Douglas Brundage

Brand Strategist · Creative Director · Writer

Brand strategy, creative campaigns, cultural intelligence, and writing. Founder of Kingsland, a boutique brand studio.

Capabilities

• Branding + Identity — Brand identities, verbal systems, semiotic research, competitive intelligence. Nike, Google, Netflix, Bombas, Fear of God, NFL, Foot Locker.
• Creative Campaigns — Cannes Lions, D&AD, Effie, CLIO, Webby, One Show. HBO, Netflix, Google, NFL, Walmart, Diageo.
• Cultural Intelligence — Semiotic research, cultural analysis, trend forecasting, and competitive intelligence for brands that want to lead.
• Writing — Founding editor at Hypebeast. Published in AdAge, Adweek, GQ, Esquire, Business of Fashion. Currently finishing MYTHOS: 5,000 years of persuasion.

Select Clients

Nike, Walmart, Depop, Bombas, Seed, HBO, Netflix, Google, NFL, Foot Locker, Diageo, Fear of God, Macy's, Tripadvisor, Yelp, Meta, Spotify, Airbnb, Lyft, Lids, Joe & the Juice

Case Studies

• Walmart — Cultural strategy and creative for the world's largest retailer.
• Bombas — Positioning, campaigns, semiotic research, and OOH.
• Depop — Led Depop's US market launch before $1.6B Etsy acquisition.
• Seed — Seed University, Bacteria merch, Give A Sh*t. $40M Series A.
• Nike — Founding member of Nike's Digi-Mob digital transformation.

Press

Featured in The New York Times, AdAge, Adweek, GQ, Esquire, Digiday, The Drum, Marketing Brew, The Dieline, Business of Fashion, WWD, PRINT Magazine.

Awards

Cannes Lions, D&AD, Effie, CLIO, Webby, One Show, Obie, Shorty, Chip Shop Awards

Kingsland

Boutique brand studio. $12M+ revenue. Zero outside investors. Strategy, branding, and creative campaigns for the world's most ambitious companies.

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Writing

Enfant Terrible — Cultural analysis for the restless mind. Essays on commerce, culture, and the art of ideas.

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