Brand Strategy & Design:

Ocean Mist Farms

an image of four artichokes stacked on a cutting board

Deliverables

Brand strategy
Brand design
Website design and development
Brand guidelines
Promotion design
Copywriting
Sales Materials
Tradeshow Assets

The Challenge

Ocean Mist Farms is the premier grower of artichokes in North America. While a beloved mainstream vegetable on the West Coast, the challenge of prepping, cooking, and eating an artichoke left it misunderstood and underappreciated in most other areas of the country. Ocean Mist Farms worked with DMA to deploy a comprehensive inbound marketing strategy designed to engage, educate and inspire purchase while also gathering proprietary shopper data that informed ongoing marketing and product development strategies.

Company Personality

Helpful

Friendly

Sincere

Family-Centered

Passionate

Visual Line

The Ocean Mist Farms visual line graphic, three bubbles on the first line that say "original" "down to earth" and "established" that all point towards a bubble on the second line that says "genuine"

Colors

Dark blue color swatch named "ocean"
Red color swatch named "legacy"
Green color swatch named "artichoke"
Blue color swatch named "Coachella"
Yellow color swatch named "Castroville"
Blue-gray color swatch named "season"
Tan color swatch named "sand"

Fonts

Braisetto font with sample that says "Let's get cooking!"
Jubilat font with sample that says "Easy to prepare artichokes"
Proxima Nova font with sample that says "A family farming legacy"
A desktop screen sized mockup of the Ocean Mist Farms website homepage
Website Development | Desktop
A mobile screen sized mockup of the Ocean Mist Farms website recipe page for "Stuffed Purple Artichokes"
A mobile screen sized mockup of the Ocean Mist Farms website Peace Love & Artichokes pillar page
A mobile screen sized mockup of the Ocean Mist Farms website From the Heart blog page for "BBQ season is here!" post
Website Development | Mobile
A collage of Ocean Mist Farms social posts
Social Media Graphics
Example of an Ocean Mist Farms social post that says "Fall in Love with Veggies" with illustrations of artichokes, brussels sprouts, leaf lettuce, and fall colored leaves
Example of an Ocean Mist Farms social post that says "This or That: Cauliflower or Broccoli" with an image of broccoli and cauliflower
Example of an Ocean Mist Farms social post that says "You heave my heart!" with an image of an artichoke with heart-shaped glasses
Social Media Graphics
A mock-up of two web banner ads that say "Trust the Gold Standard as your leafy greens partner" and "Trust the Gold Standard as your one & only artichoke partner"
Trade Advertising
A mock-up of a full spread magazine ad that says "Trust our Gold Standard Reputation for your private label program"
Trade Advertising
Collage of design examples from the promotion Peace Love & Artichokes
Peace, Love, & Artichokes | Consumer Promotion
Collage of design examples from the promotion Gold Standard Giveaway
Gold Standard Giveaway | Consumer Promotion
Ocean Mist Farms logo

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