
We’re here to partner with BD
WHO WE ARE
We’re thinkers and doers
As branding and design professionals, we’re problem solvers and go-getters, hand plucked from a diverse set of backgrounds with a slew of diverse talents. We don’t all think alike, and that’s exactly how we like it.
We’re a close-knit team that is constantly adapting. Researching businesses of every stripe, studying successes from all categories, and tapping in to one another’s expertise to come up with the best solutions for your brand. Our knowledge in one industry informs our growth in others. Collaborating and cross-category thinking is exactly what our co-founders Stefan Hartung and Mary Kemp had in mind 19 years ago when they started Kick.
MARY KEMP
CO-FOUNDER/STRATEGY
President | Strategist. Clutter cutter. Opportunity spotter.
Branding and design are all about discovering connections that help change the world. Mary brings American confidence, creative problem solving and superior quality control to every Kick relationship, plan and project — all to give the very best to clients and the customers they serve. Mary touches ALL Kick clients with her thought leadership.
STEFAN HARTUNG
CO-FOUNDER/CREATIVE
EVP | Imaginer.Insightful creator. Solution seer.
Good creative is a matter of partnering with a shared goal of making life better — both for clients and their end users. Stefan brings European design principles and inventiveness into every touchpoint to engage audiences and boost sales with thoughtful creativity and innovation. Stefan is the creative leader at Kick, he leads or weighs-in on all creative projects.

HOW WE WORK TOGETHER
We’re great partners
Kick approaches every relationship with a collaborator philosophy — and this is especially true for our relationships within BD. This means we like to sit at the table together and partner to create ideas that elevate BD products and services. We attribute our successful 7-year partnership with BD to this philosophy.
Kick has worked with BD global teams and regional teams, corporate communications and many different business units. We understand the BD systems and processes on a global and regional basis, as well as the BD brand standards. We believe supporting BD with a flexible approach and a dedicated team with various levels of service and creative skills to ensure needs—and objectives—are met.
WHAT WE DO
Capabilities
Kick approaches every relationship with a collaborator philosophy — and this is especially true for our relationships within BD. This means we like to sit at the table together and partner to create ideas that elevate BD products and services. We attribute our successful 7-year partnership with BD to this philosophy.
Kick has worked with BD global teams and regional teams, corporate communications and many different business units. We understand the BD systems and processes on a global and regional basis, as well as the BD brand standards. We believe supporting BD with a flexible approach and a dedicated team with various levels of service and creative skills to ensure needs — and objectives — are met.
BD TIER ONE
STRATEGIC CONCEPTING
Positioning, Research and Insights
KOL strategies
New product launch strategies
New product launch campaigns
Market shaping campaigns
Vision presentations
Videos for leadership
Etc.
BD TIER TWO
STRATEGIC CAMPAIGN EXTENSIONS
Campaign extensions onto collateral
Animated product videos
E-book apps based upon segmentation
Audience segmentation tools
Training posters
Photoshoots
Trade show booth assets and kits
Distributor tools
Internal communication tools
Trade ads (print and digital)
Etc.
BD TIER THREE
TACTICAL APPLICATIONS
PowerPoint templates
Clickable PDFs
Fliers
Slim Jims
Pharmacy communications tactics
Etc.