Counsel
Think before we take action.
We provide senior-level communications counsel to leaders and teams navigating complexity, opportunity, growth, and change. Sometimes we're brought in to solve a defined communications challenge. Other times, our job is to help figure out what the challenge actually is.
Our work includes:
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Strategic communications planning
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Senior and fractional communications counsel
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Organizational and leadership narrative
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Cross-priority communications integration
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Communications audits and assessments
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Audience and stakeholder strategy
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Strategic facilitation
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Executive thought partnership
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Issues and opportunity assessment
Narrative + Messaging
Find the story that connects the work.
Organizations doing complex work often know exactly what they're doing but have a harder time explaining why it matters, how the pieces fit together, or why someone outside the organization should care.
We help uncover the connective narrative and create language that people across an organization can actually use.
Our work includes:
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Narrative strategy
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Messaging frameworks
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Organizational positioning
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Shared language and lexicons
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Message architecture
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Audience-specific messaging
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Talking points
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Executive and spokesperson messaging
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Complex-issue translation
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Storytelling strategy
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Thought leadership
Brand + Creative
Make the strategy visible.
Strong creative work isn't decoration added after the strategy is finished. It is one of the ways people experience the strategy.
Kindred develops brands and creative communications that reflect who organizations are, make complicated ideas more accessible, and create a coherent experience across audiences and channels.
Our work includes:
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Brand strategy and positioning
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Visual identity and brand systems
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Creative direction
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Website strategy, content, and design
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Reports and publications
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Campaign concepts and creative
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Presentations
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Video and multimedia
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Digital and social content
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Visual storytelling
Communications Experiences
Create spaces where people can connect.
Communications doesn't happen only on screens or pages. It happens in rooms, conversations, gatherings, and the ways people experience an organization.
Kindred helps clients design convenings and engagement experiences where narrative, culture, community voice, accessibility, and learning reinforce one another.
Our work includes:
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Convening communications strategy
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Theme and narrative development
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Community and cultural engagement
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Participant communications
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Speaker and presenter support
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Program storytelling
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Experience design
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Event content
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Post-event storytelling and amplification
Kindred Communications
Kindred provides comprehensive communications strategies to support groups, individuals, and organizations committed to positive, equitable outcomes for all communities.
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Communications Infrastructure
Leave something useful behind.
Across all four areas, we help build the tools and systems that make good communications easier to sustain. Depending on the engagement, that might include a messaging framework, communications roadmap, content strategy, story bank, website architecture, editorial calendar, templates, resource library, workflow, or training.
The goal is not to make clients dependent on Kindred. It is to make their communications stronger.