Not Your Mother’s –

A Voice All Their Own

Voice and Tone, Internal Branding, Culture Copy, Messaging, Copywriting

The attitude of the Not Your Mother’s brand is built into the name. We knew right away that they had a clear sense of who they wanted to be. The challenge Not Your Mother’s was capturing this with words, both for consumers and the internal team.

Managing Many Personalities

As a brand on a mission to make salon-quality hair care accessible to all, Not Your Mother's has many audience segments and needs to serve. This means a wide variety of collections with new innovations being introduced every year–and every collection takes on a personality of its own. What they needed was a voice that could adapt while still feeling true to itself. We held on to a key aspect from their original attributes and added new ones that targeted the energy we wanted the brand to bring and the flexibility it required.

Spirited

Full of energy, enthusiasm, and determination

Dynamic

Characterized by constant change, activity, or progress

Enlightening

Having or showing a rational, modern, and well-informed outlook

Fresh

New or different

Entertaining

Sparking joy

Bold

Showing an ability to take risks; confident and courageous

Packaging Copy

Any time you’re developing a brand with flavor, there’s a risk it can be overdone. Style rules and a clear start/stop mark for each attribute are designed to keep the voice in its lane.

“Bertha has helped us not only define and elevate our brand voice, but have creatively brought it to life through packaging, eCommerce and marketing activation copy. We consider Bertha an extension of our creative team and look forward to a continued partnership for years to come.”

Greg Odom,
VP Creative & Design at Demert Brands