about us /
GOOD WORK BEGINS WITH BETTER QUESTIONS
Every business has a story. But the most important things about a brand aren't always the most obvious. What makes it different? Why should people care? What needs to change, and what deserves to be preserved? We ask the questions that get beneath the surface, challenge assumptions, and uncover what’s true, meaningful, and worth communicating. Because the best brands don’t start with how it should look. It starts with understanding the “why”.
At Marquis, strategic thinking and creative expertise go hand in hand. We bring curiosity, experience, and an outside perspective to complex challenges, then turn what we learn into purposeful brand strategy, messaging, and design. You work directly with experienced professionals who care about getting it right, not imposing a house style or chasing the latest trend, but finding the right answer for your business, your audience, and your goals.
Our Team /
LEADERSHIP TEAM
“Life is like a box of chocolates…you never know what you’re gonna get.”
Forrest Gump
Julie Vail
Principal, Strategist & Creative Director
“Life is like a box of chocolates…you never know what you’re gonna get.”
Forrest Gump
Julie Vail
Principal, Strategist & Creative Director
“Nine tenths of life is just showing up.”
Mary Ann Zeman
Brand Strategist & Writer
“Nine tenths of life is just showing up.”
Mary Ann Zeman
Brand Strategist & Writer
"Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things."
R. Brault
Taylor Luffman
Senior Designer
"Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things."
R. Brault
Taylor Luffman
Senior Designer
Differentiators /
WHY CHOOSE US?
Strategy Behind the Creativity
We don’t believe in design for design’s sake. We start by understanding your business, your audience, and the challenge you’re trying to solve. That thinking shapes the creative work, ensuring every decision has a purpose, and every solution is right for your brand, not our egos or our portfolio.
Strategy Behind the Creativity
We don’t believe in design for design’s sake. We start by understanding your business, your audience, and the challenge you’re trying to solve. That thinking shapes the creative work, ensuring every decision has a purpose, and every solution is right for your brand, not our egos or our portfolio.
Strategy Behind the Creativity
We don’t believe in design for design’s sake. We start by understanding your business, your audience, and the challenge you’re trying to solve. That thinking shapes the creative work, ensuring every decision has a purpose, and every solution is right for your brand, not our egos or our portfolio.
Experience That Counts
Founded in 2003, Marquis brings decades of experience solving brand and communications challenges. We’ve worked across industries, business stages, and evolving markets, giving us the perspective to see beyond the immediate problem and help you find the right way forward.
Experience That Counts
Founded in 2003, Marquis brings decades of experience solving brand and communications challenges. We’ve worked across industries, business stages, and evolving markets, giving us the perspective to see beyond the immediate problem and help you find the right way forward.
Experience That Counts
Founded in 2003, Marquis brings decades of experience solving brand and communications challenges. We’ve worked across industries, business stages, and evolving markets, giving us the perspective to see beyond the immediate problem and help you find the right way forward.
A Partner, Not Just a Provider
We believe business is personal. We listen deeply, challenge the status quo, act as a sounding board, and foster long-lasting client relationships. Our relationship doesn’t have to end when a project does, we can continue to help your brand evolve as your business changes.
A Partner, Not Just a Provider
We believe business is personal. We listen deeply, challenge the status quo, act as a sounding board, and foster long-lasting client relationships. Our relationship doesn’t have to end when a project does, we can continue to help your brand evolve as your business changes.
A Partner, Not Just a Provider
We believe business is personal. We listen deeply, challenge the status quo, act as a sounding board, and foster long-lasting client relationships. Our relationship doesn’t have to end when a project does, we can continue to help your brand evolve as your business changes.
AI-Enabled. Human-Led.
We use AI as a tool to explore possibilities, accelerate research and development, and expand what’s creatively possible. But tools don’t replace judgment or taste. Our experience, strategic thinking, and creative discernment help us evaluate what’s useful, recognize what’s missing, and turn promising ideas into work that’s purposeful, distinctive, and right for your brand.
AI-Enabled. Human-Led.
We use AI as a tool to explore possibilities, accelerate research and development, and expand what’s creatively possible. But tools don’t replace judgment or taste. Our experience, strategic thinking, and creative discernment help us evaluate what’s useful, recognize what’s missing, and turn promising ideas into work that’s purposeful, distinctive, and right for your brand.
AI-Enabled. Human-Led.
We use AI as a tool to explore possibilities, accelerate research and development, and expand what’s creatively possible. But tools don’t replace judgment or taste. Our experience, strategic thinking, and creative discernment help us evaluate what’s useful, recognize what’s missing, and turn promising ideas into work that’s purposeful, distinctive, and right for your brand.
Senior-Level Expertise
Your work is led by experienced strategists and creative professionals, not handed off to junior staff or passed through layers of account management. The people guiding the thinking are directly involved in the work.
Senior-Level Expertise
Your work is led by experienced strategists and creative professionals, not handed off to junior staff or passed through layers of account management. The people guiding the thinking are directly involved in the work.
Senior-Level Expertise
Your work is led by experienced strategists and creative professionals, not handed off to junior staff or passed through layers of account management. The people guiding the thinking are directly involved in the work.
A Global Perspective
Based in Boston, we work with clients in the U.S. and internationally. We understand the importance of creating brand communications that connect across markets, audiences, and cultures.
A Global Perspective
Based in Boston, we work with clients in the U.S. and internationally. We understand the importance of creating brand communications that connect across markets, audiences, and cultures.
A Global Perspective
Based in Boston, we work with clients in the U.S. and internationally. We understand the importance of creating brand communications that connect across markets, audiences, and cultures.
Woman-Owned Business
Marquis is a certified “Women Business Enterprise” through the Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office, making us a qualified partner for organizations with supplier-diversity goals.
Woman-Owned Business
Marquis is a certified “Women Business Enterprise” through the Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office, making us a qualified partner for organizations with supplier-diversity goals.
Woman-Owned Business
Marquis is a certified “Women Business Enterprise” through the Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office, making us a qualified partner for organizations with supplier-diversity goals.
Award-Winning Work
Our work has earned recognition across the design and branding industry, including an International Visual Identity award, a Transform North America Brand award, a Best of New England AIGA award, and a 50 on Fire award, among several others.
Award-Winning Work
Our work has earned recognition across the design and branding industry, including an International Visual Identity award, a Transform North America Brand award, a Best of New England AIGA award, and a 50 on Fire award, among several others.
Award-Winning Work
Our work has earned recognition across the design and branding industry, including an International Visual Identity award, a Transform North America Brand award, a Best of New England AIGA award, and a 50 on Fire award, among several others.
who we serve /
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE WITH A FRESH PERSPECTIVE
We’ve partnered with organizations across a range of industries, bringing deep curiosity, strategic thinking, and creative expertise to each unique challenge. Our experience helps us get up to speed quickly, understand what matters in your world, and uncover opportunities to make your brand stand apart.
We’ve partnered with organizations across a range of industries, bringing deep curiosity, strategic thinking, and creative expertise to each unique challenge. Our experience helps us get up to speed quickly, understand what matters in your world, and uncover opportunities to make your brand stand apart.