Our Priority
Why Brands Choose
Olive & Ivory
Eastern Cape
Based in Gqeberha.
Built for businesses across South Africa.
5-14
Days
Average turnaround from project brief to strategic direction.
100%
Every project begins with strategy.
Creative supports goals.
Meaningful Collaboration
We work closely with you throughout the project, every decision reflects your vision
Our Services
Build Brands
That Work
Every service begins with strategy, focuses on meaningful growth and leads to quality brand deliveries.
Brand Strategy: The Blueprint
The intellectual foundation of your brand. We answer the questions beautiful design can't: why you exist, who you're for, what makes you different, and how you should speak. The result is a documented strategic framework your entire business can work from.
Brand Identity: The Look & Feel
Visual credibility that works before you say a word. We translate your brand strategy into a complete identity system — logo suite, colour palette, typography, and brand guidelines — built to work across every platform.
Web Design & Build: The Storefront
Your website is the only place online where you fully control how your brand looks, sounds, and converts. The Storefront delivers a clean, fast, brand-aligned WIX website built to turn visitors into enquiries.
Google Business Optimisation: The Visibility
Most small businesses in South Africa are invisible on Google Maps. The Visibility fixes that — a fully set up and optimised Google Business Profile that puts your business in front of people actively searching for exactly what you offer.
Social Media Curation: Monthly
Consistent, on-brand content that builds trust and drives inbound enquiries — without you having to think about it. Every post is built from your brand strategy, designed to your visual identity, and written in your voice.
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Strategy
Development
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Optimization & Growth
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Implementation
Support
Step 01
Discovery &
Assessment
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Strategy
Development
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Implementation
Support
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Delivery &
Growth
Full file handover, walkthrough, and a retainer proposal. The project ends. The relationship doesn't.
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Strategy
Development
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Implementation
Support
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Discovery &
Assessment
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Optimization & Growth
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Strategy
Development
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Implementation
Support
Identity, website, Google presence — built to your strategy, not to a template. Two structured review rounds. No revision spirals.
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Strategy
Development
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Discovery &
Assessment
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Implementation
Support
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Optimization & Growth
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Strategy
Development
Before any visual work is touched, we build your brand strategy document. Every creative decision that follows has a reason.
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Strategy
Development
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Implementation
Support
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Delivery & Growth
Step 01
Discovery &
Assessment
A 30-minute call and a brand questionnaire. We listen more than we talk. The best strategies are built from the intelligence already inside your business.
Our Process
How We Make
Things Happen
Testimonials
Proven Process for creating
Lasting Change
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TechVenture Solutions
"I was skeptical about hiring consultants, but Catalyst proved their worth in the first month. Their marketing strategy completely transformed our customer acquisition."
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James Chen
Founder & CMO
TechVenture Solutions
"I was skeptical about hiring consultants, but Catalyst proved their worth in the first month. Their marketing strategy completely transformed our customer acquisition."
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James Chen
Founder & CMO
TechVenture Solutions
"I was skeptical about hiring consultants, but Catalyst proved their worth in the first month. Their marketing strategy completely transformed our customer acquisition."
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James Chen
Founder & CMO
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TechVenture Solutions
"I was skeptical about hiring consultants, but Catalyst proved their worth in the first month. Their marketing strategy completely transformed our customer acquisition."
James Chen
Founder & CMO
TechVenture Solutions
"I was skeptical about hiring consultants, but Catalyst proved their worth in the first month. Their marketing strategy completely transformed our customer acquisition."
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James Chen
Founder & CMO
TechVenture Solutions
"I was skeptical about hiring consultants, but Catalyst proved their worth in the first month. Their marketing strategy completely transformed our customer acquisition."
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James Chen
Founder & CMO
4.9/5
Rated by
our clients
5 days
Average brand strategy turnaround
50%
Deposit to start — balance only on delivery
3M
SA businesses overlooked by formal agencies
10+ businesses
Strategy before design — on every single project
Full brand thinking without full agency price tag
One agency. Strategy, identity, web, and content.
Structured process with clear timelines
Free consultation in under 30 minutes
Let's Start Your Transformation
Journey Together
FAQ
Book a free 30-minute discovery call via our website. We'll talk through where your brand is, where you want it to go, and whether we're the right fit. No obligation, no hard sell.
Yes — and we'll never take on a project without one. Design without strategy is decoration. Every visual decision we make is grounded in a documented brief. This is what separates work that looks good from work that actually performs.
Brand strategy: 5–7 working days. Brand identity: 7–10 working days. Website: 10–14 working days. Full Brand Blueprint package: 3–4 weeks. The biggest factor in timeline is feedback speed — we'll walk you through what we need from you at kick-off.
À la carte services start from R2,500. Packages start from R10,500. Monthly retainers from R2,000 per month. All projects require a 50% deposit before work begins. The balance is due on delivery.
Absolutely. We're based in Gqeberha but serve clients nationally. Everything is delivered remotely — strategy documents, design files, websites, and video walkthroughs — so location is never a barrier.
Yes. We work with businesses at every stage — from zero to established. If your brand has outgrown your current identity, we can rebrand from the ground up. If you just need a website or social media direction built on what you already have, we can do that too.
That's what the discovery call is for. Most clients come to us knowing something isn't working but unsure what to fix first. We'll diagnose that for you and recommend the right starting point — without upselling you on things you don't need yet.
Yes — and for most clients, that's where the real growth happens. Our retainer packages start at R2,000 per month and give you consistent creative and digital support without the cost of hiring in-house. We pitch a retainer at the end of every project because we've seen what consistency does for a brand over time.
SME owners, founders, and professional services businesses who are at a growth inflection point and know their brand needs to catch up with the quality of their actual work. If you value strategic thinking, move reasonably fast on feedback, and want to be genuinely proud of your brand — we'll work well together.
