Noble Growth × Allegheny Conference · Brand Launch, Integration & Digital Partner

A note before the details

Kolt, and the Allegheny Conference selection team,

For more than eighty years, the Conference has been the engine behind this region's reinvention, from the smoke-clearing renaissance of the 1940s to the comeback that turned a steel town into a robotics, health, and energy capital. A rebrand of an institution like this is not a coat of paint. It is a statement about the region's next chapter.

You have already done the hard creative work. The identity is set. What remains is the part that actually decides whether a rebrand lands: the activation. The sequencing, the messaging, the legacy bridge that keeps eighty years of equity intact, the unified website that finally makes the family of organizations legible, and a launch that resonates with investors, partners, and the public. That is the work we do, and the work we move on quickly.

You do not have to imagine what we can do. Bill Flanagan has already seen it.

Over recent months we built the website, brand presence, social, and press operation for the National Flag Foundation's Pittsburgh Regional Sojourn, in direct collaboration with Bill. He has lived the process firsthand: a senior partner who ships fast, gets the civic register right, and treats the work as if the institution were our own.

What follows is a complete response: our reading of the assignment, the Pittsburgh and brand-system work that proves it, a twelve-week plan mapped to your scope, the team, references, and a transparent investment. Your brand assets are under NDA, so we describe our method rather than guess at your identity. We are ready to sign the NDA the day you ask.

Mattimore Cronin

Principal, Noble Growth · mattimore@noblegrowth.co

The assignment, as we read it

An activation and integration challenge, not a design exercise.

The identity is finished. The work is to bring it to life across every audience, unify a family of organizations, honor eighty years of equity, and do it fast. We agree with how your RFP framed it.

One identity, four front doors. Make the Conference and its affiliates read as one organization without discarding the equity each name has earned.
Eighty years of credibility is the asset, and the risk. A transition that feels like continuity compounds trust. One that feels like erasure costs it. This is where most rebrands quietly fail.
The audiences are sophisticated. Board, Regional Investors Council, corporate partners, and the public each need the story pitched to them, not one release stretched to fit all.
The website is the proof of the new structure. If the digital home makes the organization instantly legible, the rebrand is believed. This is the highest-leverage deliverable.

Allegheny Conference Pittsburgh Regional Alliance Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce Economy League of Greater Pittsburgh

1944

FoundedThe institution behind the Pittsburgh Renaissance. Eighty years of leadership to carry forward, not leave behind.

10 counties

The region servedSouthwestern Pennsylvania. One economy, one story to tell at scale.

~250

Leaders & organizationsThe investors and members who must feel ownership of the new identity, not surprise.

4 in 1

Entities to unifyThe Conference and three affiliates, under one coherent, navigable brand.

A first observation, on us

Right now the Conference and its three affiliates present four separate digital front doors. A first-time visitor cannot easily tell they are one organization, working toward one mission. The single highest-leverage move in this launch is one unified site, with one navigation, that makes the whole family legible at a glance and points every audience toward engagement and investment. We have already sketched how that information architecture wants to work, and we will bring it to the table on day one.

Relevant experience

The three things this RFP asks for. We have done all three, recently.

Your requirements name brand launches, multi-entity integration, and institutional reputation transitions. Each project below maps to those needs. Every one is live. Click any device to explore it.

National Flag Foundation Pittsburgh Regional Sojourn, desktop

nationalflagfoundation.org/pa · Desktop and mobile · Open live ↗

Lead reference · Pittsburgh

NFF Pittsburgh Regional Sojourn

Civic launch · multi-entity · fast build

Visit the live site →

Multi-entity integrationCivic / institutional launchUnified websitePress + launch toolkitAccelerated timeline

We built the brand and digital presence for the National Flag Foundation's Pittsburgh Regional Sojourn, a regionwide civic event tied to the nation's 250th, with Bill Flanagan of the Conference. It was a multi-entity integration from the start: one dignified, official-feeling experience holding the Foundation, the America 250 initiative, the Heinz History Center, and a wall of regional sponsors and partners.

The deliverables map almost one to one to this RFP: a custom website with clear architecture, a press operation with a media kit that earned regional broadcast coverage, a ranked sponsor integration, and a launch on a civic clock that did not move. When the Foundation's national site was later compromised, we rebuilt and migrated the whole institution onto a modern, secure stack within days.

Days

brief to a live, press-ready regional site

Regional TV

earned coverage via the press hub we built

12+ partners

unified under one brand system

ikahanmedia.com · Desktop and mobile · Open live ↗

Full brand system

iKahan Media

Brand → website → email → operations

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Brand activationWebsite + CMS structureEmail systemInternal toolingClient-owned

The closest analog to what you are buying: not a website, a complete communications system. We deployed one identity across every surface of the business: a custom website, working lead-capture forms, a segmented email program on the client's own infrastructure, and a private admin dashboard so leadership sees the whole operation in one view.

It is live, owned end to end by the client, and built with the discipline this RFP cares about: one identity expressed consistently, strong calls to action, simplified navigation, long-term maintainability, and leadership sign-off cycles, the same stakeholder-managed posture the Conference will need across its board and investor council.

One system

brand, web, forms, email, admin, integrated

Fully owned

code, domain, and data held by the client

Live

in continuous use with sign-off cycles

bluelightai.com · Desktop and mobile · Open live ↗

Repositioning

BluelightAI

Messaging + website + rollout

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Messaging architecturePositioning & value propsWebsite launchStakeholder rounds

The messaging and positioning proof point. We rewrote the company's core narrative and homepage around one sharp idea, then carried that message onto a new website, through structured rounds of team feedback before going live, exactly how a board and investor council expect to be consulted on language that represents them.

This is the muscle behind RFP Sections A and B: refining a messaging architecture, building audience-specific value propositions, and translating strategy into deployment-ready assets that survive scrutiny from sophisticated internal stakeholders. We codify the language a whole organization can stand behind and reuse.

One message

a sharper positioning the team aligned on

Multi-round

stakeholder feedback managed, then shipped

Live

strategy translated into a deployed presence

For context on measured outcomes: Noble Growth has managed millions in ad budgets and driven tracked revenue for more than 100 brands, including a 7x return-on-ad-spend program for Kaylin & Kaylin and a coordinated multi-channel Black Friday for House of Harlow. Brand launch is the craft. Measured results are the habit.

Methodology & workplan

A twelve-week activation, sequenced so nothing waits on what it should not.

Four phases from the July 27 kickoff to an October launch. Every part of your scope, Sections A through E, placed where it belongs. We parallelize where the work allows, which is how twelve weeks becomes enough.

Week 0Before kickoff

NDA, asset ingest, access

Sign the NDA and take delivery of the finished brand assets on day one.
Audit the current digital and communications footprint across all four entities.
Stand up shared workspaces, a stakeholder map, and one decision log so the clock never stalls on access.

Weeks 1–3Foundation

Strategy, architecture & the legacy bridge Scope A · C

Messaging architecture, codified on top of your brand strategy, with audience-specific positioning for board, investors, partners, and public.
Activation roadmap: internal rollout, external launch sequencing, and a stakeholder engagement plan on one page.
Legacy transition framework: the continuity narrative, a dual-branding or endorsement approach with a defined duration, and equity-preservation guidance.
Information architecture for the unified site that makes the family legible at a glance.

Weeks 4–8Build & produce

Website build and the full asset suite Scope B · D

The unified website on a scalable, maintainable CMS, with simplified navigation and strong calls to action for engagement and investment.
The communications suite: investor presentations, one-pagers and fact sheets, sector narratives, executive talking points, internal FAQs and training collateral.
Transition assets: stakeholder-specific messaging and a public FAQ that answers the rebrand's questions before they are asked.
Launch toolkit: press releases, announcements, and a deployable kit of digital and social assets.

Weeks 9–10Rehearse

Internal readiness & the dry run Scope B · E

Staff readiness: internal rollout and brand training so every employee speaks the new language first.
Leadership communications for the board, the Regional Investors Council, and key partners, sequenced ahead of the public moment.
Perception monitoring stood up so the launch is watched, not just shipped.
Full dry run of site, assets, and sequence, with a fix list closed before go-live.

Weeks 11–12Launch & stabilize

The public launch, in lockstep Scope E

Coordinated go-live: website, stakeholder announcements, and media and digital rollout on one sequence with your team.
Campaign & social deployed across channels, timed to the announcement.
Stabilize: active monitoring, rapid response, a post-launch readout, and sixty days of stabilization support.

Detailed timeline

Mapped to your dates. Built to hit October.

Twelve weeks from the July 27 kickoff, phases overlapping by design so the website and the asset suite progress in parallel.

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10W11W12

Strategy & messaging

Foundation

Legacy transition

Bridge + assets

Website

IA → design → build → stage

Comms suite

Decks, narratives, FAQs

Internal rollout

Training

Launch

Go-live + stabilize

Jul 27

Kickoff & NDA

~Aug 15

Strategy approved

~Sep 19

Website & assets in review

~Oct 10

Internal rollout done

~Oct 17

Public launch

What we need from you to hit October

Our production is fast. The one real risk to a twelve-week civic launch is the approval loop. Hitting October is a shared commitment, and a light one:

NDA and brand assets handed over at kickoff
A single empowered point of contact
Consolidated feedback within three to five business days per review
Stakeholder availability for the rollout weeks

What you receive

Every deliverable in your RFP, accounted for.

Section 5 of your RFP, line by line.

Brand guide with operating guidance

A working playbook stakeholders use: voice, usage, and clear parameters per entity.

Activation strategy & roadmap

Internal rollout, external sequencing, and stakeholder engagement on one plan.

iii

Messaging framework & toolkit

Architecture, audience-specific positioning, and value propositions, deployment-ready.

Full communications suite

Investor decks, one-pagers, fact sheets, sector narratives, talking points, internal FAQs.

Legacy transition strategy & assets

Continuity narrative, dual-branding guidance, stakeholder-specific messaging.

Website, launch-ready

Audit, strategy, design, development, scalable CMS, owned and maintainable.

vii

Internal rollout & training

Everything staff need to carry the new brand from day one.

viii

Launch plan & toolkit

Press releases, announcements, digital and social assets, the go-live sequence.

Team & capacity

A senior team, built for speed.

Your evaluation weighs strength of team and the ability to operate at speed and scale. Our model answers both: a senior principal accountable for every deliverable, and a focused studio that delivers what a fifteen-person agency delivers, on a faster clock and without the overhead.

Mattimore Cronin

Principal · Strategy & Creative Lead

Founder of Noble Growth, a senior growth studio launched in 2020. Mattimore leads strategy, messaging, and creative direction, and stays hands-on through build and launch. He personally led the Pittsburgh civic work Bill Flanagan knows firsthand.

Magna cum laude, University of Notre Dame: business (Mendoza) and classics, with the classics department's annual award
Growth roles at Comedy Central, StartEngine, and Scripps Networks in London
Head of growth at SonicCloud: cost per install cut from $315 to $1.75; iOS App of the Day
Millions in ad budgets managed; tracked revenue for 100-plus brands

The studio around the principal

Brand & web design

Identity expression and the visual system, applied across site and assets.

Development & build

The unified website and CMS, on a fast, secure stack the Conference owns.

Messaging & content

Architecture, narratives, decks, and the transition and launch copy.

Launch & media ops

Press kit, social, sequencing, and live launch coordination.

We take on one flagship engagement at a time. Through the launch window, the Conference would have our full attention, and our calendar reflects that commitment.

Investment

One engagement. One number. Full scope.

A single fixed fee for the complete RFP scope, Sections A through E, plus stabilization. No packages to decode, no surprises.

The engagement · fixed fee

$65,000 all in

Brand activation, messaging, legacy transition, unified website, and a managed launch. Delivered in twelve weeks.

Brand activation strategy & roadmap
Messaging framework & audience positioning
Full communications suite
Legacy transition system & stakeholder messaging
Unified website: audit, design, build, launch-ready CMS
Internal rollout & brand training
Managed public launch & media rollout
Perception monitoring + 60 days stabilization

Comparable twelve-week brand-launch-plus-website programs from full-service agencies run $90,000 to well past $250,000. A lean, senior model delivers the same caliber for a fraction of it.

Payment schedule

25%

Kickoff

25%

Strategy approved

30%

Build in review

20%

Launch

Optional add-ons

Paid digital launch campaignbuilt & managed

Motion & video launch assetsscoped to need

Post-launch operate retainermonthly

You own everything. Your RFP specifies work-for-hire with full ownership retained by the Conference. That is already how we work: code, site, assets, and data are yours at the end. No platform lock-in, no renting back your own brand.

If budget requires, the engagement can be staged, starting with strategy and the website, with the remainder as a fast-follow.

References

People who have watched us work, and would say so.

Bill Flanagan

Chief Corporate Relations Officer / Special Advisor, Allegheny Conference on Community Development

Our most relevant reference is already inside your organization. Bill collaborated with us directly on the National Flag Foundation's Pittsburgh Regional Sojourn and saw the website, brand work, social presence, and press operation come together firsthand, on a fast civic timeline. We are glad for the selection team to hear his read on the experience of working with us.

iKahan Media

Brand, website, email & operations

Leadership reference available on request. A complete, owned communications system, in continuous use with executive sign-off.

National Flag Foundation

Institutional website rebuild & civic launch

Reference available on request. A national institution's digital presence rebuilt, migrated, and launched under pressure.

A new identity, ready to move the region forward.

An activation and integration challenge, not a design exercise.

A region that has reinvented itself before.

The three things this RFP asks for. We have done all three, recently.

NFF Pittsburgh Regional Sojourn

iKahan Media

BluelightAI

The film we produced for the Sojourn.

A twelve-week activation, sequenced so nothing waits on what it should not.

NDA, asset ingest, access

Strategy, architecture & the legacy bridge Scope A · C

Website build and the full asset suite Scope B · D

Internal readiness & the dry run Scope B · E

The public launch, in lockstep Scope E

Mapped to your dates. Built to hit October.

What we need from you to hit October

Every deliverable in your RFP, accounted for.

A senior team, built for speed.

The studio around the principal

One engagement. One number. Full scope.

Payment schedule

Optional add-ons

People who have watched us work, and would say so.

An institution that helped a region reinvent itself deserves a launch worthy of the next chapter.