So said Paul Polman while CEO of Unilever. Paul believes that in business, you need to take risks and be bold. He also advises we should be human and humble enough to seek out partners and allies in our endeavours. And crucially, we should not waste time on things we don’t believe in.
We couldn’t put it better ourselves. We’ve spent nearly three and a half decades helping clients overcome business challenges to shape and embolden their brands with strategic clarity and imagination. And we’ve got the results to prove it.
Our highly-tailored, rigorous approach helps grow reputations and enhance relationships through insightful, actionable strategy, language, identity and brand design. Meaningful brands motivate and align internal teams, partners and customers, driving confidence and positive impact.
Our work is grounded in values of courage, integrity, dedication and a ‘no smoke-and-mirrors’ approach. This has resulted in long-term, trusted relationships with a broad range of B2B and B2C clients from sectors spanning Beauty, Wellbeing, Healthcare and Pharma to Education and Not-for-profit organisations such as: Kao, Reckitt Benckiser, Coty, Humanists UK, National Bingo Association, Scouts, MRC, City of London, Adidas, Royal Mail, Quanta and many others.
Brands are built on the clarity and consistency of three ingredients:
that's why we work with clients to
what makes them special and different
distinctive brand identities and communications
compelling, integrated experiences
We provide branding, design and communication services. With seasoned expertise and global reach we develop meaningful & memorable brands from the inside, out. We support every aspect of brand development from consumer insight, brand strategy, positioning, identity and design to employee and customer experience. As a strategic creativity partner, we guide leaders and teams to initiate, inspire and manage transformative programmes.
Brand planning and research
Brand strategy and positioning
Brand architecture
Brand identity and design
Brand naming and verbal identity
Brand engagement and culture
Brand activation and experience
Brand management and guardianship
Our core team expands quickly and easily when required, with long-standing expert associates and strategic partners with global agency and client-side experience. The team you work with will be senior strategists, designers and brand communication experts. We will discuss, advise and help guide you on how to build powerful, distinctive brands that inspire, engage and scale.

Founder & Creative Director
Brigid founded Workroom over 30 years ago to guide leaders to initiate, inspire & manage inclusive, purposeful branding programmes. Her use of #strategiccreativity gets results by putting the brand at the heart of the business.
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Associate Senior Account Director
For over 18 years, Zoe has been managing major client branding, digital and marketing programmes. She also supports the senior team to ensure the smooth running of the agency, from resource planning to delivery.
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Associate Creative Director
Joe supports the creative team on a variety of Workroom projects to bring our trademark strategic creativity to life for clients.
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Head of Design
Colin has over 13 years’ experience in visual identity, brand development and digital design, his clean, non-fussy approach originally developed at Dundee University.
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Strategy & Planning Consultant
Catherine has over 25 years’ experience of creating and developing brands.
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Associate Senior Project Manager
For over 25 years Marta has managed branding programmes across UK and Europe. She also brings sound strategic thinking and a depth of expertise which can be fundamental to a successful outcome.
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Associate Design Director
When Ellie originally joined us from Melbourne back in 2008, she'd travelled round the world, bringing valuable international design experience with her.
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Strategy & Brand Marketing Consultant
David’s 25+ year career has encompassed Advertising, Brand Consultancy and Design, working with some of the world’s leading brands.
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