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Communication guidelines with global impact

Apollo Global Management

Apollo Global Management, a leading alternative investment firm with a worldwide presence, needed a to revise their extensive go-to-market and event communications guidelines. Working through Sequel Studios, their agency of record, the project required systematic overhaul of existing materials while maintaining brand equity and meeting demanding financial industry standards.

My role: Dedicated design partner over three years, leading comprehensive communications overhaul collaborating with the agency creative team and stakeholders within Apollo’s marketing and communications departments.

Strategic approach:

  • Conducted comprehensive audit of existing communications across all channels
  • Developed unified visual language for reports, presentations, digital assets, and signage
  • Created detailed guidelines ensuring consistency across complex organizational structure
  • Managed iterative redesign process for hundreds of existing materials and templates
  • Established scalable systems that internal teams could maintain and expand

Impact: Successfully transformed Apollo’s communications ecosystem, creating cohesive brand experience that supported their global market position and simplified internal production processes across multiple departments.

Deliverables:

  • Comprehensive brand audit and guidelines
  • Report template systems
  • Go-to-market communication guidelines
  • Event signage templates
  • Premium packaging solutions
Apollo events brand guidelines cover showing comprehensive visual communication standards
Interior page of events guidelines demonstrating logo usage and brand application rules
Comprehensive event guidelines page showing brand implementation across various touchpoints

Apollo market communications guidelines cover featuring clean, professional design standards
Market communications brand guidelines showing typography, color, and layout specifications
Guidelines page demonstrating Apollo brand application for financial reports and presentations
Market communications standards showing guidance for brand aligned photography usage
Brand guidelines page displaying comprehensive visual standards for Apollo's financial communications

Annual Report Template System

Detailed report templates for investors designed for clarity and impact. Improved layouts and visual hierarchy helped reduce production time by 20% while elevating presentation standards.

Apollo annual report page featuring clean layout, professional typography, and financial data visualization
Interior report spread showing improved visual hierarchy and clear presentation of financial information
Annual report spread with photography integration and professional financial document design

Apollo Sponsorship Materials

Comprehensive materials highlighting Apollo’s sponsorship of golfer Patrick Cantlay, including event graphics, branded merchandise, and presentation decks—expanding brand visibility globally and enhancing partner engagement.

Apollo and Patrick Cantlay co-branded logo lockup in black displaying professional partnership branding
Closed branded merchandise box featuring Apollo and Patrick Cantlay co-branding and premium presentation
Apollo American Express advertisement featuring Patrick Cantlay sponsorship in mobile format