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Case Study: Branding To Wag and To Hold
To Wag and To Hold has a one-of-a-kind niche: pet-inclusive wedding and engagement photography. Owner Danna Lopez needed branded materials polished enough to match it. Here's how King's Dream helped deliver them. Where We Started Danna had a clear, lovable concept for To Wag and To Hold, but needed branded marketing materials that captured it — something polished enough to share with couples and their four-legged family members alike. What We Did Designed branded marketing ma
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Case Study: A Marketing & Brand Advocate Strategy for Republic of Cider
Republic of Cider already had steady sales — founder Emily Ptasinski was ready to invest in a bigger marketing and brand-advocate push. Here's how King's Dream helped map the path forward. Where We Started Republic of Cider was already in a solid financial position, with a receptive founder open to new growth strategies and ready to invest in marketing. What We Did Built a full marketing plan and brand advocate strategy covering website/SEO, social media, blog/news content, a
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Case Study: Getting Ma & Pops' Finances in Order
Ma & Pops makes vegan ice pops inspired by nostalgic island flavors — but owner Amanda Licorish Sahali needed to get the business's finances, including back taxes, in order first. Here's how King's Dream helped.
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Case Study: Building a Digital Marketing Strategy for Jay Stoneking Art
Jay Stoneking had a clear artistic vision, drawing on fantasy and mysticism across traditional and digital mediums — what he needed was a marketing engine to match it. Here's how King's Dream helped build the roadmap. Where We Started Jay had a defined artistic practice and goals already in motion — releasing accessible art prints, opening commissions for business clients, and building momentum around his installations and events — but needed a digital marketing strategy to s
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Case Study: Clarifying the Brand for Picnic Party Seattle
Picnic Party Seattle founder Hannah Fuchigami had real traction with her styled pop-up picnics — what she needed was clarity on how her personal brand and business brand should relate. Here's how King's Dream helped her find it. Where We Started Hannah's picnic-styling concept already had real traction, but she wanted a clearer path forward: how to talk about the business, how to position it alongside her own personal brand, and where to take both next. What We Did Met with H
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Case Study: Building the Brand for Jess Cheng Studio
Interdisciplinary artist Jess Cheng had a distinct, research-driven studio practice — what they needed was a brand identity to match it. Here's how King's Dream helped build it.
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Owning the Narrative: Supporting an Adult Content Creator's Business Growth
Goddess Erica is building a sexuality-education and empowerment-coaching business in a space not built with her in mind. Here's how King's Dream built the digital presence and infrastructure behind it.
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Case Study: Refreshing the Brand for Peace Peloton
Peace Peloton's Night Market has doubled in size since 2021 — and the Seattle nonprofit needed a brand refresh to match its growth. Here's how King's Dream helped bring that vision to life. Who Is Peace Peloton Peace Peloton is best known for its Night Market - billed as the dopest Night Market in Seattle - which has doubled in size since January 2021. The event connects local makers and creators to motivated consumers against a backdrop of food trucks, performing artists, lo
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Keeping Up With the Road: Social Media Support for Drivers Union
Drivers Union has been one of the loudest voices in Seattle's gig-worker organizing fight. Here's how King's Dream kept its social media voice steady, month after month.
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Case Study: Fueling a Renovation Fundraiser for Platinum Plush Fashions
After 22 years as a Seattle fashion staple, Platinum Plush Fashions was ready for a storefront makeover — and needed a fundraising and social media plan to make it happen. Here's how King's Dream helped build it.
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Bee and Lorem Aesthetics: Building a Store-Ready, Search-Friendly Site for a Growing Skin Therapy Practice
A growing Las Vegas skin-therapy practice wanted clients to shop online between visits — and new clients to find her at all. King's Dream Business Consulting gave Bee and Lorem Aesthetics the e-commerce build and local SEO strategy to do both.
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Branding a Broker: How King's Dream Helped Dru Hill Stand Out in Seattle Real Estate
Dru Hill, an award-winning Seattle broker focused on underserved communities, needed a brand bold enough to compete. Here's the full identity and website King's Dream built with him.
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Designing with Care: A Case Study with the WA State Minority and Justice Commission
KDBC designed the WA State Minority and Justice Commission's annual Directory of Judges of Color and its 2019–2023 Annual Report — professional publication work for a state judicial-branch client.
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Case Study: Building HR Systems for The Jerk Shack Seattle
The Jerk Shack Seattle was growing fast enough to strain its people operations. Here's how King's Dream helped Owner/Head Chef Trey Lamont build the HR foundation to match the growth.
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From Verified Goals to Viral Reels: Growing Reuben Lael's Social Media Presence
When Dallas singer-songwriter Reuben Lael needed his social media to work as hard as his music, King's Dream took over the content calendar — and when his single “Winning” dropped, his Instagram reach jumped 258% in a month. An Artist Who Needed a Content Engine Reuben Lael is a Dallas-based singer-songwriter and personal brand, releasing original music and building his own following one post at a time. Like a lot of working artists, he had the talent and the releases — what
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Content, Curated: How King's Dream Supported Aide-Mémoire's Online Shelf Space
A Seattle jewelry shop built around ethically sourced materials and a curated roster of LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and women-led makers needed its online presence to feel as thoughtful as its sales floor — here's how King's Dream helped tell that story. Who Is Aide-Mémoire Aide-Mémoire is a brick-and-mortar jewelry shop in Seattle's Phinneywood neighborhood, built around a simple premise: fine jewelry doesn't have to come at the expense of the people who make it or the planet it's made f
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Case Study: Launching The Re-Sole 206
The Re-Sole 206 is Seattle's first dry cleaner for sneakers — and King's Dream helped founder Takiyah "TDUB" Ward build the marketing momentum to launch her brick-and-mortar flagship. Here's how it came together. Who Is The Re-Sole 206 Takiyah Ward brings over two decades of sneaker-customization practice to The Re-Sole, built on a simple mission: keep more kicks in rotation and out of the landfill. The business offers a tiered condition-rating system, clean-and-restore packa
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Your Trademark Isn't a Sales Strategy (And Your Founder Isn't a COO)
A 30-year-old fitness brand with two famous names and no systems behind them. A Local Mogul case study on what legacy small businesses lose when they skip systems, people, and outside perspective.
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Black Love in Seattle: How King's Consulting Built a Lead-Gen Engine for a Marriage-Minded Matchmaker
Every business lives or dies by the quality of its leads — even a matchmaking business. When a Seattle matchmaker found her contact form filling up with the wrong kind of inquiries, King's Dream Business Consulting didn't just write her a marketing plan. We rebuilt the front door itself. Chioma “Chi” Amaefule is a Certified Matchmaker and the founder of N.Y.A. Love and Dating Services in Seattle — N.Y.A. standing, in her own words, for “Not Your Average” matchmaker. In early
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Keep It Local x Tacoma: How King's Dream Proved Government-Funded Business Consulting Could Work
Can a small, Black-owned consulting firm out-perform a traditional business accelerator — in a city government's own backyard? The City of Tacoma bet on King's Dream Business Consulting to find out. Seven months later, the results made the case.
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