Tonic

Talent brand & growth · London

We build talent brandspeople want to work for.

Sharper creative, clearer journeys, proof candidates actually believe.

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What are you trying to solve?

What we help unlock

Where growth gets stuck — and what we do about it.

What are the five tensions we see most often? How does each one map to the work behind it, proof you can explore, and a clear way to start?

  • 01

    Tension

    How can we get the right people to see the right story?

    How we respond

    We sharpen audience, EVP and role narrative, then rebuild the creative beats around the hires you need most.

    • Insight
    • EVP and role narratives
    • Audience-led creative
  • 02

    Tension

    How can we keep interest from disappearing before the form?

    How we respond

    We lift proof earlier, simplify the journey and tighten capture so attention turns into action.

    • Careers site conversion
    • Application journey redesign
    • Lead-capture systems
  • 03

    Tension

    How can we align the employer story with what people actually experience?

    How we respond

    We anchor EVP in journeys and proof—not a slide everyone nods at and forgets.

    • EVP architecture
    • Brand and EVP
    • Internal alignment
  • 04

    Tension

    How can we turn busy channels into quality demand?

    How we respond

    We tie reach to commercial outcomes—proof, routing and what happens the moment someone leans in.

    • Channel strategy
    • Social and content
    • Performance creative
  • 05

    Tension

    How can we help candidates feel the brand before they join?

    How we respond

    We design the decisive moments before signing—so promise, process and experience align.

    • Candidate experience design
    • Onboarding narrative
    • EmployeeX

Proof

Proof, not polish.

Story-led outcomes first; numbers stay in the prose, not on the dashboard.

Insurance

AXA

Global employer brand architecture adopted across seven countries.

Form views (30d) — 42. Single legacy form; zero submissions in period—demand capture failure, not traffic.

Related perspective

Education · Teach First

Year-on-year lift in applications and stronger post-assessment offers.

Annual form funnel — 575 views → 47 submissions. Narrow conversion path; most leakage before submit.

Related perspective

FMCG · Mars

Tweetshop campus activation reached 22,873 people in six days.

Drop-off before submit — 91.83%. The site invites browsing, not decisive next steps.

Related perspective

Work made visible — film, experiential, careers and journeys across sectors.

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Ideas · Journal

Thinking that moves before the brief.

Short perspectives, sharper questions and useful ideas for teams shaping talent growth.

Ideas by the Morning

Most candidate drop-off begins long before the form.

Explore this idea

A useful next move

If you are still orienting, the work is the fastest way to see how we think.

When you are ready

Tell us what you’re solving.

One sentence is enough to start. We will reply with the work that is closest to it and the person on our side most likely to help.