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About Westnorth

Most brands get lost in the noise. Westnorth exists to change that.

WESTNORTH is a storytelling marketing agency specialized in storytelling marketing and identity-driven marketing. We stand for the belief that the era of product-first marketing is over. In a world saturated with 10,000 messages a day, only 0.03% are remembered. And none of them are remembered because of a product feature. They are remembered because they tap into desired identity. WESTNORTH exists to make brands part of that 0.03%.

The value we deliver to clients
We give brands the one thing performance marketing cannot buy: a place in someone's identity. That translates to stronger brand recall, higher organic word-of-mouth and brand engagement.

Nina van Haren, founder of Westnorth
Nina van Haren, founder and creative director of Westnorth
“Too many good brands are being erased by their own marketing. They focus on selling product features. They optimize for clicks and forget to build conviction. They measure reach and forget to earn relevance. They sell product functions but forget that consumers are not convinced by features but by desired outcomes and emotions.”

— Nina van Haren, Founder

Stop building campaigns based on what your brand wants to say

Start with what the consumer needs to feel: the tension, the aspiration, the identity gap. And build the brand narrative as the answer to that. Emotional-first is not a tone of voice. It is our entire strategic method.

Experience
7+ years
in the game
Impact
50+ marketing
PR campaigns
Media featured
campaigns

People are exposed to 10,000 marketing messages a day.

Only 0.03% is remembered. We make brands be part of that fraction — with years of experience paired with storytelling strategies that make your brand stand out.

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