Uncommon creative direction, copywriting, and voice strategy for fashion, beauty, lifestyle, and luxury brands — by creative director Cristina Black (often misspelled as Christina Black).
 

THE ICONIC

Brand Extension Strategy

Strategic guidance for product line expansion, new formats and portfolio growth, without eroding brand hierarchy or prestige.

 
 
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Before you expand, protect the brand.

When brands launch new offerings, they often assume the product is the risk.

But the real risk is narrative fracture.

How does a brand grow its reach without undermining its emotional appeal, alienating its core community, or cannabilizing its existing product lines?

 

If one or more of these signals is showing up in your brand, or you want to avoid the costs of misaligned product story structures,

it’s worth a conversation about how to expand strategically.

 
 
 
 

Expansion Without Erosion

We establish the strategic framework that allows product line expansion without cannibalization, confusion or prestige collapse.

Iconic Brand Extension Strategy builds structural reinforcement to ensure the product extension upholds overall brand integrity.

Within a specialized, focused scope, we:

  • Clarify positioning across tiers and formats

  • Define narrative guardrails

  • Protect hierarchy and price ladder logic

  • Establish naming conventions

  • Create a clean articulation system for expansion

  • Align campaign messaging with long-term architecture

TIMELINE: 2 Weeks INVESTMENT: $12,500

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For brand leaders who insist on growth without compromise.

The Iconic Brand Extension Strategy is designed for:

  1. Founder-led brands entering their next chapter

  2. Prestige brands adding lower-priced formats

  3. Beauty brands launching into retail

  4. Heritage brands modernizing

  5. VC-backed brands expanding SKU count rapidly

 

 

Protect what makes you iconic.

If your brand is entering a new format, category or price tier, let’s ensure your story architecture evolves with intention.

Limited engagements are available each quarter.

Start with a brief exploratory call to assess alignment.