01 The problem
- Average ideas.
- Average content.
- Average results.
That is what a group of entrepreneurs kept getting from the agencies, creators and event organisers they hired. They could picture the campaign. Nobody could deliver it.
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We build brands, make content, run events and shape reputations to a standard that holds up anywhere in the world.
02 The answer
So they built it themselves.
Over coffee at Joe's Café, Pemphero Mphande and a table of fellow entrepreneurs stopped complaining and asked one question.
265 Creative Lab is the answer. Built by business people, for business people, who know what a campaign costs and what it has to return.
"Why can't we create our own creative company? One that sees what others can't, and delivers what we imagine?"
The conversation that started it.
03 Who leads it
Led by someone who has sat on your side of the table.
Pemphero Mphande is an entrepreneur, social media influencer and brand strategist. Before 265 Creative Lab, he built and marketed his own businesses and worked with other founders on theirs.
He knows what it costs when a campaign falls flat, which is why every brief here starts with the business result, not the design.
Around him is a team of strategists, designers, photographers, videographers and storytellers, brought together for each brief.
StrategistsDesignersPhotographersVideographersStorytellers
04 What we believe
We don't do average
Three principles, one for each square in our mark. Every piece of work answers to all three.
Creativity
Original ideas that make people stop and look. We question the obvious before we design anything.
Strategy
Every idea is tied to a business goal, an audience and a number. Pretty work that sells nothing is not the job.
Excellence
Good enough is never enough. A single post gets the same care as an international campaign.
05 What we do
Seven disciplines. One team.
Pick a discipline to see what it covers. One brief can cover all of them, so every channel says the same thing.
01
Branding
Identities people remember and positions competitors can't copy.
- Brand development and positioning
- Corporate identity and logo design
- Brand strategy and consultancy
- Graphic design
- Brand storytelling
- Product branding and packaging
- Company profiles and marketing materials
02
Digital and social
Accounts that grow audiences, and audiences that turn into sales.
- Social media account management
- Digital marketing strategy
- Paid social campaigns
- Content planning
- Online brand positioning
- Influencer marketing
- Audience engagement
- Campaign performance reports
03
Content
Photography and film made to stop the scroll and carry the story.
- Professional photography
- Corporate and commercial video
- Promotional videos and adverts
- Social media content
- Product photography
- Event photography and video
- Documentary and storytelling
- Editing and post-production
04
Events
Launches, conferences and nights people talk about the next day.
- Corporate events and conferences
- Product and brand launches
- Networking events
- Awards and gala dinners
- Exhibitions
- Promotions and activations
- Event branding and publicity
- Planning, coordination and management
05
Public relations
The right story in the right places, and a reputation that holds.
- PR strategy
- Corporate communications
- Media relations and publicity
- Reputation management
- Press releases and media campaigns
- Communications consultancy
- Public awareness campaigns
- Personal branding
06
Advertising
Campaign ideas built to change what people notice and do.
- Creative concepts
- Digital advertising
- Outdoor and billboards
- Print advertising
- Campaign development
- Promotional materials
- Brand activations
07
Print and materials
Everything you can hold, matched to the brand down to the colour.
- Corporate stationery
- Branded merchandise
- Promotional materials
- Banners and signage
- Business cards and brochures
- Posters and flyers
- Gifts and branded apparel
06 How we work
From idea to result.
Four steps, the same for a poster or a product launch.
- 01
Understand
Your business, your audience and the result you need, in numbers.
- 02
Plan
One idea, built to work on every channel it needs to reach.
- 03
Create
Designed, shot, written and staged in house, on one timeline.
- 04
Measure
What worked, what didn't, and what changes next.
07 Who trusts us
Brands that trust our eye.
HospitalityHealthTechnologyEducationNon-profit
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08 Where we're going
One standard. Anywhere.
We hold our work to the standard of the best studios in the world, and we work with brands wherever they are.
A global standardWork that holds up next to anything in its category, on any market.
Clients anywhereBriefs, reviews and delivery run online, so distance is not a constraint.
A media platformCredible, well-made journalism and stories, built on the same standards.
09 Your turn
Bring the idea. We'll see further.
We reply within two working days with questions, a plan and a quote, wherever you are.
- 265creativelab@gmail.com
- Social
- @265creativelab
- Studio
- Blantyre. Working with clients worldwide.
- We read your brief and reply within two working days.
- A short call to understand the goal, the audience and the deadline.
- You get a plan and a fixed quote before any work starts.