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FWD Sports · 2026

From Track to Business Asset: FWD's Strategic Repositioning.

Reshape the positioning and identity of FWD Sports, a premium sports marketing boutique, to move it away from the commoditized category of traditional agencies and establish it as a strategic business consultancy.

SportBrandingReputation
01Challenge

FWD Sports, a boutique founded by Pedro Nunes and Guto Ramos with privileged access to high-performance motorsport and professional tennis, had assets of the highest value but no brand to match them. Digital presence was practically nonexistent, and the commercial presentation was excessively text-heavy, out of step with the sophistication the company needed to communicate to decision-makers at large brands. The central risk was being framed as just another commoditized sports marketing agency, competing on price instead of value.

02Solution

A complete strategic diagnosis: SWOT analysis, benchmarking against 5 direct and global competitors, and two personas (the B2B decision-maker CMO and the elite athlete) to understand both ends of the business. Reading strengths against opportunities led to a new positioning: FWD stops being an "agency" and becomes a strategic consultancy that turns exclusive access to premium sport into a business asset, built on four pillars (Exclusive Access, Business Intelligence, Agility & Execution, Personalization) and a tone of voice that balances authority, desire and security. That positioning guided the full rebrand: new logo, typography, color palette and brand vocabulary, all designed by 037. The synthesis of that work took shape in a high-impact institutional video, with cinematic aesthetics and real motorsport footage, closing on the reveal of the new identity.

  1. Fase 01

    The foundation

    Approval of the new visual identity and restructuring of the institutional presentation and commercial proposal.

  2. Fase 02

    Digital launch

    Institutional site live, first posts on Instagram and LinkedIn, and production of the institutional teaser video with cinematic aesthetics and references to the premium and motorsport universe.

  3. Fase 03

    Expansion and PR

    Activation of press relations, a dedicated squad structure, and prospecting for new athletes and brands.

“We turn sport from a media channel into a growth platform.”

03Materials

Before and after the logo

Color palette and typography

Brand applications

Credits
Client
FWD Sports
Agency
PontoCo, in partnership with 037 Creations
My role
Strategic planning and brand narrative
Creative
Sara Maciel (creative direction and visual identity design)
Partners
Léo Ávila and Gabriela Nogueira (executive partnership direction), Rebeca Lazarini (digital analysis)
Year
2026

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