In The Press
I have been featured in a lot of press being recognized for my work as well as for my expert opinions.
I’m thankful for that. You can check some of it out below.
Hi, I’m Douglas.
A Marketing Executive, Founder, Creative Director, Brand Strategist & Writer.
& this is my portfolio.
🏴 I am a brand and marketing expert with over 15 years of experience driving relevance and revenue for Fortune 50 companies and high-growth startups alike.
🏁 I have a proven track record of scaling marketing teams from scratch, securing multi-million dollar new business projects, and building brands from concept phase to household name, even through to huge fundraising rounds and acquisitions.
🏴 I worked for ad agencies, big and small, for about a decade as a Creative, a Strategist, a Creative Strategist, and eventually an Executive Creative Director and VP of Strategy. I ran New Business pitching too. And I won. A lot.
🏁 I have had the opportunity to work with industry leaders like Google, Netflix and Walmart; luxury icons like LVMH, Diageo and IWC Schaffhausen; household favorites like Nike, Macy’s and Bombas; cultural disruptors like Fear of God, Lobos 1707 and Depop; AI and cyber security/defense tech companies; and investment and VC firms like The Seed Lab and Veritus Capital.
🏴 I founded a boutique creative studio, Kingsland, in 2020. We focus on branding, campaigns and strategy work like trend reporting, messaging, verbal identity, qualitative research and customer archetyping.
🏁 I advise a handful of startups, like Atlas, Kamoti and Terra Kaffe.
🏴 I helped launch even more, including some big ones like Depop, Seed and Emulait.
📖 I am also a writer. I was an editor for and contributor to Hypebeast and Highsnobiety, launching both of their physical print magazines. I have also contributed to Adweek, AdAge, Digiday, Obscura, GQ, Modern Retail, WWD, Business of Fashion, Esquire, Details (RIP) and more.
✏️ ️You can find some of my writing here, and here, and here.
⭐ I am passionate about emerging technologies and how they impact communications and art.
🍎 I was born-and-raised in Manhattan, but now I live in Brooklyn.

Project
Kingsland
A boutique Brand Studio generating over $12m in revenue in 5 years.
Kingsland is a creative agency and brand studio based in NYC. We have worked with brands like Walmart, Diageo, Depop, Seed, Yelp, Bombas and more.
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Project
Agency Work
Some of the work I created in a decade of agency experience.
I had the opportunity throughout my agency career to work with brands like Nike, LVMH, Google and more.
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I think marketing is fun but results are better. That’s why the brands I build get famous and make money.
$12M+
Generated in revenue for Kingsland with no outside investors nor New Business department.
50+
Successful brands and creative campaigns created for companies and brands across B2C, DTC, B2B and even B2G clients.
1B+
Impressions generated from the work I’ve created.
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🏆 I don’t really care about awards but my work has won at the Webby’s, Shorty’s, Digiday Chip Shop, Effies and at Cannes. I’ve also judged for some of these, and I do like judging people...I mean, their work.
I have been featured in a lot of press being recognized for my work as well as for my expert opinions.
I’m thankful for that. You can check some of it out below.
Featured for my perspective on the disastrous Jaguar rebrand.
Featured for my work with Paris Hilton and Alix Earle for Joe & the Juice.
Interviewed by the legendary Debbie Millman for her “What Matters” series.
Featured for my work creating the branding for Viamundi.
Featured in a roundup about the not very well-recieved “We ❤️ NY” campaign.
Featured for my eye-catching business card designs for Kignsland.
A PROUD NEW YORKER.
All Rights Reserved.
All Fights Deserved.
CONTACT
(917) 612 4669
DABrundage@gmail.com
SOCIAL
Substack