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‍brand growth for unfinished business

Strategy-led brand growth studio
for mid-market firms going through change.

the Big moves ask more of your brand

Major change puts new demands on your brand. It calls for clarity and agreement on what the firm is becoming, who it needs to serve and the value it offers.

If the brand still represents the firm you were, internal teams, customers and potential buyers may struggle to recognise the value of what you’re becoming.

We establish the strategic foundations and positioning to support the firm’s next move, then carry that direction through the entire brand experience. Every element of its expression has a clear purpose aligned with the change, amplifying the reputation you’ve earned, making your value clearer and helping strengthen the commercial value of the firm.

David Bowles

Founder · Home Staging & Real Estate

They changed my branding and elevated my company tremendously.

I worked with Kiki and his team for over a year and would highly recommend them.

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Joy Lynskey

Founder · Interior Design

A site that truly reflects JTI's expertise, capabilities, and brand.

As an interior design firm, my team and I have very high expectations for both the aesthetics and functionality of our website. The 9 Designs team came alongside us and supported us throughout the process of developing a site that truly reflects JTI's expertise, capabilities, and brand.

They are responsive and innovative, with the ability to present a variety of thoughtful solutions when challenges arise. I highly recommend 9 Designs to anyone looking for a professional, collaborative, and solutions-oriented team!

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Stuart Turner

Founder · Business Coaching & Change

I'm able to align my decisions to a clear direction.

They really know their stuff. In a short assignment they helped me to make sense of my brand and its representation to my customer. They designed and delivered collateral and branding that really encapsulates the essence of this.

My advice: if you're looking to get people excited about your brand, use Kiki and the team. They're quality.

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Richard Moore

Founder · Sales Training

It was fantastic to have their energy and initiative behind the build and launch.

9 Designs has been our partner for several years now, and when we launched our new Art of Sell offering in 2024 it was fantastic to have their energy and initiative behind the build and launch.

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Nish Patel

Founder · Health & Supplements

Kiki has taken Direct Vitality to the next level we needed.

We required a full brand design initially but now we continue to work with him for all our website design, development and ongoing company design and marketing.

He's extremely professional, attentive, has outstanding design capabilities and manages projects competently and in a timely manner.

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Mariana Lacombe

Founder · Business Advisory

A new brand identity that was 100% aligned with my values and goals.

I've partnered with 9 Designs in 2024 and 2025 to completely upgrade my personal brand, followed by the most gorgeous website, funnels, lead magnets, social media identity, and impactful messaging.

They're so good that they're now working with two of my clients and my son. I highly recommend 9 Designs!

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Georgia Brady

Marketing Specialist · Business Planning & Marketing

A brand that is so aligned to who we are.

I worked with Kiki to complete our rebranding to the now “Elevey”. From start to finish I have been blown away by Kiki's attention to detail and methods to create a brand that is so aligned to who we are. Every session felt relaxed, comfortable and fun.

If you are thinking about taking your brand to the next step or rebranding, I promise you that Kiki is the person for you.

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Aidan Lee

Founder · Health & Fitness

You are actually able to see results in your business.

He's able to execute on the theory, and the practical parts of it too, so that you are actually able to see results in your business. If you're looking for someone who can take your brand to great heights, then Kiki is your man!

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Kimberly Allan

Website & Community Project

We enjoyed working with Kiki on our project.

We enjoyed working with Kiki on our project which involved building a website and community. He has a can do attitude, lots of ideas and tech expertise and a great eye for visual branding.

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Charlotte Lloyd

Founder · Branding & Digital

Fantastic work!

I booked Kiki and 9 Designs for lots of different work on branding and the tech side to my business, setting up landing pages and he and his team were really good. He went beyond expectations, got things done quickly and seemed to really understand where I needed to take things so there wasn't any back-and-forth on understanding what was needed. He took the brief and ran with it.

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Emilio Paiva de Brito

Founder · Property & Hospitality

Can't recommend Kiki highly enough. Superb service.

Kiki has been fantastic at helping me brand a number of my businesses in the property and hospitality sectors — everything from bespoke logo design and menu design to websites and e-commerce. Always happy to help, advise and go the extra mile to make sure I was happy with the finished product.

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Dr Marttand Patel

Director · Wealth Management

It will make a world of difference.

I highly recommend Kiki — he has a lot of integrity, works hard and is dedicated to achieving customers' aims and goals. He has done a lot of work for our companies, building our websites and helping us with our branding.

I would wholeheartedly suggest anyone looking at branding and developing their business to approach 9 Designs. It will make a world of difference and help accelerate the growth of your business.

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the difference a stronger brand makes

Elite Home Staging vehicle livery

Elite Home Staging

What needed to change

The firm needed to move beyond a brand that represented only part of its capabilities and value. Its positioning and presentation needed to reflect the full offer and give its different customers a clearer reason to choose it.

The brand's role

We established stronger positioning and connected its identity, website, sales materials and marketing around the full offer. Quote requests were connected to the CRM, giving the firm a clearer view of where enquiries came from and what happened next.

“Leads have at least doubled since the rebrand.”

David Bowles, CEO, Elite Home Staging
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Jewel Toned Interiors website

Jewel Toned Interiors

What needed to change

The firm needed a digital presence that reflected its breadth of expertise and served commercial and private clients more effectively. Its website needed to make the value behind the work easier for each audience to understand.

The brand's role

We created distinct journeys for commercial and private clients, making the firm's expertise easier to explore. Relevant projects and clearer routes to enquiry helped prospective customers understand its capabilities and reach the right conversation.

“A site that truly reflects JTI's expertise, capabilities, and brand.”

Joy Lynskey, Founder, Jewel Toned Interiors
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the commercial outcomes we work towards

Your brand has a role in making the firm’s next move successful. We agree what it needs to achieve, then connect the positioning and creative decisions with how the firm is understood, chosen and valued.

01

Make the new direction clear.

Help customers, internal teams and potential buyers understand where the firm is heading, what it offers and why it is worth choosing.

02

Strengthen the reputation you've earned.

Keep what people already trust about the firm and build confidence in its next move, whether that involves new ownership, a merger or a different offer.

03

Win more of the right business.

Help the firm attract and convert the customers it wants to reach, including those in new markets or those considering its expanded services.

04

Increase the firm's commercial value.

Make the firm's strengths easier to recognise and value, supporting its growth and helping potential buyers see what makes it worth investing in.

Loved Kiki and his teamBest decision I've ever madeA can do attitude and a great eye for visual brandingExtremely professional with outstanding design capabilitiesBlown away from start to finishIt will make a world of differenceHe took the brief and ran with itCan't recommend Kiki highly enoughBringing our brand to life onlineThey really know their stuffResponsive and innovativeKnowledge of brand building second to noneSo aligned to us it was magicalThe end result has been perfectOur partner for several years nowClearly an expert in his spaceTook our brand to the next levelAlways happy to go the extra mileAble to take your brand to great heightsLoved Kiki and his teamBest decision I've ever madeA can do attitude and a great eye for visual brandingExtremely professional with outstanding design capabilitiesBlown away from start to finishIt will make a world of differenceHe took the brief and ran with itCan't recommend Kiki highly enoughBringing our brand to life onlineThey really know their stuffResponsive and innovativeKnowledge of brand building second to noneSo aligned to us it was magicalThe end result has been perfectOur partner for several years nowClearly an expert in his spaceTook our brand to the next levelAlways happy to go the extra mileAble to take your brand to great heights
He took the brief and ran with itCan't recommend Kiki highly enoughBringing our brand to life onlineThey really know their stuffResponsive and innovativeKnowledge of brand building second to noneSo aligned to us it was magicalThe end result has been perfectOur partner for several years nowClearly an expert in his spaceTook our brand to the next levelAlways happy to go the extra mileAble to take your brand to great heightsLoved Kiki and his teamBest decision I've ever madeA can do attitude and a great eye for visual brandingExtremely professional with outstanding design capabilitiesBlown away from start to finishIt will make a world of differenceHe took the brief and ran with itCan't recommend Kiki highly enoughBringing our brand to life onlineThey really know their stuffResponsive and innovativeKnowledge of brand building second to noneSo aligned to us it was magicalThe end result has been perfectOur partner for several years nowClearly an expert in his spaceTook our brand to the next levelAlways happy to go the extra mileAble to take your brand to great heightsLoved Kiki and his teamBest decision I've ever madeA can do attitude and a great eye for visual brandingExtremely professional with outstanding design capabilitiesBlown away from start to finishIt will make a world of difference
The end result has been perfectOur partner for several years nowClearly an expert in his spaceTook our brand to the next levelAlways happy to go the extra mileAble to take your brand to great heightsLoved Kiki and his teamBest decision I've ever madeA can do attitude and a great eye for visual brandingExtremely professional with outstanding design capabilitiesBlown away from start to finishIt will make a world of differenceHe took the brief and ran with itCan't recommend Kiki highly enoughBringing our brand to life onlineThey really know their stuffResponsive and innovativeKnowledge of brand building second to noneSo aligned to us it was magicalThe end result has been perfectOur partner for several years nowClearly an expert in his spaceTook our brand to the next levelAlways happy to go the extra mileAble to take your brand to great heightsLoved Kiki and his teamBest decision I've ever madeA can do attitude and a great eye for visual brandingExtremely professional with outstanding design capabilitiesBlown away from start to finishIt will make a world of differenceHe took the brief and ran with itCan't recommend Kiki highly enoughBringing our brand to life onlineThey really know their stuffResponsive and innovativeKnowledge of brand building second to noneSo aligned to us it was magical

the work we deliver

We help you work out what the change requires from your brand, then provide the expertise to make it happen. You can engage us for the strategic thinking, the creative and digital delivery, or an ongoing partnership that keeps improving how the brand performs.

The scope follows what the firm needs. We can work alongside your existing team and advisers or take responsibility for the agreed brand and digital delivery.

The scope follows what your firm needs. We can define the direction, deliver the brand and digital work, or stay involved as your growth partner, working alongside your existing team and advisers where useful.

01

Strategy

Brand and Growth Strategy

We establish how the firm should be positioned and what its brand needs to achieve. Research and discovery clarify its audiences, value proposition and how its brands or offers should relate. You gain a clear direction for what needs to evolve and practical priorities for the work that follows.

02

Execution

Brand and Digital Transformation

We carry the agreed direction through the brand's identity, messaging and digital presence. From website journeys and design to supporting materials and launch, every element has a clear purpose in expressing the firm's new direction and delivering a consistent brand experience.

03

Support

Growth Partnership

We stay involved as the firm puts its next move to work. Ongoing brand direction, website improvement, search, advertising and conversion work help strengthen how the brand performs, with activity shaped around your commercial priorities and the evidence of what is working.

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‍case studies

See what needed to change, how we helped and the difference it made.

Jewel Toned Interiors

Bringing the firm’s online presence into line with the calibre of its work, clarifying its services and process through distinct journeys for commercial and private clients.

Interiors & design

Elite Home Staging

Preparing an established staging firm for its next chapter, aligning its brand, website and marketing with the full capabilities and value of the business.

Property & the built environment

Mariana Lacombe

Strengthening a business advisory brand with positioning, identity and a digital experience that reflect the expertise and ambition behind it.

Professional services & advisory

Mears

Making the firm’s ESG commitments and progress clearer through an accessible digital experience for its stakeholders.

Property & the built environment

Studio Modha

Giving a contemporary interior design firm a distinctive identity and website that communicate its approach and the character of its work.

Interiors & design

Richard Moore

Supporting the launch and growth of new sales programmes through a connected brand, website and clearer customer journeys.

Professional services & advisory

Elevey

Evolving a founder-led brand to reflect a wider team and the addition of a marketing arm, with a new name, identity and website.

Professional services & advisory

Bohut Tasty!

Bringing a wider culinary offer into focus, with a new name, identity and website that make the food, experiences and story behind them clear.

Food & hospitality
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our story

A stronger brand should make the firm behind it more valuable.

The 9 Designs team in a strategy session

Kiki Bhaur founded 9 Designs in 2017 around a simple conviction. The decisions behind a brand should carry through to the way it looks, communicates and works.

Today, we help mid-market firms going through change increase their commercial value through a stronger brand. We define the role the brand needs to play and align its positioning, expression and experience with the firm's new direction.

Our work brings strategic, creative and digital expertise together around that direction. The people shaping the thinking stay close to its execution, keeping every part of the brand experience connected to what the firm needs to achieve.

Make the value of your firm unmistakable.

Align your brand with the firm's next move.

Turn brand investment into commercial progress.

“They changed my branding and elevated my company tremendously.”
David Bowles, CEO, Elite Home Staging · Trustpilot

our team

A team across brand strategy, design and digital, with specialists brought in for the expertise your project needs. We work together from the first decisions to the finished brand experience, keeping the thinking connected to the people delivering it.

kiki

Brand strategy, positioning and creative direction across identity, digital and marketing.

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vijay

Brand strategy, positioning and direction.

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DAN

Web, digital, AI and SEO.

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JENNIFER

Design and UX/UI.

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+ experts

Additional expertise across copy, development, advertising, automation and marketing.

what's your unfinished business?

Tell us what is changing and where you want to take the firm.

We'll explore how a stronger brand can support that direction and increase the firm's commercial value, then work out the right place to begin.

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9
‍is not
ten

9 is not 10 is our belief that even exceptional work has further to go.
We take pride in what we create, then look closely at what could make it better.
Your business keeps evolving, so our ambition for it keeps moving too.

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