Brand development · Partnerships · Experiential · PR

Curators of Defining Experiences

The 360 Effect

A New York brand development, strategic marketing and communications agency. Since 2014 we've built the partnerships, experiences and press that make brands impossible to ignore.

500M+Earned media impressions
$1.2M+Brand partnerships secured
20–50%Audience growth for clients
12Years in business
About C.O.D.E.

Twelve years of building what people remember.

Shakirah DeMesier and Mahershala Ali on the TIFF red carpet

Client Shakirah DeMesier with Mahershala Ali on the TIFF red carpet.

We started in 2014 with a single launch event for Bleu Magazine that reached nearly 100 million impressions. Our first PR clients followed within the year, from Rafaello & Co. jewelers to executives and talent.

Today C.O.D.E. is a full-service agency spanning brand development, strategic partnerships, experiential and event production, public relations and talent management, for established corporate, entertainment and lifestyle accounts and emerging brands alike.

Our approach is the 360 effect: every idea is built to work across experience, partnership, press, social and community at once.

What we do

The 360 Model

01

Strategy + positioning

Audience insight, brand narrative and go-to-market plans.

02

Strategic partnerships

Sponsorship, brand and licensing deals, sourced, structured and negotiated.

03

Experiential + events

Activations, tours, launches and hospitality programs from concept to wrap.

04

Communications + PR

Press strategy, media relations and earned-media campaigns.

05

Talent + creator integration

Ambassadors, hosts, athletes and creators matched to the brand.

06

Measurement

Impressions, earned value, audience growth and partner ROI, reported plainly.

Who we serve

For organizations whose reputation is lived.

WBC press conference with the championship belt
Selected work

Case Studies

Sports, luxury, press and talent: work that earns attention and keeps it.

The Bite Club custom WBC pendant
Sports licensing

The Bite Club × WBC

Positioned a female-founded luxury jewelry collective as the official jewelers of the World Boxing Council, designing the custom chain and pendant presented at every main-event fight.

Official WBC partner · licensing deal next
Rafaello & Co. crest
PR + press

Rafaello & Co.

Our first PR client. We made a New York jeweler the name behind celebrity and athlete moments, from Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s $1M custom watch to NBA draft-day pieces.

TMZ · E! News · People · Hello!
Bleu Magazine logo
Partnerships + experiential

Bleu Magazine Launch

A private dinner with Hennessy V.S and Bleu Magazine honoring cover star Nick Cannon, with partners including Tesla, Hennessy and STK.

Nearly 100M impressions
Milk Makeup Hydrogrip campaign
Brand campaigns

Brand × Talent

Campaigns across commercial, hosting, sync and ambassador formats for Milk Makeup, Timberland, Stuart Weitzman and Spotify.

$280K+ in commercial + sync deals
How we build

The C.O.D.E. Ecosystem

Long-term relationships, not one-off activations: every partner, experience and story feeds the next.

01
Discovery

Talent, partners and experiences introduce the brand to new audiences.

02
Validation

Trusted voices, press and live moments earn credibility.

03
Community

Events, content and participation turn attention into belonging.

04
Advocacy

Ambassadors, partners and customers become long-term voices.

Strategic alignment

Every program ties back to your business and marketing goals.

Operational excellence

Clear timelines, coordinated teams and no surprises.

Growth partnership

Reporting that turns results into the next opportunity.

Alicia Gooding, founder of C.O.D.E.
Meet the founder

Alicia Gooding

A strategic operator and brand executive who builds partnerships, experiences and the infrastructure behind them. Before and alongside C.O.D.E., Alicia led experiential and integrated marketing for Pepsi, Moët Hennessy, Diageo and American Family Insurance, and was the first strategic executive hire at Breakr, building four divisions through a $13M Series A.

Cannes LionsSpeaker, 2022 + 2023
Shorty Impact Award#HerBigBreak, 2022
15+ yearsBrand + partnerships
“My leadership approach is grounded in operational clarity, strategic partnerships, and long-term infrastructure development.”
Clients + partners
HennessyMAC CosmeticsMilk MakeupNikeRafaello & Co.ReebokSpotifyStuart WeitzmanTelfarThe Bite ClubTimberlandTrue ReligionWorld Boxing CouncilAtlantic RecordsRoc NationBET
Our work has appeared in
The New York TimesRolling StoneTMZPeopleE! NewsEssenceAllureRefinery29HypebeastComplex
Contact

Let’s build something people remember.

Tell us what you're launching, hosting or growing. We'll come back with how the 360 effect can work for you.

info@thecodeofnyc.com
New York