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Made by Example
Made by Example

A development without a brand is just a building. The properties that attract the right buyers, tenants, and communities are the ones that worked out what they stand for before they broke ground, the story that gives a precinct a reason to exist beyond its postcode, or a residential development a sense of place beyond its floor plans. Example works with developers, operators, and landowners to build brand-first property and mixed-use projects that earn their value before the first key is handed over.

The brand before the building.

We work with developers at the concept stage, before the architect has been briefed, before the marketing suite is built. The positioning work we do shapes the tenant mix, the naming, the cultural programming, and the community a development attracts. That's not marketing. That's building value into the asset from the start.

Precincts that become places.

There's a difference between a development people move into and one they want to belong to. We shape the cultural identity of mixed-use precincts and urban developments so that community forms around something, not just somewhere.

Interest, investment, and momentum.

Once the positioning is set, we build the marketing and media strategy that generates buyer and investor interest, earns editorial coverage, and builds the kind of pre-launch momentum that makes openings feel inevitable rather than effortful.

  • Place Branding & Naming
  • Master Planning Narrative & Precinct Strategy
  • Development Marketing Strategy
  • Cultural Programming & Community Building
  • PR & Editorial Coverage
  • Buyer & Investor Communications
  • Launch Strategy & Activation
  • Social & Content Direction

Property

Case Studies

Made by Example

A development without a brand is just a building. The properties that attract the right buyers, tenants, and communities are the ones that worked out what they stand for before they broke ground, the story that gives a precinct a reason to exist beyond its postcode, or a residential development a sense of place beyond its floor plans. Example works with developers, operators, and landowners to build brand-first property and mixed-use projects that earn their value before the first key is handed over.

The brand before the building.

We work with developers at the concept stage, before the architect has been briefed, before the marketing suite is built. The positioning work we do shapes the tenant mix, the naming, the cultural programming, and the community a development attracts. That's not marketing. That's building value into the asset from the start.

Precincts that become places.

There's a difference between a development people move into and one they want to belong to. We shape the cultural identity of mixed-use precincts and urban developments so that community forms around something, not just somewhere.

Interest, investment, and momentum.

Once the positioning is set, we build the marketing and media strategy that generates buyer and investor interest, earns editorial coverage, and builds the kind of pre-launch momentum that makes openings feel inevitable rather than effortful.

  • Place Branding & Naming
  • Master Planning Narrative & Precinct Strategy
  • Development Marketing Strategy
  • Cultural Programming & Community Building
  • PR & Editorial Coverage
  • Buyer & Investor Communications
  • Launch Strategy & Activation
  • Social & Content Direction
apt.Residential by EXAMPLE Agency
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apt.Residential by EXAMPLE Agency
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apt.Residential
Full masterbrand for one of APAC's fastest-growing build-to-rent portfolios. 2,500+ apartments in pipeline. A brand built around collection-worthy living.
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apt.Residential
Full masterbrand for one of APAC's fastest-growing build-to-rent portfolios. 2,500+ apartments in pipeline. A brand built around collection-worthy living.
Property
Strategy & Positioning
Brand & Identity
Placemaking
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( 01 )
The Commodore
Full concept, strategy and brand identity for the revitalisation of a 169-year-old North Sydney landmark. Positioned as the heart of the north.
( 01 )
The Commodore
Full concept, strategy and brand identity for the revitalisation of a 169-year-old North Sydney landmark. Positioned as the heart of the north.
Property
Hospitality
Q Station by EXAMPLE Agency
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Q Station by EXAMPLE Agency
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Q Station
Placemaking and brand transformation for one of Australia's most important heritage sites. Between Sand & Stone: the idea driving Q Station's redevelopment.
( 01 )
Q Station
Placemaking and brand transformation for one of Australia's most important heritage sites. Between Sand & Stone: the idea driving Q Station's redevelopment.
Hotels & Travel
Property
Strategy & Positioning
Placemaking
PR & Communications
The StandardX, Australia by EXAMPLE Agency
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The StandardX, Australia by EXAMPLE Agency
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( 01 )
The StandardX, Australia
250+ pieces of coverage. 363M+ reach. Melbourne's most culturally relevant hotel, built with a distinctly Australian identity native to Fitzroy.
( 01 )
The StandardX, Australia
250+ pieces of coverage. 363M+ reach. Melbourne's most culturally relevant hotel, built with a distinctly Australian identity native to Fitzroy.
Hotels & Travel
Property
PR & Communications
Social & Content
Strategy & Positioning
Bombies by EXAMPLE Agency
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Bombies by EXAMPLE Agency
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( 01 )
Bombies
We led the concept, brand identity and launch PR for Bombies - a 70s inspired rooftop bar that channels surf culture’s golden era.
( 01 )
Bombies
We led the concept, brand identity and launch PR for Bombies - a 70s inspired rooftop bar that channels surf culture’s golden era.
Hospitality
Property
PR & Communications
Strategy & Positioning
Brand & Identity
Placemaking
Prefecture48 by EXAMPLE Agency
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Prefecture48 by EXAMPLE Agency
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( 01 )
Prefecture48
Japan has 47 prefectures. We created the 48th. Six distinct venues in a heritage-listed 1886 Sydney warehouse. Every concept defined before a single fit-out decision.
( 01 )
Prefecture48
Japan has 47 prefectures. We created the 48th. Six distinct venues in a heritage-listed 1886 Sydney warehouse. Every concept defined before a single fit-out decision.
Hospitality
Property
Placemaking
Larrie's by EXAMPLE Agency
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Larrie's by EXAMPLE Agency
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( 01 )
Larrie's
A fish and chip shop across from Merewether Beach, designed to feel like it had been there for forty years on the day it opened. We built the brand from naming to neon.
( 01 )
Larrie's
A fish and chip shop across from Merewether Beach, designed to feel like it had been there for forty years on the day it opened. We built the brand from naming to neon.
Hospitality
Property
Placemaking
Brand & Identity
PR & Communications
Influencer & Talent
Strategy & Positioning
The Scarborough Hotel by EXAMPLE Agency
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The Scarborough Hotel by EXAMPLE Agency
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( 01 )
The Scarborough Hotel
We’re leading the brand, strategy and transformation of one of Australia’s most iconic coastal pubs.
( 01 )
The Scarborough Hotel
We’re leading the brand, strategy and transformation of one of Australia’s most iconic coastal pubs.
Hospitality
Property
Strategy & Positioning
Placemaking
PR & Communications
Hook Island by EXAMPLE Agency
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Hook Island by EXAMPLE Agency
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( 01 )
Hook Island
Placemaking, brand identities, cultural programming and guest experience for a new eco-luxury resort in the heart of the Whitsundays.
( 01 )
Hook Island
Placemaking, brand identities, cultural programming and guest experience for a new eco-luxury resort in the heart of the Whitsundays.
Hotels & Travel
Property
Strategy & Positioning
Placemaking
PR & Communications
Brand & Identity
InterContinental Hayman Great Barrier Reef by EXAMPLE Agency
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InterContinental Hayman Great Barrier Reef by EXAMPLE Agency
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( 01 )
InterContinental Hayman Great Barrier Reef
97 press pieces. 109.5M OTS. Time Out called it the next White Lotus resort. Repositioned as the frontier to the Great Barrier Reef.
( 01 )
InterContinental Hayman Great Barrier Reef
97 press pieces. 109.5M OTS. Time Out called it the next White Lotus resort. Repositioned as the frontier to the Great Barrier Reef.
Hotels & Travel
Property
Strategy & Positioning
Placemaking
PR & Communications
Social & Content
Experiential
Merewether Beach Hotel by EXAMPLE Agency
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Merewether Beach Hotel by EXAMPLE Agency
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( 01 )
Merewether Beach Hotel
Three distinct venues under one roof. Larrie's, Peregrin and The Public Bar. Newcastle's surf culture and steel-city grit given a home worth returning to.
( 01 )
Merewether Beach Hotel
Three distinct venues under one roof. Larrie's, Peregrin and The Public Bar. Newcastle's surf culture and steel-city grit given a home worth returning to.
Property
Hospitality
Strategy & Positioning
Brand & Identity
PR & Communications
Influencer & Talent
Social & Content
Tramsheds by EXAMPLE Agency
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Tramsheds by EXAMPLE Agency
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( 01 )
Tramsheds
11 destination restaurants. National Heritage Trust Award. Heritage-listed 1904 tram depot turned into one of Sydney's most visited food precincts.
( 01 )
Tramsheds
11 destination restaurants. National Heritage Trust Award. Heritage-listed 1904 tram depot turned into one of Sydney's most visited food precincts.
Property
Hospitality
Placemaking
PR & Communications
Social & Content
Beach Hotel Byron Bay by EXAMPLE Agency
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Beach Hotel Byron Bay by EXAMPLE Agency
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( 01 )
Beach Hotel Byron Bay
Brand strategy for Byron Bay's most iconic pub post $100M+ acquisition. Positioned as Byron's Cosmic Centre, anchored to the creative platform Get Lost.
( 01 )
Beach Hotel Byron Bay
Brand strategy for Byron Bay's most iconic pub post $100M+ acquisition. Positioned as Byron's Cosmic Centre, anchored to the creative platform Get Lost.
Hospitality
Property
Strategy & Positioning
Brand & Identity
Placemaking
PR & Communications
Mya Tiger by EXAMPLE Agency
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Mya Tiger by EXAMPLE Agency
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( 01 )
Mya Tiger
A Cantonese restaurant inside one of Melbourne's most iconic pubs. We created a brand with enough personality to hold its own above The Espy's stage.
( 01 )
Mya Tiger
A Cantonese restaurant inside one of Melbourne's most iconic pubs. We created a brand with enough personality to hold its own above The Espy's stage.
Hospitality
Property
Brand & Identity
PR & Communications
Strategy & Positioning
Hotel Esplanade by EXAMPLE Agency
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Hotel Esplanade by EXAMPLE Agency
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( 01 )
Hotel Esplanade
Sold for $64M, nearly 5x purchase price. 12 bars, 2 restaurants, 3 stages. A 140-year-old Melbourne landmark brought back from the dead.
( 01 )
Hotel Esplanade
Sold for $64M, nearly 5x purchase price. 12 bars, 2 restaurants, 3 stages. A 140-year-old Melbourne landmark brought back from the dead.
Property
Hospitality
Brand & Identity
Influencer & Talent
Placemaking
PR & Communications
Strategy & Positioning
Harbord Hotel by EXAMPLE Agency
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Harbord Hotel by EXAMPLE Agency
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( 01 )
Harbord Hotel
Full revival of a 98-year-old heritage venue. Brand world, concept and launch built around The Freshwater Beach House: surf culture, community roots, local spirit.
( 01 )
Harbord Hotel
Full revival of a 98-year-old heritage venue. Brand world, concept and launch built around The Freshwater Beach House: surf culture, community roots, local spirit.
Hospitality
Property
Strategy & Positioning
Brand & Identity
Placemaking
PR & Communications
Experiential