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Where brands become.

We find the fertile ideas brands grow from.

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Not every big idea is a fertile one.

A Fertile Idea passes three tests.

  1. 01 Could it belong to anyone else?
    Original
  2. 02 Can it create more?
    Generative
  3. 03 Can it outlive the moment?
    Enduring

Original. Generative. Enduring.

That's what makes an idea fertile.

Strategy with somewhere to go.

01Build

  1. 01.1Brand Strategy
  2. 01.2Positioning
  3. 01.3Brand Purpose & Proposition
  4. 01.4Naming & Verbal Strategy
  5. 01.5Audience & Cultural Insight
  6. 01.6Launch Strategy

02Transform

  1. 02.1Repositioning
  2. 02.2Brand Transformation
  3. 02.3Brand Architecture & Portfolio Strategy
  4. 02.4New Market / New Audience Strategy
  5. 02.5Strategic Advisory

03Activate

  1. 03.1Communication Strategy
  2. 03.2Creative Strategy
  3. 03.3Campaign Platforms
  4. 03.4Content Strategy
  5. 03.5Brand Storytelling
  6. 03.6Strategic Workshops

UTERA is new.The thinking behind it isn't.

UTERA brings together more than two decades of experience building, positioning and transforming brands across industries.

Selected brand experience

One constant
  • Coca-ColaBeverage
  • Mercedes-BenzAutomotive
  • HyundaiAutomotive
  • TurkcellTelecommunications
  • Turkish Airlines / Miles&SmilesAviation / Loyalty

Different categories. Different challenges. One constant: Finding the idea everything else can grow from.

Selected brands worked with by UTERA's founder during previous agency roles. Brand names are shown for experience reference only.

  • Nestlé
  • Ford
  • PUMA
  • Red Bull
  • L’Oréal
  • TGA / GoTürkiye
  • TotalEnergies
  • QNB Finansbank
  • Migros
  • Nissan
  • Nivea
  • Efes Pilsen
  • Türk Telekom
  • VakıfBank
  • Ziraat Bankası
  • Kuveyt Türk
  • Haribo
  • Sanofi
  • Mitsubishi Electric
  • Akra Hotels
  • Yataş
  • Divan
  • Chakra
  • Honor
  • Sütaş
  • Valvoline
  • Coffy
  • Hannover Fairs
  • Herbalife
  • Pereja
  • TOG
  • Emek Yağ
  • Straumann
  • IC Holding
  • OYAK
  • TürkTraktör
  • Digiturk / beIN
  • TOD
  • Garnier
  • Falım
  • MESA
  • DAP Yapı
  • Giochi Preziosi
  • KoçZer
  • Molu
  • Zip

Selected brand experience

  1. Coca-ColaBeverage
  2. Mercedes-BenzAutomotive
  3. HyundaiAutomotive
  4. TurkcellTelecommunications
  5. Turkish Airlines / Miles&SmilesAviation / Loyalty
One constant
  • Nestlé
  • Ford
  • PUMA
  • Red Bull
  • L’Oréal
  • TGA / GoTürkiye
  • TotalEnergies
  • QNB Finansbank
  • Migros
  • Nissan
  • Nivea
  • Efes Pilsen
  • Türk Telekom
  • VakıfBank
  • Ziraat Bankası
  • Kuveyt Türk
  • Haribo
  • Sanofi
  • Mitsubishi Electric
  • Akra Hotels
  • Yataş
  • Divan
  • Chakra
  • Honor
  • Sütaş
  • Valvoline
  • Coffy
  • Hannover Fairs
  • Herbalife
  • Pereja
  • TOG
  • Emek Yağ
  • Straumann
  • IC Holding
  • OYAK
  • TürkTraktör
  • Digiturk / beIN
  • TOD
  • Garnier
  • Falım
  • MESA
  • DAP Yapı
  • Giochi Preziosi
  • KoçZer
  • Molu
  • Zip

Different categories. Different challenges. One constant: Finding the idea everything else can grow from.

Selected brands worked with by UTERA's founder during previous agency roles. Brand names are shown for experience reference only.

Ideas worth thinking about.

Perspectives on brands, strategy, creativity and the ideas that shape what comes next.

  1. 01

    Does the world really need another brand?

    Brand Strategy1 min read

    What would be missing if this brand did not exist?

  2. 02

    What should it say no to?

  3. 03

    Most brands don't need more content.

    Content Strategy1 min read

    What idea could keep producing things worth sharing?

All thinking

Independent by design.

Anıl Alpay, founder of UTERA
Anıl AlpayFounder

UTERA was founded by Anıl Alpay after more than two decades in brand, communication and creative strategy.

Over more than two decades, she has helped leading local and global brands navigate re-positioning, communication and transformation across a wide range of categories.

She studied Economics at Istanbul University and Strategic Marketing Communications at the University of Greenwich, with further studies in communications, media and consumer-focused marketing in Nantes and at Harvard Business School. Her work has been recognised with numerous industry awards, including Effie.

Today, through UTERA, she brings this experience and expertise closer to brands — helping them find the ideas they can grow from.

What we believe

What we create matters. So does how we create it.

  1. 01OriginalityCreate, don't imitate.
  2. 02ResponsibilityCreate what deserves to exist.
  3. 03Thriving togetherGrowth is better when it's shared.

Where brands become.Independent Strategy Consultancy