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Create & Collaborate

Human ingenuity is the single inexhaustible resource to create
a better world.

How We Work

We believe in client partnership. Our work is only as strong as the relationship and trust we can build with our clients. Étage has an integrated process that involves a lot of listening, questioning, and collaborating to get to the root of the problem to be solved. We then deliver strategic and creative solutions to match the problem and elevate the playing field, allowing our clients to change their competitive landscape and challenge perceptions.

We encourage our clients to join us in our simple guiding principles:

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Care about what you do
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Build strategy that is based on context and trust
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Tell the truth, whether it is comfortable or not
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Employ creativity
to change the world

Our Collaborators

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Designing Water's Future

Global outreach and communications strategy directed towards world leaders, policy makers, and the general public about the world’s greatest risk: the global freshwater crisis. 

Where Strategy Met Creative

Messaging: Designing Water’s Future

Fundraising Strategy

Media Partnerships

Where Shift Happened

Pitch Deck

Media Partnership Strategy

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Can Data Save the World?

An elevated corporate message for sustainability, positioned as a business message to inspire action and change amongst the highest stakeholders. 

Where Strategy Met Creative

Communication Strategy

Event Strategy

Brand Strategy

Environmental Design

Presentations

CEO Messaging and Strategy

Where Shift Happened

Pitch Deck

Media Partnership Strategy

Stage Design

Lighting Design

Stage Media Production

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HxGNLive
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World Water Day 2017

The broadcast of the global address from the Vatican to shift how the world values and understands its single most precious resource: water.

Where Strategy Met Creative

Messaging

Brand Strategy

Event Strategy

Attendee Communications

Event

Where Shift Happened

Logo Design

Branding Design

Communications Collateral

Communications Strategy

Creative Identity

Event Signage

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Necker Island 2019

An influential cross-section of scientists, policy makers, industry leaders and advocates committed to accelerating patient access to certified medical cannabis.

Where Strategy Met Creative

Global Council Strategy

Partnership Strategy & Structure

Leadership Summit & Strategy

Concepts and Themes

Messaging and Positioning

Brand Identity

Sponsorship Strategy

Content Strategy

Where Shift Happened

Leadership Engagement

Environmental Design

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San Francisco Ship Yard: The Launch

A community launch strategy showcasing improved quality of life and interconnectedness for a new  neighborhood development in San Francisco.

Where Strategy Met Creative

The Community Experience

Community Block Party

Creative Identity - Community Branding

Media Strategy - Content & Social Media

Where Shift Happened

Environmental Design

Video Series

Social Media Campaign

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Fivepoint
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The Next Normal

A humanizing digital event to transform the digital landscape through an immersive visual experience.

Where Strategy Met Creative

Event Strategy

Creative Direction

Digital Event Production

Studio Production

Where Shift Happened

Digital Event Experience

Immersive Storytelling

Keynote Preparation

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A Mile Above

Crafted a rallying cry around a new vision for financial professionals; For Advisors, By Advisors, creating a curated and intimate conference experience designed for the audience. 

Where Strategy Met Creative

Creative Development

Brand Identity

Content Strategy

Sponsorship Strategy

Where Shift Happened

Event Positioning & Theme

Event Messaging & Communications

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Connect19
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