About

We're the agency
brands call when
the stakes are high.

Mandrill was founded on a simple conviction: the most effective creative work is the kind that starts with a clear, honest understanding of who you are, who you're for, and what you're trying to achieve.

We're a tight team of strategists, designers, writers, and digital specialists. We don't have hundreds of people. We have a small number of very good ones who care deeply about the work and the results it produces.

2018

Founded

60+

Brands built

Industries served

94%

Client retention

How We Work

Four things we believe deeply.

Strategy first

Every brief gets a point of view before it gets a concept. We'd rather spend a week getting the strategy right than spend a month producing the wrong thing beautifully.

Honest opinions

We'll tell you when we think something isn't working—including our own work. The best client relationships are the ones where both sides feel safe saying what they actually think.

Craft that counts

Great strategy deserves great execution. We obsess over craft—not for its own sake, but because the details are what separate work that sticks from work that disappears.

Results over recognition

We care more about whether the work moved the needle than whether it won an award. Both can happen, but one matters more.

The Team

The people behind the work.

Alex Mercer

Founder & Strategy Director

15 years building brands across tech, consumer, and financial services. Former strategy lead at Interbrand.

Jamie Okafor

Creative Director

Award-winning creative with a background in editorial design. Believes every good idea fits on a Post-it.

Sam Lin

Head of Digital

Designer-developer hybrid. Builds the websites that make clients say "I didn't know it could look like this."

Nadia Reyes

Head of Client Success

Former client-side CMO. Speaks both languages and makes sure nothing falls through the cracks.

Let's Work Together

Want to work with us?

We take on a small number of new clients each quarter. If the timing's right, we'd love to hear about your project.

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