We’ve helped 350+ growth-stage brands build what comes next.
Unified commerce, built around the brand that earned it.
Commence is a brand and commerce partner for growth-stage companies on Shopify. We rebuild fragmented systems into one connected customer experience — so your brand, B2B, DTC, and storefront stop working against each other.
Brand and commerce, rebuilt as one system.
Most growth-stage brands hit a wall that isn’t a marketing problem. It’s a systems problem. B2B lives in one tool, DTC in another, the brand story drifts across channels, and the tech stack has become a tax on growth.
Commence is how we fix the plumbing. Studio is how we sharpen the story. Together, they become one engine: a brand architecture that scales, and a commerce system that sells around the clock.
Everything a growth-stage brand needs, under one roof.
Explore all servicesUnified Commerce
One catalog. One checkout. One customer record. B2B and DTC, connected on Shopify.
Brand Strategy
Positioning, pillars, naming, story.
Shopify Plus
Custom Shopify Plus theme, app stack, and integrations — engineered as one unified commerce system.
Web & Editorial
WordPress, content systems, editorial design that scales.
Brand Support
Content & creative on retainer. Photo, illustration, packaging, and editorial — the design partner that ships with you every week, not the agency you re-onboard every quarter.
SEO & Content
Topical authority, content engine, technical SEO.
Lifecycle & CRO
Email, SMS, pop-ups, and on-site experiments.
Brand Identity
Logos, systems, guidelines teams use.
A beauty brand where the shelf and the screen finally tell the same story.
Sorella came to us with a loved product and a site that made it hard to buy. We rebuilt the brand architecture, launched the storefront on Shopify Plus, and connected wholesale, DTC, and subscription into one system.
“They rebuilt the whole engine while we kept selling. The brand finally matches what the product has always been.”
A clear path from what’s broken to what sells.
Start a Shopify BlueprintDiagnose
Shopify Blueprint or brand audit. We map the system as it is, not as it feels — with quantitative and qualitative evidence.
2–4 weeksArchitect
Brand and commerce strategy, on paper. Positioning, technical roadmap, and a financial case for the work — with numbers attached.
3–6 weeksBuild
Shopify Plus, brand, content, growth. Parallel tracks, single team, single source of truth — built against the same north star metric.
8–16 weeksGrow
Ongoing CRO, lifecycle, partner support. Monthly retainer with shared KPIs and quarterly reviews. The system keeps improving.
OngoingDifferent industries, same principle: brand and commerce, rebuilt as one.
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Brand Support + Lifecycle & CRO · +38% Conversion rate
Dermaplane Pro
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Brand Support + Shopify Plus · +155.5% Add to carts
Sorella Apothecary
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Brand Identity + Brand Strategy · +142% Engagement rate
Mars Energy Group
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Brand Identity + Brand Strategy · +14% Direct new members
Sierra Pacific Federal Credit Union
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Lifecycle & CRO + Shopify Plus · 99.1% Errors eliminated
Death Wish Coffee
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16 SKUs in unified packaging system
Barnacle Foods
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+158% Mobile conversion rate
Patagonia Upper West Side
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#1 Sleep app, App Store
Eight Sleep
Read case studyWe ship the latest features your users actually want
Shopify Plus PartnerShoppable ChatGPT + AI Discovery
Your catalog, answering natural-language questions at scale. We structure products and content so the answer is always yours.
See in actionB2B native + DTC, one store
One theme, one admin, two customer experiences. Price lists, net terms, company profiles — all connected to DTC data.
See in actionShop Markets + cross-border
One storefront, many markets. Currency, language, duty, and fulfillment handled at the platform layer.
See in actionA 30-day diagnostic that tells you exactly what to fix — with numbers attached.
Before you invest in a re-platform, a redesign, or a new agency — get a full system audit, a prioritized roadmap, and a financial case. Fixed scope. Fixed price.
- Storefront performance + CRO audit
- Brand architecture review
- Technical & app stack assessment
- SEO & lifecycle gap analysis
- 90-day prioritized roadmap
- Financial case + ROI model
Five stars, repeatedly.
40+ five-star reviews · Clutch · Shopify · Google“Commence Studio is a smart, thoughtful team. They do a great job of understanding the business and use cases of every project.”
“We felt that the Commence team truly understood what made our brand tick and how we could differentiate our firm.”
“Working with artists like them has been a pleasure — they take their craft as seriously as we do our food.”
“They delivered everything they promised. They were great at understanding what we were trying to communicate and conveyed information in a new way.”
“A team of young professionals delivering high-quality, modern work in a flexible environment. They made it easy to recommend changes as needed.”
“They created something better than what I could have articulated. The graphic art they produce stood out far before I engaged them.”
“They're a cut above other agencies I've seen. I got exactly what I wanted and have recommended them to others.”
“We've gotten really positive feedback — everyone loved it. Branding is like architecture; you shouldn't have to explain it.”
“Communication was clear and concise. Many team members worked together to create a seamless end result.”
Sharp thinking, short reads.
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Start with a Shopify Blueprint — a 14-day strategic diagnostic that shows you exactly what to fix, in what order, with numbers attached.
