Kuno Marketing Group · Est. 2024

Brand, content, and growth — built like it matters.

A full-service marketing partner for companies that want their brand to actually mean something. We build the strategy, write the words, design the look, and run the programs that turn attention into pipeline.

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Trusted by brands across
echo3D The Smilist Dental Bond Vet I Love Poke Quill's Direct Vet Care
The approach

Marketing that respects the audience — and the budget behind it.

A lot of agencies sell volume. We sell discipline. Every program we run starts with a clear understanding of who you're talking to, what they actually care about, and how we'll measure whether it worked.

01

Brand-first thinking

Tactics without a brand position run out of fuel by month three. We build the foundation — voice, audience, message — before we touch a single channel.

02

Made in-house

No off-shored content factories. Strategy, copy, design, and execution sit under one roof so the work stays consistent end-to-end.

03

Built to compound

We design programs that get sharper over time — content libraries, search positioning, audience trust — so your spend builds equity instead of evaporating.

04

Honest about the data

Vanity metrics don't pay the bills. We track what actually moves your business and we tell you the truth about what's working and what isn't.

What we believe

Good marketing isn't about being everywhere. It's about being the right thing, in the right place, to the right person — and being patient enough to compound.

Samuel Kuwano Founder & Director, Kuno Marketing Group
Services

A full-service partner — without the agency overhead.

Seven core capabilities that work as a system. Engage us on one, or run an integrated program across all of them.

01 / Brand

Branding & Creative Design

Identity systems, visual language, and brand standards that scale across every touchpoint — from your website to a single social post.

Logo & identity Brand guidelines Visual systems Naming & voice
02 / Web

Web Design & Development

Custom websites built for conversion, speed, and longevity. Designed in-house, coded to last, and structured to rank.

Custom design Mobile-first build CMS setup Performance & SEO
03 / Content

Content Marketing & Strategy

Editorial calendars, long-form content, and brand storytelling that builds authority and ranks where your buyers actually search.

Content strategy Blog & long-form Case studies Thought leadership
04 / Social

Social Media Management

Full-funnel social programs — strategy, content production, community management, and reporting — built around your brand voice, not a template.

LinkedIn Instagram TikTok Community mgmt
05 / Paid

Paid Advertising

Performance campaigns across Google, Meta, and LinkedIn — built around real audience targeting, not "set it and forget it" budgets.

Google Ads Meta Ads LinkedIn Ads Retargeting
06 / SEO

Search Engine Optimization

Technical SEO, on-page optimization, and content built to rank — so the people already looking for what you do can actually find you.

Technical audit On-page SEO Local SEO Content optimization
07 / Email

Email Marketing

Lifecycle email, nurture flows, and newsletter programs that turn one-time visitors into long-term customers and brand advocates.

Lifecycle & nurture Newsletter strategy Automation List growth
08 / Full-service

Integrated Marketing Programs

For brands that want one accountable partner across the whole program — strategy, brand, content, channels, and reporting under one retainer.

Fractional CMO Quarterly planning Cross-channel mgmt Monthly reporting
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Selected work

A decade of brands. Across categories.

The work below spans different industries and audiences on purpose. The skills that take a B2B platform's developer audience seriously are the same skills that translate a multi-location dental group's brand voice across 100+ offices, or make a vet clinic feel like a place pet parents actually want to follow.

B2B Technology
2-year engagement
Brand & content lead

echo3D

Built a developer-credible brand voice and LinkedIn content engine for a 3D/AR cloud platform — translating deep technical capability into content that resonated with engineers, product leaders, and enterprise buyers.

Brand voice LinkedIn strategy Content production Technical storytelling
B2B
Developer audience
+ enterprise buyers
Multi-location Healthcare
5-year engagement
Brand & social system

The Smilist Dental

Designed and ran the brand voice and social system across a network of 100+ dental offices — keeping one consistent brand identity while letting individual practices show real personality on their own channels.

Brand system at scale Multi-location social Campaign design Doctor spotlights
100+
Offices on one
unified brand system
Consumer Pet Care
6-month engagement
Social contributor

Bond Vet

Contributed to social content across a premium urban veterinary brand — supporting an aesthetic and voice that helped position Bond Vet as one of the most recognizable consumer pet brands in NYC.

Instagram content Brand consistency Consumer storytelling Premium aesthetic
47K+
Instagram community
across consumer pet
Hospitality & Restaurants
Multi-year engagement
Web redesign & brand

I Love Poke

Full website redesign and ongoing brand work for an international poke restaurant group — building a digital experience as appetizing as the food, and a content system the team could actually maintain.

Website redesign Brand refresh Menu & ordering UX Visual system
EU
International
multi-location group
Veterinary & Healthcare
Founding brand work
Brand, web & content

Quill's Direct Vet Care

End-to-end brand and digital build for a modern veterinary practice — from the brand system and website to the service pages, persona-driven landing pages, and the core "Direct Care, Clear Costs" positioning.

Brand identity Website build Content system Positioning & voice
01
Built end-to-end
from the ground up
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About Kuno

A modern marketing partner — built on real reps.

Kuno Marketing Group was founded by Samuel Kuwano, a marketing leader with nearly a decade of experience leading brand, content, and demand programs across B2B technology, healthcare, consumer, and hospitality.

We started Kuno because we kept seeing the same thing: brands paying a lot of money for marketing that didn't sound like them, didn't speak to their actual audience, and didn't compound into anything. The whole agency was built to be the opposite of that — strategic, hands-on, brand-first, and accountable to the work.

Today we partner with companies who care about how their brand shows up in the world, and who want one team to actually own the outcome.

The Founder

Samuel Kuwano

Founder & Director, Kuno Marketing Group
10yr
Leading brand & content programs
4+
Industries served end-to-end
100+
Locations under one brand system
5yr
Longest active client partnership
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How we work

A clear process — no mystery meat.

From the first conversation to the first measurable result, you'll always know where the work is and what's next.

Step 01

Discovery

We start by understanding your business, your audience, and what success actually looks like — before we recommend a single tactic.

Step 02

Strategy

You get a clear plan: who we're talking to, what we're saying, where we're showing up, and how we'll know it's working.

Step 03

Build & Launch

We produce the assets, set up the systems, and launch — with you reviewing the work at every clear milestone, not just at the end.

Step 04

Optimize & Report

Monthly reporting, quarterly strategy reviews, and continuous optimization. The program gets sharper as it runs.

Pricing

Three ways to partner — built around your stage.

Every engagement is scoped around your business, not a price sheet. The tiers below give you a sense of how we structure partnerships — actual pricing depends on industry, scope, and the goals we're solving for. Book a call and we'll quote the right one for you.

Starter

Foundation

For businesses launching a brand or rebuilding from scratch — get the fundamentals right before scaling spend.

Project-based
Typical engagement: 4–8 weeks
  • Brand discovery & positioning
  • Logo & visual identity
  • Brand voice & messaging
  • Up to 5-page custom website
  • Launch-ready social templates
  • Brand guidelines deliverable
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Full Partnership

Embedded Team

For companies that want one accountable partner to own the entire marketing function — brand, channels, strategy, reporting.

Retainer + scope
Typical engagement: 12+ months
  • Everything in Growth Engine
  • Fractional CMO & strategic leadership
  • Full-funnel program management
  • Dedicated team across disciplines
  • Annual planning & budget design
  • Priority response & weekly cadence
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Why no published prices? Because we work across industries — B2B tech, healthcare, hospitality, consumer — the right number depends on your stage, scope, and goals. We'd rather quote you accurately after one call than anchor the wrong number on a website.

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In the feed

Work that lives on social.

A sample of recent posts and campaigns across the brands we partner with. Scroll horizontally to see more.

Insights

Notes from the work.

Honest thinking on brand, marketing, and growth — from the messy middle of actually building this stuff.

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Let's build

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Tell us what you're working on. We'll send back honest thoughts, a realistic scope, and zero pressure.