Booking 2 projects for Q1 2027

Brands built from

first

principles.

A brand & marketing studio. We strip a business back to its primary parts — idea, shape, voice — and rebuild them into a brand that sells.

Portrait of a Primary client founder
Portrait of a Primary client founder
Portrait of a Primary client founder

4.9/5 from 62 founders

(00) Brand & marketing studio

Strategy · Identity · Campaigns

Lisbon11:02WET
New York06:02EST

Status · 2 slots open — Q1 2027

Rated 4.9 / 5 on Clutch

Trusted by 140+ founders

Maison ArdentVellumoro & ashNordlyKIN—SAIHôtel LumeFerrant

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Statement

Writing…

About the studio →

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Impact

Numbers, not adjectives

Simple to work with.

Serious about results.

140+

Brands launched

Identities and campaigns for founders in beauty, hospitality, food and tech.

3.2×

Average lift in leads

Measured in the first 90 days after launch, across every retainer client.

94%

Client retention

Most clients come back for the next product, market or campaign.

Let's start building.

Two slots left for Q1. Book a 20-minute call and get a one-page plan within 48 hours.

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Selected work

2022 — 2026

Work that

performs.

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Client results

Two stories, real numbers

Aube perfume bottle on a stone ledge beside its box, card and an orange ribbon

Fragrance · Paris

Case 01 · Identity + launch

Turning a fragrance studio

into a

cult brand.

Aube had a great formula and a forgettable look. We rebuilt the identity around one ritual, redesigned every touchpoint and launched with a 30-day reels programme.

212

%

DTC sales growth

Year one

128

K

Reel views

First 30 days

Read the case →

Laptop showing the Halcyon hotel website on a terrace above the sea

Hospitality · Comporta

Case 02 · Brand world + social

Filling a boutique hotel

with

one campaign.

Twelve rooms, no budget for ads. We built a calm, sun-bleached brand world and a social system the staff could run themselves — then let the guests do the talking.

100

%

Occupancy

First summer

4.9

★

Guest rating

312 reviews

Read the case →

Laptop showing the Halcyon hotel website on a terrace above the sea

Hospitality · Comporta

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Capabilities

Three disciplines

Circle — Strategy1/3

01 — The idea

Brand

strategy

Positioning, audience and architecture. The roadmap that decides what your brand says — and what it refuses to.

Positioning

Naming

Brand architecture

Messaging house

2–3 weeks

From $8k

02 — The shape

Visual

identity

Logo systems, typography, colour and art direction — built as a toolkit your whole team can use, not a one-off logo file.

Logo system

Typography

Art direction

Living guidelines

3–4 weeks

From $16k

03 — The voice

Campaigns &

content

Launch campaigns, social systems and performance creative that turn a new identity into new customers.

Launch campaigns

Social systems

Paid creative

Content retainers

Monthly

From $6k / mo

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Process

Seven weeks, start to launch

A proven process.

No guesswork.

Maya · Refract
Olivia · Aube

01

Discover

Workshops, audits and customer interviews to find what's true about your business.

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02

Define

Positioning and messaging on one page you'll actually remember.

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Leo

03

Design

Identity, voice and a guideline system that keeps every touchpoint on-brand.

Leads · 90 days+3.2×
< Launch >

04

Deploy

Launch campaigns and content that turn the new brand into measurable growth.

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Studio

12 people, 2 cities

Senior people.

No hand-offs.

The people in the pitch are the people on the project. Strategists, designers and marketers at one table. Hover a name to meet them.

Aya Laurent, Founder · Creative DirectorKai Tanaka, Design DirectorNadia Haddad, Head of MarketingIdris Okafor, Strategy LeadTheo Brandt, Production LeadMei Chen, Performance Lead
01 / 06Aya LaurentFounder · Creative Director · Lisbon
  1. +We're hiringSenior Copywriter · RemoteApply →

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The difference

Honest comparison

Why Primary over

everyone else?

A typical agency

✕

Seniors pitch, juniors deliver

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Brand and ads handled by separate teams

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Generic templates, refreshed every year

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Monthly PDF reports you never read

✕

Twelve-month lock-in contracts

Primary

✓

The people in the pitch do the work

✓

Strategy, brand and ads in one room

✓

A system built for you, made to last

✓

Live dashboard and a weekly call

✓

Fixed price, fixed timeline, cancel monthly

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Pricing

Fixed scope, fixed price

Pick a

starting shape.

Sprint

Strategy and positioning in three weeks. Clarity before you spend.

$8,000one-time

Discovery workshop

Positioning & messaging

Brand strategy deck

1 private Slack channel

Brand

Most chosen

The full system — strategy, identity and launch toolkit — in seven weeks.

$24,000one-time

Everything in Sprint

Identity system & guidelines

Launch toolkit & templates

Two senior designers

Partner

2 spots

An embedded team for campaigns, content and paid creative. Cancel anytime.

From$6,000/ month

Unlimited requests

Monthly campaign sprint

Social & paid creative

Weekly reporting

62%

more qualified leads in one quarter

“Primary redefined how we show up. We went from a pretty site to a brand that actually sells.”

Portrait of Julian Ortega, CEO of Nordly

Julian Ortega

CEO, Nordly

You focus on the company. We make the brand happen.

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Testimonials

4.9 / 5 · 62 reviews

Loved by founders.

Proven by numbers.

★★★★★
“They didn't give us a new look. They gave us a brand our customers recognise in a second.”
Camille RouxFounder, Aube
★★★★★
“The first agency that cared about our numbers as much as our logo. Bookings doubled.”
Marcus HolmOwner, Halcyon
★★★★★
“Seven weeks, one team, zero surprises. The calmest launch we've ever had.”
Lena FischerCMO, Ferro
★★★★★
“Our packaging finally looks like the coffee tastes. Pre-orders sold out in a week.”
Daniel KatoFounder, Oro
★★★★★
“Strategy we could actually use. The one-pager lives on every desk in the office.”
Sara MendesCEO, Nata
★★★★★
“The launch film did 1.4M organic views. We still get DMs about it.”
Jonas ParkFounder, Solène
★★★★★
“Our packaging finally looks like the coffee tastes. Pre-orders sold out in a week.”
Daniel KatoFounder, Oro
★★★★★
“Strategy we could actually use. The one-pager lives on every desk in the office.”
Sara MendesCEO, Nata
★★★★★
“The launch film did 1.4M organic views. We still get DMs about it.”
Jonas ParkFounder, Solène
★★★★★
“They didn't give us a new look. They gave us a brand our customers recognise in a second.”
Camille RouxFounder, Aube
★★★★★
“The first agency that cared about our numbers as much as our logo. Bookings doubled.”
Marcus HolmOwner, Halcyon
★★★★★
“Seven weeks, one team, zero surprises. The calmest launch we've ever had.”
Lena FischerCMO, Ferro

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Questions

Asked, answered

Founders and marketing teams in beauty, hospitality, food & drink, fashion, tech and premium services.

Most brand projects run six to eight weeks from discovery to launch. Partner retainers run monthly after that.

Yes — every engagement can be scoped to your goals, from a strategy sprint to a full rebrand and launch.

Everything: logo suites, type and colour specs, templates, source files and font licences, plus a living online brand book.

Brand and marketing live in the same team. The people who design your identity also launch it.

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