We're a strategic advertising agency born in Portland, Maine.
Holler
Our difference is
Strategic thinking & creative excellence.
We tell brand stories in engaging ways that help our partners achieve their business goals.
Our partnersWe believe every brand deserves a north star and every business problem a custom solution.
- Brand Planning
- Strategic Positioning
- Brand Roadmapping
- Connections Planning
- Consumer Journeys
- Category & Trend Analysis
- Industry & Competitive Analysis
- Persona Targeting & Segmentation
- 360° Creative Campaigns
- One-off creative solutions
- Graphic Design, Brand Standards, Visual IDs & Logos
- Video, Print, Digital, Social, OOH, Radio, Events, Promos, Sponsorships, etc.
- Copywriting, long and short form
- Website Design
- Packaging & In-store
- B2B Communications
- Fun
“Thoughtful, research-based strategy and a deep understanding of consumer motivations, paired with the strongest messaging and writing skills I’ve encountered. Words matter deeply to this team, and they shine through in the work.”
– Director of Marketing at an organization we can’t legally claim
We don't blow smoke & we don't sell people things they don't need.
Closing Arguments
We believe there’s no silver bullet for tackling business problems, so we customize every partnership to fit the client like their favorite pair of jeans.
Let us do the same for you. We should eat lunch.
“It’s always tough to hand the keys over to a project and let someone else drive, but WFTW did an incredible job listening, soliciting our feedback and capturing our desire to be slightly different in our messaging to rise above the general noise in the marketplace. While many agencies would run straight to the creative process (because that’s the fun part), WFTW built a solid strategic foundation and then came to us with a creative element that was unlike anything we’ve seen in the market. Their effort to capture our personality was as amazing as the result.”
— VP, Director of Marketing and Client Relations
“Regarding your words
They beautifully express
What I tell you to”
— Category Director
“The team at WFTW provides just the right balance of professionalism, creativity, and innovation to suit our needs. From day one they felt like an extension of our team. Having undertaken a number of projects with them, they have listened carefully every time to the brief and come back with a very thoughtful and exciting approach to tackling it.”
— Chief Marketing Officer
“WFTW has been invaluable to us. We’re a small team that’s expanding quickly and the WFTW team truly has been a right arm to us this year – both to drive and focus our brand strategies, as well as pull through to bring the brands to life in dynamic ways. Even more, they’re clearly seasoned pros in their work flow. They know how to sift through what’s important, what’s not – and where they can lend their expertise. No matter the hurdle that was thrown at them, they were consistently able to deliver bulls-eye strategy and creative. I wouldn’t hesitate to work with them again.”
— Director or Marketing, Old Elk Distilling
“Working with Words from the Woods is a breath of fresh air – they understand the business in a way that allows us to get to a smart solution quickly – and without being burdened by unnecessary process. Their team is easy and energizing to work with which makes creating purposeful work that much more fun. Even better, I have full confidence that the creative output is going to be outstanding every damn time!”
— Director of Brand Marketing
“WFTW was a great company to work with – they were professional and fun! They embellished our brand and created a great campaign to help with the launch of the new website. They were attentive during the whole process and stayed on top of all the moving parts.”
— Director of Communication, BASS/Go Outside
“In the agency world, it is rare to find the right combination of strategy, creativity and collaboration. Words from the Woods combines all three- they bring amazing strategic thinking, are creative as heck and are always open to being a collaborative partner. Plus they are just really fun.”
— Chief Marketing Officer
“Almost instantly, you feel like this team “gets you” and your business, and somehow fills in the gaps of the strategic nuggets that you need to reach your goals. The entire WFTW team welcomes and treats you like family from meeting number one. They also push you like family. If you don’t appreciate a collaborative working process, this crew is not for you. They want to dig in with you and your business but also make your life easier through elevation of your strategy, your design, and your marketing.”
— Director of Marketing
“As the Director of Marketing for a mid-sized manufacturing company in Maine, I was looking for an agency partnership that would complement our internal skill sets, add a thoughtful outside perspective and unify our brand mission, language and creative under one umbrella. With WFTW, I found all this and more. They’re down-to-earth, passionate, intelligent, willing to argue a point, and always put our brand, mission and goals first. Hands-down, Words From The Woods.”
— Director of Marketing
Can’t talk about it.
“Working with WFTW is a complete pleasure and was right on mark from the start. They spent the time to get to know us and discover our goals. There was NEVER a ‘disconnect’ as they remastered our brand with both words and functionality.”
— Sales Director
“Killer strategy and creative. Really stoked on it.”
— Founder, USL to Portland
“I cannot recommend Words from the Woods highly enough. We were wooed by their creativity and talent from our first meeting to the completion of the job. They worked with us to build the foundation of our advertising strategy and then went to work producing an award-winning advertising campaign.”
— President
“Words From The Woods grasped a sense of our organization’s needs from the get-go, intuitively understanding our sports tourism role and its relation to our audience. Communication and clarity moved the project forward at a manageable, exciting pace. I would recommend this dynamic, creative agency to any organization in need of branding, storytelling and design work.”
— Managing Director
“The best around. An unbelievably cool group of people who deliver top quality work and creative content at a price small local businesses can afford. They make Portland a better place.”
— Owner
“Asking WFTW to help us with our brand expansion was one of the best business decisions we could have made. Their precision had surgical care and intent, and the final product is something that we, our guests and our future guests will remember for years to come.”
— Owner/Head Chef
“As a brand new business I can say that working with Words from the Woods was one of the smartest decisions I made. You can’t beat their insight and marketing strategies. I look forward to growing my own business alongside them every step of the way!”
— Peter Murphy, Rebel Cheesesteaks
“From our first meeting to the final step of our marketing campaign, WFTW was truly amazing. They showed care, professionalism, flexibility and creativity for everything related to our project. If you want an agency that will truly listen to your needs and make you look cool – look no further.”
— Executive Director, BioME