The Revolution Report Marketing Intelligence · Brand Revolution
August 2026 Issue No. 05
Brand Revolution
August 2026 · Issue 05
The Big News

A spot on the Inc. 5000, and two Heartland Emmys.

#204 Advertising, Marketing & PR
3rd Time on the List

Two pieces of good news. Brand Revolution has been named to the Inc. 5000, the annual ranking of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the U.S., for the third time, placing #204 in the Advertising, Marketing & PR category.

The listing caps a period of rapid expansion: Brilliant in Leeds, Emmy Award-winning Lumenati in Denver, fresh id across Germany and Hong Kong, and most recently DDMC Event Design in Brussels. Four acquisitions, 200+ experts, five continents. The second piece of news is just below.

Inc. 5000 Growth Third Listing 200+ Experts

"I'm very proud to be listed in the Inc. 5000; it clearly demonstrates the growth, innovation, and client commitment that has helped shape our story so far."

Alisa Haynes
CEO, Brand Revolution
Read the Announcement →
Also This Month

Two Heartland Emmys for the Denver studio.

Our Denver team took home wins in two categories at the Heartland Emmys, the regional Emmy Awards honoring outstanding broadcast and media work across a five-state region. Strategy, creative direction, production, and post on both.

Commercial Campaigns
Town of Vail · "Moments"
Rather than cataloguing attractions, the campaign followed a family and a couple across multi-day stays, letting the destination reveal itself through the quiet moments that make a trip worth remembering.
See the Full Case Study →
Sports Promotions
Ball · "Trash Talk"
The brief was to make recycling feel like part of the game. Broadcast and social spots gave fans a role in Ball's season-long Aluminum Assist challenge, turning a sustainability message into something worth rooting for.

"Our clients trusted us enough to let us ideate and do what we do best. We are proud of the work."

Alex Rodriguez
Executive Creative Director, Brand Revolution
Read the Full Story →
Clients in the Wild

What we've been making.

Colorado Tourism Office: Great American State Fair

Experiential · Fabrication

For America's 250th and Colorado's own 150th, the Colorado Tourism Office needed a pavilion that could hold its own on the National Mall among all 50 states. Working with the Colorado 250/150 Commission, we turned a standard exhibit tent into a contemporary mountain lodge: real evergreens flown in from Colorado, a hand-carved Red Rocks installation, a ski lift photo op, and a digital canoe run. Designed, fabricated, and installed by our Denver team.

20K+Visitors
BestOf Show Award
50States Exhibiting
150Years of Colorado
The Colorado pavilion at the Great American State Fair
Welcome to Colorful Colorado sign
Ski lift photo opportunity
Digital canoe experience
Central seating area with fire pit
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LUCO: Naming & Brand Identity

Creative Strategy · Packaging

A Leeds University lupin bean project had uncovered something promising: a natural, caffeine-free drink that looks, smells, and tastes like coffee. Our Leeds team turned it into LUCO, positioning it not as an anti-coffee alternative but as the second cup. Name, strategy, logo, packaging, product design, investor deck, and brand guidelines, anchored by a wolf mark rooted in the lupin flower's link to the Latin lupus.

LUCO packaging, medium and light roast
When's your caffeine cut-off campaign creative
From farm-to-froth campaign creative
Clever little bean campaign creative
LUCO out-of-home and social campaign
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Walmart Connect: CTV + VIZIO

Studios · Motion

Connected TV is a major growth driver behind Walmart's acquisition of VIZIO, and Walmart Connect needed to bring that story to market fast. Our Austin team moved across strategy, scripting, storyboarding, design, animation, and editorial to build a 90-second film that turns a dense CTV story into something a brand can actually act on. Voiceover, motion graphics, custom UI, and a mix of bespoke and stock footage.

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The Pulse
Cvent · Experiential Marketing Statistics 2026 Read the Report →

91% of attendees feel more optimistic about a brand after actively participating in a brand activation.

Our Take

Twenty thousand people walked through a Colorado mountain lodge we built on the National Mall. They sat on a chairlift, paddled a digital canoe, and left knowing something about a state most of them had never visited. Participation is the whole point. The brands that win are the ones that hand people something to do, not just something to watch.

What's Next

Let's build something worth talking about.

Creative strategy, production, events, merch. Wherever your brand needs to show up, we make it happen, now across five continents.