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Expertise Overview


OBATA has a wide range of experience in corporate reporting, branding, website design, digital marketing, photography, and video production. We specialize in ESG, sustainability, and annual reporting, as well as creating identities, developing websites, and creating digital marketing campaigns.

Experienced and Trusted Design Resource

With years of expertise in project management, graphic design, writing, digital design and development, and photography, we can help our customers reach their communication goals quickly and within their financial plan.

Honed Creative Approach

We collaborate with our clients to achieve their aim. Our approach — discovery, strategy, implementation and optimization — ensures our clients meet their communication objectives.

Award-winning Design

Throughout the years, our creative work has been recognized for excellence by both industry peers and investor organizations.

OBATA has been recognized by the International Association of Business Communicators, APEX Awards for Publication Excellence, MarCom Awards, Hermes Creative Awards, Davey Awards and League of American Communications Professionals, as well as local organizations such as the St. Louis Ad Club and St. Louis Art Directors Club.

Emerson 2020 annual report example
Ascension Ventures website redesign example
Duke Energy sustainability report
Emerson 2017 award-winning annual report
TravelCenters of America 2021 ESG Report example

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY

“Thank you also for the beautiful design, and attention to detail. I think it looks really great and is an excellent one-stop shop for all things ESG. So glad to have OBATA as our go-to partner!”

Director of Corporate Communications with a Fortune 500 Company

Approach Overview

We welcome the opportunity to learn more about your unique circumstances and share how our approach adds value to your project.

Discover

Gain a holistic perspective on what drives your business, inspires your employees, and drives audiences to your products and services.

  • Onboarding
  • Benchmarking
  • Stakeholder Interviews
  • Brand Audits
  • Competitor (SWOT) Analysis
  • Technology Discovery
  • Workshops

Strategize

Craft a customized creative strategy that provides the guiding principles for developing content, creative and framework for success.

  • ESG Framework Strategy
  • Messaging & Positioning Strategy
  • Content Strategy
  • Brand Strategy
  • SEO Strategy
  • Digital Strategy

Implement

Creativity takes many roads. From inspiration to exploration, we narrow the creative focus and refine the concept. Then produce what the client needs.

  • Digital & Print Design
  • Website Design & Development
  • Implementation
  • Graphics Production
  • Photography & Video
  • SEO Integration

Optimize

What gets measured gets tracked. We measure, analyze and report to optimize on strategies and execution.

  • Monthly/Quarterly Reporting
  • Advanced Analytics
  • Content Optimization
  • Website Maintenance
  • Project Best Practices Review

Discover

Gain a holistic perspective on what drives your business, inspires your employees, and drives audiences to your products and services.

  • Onboarding
  • Benchmarking
  • Stakeholder Interviews
  • Brand Audits
  • Competitor (SWOT) Analysis
  • Technology Discovery
  • Workshops

Strategize

Craft a customized creative strategy that provides the guiding principles for developing content, creative and framework for success.

  • ESG Framework Strategy
  • Messaging & Positioning Strategy
  • Content Strategy
  • Brand Strategy
  • SEO Strategy
  • Digital Strategy

Implement

Creativity takes many roads. From inspiration to exploration, we narrow the creative focus and refine the concept. Then produce what the client needs.

  • Digital & Print Design
  • Website Design & Development
  • Implementation
  • Graphics Production
  • Photography & Video
  • SEO Integration

Optimize

What gets measured gets tracked. We measure, analyze and report to optimize on strategies and execution.

  • Monthly/Quarterly Reporting
  • Advanced Analytics
  • Content Optimization
  • Website Maintenance
  • Project Best Practices Review