Clear thinking, considered work.

Brand strategy that strengthens how your business is perceived.

Zelexis is a strategy-led brand and marketing studio. We work out how your business should be perceived, then strengthen every channel to match.

The Zelexis process

Find the gap.Agree the position.Close the gap.

How good you are How you are seen The gap Position agreed A clear position

Good businesses are often underestimated.

Buyers judge a business on what they can see before they call. We help that reflect the standard of the work.

TodayWhat a buyer can see

  • Website
  • Proposals
  • Reviews

AfterWhat a buyer can see

  • Website
  • Proposals
  • Reviews
  • Projects delivered
  • Expertise
  • Your people
  • How you work
Today a buyer sees three things: the website, proposals and reviews. Projects delivered, expertise, your people and how you work are there but out of view. After the work, all seven are in view.
  • Strategy before designResearch and a clear position come first, so every decision has a reason.
  • A single point of contactEvery discipline planned together and run through one relationship.
  • Built for established businessesFor organisations with a team, a track record and a reputation worth protecting.

Our services

Four disciplines. One strategy.

Brand, marketing, consulting and digital, planned together from one position so every piece pushes the same way.

How a project runs.

Each step settles one question before the next begins, so the work builds on what is already agreed.

How we work, in detail
  1. Step 1

    Diagnose

    Where is the business seen today, and why?

    Interviews, an audit and a clear view of the gap

  2. Step 2

    Position

    What should it be known for, and by whom?

    A positioning statement, agreed before design

  3. Step 3

    Deliver

    How does every channel carry it?

    Identity, website and marketing, built to the plan

  4. Step 4

    Improve

    What is working, and what comes next?

    Reviews, refinements and ongoing support

Each step is agreed before the next begins. Nothing is designed on a guess.

  • Agreed at every step
  • You see the findings
  • One team throughout

The expertise and professionalism were top tier. Zelexis clearly knows the brand strategy tailored to each business.

GerkiesVideo production for industry and government5.0 on Google All reviews on Google

Every project starts with a conversation about the problem.

We reply within 1 to 2 business days

Discuss a project

Selected work

Six problems, and what changed.

Six organisations, each with a different problem. See the brief, the decisions and what changed.

  1. Chinchilla Community Commerce and Industry Inc.A clearer home for CCCI's purpose.
  2. Gerkies (Cinematography | Media Production)Making commercial capability clear.
  3. One Long TableOne invitation, carried across every channel.
  4. Switch’D Electrical & Air ConditioningTwo audiences, each with a clear way in.
  5. Paint Gods (Painting & Decorating)Let people see the standard of the finish.
  6. CE Contracting (Rural Earthworks Specialists)Rural work, clearly explained.
All case studies

A clear position before anything is designed.

Most of the value in a project is decided before the first sketch. So we spend longer understanding the business, then agree the position and priorities with you.

  1. UnderstandDiagnose What is really going on?Interviews, research and an honest audit
  2. DefinePosition What must change, and for whom?Position, audience and priorities, agreed
  3. CreateDeliver How should it look and read?Identity, content and website
  4. Launch Is it ready?Tested and handed over
  5. Improve What next?Measures and refinements

Relative effort: Defining the problem Delivering the answer

Our approach
Zach Gerke, director of Zelexis
Zach GerkeDirector, Zelexis
  • BBus, MarketingWith Distinction, QUT
  • Attention to detailType, layout and copy
  • Since 2013Designing identity and digital
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Marketing thinking first. Design in service of it.

“The strategy and the finished work should come from the same thinking, and be held to the same standard.”

Zach Gerke, director

Zelexis brings commercial marketing and design craft into the same room, so the position you agree is the one every piece carries.

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What we write about, for owners and directors.

Short, practical pieces on brand, marketing and websites, for the people who run the business.

Brand strategy & identity

Why good businesses are often underestimated

Buyers now decide most of the way before they make contact, on the little they can see. Here is why established businesses fall behind their own standard, and what to do about it.

Read the insight

Brand strategy & identity

Sharpen before you rebuild

An established business has already earned recognition, content and trust. Here is why most should sharpen what they have before rebuilding it, and how to tell when a rebuild is the right call.

Read the insight

Marketing & content

Your quote is part of your brand

Quotes, proposals and follow-up emails are read more closely than almost anything else a business produces, and they are usually designed the least. Here is why that matters and what to change.

Read the insight

Before we begin.

A few practical answers before you get in touch.

Still deciding?

You do not need a finished brief. We can talk through what you need and where to start.

What does Zelexis do?

Zelexis is a strategy-led brand and marketing studio that strengthens how established businesses are perceived. We start with research into the business, its clients and its competitors, agree a clear position, then deliver the identity, website and marketing that carry it, with support after launch.

Why does Zelexis start with strategy?

Because a brief often describes a symptom, such as a new logo, a website or more posts. We first look at who the business needs to win, what those people need to see and what stops them acting. Solving that gives the brand, marketing and website the best chance of working.

Who does Zelexis work with?

Established businesses where reputation decides the work they win, with a focus on architecture and design, property and development, professional services, engineering, construction and member organisations. We are based in Brisbane’s north and work across Moreton Bay, North Brisbane, the Darling Downs and the Western Downs.

Do we need a complete rebrand?

Usually not. Most Zelexis projects sharpen what a business already has, such as clearer messaging, a refined identity or a new website, and keep the recognition it has earned. We recommend a full rebrand only when the strategy shows the existing brand cannot carry the position.

How long does a brand or website project take?

It depends on the scope. A Zelexis website project typically takes 8 to 12 weeks from strategy to launch, and a brand strategy and identity project 10 to 14 weeks. We agree the timeline and review points in the scope before any work begins.

How much does a project cost?

Every Zelexis project is scoped to the business, so every price is tailored. After a first conversation we provide a clear scope and a tailored quote covering the work, the timing and the investment, so you know the cost before you commit.

Can you guarantee results?

No studio or agency can honestly guarantee a result. What we can commit to is the method: research, a clear and agreed position, and work built to it, following practices that are recognised across the industry. Each case study describes what happened for that client. It is not a promise of what will happen for yours.

What happens after launch?

Many clients stay with Zelexis after launch as an ongoing partnership. We look after updates, hosting and improvements, track what is working, and adjust the work as the business changes.

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  2. 2About the project
  3. 3Your details
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