Brass Tacks Collective

Brass Tacks Collective is a Dallas creative agency that calls itself the creative agency for conscious change. It builds brands for cause-driven organisations, startups, nonprofits and national groups, and it is Black woman-owned with an inclusive team.

What Brass Tacks Collective offers

• Branding — brand identity work that goes beyond a logo, starting with a custom brand questionnaire.
• Strategy and audience research — getting to know a client's audience beyond demographic data.
• Digital and video — on-screen content, including videography.
• The Foundry — coaching, mentorship and training for neurodivergent entrepreneurs and young professionals.
• Partner network — The Collective, a group of partner firms covering PR, marketing, staffing and bookkeeping.

Who it works with

Clients include advocates and cause-based organisations such as the Deep Ellum Foundation, as well as small businesses like Mama Moore's Gourmet Popcorn.

Key facts

• Based in: Dallas, Texas
• Ownership: Black woman-owned
• Process: brand work begins in a stage it calls the Forge