Award Winning Creative Agency in Philadelphia

DEFY IS A STRATEGY, CREATIVE, AND PRODUCTION AGENCY FOUNDED ON THE BELIEF THAT EVERY BRAND HAS A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE.

WE USE OURS TO HELP OUR CLIENTS FIND THEIRS.

If you push hard enough, you can create work that could never be mistaken for a competitor’s. That’s what we’ve been doing for over two decades—building a portfolio with a reputation for being unapologetically authentic.

Our team is experienced, hungry, resourceful, never complacent, and—most importantly—curious. Curiosity has opened our door to almost every industry, partnering with clients coast to coast who value one-of-a-kind work, collaboration, and the reward that comes from seeing a big idea through.

Together, we’re finding unique angles for brands in athletics, life sciences, fashion, consumer goods, financial services, pharmaceuticals, tourism, hospitality, and the non-profit sector—and that’s just scratching the surface.

And while defiance is quite literally our name, we’ve learned that truly great work must be effective. We’ve become an award-winning strategy, creative, and production agency because we operate in that order: strategy first.

Ready to find your brand’s fresh perspective? The choice is yours: follow or Defy.

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Vision

We create value
with creativity.

We put the trophy rack by the front door, so we can walk by it twice a day.

Values

A company’s culture isn’t found in a sentence on a website.

Dependability.¹ Humility.² Collaboration.³ Honesty.⁴ Optimism.⁵ Fairness.⁶ Balance.⁷ Diversity.⁸ Flexibility.⁹

¹ We support and stick up for each other as we regularly reach across the (often virtual) aisle. When our in-house foundation is strong, our partners can confidently rely on us. ² We don’t know everything. But when we work with open minds, we grow with each job. ³ We see our clients as partners. We value their input and work closely with their internal teams to achieve our mutual goals. ⁴ Transparency with our team and partners leads to honest work, and honest work is defiant. ⁵ To consistently chase brave creative, we operate with positivity. ⁶ To build meaningful and lasting relationships we lead with empathy and trust. We expect the same in return. ⁷ We do not belong to any one industry. We find creative fulfillment through a diverse roster of brave clients. ⁸ We’re committed to representation. We believe that a varied collection of voices inherently leads to authentic, inclusive work. ⁹ Employees are people. We work to accommodate our team and partners because we see the value in investing in the individual.