Branding that makes people notice you, remember you and choose you
Updated October 2026.
Prohibition is a branding agency in Leeds. We create brand identities, visual systems and campaign creative, then launch them through PR, social and influencers so the new look is seen, talked about and bought. When All Shook Up rebranded its canned cocktails, our creator weekend took the new packaging to 1.3 million people.
What is branding?
Branding is everything that makes people recognise you and pick you over a rival: your name, logo, colours, typography, tone of voice, packaging and the experiences you create. In crowded markets, where products are often similar, it is one of the few lasting ways to stand apart.
What does good branding do for a business?
- Makes you instantly recognisable across every channel
- Lets you charge for quality, not just compete on price
- Opens up new audiences when you reposition
- Gives your team and partners a clear story to tell
Why branding matters more now
People meet your brand on TikTok, Instagram, Google, a shelf and a billboard, often in the same week. A consistent identity across all of them, from colour palette to tone of voice, builds recognition faster than any single campaign.
Our branding experience
Our in-house strategists, designers and video team take a brand from idea to launch: positioning, identity, guidelines, assets and the campaign that introduces it. We have worked with start-ups, challenger brands and household names including Interflora, Black Sheep Brewery and Yorkshire Cancer Research.
Brand Names That Trust Us for Creative & Branding
Brands that stand out from the crowd
For C4 Energy, the US pre-workout brand launching in the UK, our creative ran on the London Underground and at WHSmith London Victoria, alongside packaging for its pre-workout shots and cans. For RyRy Compact, a start-up car seat brand with almost no following, we art-directed a product shoot and made 96 launch assets.
Our branding and creative services
Brand strategy and positioning
Who you are for, what you stand for and how you sound, built on audience research and competitor analysis.
Visual identity
Logo, colour, typography and brand guidelines that hold together everywhere, from social to packaging. See our design and packaging design services.
Brand launch and PR
Media relations, influencer launches and social that introduce your brand properly. See product launch PR and influencer marketing.
Brand film and assets
Brand films, social video, animation and campaign graphics made in-house. See video production and OOH advertising.
Our designers and video editors work to your brand guidelines on every piece of activity, so everything looks and sounds like you.
How we build and launch brands
Video brings brand concepts to life
Short-form video on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube is now where many people first meet a brand. We plan formats around your goal: short clips for product moments, longer films for trust and story.
Social media builds the brand every day
Before they buy, most customers will check your social channels. We plan social media that shows your brand’s personality and builds a community that sticks around.
Paid media puts your creative in front of the right people
We use paid social to reach chosen audiences by location, age and interest, with reporting that shows which creative works.
PR gives the brand credibility
Earned coverage tells your story in someone else’s voice. We plan PR around every brand moment so it reaches journalists, buyers and customers.
Influencers build advocacy
For All Shook Up’s new packaging, we sent three creators and their best friends on a festival weekend. The 26 pieces of content reached 1.3 million people and sent 400 clicks to the shop.
Repositioning a brand for a new audience
Black Sheep Brewery needed its carbon neutral cask ale, Respire, to win younger drinkers who care about the planet. Research showed a taste for unusual pop-ups, so we opened The Breathe Inn, a one-beer pub beneath the Ribblehead Viaduct. By autumn, Respire was selling 42% ahead of the beer it replaced.
Showing your brand values through events
For British Wool we built an online and offline campaign on the environmental cost of fast fashion, with media coverage, social content, an influencer partnership and a pop-up stall in Manchester, positioning wool as the sustainable choice.
Visual identity for new brands
Emerging brands need to look different from day one. A bold, consistent identity lets you break from the category norm and make an emotional connection fast.
Personal branding for leaders
We also help founders and CEOs build a personal brand on LinkedIn and in the media. See reputation management for individuals.
Protecting the brand you have built
One badly handled issue can undo years of brand building. We plan tone of voice, sign-off rules and crisis management so your brand is ready when something goes wrong.
What sectors do we work in?
Food and drink, retail, health and beauty, luxury, technology, the public sector and B2B, for brands of every size across the UK.
Why choose Prohibition as your branding agency?
Creative and communications specialists
We do not stop at a logo. Because branding, PR, social and video sit in one team, your new brand launches with a plan to get it seen. We work on a project basis, so you are not tied into a long contract.
How much does branding cost?
It depends on whether you need a full identity or a refresh, how many products and formats it covers, guidelines, photography or film, and how much launch activity you want. We give you a written quote after a first call, or you can contact us now. Prohibition is a multi-award-winning creative agency in Leeds.
Talk to Prohibition about your brand
Tell us where your brand is now and where you want it to be. Prefer to talk? Call us on 0113 430 4160.
