About
A creative, brand strategist and writer, Mike Williams has been empowering social good organisations for over 20 years.
In 2004 he co-founded the award winning creative agency Public Life. In 2020 he followed that with Civic, an agile creative consultancy that delivers a step change for social good organisations with a minimum of fuss.
Civic is small but mighty, a full service agency offering research and strategy through to naming, values, logo development, design, messaging, applications and all kinds of content, from publications and campaigns through to social media and websites.
With our wealth of experience, Civic’s team of associates offers abundant creativity and a ‘safe pair of hands’ to help you navigate all the complexities of a brand project, including stakeholder consultation and engagement, brand audits, launch planning and risk management.
Mike is a Trustee of Greenwich and Bexley Community Hospice and Chair of the Friends of Blythe Hill Fields, who have recently planted a Tiny Forest and are currently working on a new wildlife garden.
Our associates
Mike works with a small group of trusted expert associates, building the ideal team for each project. This ensures exactly the right blend of skills and experience for a great result.
We limit the number of clients we take on, so Mike provide hands on leadership for every project and you’ll never be stuck with a junior account manager, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery and an excellent result.
Some key folks we’re thrilled to have in our team:
Social Engine
Behaviour change specialists Social Engine provide rigour and deep experience of social purpose sectors. You’ll typically find them designing statistically valid surveys, running ‘pop up’ focus groups with hard to reach target audiences, or providing deep strategic thinking for cutting edge behaviour change campaigns.
Naomi White
Naomi is an outstanding visual brand specialist we’ve been proud to work with for more than a decade. Her designs are always creative, engaging, well thought through and also totally practical. See more at Naomi's website.
Elizabeth Elcoate
An exceptionally talented graphic designer and visual brand strategist, Liz has worked with Mike on several recent projects, including Care Rights UK, Transform Trade and ThisHasToStop.
Decode
Dan Millar and his team at Decode deliver technical solutions to manufacturing, finance, insurance, government, military, biosciences, education and travel. Dan is a systems analyst and developer with a wide range of technical skills across several platforms. He has built his own CMS and develops sophisticated eCommerce and digital applications for charities and enterprises. He founded Decode in 2006 and its small but diverse team has expertise in web design and development, software architecture and digital video engineering.
