Cia Studio

Collaborative Intel Agency, based in Baltimore, Maryland, builds marketing strategies around long-running client relationships. Work for Barclays centered on an integrated approach to attract new savings customers, while a two-decade relationship with AARP has connected members to the "Real Possibilities" platform. For Ink, a multi-channel strategy helped position the brand as a leader in the business marketplace.

The agency's process starts with analyzing prior strategies and test results to pinpoint what a client actually needs before building a plan. That analysis feeds into a partnership model where CIA's expertise and the client's own knowledge of their business combine, a structure the agency treats as central to developing breakthrough brands rather than working from a standard playbook.