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Bring your brand to life with Toptal’s Brand Activation Services. Our marketing experts deliver custom-built campaigns that blend digital interactivity, in-person experiences, and full-scale event execution to drive awareness, engagement, and loyalty.
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35,000+
Total Vetted Professionals
30,000+
Toptal Total Projects Delivered
85,000+
Years in Business
15+
TRUSTED BY LEADING BRANDS
Our Services
Toptal Brand Activation Services
Deliver unforgettable brand experiences with Toptal’s Brand Activation Services. Our team designs immersive campaigns, interactive events, and memorable activations that captivate audiences, foster deep connections, and elevate your brand’s impact across every touchpoint.
Strategic Brand Activation Planning
Develop data-driven activation strategies tailored to your business goals, customer behaviors, and market dynamics.
Experiential Marketing Strategy
Craft immersive brand activation experiences that build emotional connections and long-term brand loyalty.
Customer Journey and Touchpoint Mapping
Identify critical moments to engage your target audience with activation strategies that drive purchasing decisions.
Integrated Digital and Physical Activation
Design cohesive digital brand activations and physical experiences for a seamless audience journey.
Brand Storytelling and Messaging
Shape compelling narratives and messaging frameworks that inspire meaningful audience engagement.
Consumer Insights and Market Research
Use behavioral insights and market analysis to design activation strategies aligned with user expectations.
Channel Strategy and Optimization
Drive engagement and results by selecting and optimizing the right mix of live, digital, and hybrid channels.
Product Launch Activation
Develop tailored activation strategies to maximize awareness, trial, and adoption of new products or services.
Influencer and Word-of-Mouth Marketing
Drive brand momentum with influencer-led campaigns that turn authentic stories into measurable impact.
Sponsorship and Partnership Activation
Drive brand growth and audience engagement through strategic sponsorships, co-branded experiences, and high-impact partnership activations.
Brand Experience Concepting and Design
Create visionary activation concepts that translate brand values into memorable, consistent audience experiences.
Virtual and Hybrid Event Activation
Design interactive virtual and hybrid activation campaigns that expand reach and enhance digital experiences.
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How We Deliver Brand Activation Services
Our brand activation experts, with experience at leading companies, develop and deploy tailored solutions to meet your business needs and unique industry demands for sustainable results and long-term success.
1
Discover
A leader from our team works with you to understand your business challenges, pain points, and strategic goals to uncover new opportunities and identify the options to reach your objectives.
2
Define
Toptal leaders collaborate with your team to define your specific goals and service needs, evaluating multiple approaches and aligning requirements with your strategic objectives to define the best solution.
3
Develop
Once your service is defined and you have your talent or team on board, they will create your unique project timeline, process, and initial proposals, whether you’re launching a new experiential marketing campaign or designing a fully integrated brand activation strategy.
4
Deploy
Toptal will get to work, tracking quality assurance, handling project management, and maintaining the delivery schedule.
Christine Olivas
Brand Marketing Practice LeadChristine is Toptal’s Brand Marketing Practice Lead, guiding organizations in building differentiated brands and driving growth. She founded No Single Individual (NSI), an advertising talent platform, and brings leadership experience from global agencies, including Grey Advertising and TPN Commerce. Her expertise spans brand and communications strategy, creative and experiential programs, and scalable marketing models for B2B and B2C.
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CUSTOMIZED SOLUTIONS
Brand Activation Solutions That Deliver Value
Toptal delivers leading brand activation services through its diverse talent network and flexible delivery models. We implement the right skills at each project phase, blending expertise from various roles for seamless execution.
- End-to-End Delivery by Toptal
- On-demand Talent & Teams
End-to-End Delivery by Toptal
Comprehensive project delivery, tailored to your specific requirements.
Brand Marketing Practice Lead
Delivery Manager
Brand Activation Strategist
Event Planning Expert
Brand Marketer
Visual Designer
PR Expert
Experiential Marketing Expert
Christine Olivas
Brand Marketing Practice Lead
Christine is Toptal’s Brand Marketing Practice Lead, guiding organizations in building differentiated brands and driving growth. She founded No Single Individual (NSI), an advertising talent platform, and brings leadership experience from global agencies, including Grey Advertising and TPN Commerce. Her expertise spans brand and communications strategy, creative and experiential programs, and scalable marketing models for B2B and B2C.
Previously at
of Experience
20+ Years
Rachael Karaffa
Delivery Manager
Rachael serves as a Delivery Manager at Toptal with a focus on leading diverse global teams in developing innovative solutions for our clients. She works across multiple disciplines, including technology, marketing, and management consulting. Rachael specializes in managing people and client relationships, process optimization, and driving teams toward optimal business outcomes.
Previously Managed Client
Experience
9+ Years
Brion Roberto
Verified Expert in Marketing
24+ Years
of Experience
Brand Activation Strategist
A global marketing leader with years of experience bolstering startups and blue chip companies like Johnnie Walker, American Express, BCG, and The Washington Post, Brion has exceeded goals, expanded into new markets, and significantly increased profits. He has managed dispersed cross-functional teams to create campaigns with digital and global insight. Brion’s innovative strategy has garnered awards for exceptional marketing that delivers.
Previously at
Astrid Tjahja
Verified Expert in Marketing
11+ Years
of Experience
Event Planning Expert
Astrid is a passionate problem solver dedicated to bridging the customer-solution gap. With 11+ years of experience in B2B marketing, she has worked in both agency and client-side roles, thriving in creating integrated marketing programs that fuel business growth and foster customer loyalty. With a knack for creative storytelling and analytical thinking, Astrid combines the art and science of marketing, delivering impactful campaigns and meaningful results.
Previously at
Rebecca Berkowitz
Verified Expert in Marketing
11+ Years
of Experience
Brand Marketer
Rebecca is a multihyphenate marketer with a decade of experience working with brands across health and wellness, fashion, beauty, luxury, and lifestyle sectors. Customer-obsessed and insight-driven, she thrives off of solving problems and bringing life-changing experiences to the customer. Rebecca brings positive energy to the table and has a strong ability to manage multiple stakeholders, form strategic partnerships, and work well in varied, fast-paced environments.
Previously at
Lucía Merlo
Verified Expert in Design
13+ Years
of Experience
Visual Designer
A visual designer, Lucía has spent the last ten years working with companies and museums like IKEA, LEGO, Munch Museum, and the Museum of the Future, helping them build experiences for their customers. She is a keen problem solver and can deliver visual guidelines, exhibition artwork, event design, interface design, illustrations, and animations. Lucía loves challenging herself to find a unique voice for each project and developing it further through innovative yet simple visual communication.
Previously at
Jennifer Rustigian
Verified Expert in Marketing
21+ Years
of Experience
PR Expert
Jennifer is a seasoned marketer and communications leader experienced in SaaS, technology, PR, and the public sector. She worked in both the agency world and in-house, building impactful marketing campaigns and communication strategies for B2B and B2C businesses. Jennifer has a solid ability to thrive in fast-paced environments and proven expertise working with all-level executives and within global teams across product, customer success, and engineering in the US, the UK, Asia-Pacific, and Israel.
Previously at
Katrina Ward
Verified Expert in Marketing
11+ Years
of Experience
Experiential Marketing Expert
Katrina is an experienced marketing expert with a deep understanding of complex martech stacks, having led the overhaul of digital experiences and the launch of customer-focused marketplaces. With extensive agency and client-side experience, this flexible marketer is an outstanding addition to any organization and excels in various roles, from content management to executive leadership. Katrina teaches digital marketing courses to MBA students and is passionate about protecting user data.
Previously at
On-demand Talent & Teams
30,000+ vetted professionals, ready to deploy individually or in teams
Brand Activation Strategist
Digital Strategist
Brand Designer
Brand Marketer
Event Marketing Expert
Marketing Expert
Event Planning Expert
AR/VR Expert
PR Expert
Verified Expert in Marketing
17+ Years
of Experience
Brand Activation Strategist
Joe is a driven and highly accomplished senior consumer marketing executive with extensive experience in brand strategy; full-funnel marketing campaigns; earned, social, and paid media-mix management; budgeting; and event activation. He has provided leadership across a wide spectrum of marketing roles for world-class brands within CPG, retail, and hospitality, and he's an expert at developing bold and innovative solutions supported by data-driven analytics.
Previously at
Verified Expert in Marketing
13+ Years
of Experience
Digital Strategist
Chandler is an experienced digital strategist with a track record of creating and executing successful worldwide strategies for diverse global audiences at Google and IBM, as well as developing and executing GTM strategies from scratch on the startup and SMB levels. His expertise lies in bringing together integrated experiences across owned, earned, and paid media to increase engagement, leads, and sales.
Previously at
Verified Expert in Design
10+ Years
of Experience
Brand Designer
Charles is an expert brand strategist, product designer, and art director with more than 10 years of professional design experience in branding, marketing, and advertising. He has worked with SMEs, startups, and companies such as Coca-Cola, Netflix, Spotify, TikTok, ING, Unilever, Nestlé, H&M, Jollibee, and many more. Charles specializes in crafting winning stories and human-centric experiences through purposeful branding identity process, visual direction, and UI/UX design.
Previously at
Verified Expert in Marketing
23+ Years
of Experience
Brand Marketer
Lynda is an enthusiastic, skilled marketer with more than 23 years of experience in all marketing facets at blue-chip companies like Dell, IBM, and Nokia. She thrives in a fast-paced environment, adapts quickly to changing priorities, and leads with a results-first mindset. Lynda’s passion is in demand generation, content and social strategy, paid media, and partner marketing.
Previously at
Verified Expert in Marketing
13+ Years
of Experience
Event Marketing Expert
Julio is a well-rounded marketer with 13+ years of experience designing brand identities across multiple markets, crafting transformative strategies, and empowering multifunctional teams to deliver outstanding results. He has launched over 50 SKUs while creating irresistible content, events, consumer promotions, and influencer campaigns that led to 120% and 140% revenue growth on globally known brands such as Oral-B, Gillette, Ariel, and Lenor.
Previously at
Verified Expert in Marketing
13+ Years
of Experience
Marketing Expert
Joanna is a visionary brand and marketing leader with a strategic and detail-oriented approach to project execution. She has a background in strategy, visual design, and marketing, and can devise and implement effective traditional and digital marketing campaigns for diverse industries. Joanna possesses a proven history of driving results across sales, lead generation, brand recognition, and audience engagement.
Previously at
Verified Expert in Marketing
9+ Years
of Experience
Event Planning Expert
Madison is a seasoned marketing professional with 9+ years of experience leading teams to sustained organizational growth. She is experienced in using data analytics to improve quality assurance, leading to key growth initiatives, and has a proven track record exceeding KPIs in highly competitive, fast-paced environments. With consistent delivery of cost-effective solutions that increase revenue and improve performance, Madison is well-versed in working within cross-functional team environments.
Previously at
Verified Expert in Engineering
9+ Years
of Experience
AR/VR Expert
Manuela is a software engineer, specializing in the development of AR and VR experiences and applications for mobile devices and headsets. With her focus on details and an eye for design, she delivers high-quality products that exceed clients' expectations. Manuela has five years of experience and a master's degree in software engineering.
Previously at
Verified Expert in Marketing
9+ Years
of Experience
PR Expert
Nicole has an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for working with people. She values teamwork and positivity and thrives on solving complex problems. She is a marketing expert with international experience, leading projects for SMBs and enterprises, solving their most pressing challenges, and fulfilling new market opportunities. Her strengths include B2B2C strategy, creative design thinking, project management, and content marketing solutions.
Previously at
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Having previously worked with these leading global companies, our talent brings valuable insights and expertise to deliver world-class outcomes.
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Discover the cutting-edge benefits our global clients enjoy from the Toptal network.
Ginni Media uplevels its brand identity while preserving its unique vibe.
Challenge: Ginni Media, a creative powerhouse with a remote team spanning 14 countries and six continents, needed a refreshed brand identity that would authentically convey its distinctive, inclusive ethos and resonate with a diverse global audience.
Solution: Combining artistry and technology, the Toptal team developed a new brand identity that embodies Ginni Media’s inclusive and diverse mindset. After finalizing the design, a Toptal WordPress developer provided the technical expertise to integrate the new look into Ginni Media’s digital presence, completing the transformation in just six weeks.
Outcome: The result was a cohesive, vibrant brand that mirrored Ginni Media’s commitment to diversity. The new design allows end users to fully experience the thoughtful, global principles Ginni Media embodies.
I feel [the Toptal designer] brought the colors to life. He showed us the possibilities of what our vision would be.
Ginni Saraswati
Founder and CEO, Ginni Media
Toptal Ranked #1 Most Reliable Professional Services Company in America
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Jeff is the Growth & Digital Marketing Practice Lead at Toptal. He holds a bachelor's degree from Middlebury College and an MBA from Cornell University with an emphasis in leadership and innovation. Jeff has spent the past 15 years building demand generation, content marketing, and digital programs that drive meaningful transformation and growth for both internal teams and external clients. Before joining Toptal, he held senior management roles at Accenture Song, Material, and Telus International.
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