--- title: "Another Advertising Agency? - Maker Street Studios" description: "The world does not need another ad shop. It needs branding partners who do the thinking and the making, strategy, identity, naming, and design as one connected…" url: "https://mkrst.co/journal/another-advertising-agency/" updated: 2026-06-19 --- # Another Advertising Agency? - Maker Street Studios > The world does not need another ad shop. It needs branding partners who do the thinking and the making, strategy, identity, naming, and design as one connected… URL: https://mkrst.co/journal/another-advertising-agency/ Posted in [Branding](https://mkrst.co/journal/branding/) ## Another Advertising Agency? Reading time: 2 min ![Maker Street Studios branding studio in Newstead, Brisbane](https://mkrst.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_1136-scaled.jpg) ![Casey Meyrick MKRST](https://mkrst.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Casey_Meyrick_MKRST_2024-150x150.png) Posted by Casey Midgley Founder, Maker Street Studios on October 27, 2020 We can empathise with a truth the industry rarely says out loud: the world does not need another boring agency. But the problem is not that there are too many agencies. It is that most of them are solving the wrong problem. ### Agencies vs brand development studios The landscape is confusing by design. Advertising agencies. Media agencies. Digital agencies. Design studios. Brand consultancies. Full-service shops. Boutique independents. Most of them overlap. Most of them cannot explain where their value starts and ends. At Maker Street Studios, we are clear about what we are: a **branding agency** focused on brand development: strategy, naming, identity, design, and launch. We are not an advertising agency. We do not buy media. We do not run campaigns. We build the brand system that makes everything downstream work harder. ### Why we chose brand development Advertising optimises attention. Brand development builds equity. One is a sprint. The other is infrastructure. Founders at pre-seed through Series B do not need more ads. They need a brand that makes every ad, every pitch, every hire, and every sale easier. That is brand development. ### What we actually do - **Brand Strategy**: Positioning, purpose, audience, differentiation - **Brand Naming**: Distinctive, ownable names built to last - **Brand Identity**: Logo systems, colour, typography, visual language - **Brand Design**: Application across digital, print, packaging, environments - **Brand Launch**: Strategic rollout across channels ### Not another agency. A branding partner. We are based in Brisbane, work with founders across Australia and internationally, and run lean engagements with a senior team from day one. If you need a brand, not a campaign, [let’s talk](https://mkrst.co/contact). ### Questions founders ask #### What is the difference between an advertising agency and a branding agency? Advertising optimises attention. Brand development builds equity. One is a sprint, the other is infrastructure. Maker Street Studios is a branding agency covering strategy, naming, identity, design and launch. We do not buy media or run campaigns. We build the brand system that makes everything downstream work harder. #### Why is the agency landscape so confusing? Because most categories overlap and few firms explain where their value starts and stops. Advertising, media, digital, design studios, brand consultancies, full-service shops and boutiques all use similar language. The useful question is not what an agency calls itself, but which part of the problem it actually owns. #### Do early-stage founders need advertising or branding first? Branding, in most cases. Founders from pre-seed through Series B rarely need more ads. They need a brand that makes every ad, pitch, hire and sale easier. Without that foundation, media spend buys attention for a message the market cannot repeat back to you. #### What does Maker Street Studios actually deliver? Five areas of work. Brand Strategy covers positioning, purpose, audience and differentiation. Brand Naming produces distinctive, ownable names. Brand Identity covers logo systems, colour, typography and visual language. Brand Design applies it across digital, print, packaging and environments. Brand Launch handles the rollout across channels. #### Where are you based and who do you work with? Maker Street Studios is based in Brisbane and works with founders across Australia and internationally. Engagements are lean and senior-led, with the same team from day one and no handoffs. The typical client is a startup, scale-up or investment firm that needs a brand rather than a campaign. ### Like what you read? Subscribe for more! We publish new thinking on brand strategy, identity, and growth each month. If this article was useful, we'd love to share more as we publish it. We won't sell or share your details. Your privacy matters to us. ### More Reading [View all](https://mkrst.co/journal/) #### [Do You Own Your Logo? 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