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Build for the consumerAI is creating.

We help brands turn AI-driven consumer change into growth. Consumer intelligence, brand experiences, and bespoke technology, connected across the customer journey.

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Sector expertise

A changing consumer.
A sharper growth strategy.

We bring category insight and hands-on technology development to the experiences that shape preference, purchase, and loyalty.

01 / CPG

Win the next shopping occasion.

AI is bringing the recipe, the recommendation, and the shopping basket closer together. The opportunity for CPG brands is to turn everyday intent into preference, purchase, and participation.

We help CPG brands build demand in an AI-shaped marketplace. From consumer intelligence and product discovery to shoppable experiences and creative platforms, we connect what your brand knows to what people want next.

How we help

Strategy through execution

01 / Strategy

Consumer intelligence & innovation

We turn research, cultural signals, and customer feedback into a clear view of emerging occasions and unmet needs. Bespoke insight tools give brand and innovation teams a shared foundation for positioning, product development, and campaign planning.

  • Category opportunity mapping
  • Research knowledge agents
  • Innovation briefs
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02 / Discovery

AI discovery & product content

We strengthen how your products are understood across AI search and retail. Structured attributes, approved claims, and occasion-led content connect your portfolio to the questions people ask before they ever name a brand.

  • AEO and visibility analysis
  • Product knowledge architecture
  • Retail content systems
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03 / Commerce

Shoppable brand experiences

We design experiences that turn a meal, routine, or household need into a relevant product selection. Recipe assistants and guided baskets connect your product knowledge to retailer and commerce integrations, with a clear route from inspiration to purchase.

  • Recipe and routine assistants
  • Product-to-retailer integration
  • Conversion measurement
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04 / Experience

Generative brand participation

We create platforms that invite people to make something with your brand: a personalized pack, a custom design, or content shaped around an occasion. Brand-controlled generation, moderation, and commerce integration turn self-expression into a relationship your business can build on.

  • AI customization experiences
  • Brand creative controls
  • Membership and commerce integration
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Across the customer journey

  1. Discover

    Occasion-led AI visibility

  2. Consider

    Product and usage guidance

  3. Buy

    Recipe-to-cart experiences

  4. Return

    Personalized brand participation

The market in motion

Industry developments

Instacart · Sep 2026Live

Clementine turns recipes, lists, and conversations into personalized grocery carts across the U.S. and Canada.

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Gatorade · Current productLive

Gatorade connects AI-generated bottle designs to its membership and purchase experience.

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02 / Retail

Be the retailer customers choose next.

Shopping now extends across search, AI assistants, owned channels, and the store. As agents take on more of the comparison and selection, retailers have a new opportunity to make their assortment and service count.

We help retailers compete across the next generation of commerce. Our work connects AI discovery, personal shopping, and store expertise to the catalog, customer data, and systems behind the sale.

How we help

Strategy through execution

01 / Strategy

Agentic commerce strategy

We map how AI assistants encounter your assortment, evaluate your offer, and move customers toward purchase. That becomes a prioritized plan for product data, platform participation, customer experience, and the integrations your commerce business needs.

  • Commerce opportunity assessment
  • Platform and protocol readiness
  • Pilot roadmap
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02 / Commerce

AI shopping experiences

We build personal shopping tools that work across text, images, and customer preferences. Shoppers can refine a brief, compare products, and assemble a basket while the experience stays connected to current assortment, inventory, and fulfillment information.

  • Multimodal product discovery
  • Guided baskets and bundles
  • Commerce API integration
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03 / Discovery

Agent-ready storefronts

We prepare your catalog and storefront for AI-led discovery and buying. Product knowledge, feeds, and transaction interfaces are designed around the requirements of your selected platforms, with a checkout experience that preserves your brand and the customer’s control.

  • Product feed architecture
  • Agent access and interoperability
  • Checkout experience design
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04 / Experience

Connected store & service tools

We give associates and service teams a richer view of the customer conversation. Knowledge agents, voice-based selling practice, and integrated service tools connect digital intent with the expertise and personal attention that make the store valuable.

  • Associate copilots
  • Voice selling simulations
  • Customer service integration
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Across the customer journey

  1. Discover

    Agent-ready assortment

  2. Consider

    Personal shopping experiences

  3. Buy

    Connected checkout

  4. Return

    Context-aware service

The market in motion

Industry developments

Google · May 2026Live / expanding

UCP-powered shopping connects AI discovery with checkout for participating retailers; availability varies by market.

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Amazon · Updated May 2026Live features

Alexa for Shopping, formerly Rufus, supports personalized recommendations and customer-set auto-buy price targets.

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03 / Fashion & Beauty

Scale your expertise. Keep it personal.

AI is making style and beauty discovery more visual, conversational, and individual. Brands can bring their expertise closer to the customer while protecting the taste, trust, and human connection that distinguish them.

We create digital experiences that translate brand expertise into personal relevance. From AI styling and virtual try-on to associate tools and creative participation, we connect inspiration to confident choice and a lasting relationship.

How we help

Strategy through execution

01 / Experience

AI styling & beauty advisors

We build branded advisors around the individual, the occasion, and the products they already use. Product knowledge and stated preferences power recommendations across collections, looks, and routines, with a natural handoff to an associate for personal advice.

  • Styling and routine agents
  • Brand knowledge systems
  • Commerce and associate handoffs
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02 / Commerce

Virtual try-on & visual commerce

We design and integrate visual experiences that help customers explore a look before purchase. Provider selection, product assets, consent, and user experience come together in a branded journey from visual inspiration to the right product page.

  • Try-on integration pilots
  • Visual product discovery
  • Consent and experience design
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03 / Experience

AI clienteling & selling tools

We equip associates with brand knowledge, customer context, and realistic voice practice. Bespoke tools help teams prepare for appointments, tell product stories, and follow through across channels while keeping the relationship in the associate’s hands.

  • Associate knowledge copilots
  • Localized voice training
  • CRM and appointment tools
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04 / Innovation

Personalization & creative platforms

We develop branded experiences for co-creation, custom looks, and product storytelling. Controlled image generation and approved creative systems let customers participate in the brand, while feedback informs content, education, and future collections.

  • Generative brand experiences
  • Creative controls and review
  • Customer insight workflows
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Across the customer journey

  1. Discover

    Visual and conversational search

  2. Explore

    Styling, routines, and try-on

  3. Choose

    Expert-assisted commerce

  4. Return

    Connected clienteling

The market in motion

Industry developments

Google · Updated Nov 2025Live

Virtual try-on lets shoppers explore apparel using their own image. It is visual guidance, not a fit guarantee.

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L’Oréal · Jun 2026Announced

Maybelline announced plans to bring ModiFace-powered makeup try-on into ChatGPT.

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04 / Consumer Tech

Turn product intelligence into everyday value.

AI is moving from an app people open to a layer that can see, understand, and help them act. For consumer technology brands, the opportunity is to make complex capabilities feel useful from the first interaction.

We help consumer tech brands design the experience around the product. Multimodal guidance, contextual onboarding, and connected software make the technology easier to choose, easier to use, and more valuable over time.

How we help

Strategy through execution

01 / Innovation

Multimodal product experiences

We prototype and build experiences that combine voice, camera, screen context, and approved product knowledge. A customer can show what they are trying to do and receive guidance designed for the product and the moment.

  • Visual and voice interaction design
  • Model and SDK integration
  • Experience evaluation
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02 / Commerce

Product selection & configuration

We translate specifications into a clear purchase decision. Bespoke selection tools connect intended use, existing devices, compatibility, and accessory requirements to an appropriate configuration and a connected commerce journey.

  • Compatibility knowledge systems
  • Product configurators
  • Guided commerce integration
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03 / Experience

Intelligent onboarding & support

We design product-aware onboarding that gets customers to first value. Contextual instructions, interactive walkthroughs, and support agents bring documentation into the experience, with permissioned actions and expert escalation where the task requires them.

  • Setup and activation agents
  • In-product guidance
  • Support system integration
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04 / Strategy

Connected ecosystem strategy

We help brands define their role in an environment of personal assistants, devices, and connected services. Consumer research and technical discovery identify which integrations create value, what data they require, and how the product should evolve.

  • Consumer and ecosystem mapping
  • Permission and data design
  • Prototypes and product roadmaps
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Across the customer journey

  1. Discover

    Use-case-led product discovery

  2. Choose

    Compatibility and configuration

  3. Activate

    Visual and voice onboarding

  4. Keep using

    Contextual product experiences

The market in motion

Industry developments

Google · Jul 2026Live capability

Gemini Live uses camera and screen context to provide real-time assistance.

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Samsung · Mar 2026Device-dependent

Galaxy S26 combines contextual suggestions, conversational device control, and a choice of AI agents.

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05 / Financial Services

Make intelligence earn trust.

AI is expanding the ways people understand, manage, and spend their money. The next generation of financial experiences must make that intelligence useful while keeping authority, consent, and accountability clear.

We help financial services brands turn AI into more relevant customer experiences. We connect consumer strategy, product education, and bespoke software with the governance and human expertise that financial relationships depend on.

How we help

Strategy through execution

01 / Strategy

Consumer AI strategy & experience

We define where AI can create value across acquisition, onboarding, and service. Consumer research, journey design, and working prototypes give marketing, product, and compliance teams a shared direction and a practical delivery roadmap.

  • Consumer opportunity research
  • AI experience strategy
  • Cross-functional workshops
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02 / Experience

Benefits & product concierges

We create conversational experiences that help customers understand products, find relevant benefits, and complete service steps. Approved knowledge and connected workflows support clear answers, with account-specific or advisory needs routed to the appropriate team.

  • Benefits knowledge agents
  • Product education experiences
  • Service and CRM integration
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03 / Innovation

Permissioned financial experiences

We design and prototype tools that make customer-authorized financial information easier to understand. Spending views, explainable scenarios, and guided workflows put useful context in the customer’s hands while keeping advice, eligibility, and regulated decisions with qualified teams.

  • Financial data experience design
  • Scenario and education prototypes
  • Consent and access architecture
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04 / Innovation

Agentic payment experience design

We help teams prepare for customers who delegate purchases to AI. Our work defines authorization, spending controls, confirmation, and service journeys, then tests the experience with selected payment providers before an integration moves into production.

  • Agentic commerce readiness
  • Consent and payment UX
  • Provider-connected pilots
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Across the customer journey

  1. Discover

    Clear product and benefit education

  2. Understand

    Personal financial context

  3. Act

    Consent-led customer workflows

  4. Trust

    Accountable ongoing support

The market in motion

Industry developments

Mastercard · Feb 2026Live transaction

A Westpac-issued card was used for a consented Agent Pay cinema-ticket purchase in New Zealand.

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Visa · Current documentationDeveloper framework

Trusted Agent Protocol provides a method for merchants to recognize approved AI agents.

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06 / Real Estate

Bring the next address closer.

AI is connecting property discovery, visual exploration, and the conversation that leads to a visit. The opportunity is to make a complex, considered decision more personal without losing the integrity of the property information.

We help real estate brands turn property knowledge into stronger customer experiences. Intelligent search, visual tools, and connected leasing software bring marketing, sales, and service into one more useful journey.

How we help

Strategy through execution

01 / Experience

Conversational property discovery

We design search and advisory experiences around the requirements people choose to share. Verified listings, property details, and availability become an accessible conversation that helps prospects explore options and reach the right property team.

  • Property knowledge architecture
  • Conversational search
  • Listing and availability integration
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02 / Innovation

Immersive property experiences

We develop interactive journeys that let people explore how a space could work for them. Digital-twin integrations and AI staging pilots connect floor plans, imagery, and style preferences, with original property views preserved and generated visualizations clearly identified.

  • Digital-twin experience design
  • Interactive staging pilots
  • Property asset integration
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03 / Commerce

Leasing agents & tour journeys

We connect voice and text agents to inquiry, scheduling, and CRM workflows. Prospects get timely answers and a clear route to a visit; property teams receive the context to prepare and follow through. Screening and contractual decisions remain in established processes.

  • Voice and text leasing agents
  • Tour and CRM integration
  • Lead-to-visit measurement
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04 / Experience

Resident & tenant experiences

We build service tools that connect building knowledge, requests, and the teams responsible for a property. A shared record and permissioned knowledge agents help residents find support and give operators a clearer view of recurring needs.

  • Property service assistants
  • Request-routing workflows
  • Knowledge and systems integration
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Across the customer journey

  1. Discover

    Conversational property search

  2. Explore

    Interactive property visualization

  3. Visit

    Connected tour and leasing journeys

  4. Stay

    Resident and tenant service

The market in motion

Industry developments

Zillow · Sep 2025Live feature

Showcase Virtual Staging lets shoppers select design styles and reimagine listing photos.

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EliseAI · Mar 2026Launched

Agent by EliseAI brings AI-handled conversations and prospect history into a mobile leasing CRM.

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07 / Hospitality

Make the next stay start with your brand.

AI is becoming part of how travelers imagine a trip, compare stays, and make a plan. Hospitality brands can bring their character and expertise into that process, then connect the promise of the booking to the experience on property.

We help hospitality brands connect inspiration, booking, and service. Consumer intelligence, branded planning tools, and bespoke guest software make your property knowledge more useful and your guest relationships more continuous.

How we help

Strategy through execution

01 / Discovery

AI discovery & travel content

We strengthen how properties and destinations are represented in AI-led research. Structured amenities, room information, local expertise, and occasion-led content help communicate why your brand is relevant to a particular trip.

  • Travel AEO and visibility analysis
  • Property content architecture
  • Destination and occasion strategy
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02 / Commerce

Branded planning & booking tools

We create trip and stay planners that connect guest intent to the right property, room, and experience. Live inventory and booking integrations turn useful guidance into a direct-booking journey, with rates, terms, and confirmation grounded in your systems.

  • Conversational trip planners
  • Property and room recommendations
  • Booking engine integration
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03 / Experience

Voice & digital guest concierges

We design multilingual voice and text experiences around your service standards. Guests can explore the property, ask about their stay, and request assistance while staff receive the context to deliver personal service and resolve more complex needs.

  • Voice and messaging agents
  • Property knowledge systems
  • Service request integration
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04 / Experience

Connected guest relationships

We bring guest-selected preferences, pre-arrival requests, and service history into tools your teams can use. Personalized experience planning and coordinated follow-through help the brand deliver on what the guest shared and learn from each stay.

  • Permissioned guest data design
  • Pre-arrival experience tools
  • Service and loyalty integration
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Across the customer journey

  1. Inspire

    AI travel visibility

  2. Plan

    Branded trip and stay guidance

  3. Book

    Connected direct booking

  4. Return

    Personal guest experiences

The market in motion

Industry developments

Hilton · Mar 2026Launched in beta

Hilton’s AI Planner brings conversational destination and property discovery to its own website.

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Expedia · Oct 2025Live app

Expedia’s ChatGPT app connects conversational travel planning to its travel inventory and booking journey.

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Our approach

Consumer insight.
Built into the business.

We work with leadership, marketing, and product teams to identify the opportunity, develop the experience, and connect it to the systems behind your brand.

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  1. 01

    Strategy & intelligence

    Consumer and category research, AI opportunity mapping, and a focused business roadmap.

  2. 02

    Experience & innovation

    Brand concepts, customer journeys, and working prototypes that make the opportunity tangible.

  3. 03

    Technology & delivery

    Bespoke software, data integration, evaluation, and ongoing development around defined business outcomes.

Start with the business question

We’ve Got A Future
To Get Started On

Tell us about your category, your customers, and where you see the opportunity. We’ll consider the right response together.

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