Fred Advertising — Atlanta

We build
experiences

A nationally acclaimed independent lifestyle marketing firm. We don't just market — we create iconic, aspirational brands that captivate and inspire.

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Considering us.

At Fred, we don't just market, we create iconic, aspirational brands that captivate and inspire.

Our journey began in Miami, where we redefined high-end real estate, luxury resorts, and fashion marketing, pioneering the lifestyle marketing movement by infusing every project with energy, personality, and purpose. Today, from our headquarters in Atlanta, we partner with visionary brands across the country, disrupting the ordinary and crafting unforgettable brand experiences.

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We ignite desire. Our work doesn't just get noticed, it makes people want to be there, to be part of something truly extraordinary.
Freddy Adkins
Freddy Adkins
Founder — Chief Creative Officer
Who we are

Innovative.
Strategic.
Unmatched.

At Fred, we don't just market brands, we build powerful, lasting lifestyle experiences that drive engagement, boost sales, and increase market share. As a nationally recognized leader in real estate and hospitality marketing, we craft bold, high-impact campaigns that set new industry benchmarks.

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Brand strategy & development

Corporate identity, brand building, and product launches.

02

Creative & concept execution

Advertising, campaign development, and multi-channel marketing.

03

Design consulting

Amenity spaces & models for hospitality, multifamily & condominiums.

04

Media planning & buying

Maximizing impact across digital, print, TV, streaming & radio.

05

Cutting-edge digital solutions

Custom web experiences, mobile strategy & execution.

06

Social & viral marketing

Engaging, shareable content for maximum reach.

07

High-end videography & production

Storytelling that captivates & converts.

$5B+
In real estate sales & leasing influenced
100s
Of awards for groundbreaking creative work
Hot 500
Entrepreneur Magazine's fastest-growing businesses in America
20+
Years shaping lifestyle marketing

Better ideas. Better strategy. Better planning. Better results.

The founder
Freddy Adkins, Founder and Chief Creative OfficerFreddy Adkins smiling

Visionary creative leader · Award-winning designer · Photographer & fine artist · Technology innovator · Strategic marketing authority

Freddy Adkins stands as one of the most influential creative forces in the real estate and hospitality industries. A master of design, photography, and lifestyle marketing, his visionary campaigns have been the driving force behind over $5 billion in real estate sales and leasing, setting new benchmarks in branding and engagement.

With an unparalleled ability to blend artistry with strategy, Freddy has shaped the success of global powerhouses such as Kolter, Wood Partners, LMC, Related Group, The Rockefeller Group, Marriott Resorts, Ritz-Carlton, Starwood, Royal Caribbean, McDonald's, Heineken, Canon, Motorola, AutoNation, and many more. His work has redefined industry standards, earning him multiple Addy and Charlie Awards, as well as two prestigious “Artist of the Year” titles.

As the Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Fred Advertising, an Atlanta-based lifestyle marketing agency, Freddy leads groundbreaking campaigns for elite real estate and hospitality brands across the U.S. and the Caribbean. With a career spanning every facet of advertising, hospitality, and luxury branding, his expertise continues to shape the future of high-impact marketing.

In very good company
Our process

Six steps, one launch.

01

Audit

We get together to discuss your needs and a course of action.

02

Research

We research the landscape and see what paths others are taking.

03

Brainstorm

Our team collaborates and brainstorms ideas.

04

Strategy

Our team will propose a unique strategy to implement.

05

Approval

We get the thumbs up to move forward.

06

Implementation

We put the ideas to work.

The timeline

Several elements will overlap on the timeline. Schedule is created by working backwards from a desired final launch date to ensure all items are produced and delivered well ahead of time.

  1. Branding / logo
  2. 3D renderings & video
  3. Interactive strategy / wireframe
  4. Ad concept / design
  5. Photography / video shoot
  6. Interactive design
  7. Experience center design
  8. Collateral & signage design
  9. Interactive development
  10. Printing / production of collateral & signage
Ongoing
Email blast creation & deliverySEOMedia (digital & traditional)
Selected work

The
work

Anyone can sell square footage. We sell the Sunday morning on the rooftop, the first toast in the lobby bar, the feeling of finally, home.

Midtown Miami aerial
Miami, Florida · Master-planned urban district

Midtown Miami

Some neighborhoods are developed.
On occasion one is born.

Most neighborhoods are defined by their buildings. Midtown Miami defines itself by its neighbors, offering Miami's first true expression of real city living.

Discover city life the way it was meant to be lived. Right in the center of it all.

BrandingCampaignPrint & collateralSignage
Miami, Florida · Neighborhood brand from the ground up

From blight
to neighborhood

We were brought in before there was anything to brand.

This was the largest piece of land in the city, minutes from downtown and Biscayne Bay, right next to Wynwood, Miami's art district. The old rail yard and the Chiquita banana plant beside it had sat abandoned for years. The developers hired us to make a film for the city council, asking them to fund the infrastructure that would make Midtown Miami possible. The vote came back seven to nothing in favor.

FilmBrand architectureCampaignWebsitesCollateralEnvironmental graphicsSignage
One district, one brand architecture across M3, M6, Station and midblock

Seven votes to nothing. Then we branded the whole neighborhood.

Everything after that came out of one system: the neighborhood itself and every project inside it, with the advertising, collateral, websites and signage to match. The land changed hands more than once over the years. We stayed the agency of record through all of it, the brand steward from concept to completion.

Inside the neighborhood
Station 35 identity and campaign inside Midtown Miami
Environmental graphics
M3 lobby murals and environmental design
Live Creatively environmental window graphics
Midtown Miami sales center interior
Midtown Miami collateral and midtownVOICE
Midtown Miami construction fence banners
MIDTOWN
The campaign
In the heart of Midtown print ad
Introducing Midtown Miami print ad
Product
Townhomes · Lofts · Midrise
From
The mid $300s
Mixed use
Retail · Office-condo · Residential
Result
Blocks 2, 3, 4 sold out
Caribbean Miami Beach campaign photography
Miami Beach, Florida · Luxury residences

Caribbean

There was a time when the name Miami Beach was synonymous with elegance and glamour. When life moved at a different pace. When true luxury was defined by an attention to detail and a sense of refinement that has long since been forgotten.

Today that time returns in a place called Caribbean.

Miami Beach, Florida · Oceanfront residences

Keep the facade.
Make a splash.

We had one job in Miami Beach: make the biggest splash in the market.

Caribbean was built on the grounds of the historic Caribbean Hotel, a protected Art Deco landmark, so the developer had to keep the hotel’s facade. We directed and shot the campaign on location at Vizcaya, South Beach and Key Biscayne. It launched the careers of most of the people who worked on the production.

Brand identityCampaignArt directionPhotographySales collateral
Brand identity for Caribbean, an oceanfront icon in Miami Beach

It sold out at 1,500 dollars a square foot. The highest in the market at the time, by far.

People still call it one of the most beautiful campaigns ever made for a real estate project.

Caribbean sales collateral with resort level polish
Caribbean Miami Beach Glamour campaign, Vizcaya dining
Caribbean Miami Beach Glamour campaign, Vizcaya gardens
Caribbean Miami Beach Glamour campaign, yellow gown

Here, true Miami Beach stylecan be more than just a dream.It can be the one you've always dreamed of.

Caribbean Miami Beach lifestyle panorama
Downtown Miami · Four-phase mixed-use

Metropolitan
Miami

The biggest thing to happen to Miami since, well, since Miami.

Metropolitan Miami brochure and collateral system
Metropolitan Miami brochure cover and tower rendering spread

heads up downtown! we're transforming you into a vibrant, diverse community of residential, retail, cultural and commercial activity unlike anything this city has ever known. nowhere else will you find an opportunity to live a round-the-clock city lifestyle in such fantastic surroundings. it all starts now!

met 1

introducing the first residential tower. visit our sales center to learn about met 1's 447 diverse luxury condominiums that include lofts, tower suites and penthouses. met 1 features magnificent views of biscayne bay and the city of miami plus fabulous restaurants, retail venues and amenities.

met 2

be on the lookout for met 2, another luxurious residential tower with exciting retail venues and a host of amenities. coming soon.

met 3

just when you thought it was all too good to be true, it gets better. met 3's luxury residences, retail and amenities will be here before you know it. coming soon.

met square

introducing your metropolitan miami neighborhood center, with exciting stores, restaurants and entertainment venues. met square's vibe will bring to mind the culture and energy of new york's times square district and will provide downtown miami with a long-awaited and much desired social and lifestyle destination.

Downtown Miami and Brickell · Teaser campaign

Have you
Met?

We ran the campaign before anyone knew what it was.

Have you Met. Have we Met. We already Met. We met on the 21, on the kiosk at that bus route. The teaser ran all over Downtown and Brickell with no project name attached, so the only thing anyone could do was guess.

Teaser campaignOut-of-homeLaunch campaignCollateral
Metropolitan Miami streetscape banner program in downtown Miami
Metropolitan Miami We Met ad campaign

People called the newspaper to ask what it was. Thousands registered before we said a word.

The guessing turned into a frenzy. What was it, where was it, who was behind it. By the time we announced the project it already had recognition across most of South Florida, and the first tower sold out in record time.

Midtown Atlanta · Luxury apartment homes

Vireo
Piedmont Park

Named and branded before construction began.

Vireo started with a name. We named the building, then created the full concept and brand from the very beginning, before construction. Our input helped guide the design of the interiors and the concept of the whole project.

NamingConceptBrand identityInterior directionCampaignCollateralMerchandise

Why Vireo? It was here first.

It’s the first thing people ask. The vireo is a small songbird that lives in Piedmont Park, the building’s neighbor, so the name came straight from the park. Even the word fits: in Latin, vireo means “I am green.” The mark carries it through, with two feathers shaped into a V.

A 350-year-old oak had to come down. It didn't go to waste.

The property's 350-year-old oak had to be removed to make way for the building. Our idea was to use its wood in the interior design and other areas of the property, so the tree wouldn't go to waste.

Interior concept board with oak tree rings and a ring timeline
Interior concept board for signage and wayfinding
Interior concept board with wood walls and dimensional lettering
Brand mood
Vireo brand mood board of Midtown Atlanta and Piedmont Park
Vireo lifestyle mood concept one
Vireo lifestyle mood concept two
Vireo lifestyle mood concept three
Campaign and launch
Piedmont Park campaign posters for Vireo luxury apartment homes
Vireo construction fence banners announcing the spring 2019 opening
Leasing and brand in use
Vireo leasing rack card, front and back
Vireo business card on a slice of oak
Vireo logo blind embossed on paper stock
Vireo presentation folder with floor plan inserts and business card
The Vireo feather mark over resident lifestyle photography
Vireo floor plan cards
Vireo branded coasters
Vireo logo and feather mark on white
Vireo tote bags
Vireo resident tees and apron
Vireo leash and pet bowl
The James brand campaign photography
High-rise residential · Brand campaign

higher
living

Durham, North Carolina · Luxury high-rise residential

The James
Durham

Named for a legacy. Signed by it.

The James is named for the developer’s father, James Davis, a developer in his own right whose work left a lasting mark on Durham and Duke University. We created the entire brand, from the identity to the campaign, the out-of-home and every printed piece.

Brand identitySignature logoCampaignOut-of-homeStationery
The James signature logo beside the tower rendering

The logo is his real signature. His name, in his own hand.

Our idea was to turn James Davis’s actual signature into the logo, so every piece of the brand, from the billboard to the business cards, carries his name the way he wrote it.

The James signature rendered as dimensional signage
The James billboard design

Designed to be Durham’s tallest residential tower. With a speakeasy on top.

The James is designed to be the tallest residential building in Durham, with luxury at every level, right up to a members-only speakeasy on the roof. The brand needed to live up to all of it.

Concept boards for the rooftop members only speakeasy
The James brand portrait
The James after dark campaign image
Campaign concept with live music at The James
Brand mood
Brand mood board of Durham, Duke and the people who live there
Brand mood board with the rooftop pool and resident lifestyle
Brand mood board in black, white and gold
Brand mood board with lounge, art and atmosphere
Brand mood board with interiors and collateral
Interior direction
Interior direction with mosaic floor and vintage signage
Interior direction with illuminated unit numbers and deco pattern
Interior direction with signage and metal screens
Interior direction with lobby art and lighting
Interior direction with bar and threshold details
Interior direction with murals and lounge screens
The James rooftop pool and amenity deck
The James tower, Durham
The James stationery and business cards
The Whitney building signage
The Whitney · Downtown residential · Positioning

A new
perspective
on
downtown living

The Whitney W skyline collage
Fort Lauderdale, Florida · Downtown residential

The Whitney
Fort Lauderdale

Everyone else sold the beach. We sold the skyline.

The Whitney is LMC’s downtown tower in Fort Lauderdale. Every competitor in that market was selling the same beach concept in the same teal palette. We named it, set the concept and built the brand the other way, with a downtown Manhattan feel dropped into Fort Lauderdale.

NamingConceptBrand identityInterior moodCollateralInteractiveSignage

Everyone else went teal. We went black and white.

Black, white and muted tones run through the whole brand, with the views left in full color. The only color in the work is the one you see out the window.

The Whitney brand board and poster series
Signage and collateral
The Whitney dimensional lettering in honed stone
The Whitney blind embossed stationery
The Whitney amenity packaging suite including the pet bowl and leash
Down to the last detail

Collateral & signage

Brand books, environmental graphics, wayfinding and welcome kits, down to the pieces people pick up and take home.

Palmera dimensional identity in warm wood and brass
Dimensional identity
Palmera stationery suite with palm etching
Stationery
Palmera brand merchandise from tote to bottle
Merchandise
High-end videography & production

Motion

Films and reels that sell the feeling before the first tour. Storytelling that captivates & converts.

Feature film
Before the first tour
Press play
Lifestyle reel poster frame▶
LMC Minnesota poster frame▶
LMC Minnesota — corporate film

Introducing LMC and its development pipeline to the Minneapolis metro.

The Huntley poster frame▶
The Huntley — lifestyle film

A lifestyle film for the Buckhead Atlanta luxury high-rise.

3D flythroughs poster frame▶
3D flythroughs — compilation

A cut of 3D flythroughs and live-action across the portfolio.

Cutting-edge digital solutions

Websites

Custom web experiences, mobile strategy & execution — built to convert a scroll into a site visit.

Got a place that deserves better?

Let's create
something
extraordinary.

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