WE DON'T DO BASIC. WE DO ELEVATE.
Every brand we touch is a decision — a decision to stop blending in, outgrow the generic, and step fully into what makes you actually unforgettable. At The ADS Agency, we don’t make pretty things for the sake of it. We make bold, strategic brand moves that feel like you — and only you — with just the right kick.
Because the world doesn’t need more copy-paste brands. It needs the real ones — the ones that lead, elevate and turn a few heads along the way. That’s not just branding. That’s brand evolution. And that’s what we do.
We’re not here to make you trendy. We’re here to make you timeless.
Because trends fade.
Resilient brands don’t.
When your design and messaging align, your brand doesn’t just show up — it stands tall. It builds trust, commands space and earns its edge over time.
That’s what we’re about: helping bold, evolving businesses create brands that last — and land — in all the right ways.
You in?
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Our Style
Thoughtful. Meticulous. Built to last. Our aesthetic is clean but never cold — designed to feel like your brand’s next chapter, not just this moment. We believe in timeless visual identity rooted in clarity, confidence and undeniable authority.
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Our Method
We start with story — because it’s the one thing your competitors usually overlook. Before the visuals, before the messaging, we uncover the heart of your brand - from your target audience's perspective - and shape it into something they'll actually remember.
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Our People
We’re an eclectic crew with big hearts, sharp minds and zero interest in surface-level work. We only take on brands we believe in — and when we do, we’re all in. Every idea, every pixel, every word is shaped with care, built to last and made to work.
FROM OUR PRES
HAPPY
PLACE
LUXURIATING IN BUBBLES
TRIBE
TLINGIT
PICK ME UP
HOT TEA
DREAM VACA
MOROCCO
COCKTAIL
ORDER
A WELL MADE CAIPIRINHA
Guilty Pleasure
NO SUCH THING
NEVER
WITHOUT
MY MAGNETIC TRIPOD
BEHIND
the BRAND
I’m Andrea TheoJohn. Founder. Brand Sculptor. Corporate gal turned strategist who skipped the agency rulebook.
Before launching this agency, I was leading global brand strategy from the inside — serving as Marketing & Branding Director for a multinational company and managing M&A projects worth over €160M.
I never planned to become an entrepreneur — at least not until what I hoped would be early retirement (in my 40s!). But life had other plans.
In my mid-30s, after landing in a new city with what should’ve been an easy hero job, I found myself in a toxic work environment that rattled me to my core. It affected my health, my confidence and everything I thought I knew about myself. But as I started rebuilding in Atlanta — meeting new people, grabbing coffees, offering marketing and branding advice when asked — everyone kept saying the same thing: You should just do your own thing.
I wasn’t ready… until the fall of 2016, when an architectural firm owner handed me money and said, “I’m going to be your first client. Tell me what to pay you.” A second client — owner of several staffing firms — came along by the holidays. I was shocked that even with all the mistakes (undercharging, no plan, just vibes), those two small clients were covering the bills.
By January, I had a choice: take another dream job in corporate or keep building this thing of my own.
I chose this. And I’ve never looked back.
I don't have human kids but these guys are pretty close: Nitro, Millie & Vanilli.
Coffee in the mornings, tea in the afternoons.
I do consider myself Honorary Scottish - having lived and worked there for a year.
Alaskan Native (Tlingit), Filipino and Black. There: the ethnic mystery's gone.
I'm secretly obsessed with murals (in every city I go to)!
A LOOK INSIDE MY WORLD
The
PROUST
QUESTIONNARE
Still here? Perfect. If we're going to work together, we gotta go a little deeper. Here are my answers to the famously big questions, a la Vanity Fair.
What’s your idea of perfect happiness?
I have many. Could be sunset on a Barcelona rooftop with dreamy black-domes in the foreground. But mostly, it's a world where no one goes hungry, aging parents live their dream retirement and financial equality is real.
What’s your greatest extravagance?
The penthouse suite in Ibiza.
On what occasion do you lie?
Is it a lie or is it creative motivation?
Which historical figure do you most identify yourself with?
Cleopatra. Skilled strategist, intelligent, ambitious, protector and patron of the arts and just enough mystique to keep you intrigued.
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Tolerance. Why merely settle for tolerance when you should seek to truly understand?
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
That I lived in a castle. Seriously. It's on my list to build.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Not being afraid to live my life and do what I think is best at all times - regardless of what others may think.
What is your most marked characteristic?
The ability to extract meaning from the seemingly mundane or the utterly chaotic.
What do you most value in your friends?
That they understand why what we're wearing to brunch matters and have no issues listening to both my ideas and dramatic complaints alike.
How do you take your martini?
Shaken, not stirred.
IT'S rare TO FIND AGENCY OF THIS CALIBER willing TO WORK WITH SMALL BUSINESSES and I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY TO HAVE FOUND ADS.
— ALICIA B. PIERRE
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