The pros and cons of working with Dragon Rouge and Studio Elias agencies

Are you looking for a design agency to rethink your brand identity, deploy your product online, or structure your communication strategy? Two options stand out: Red dragon, an international heavyweight, and us, Studio Elias, our independent brand & web agency.

Here is an honest comparison to help you make the right choice.

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Dragon Rouge: international expertise at the service of major groups

Founded over 35 years ago, Dragon Rouge is a French agency present in several countries. She supports brands on complex issues: packaging, retail, activation, brand strategy, and global content.

✅ Advantages:

• A strong international experience.
• Multidisciplinary teams.
• Support on large-scale projects.
• Proven methods in strategy and design.

❌ Disadvantages:

• Less suitable for small structures or limited budgets.
• A customer relationship that is sometimes more distant.
• Longer deadlines and a more rigid organization.

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Studio Elias: agility, proximity and digital technology at the heart of our approach

At Studio Elias, we help businesses build a strong brand that is rooted in their reality. Our mission? Create impacting identities, efficient Webflow sites (cf. our Webflow services page) and consistent experiences, working hand in hand with our customers.

✅ Advantages:

• A controlled budget, transparency.
• A real mastery of virtual and strategic issues.
• Significant agility, ideal for startups, SMEs, or scale-ups.

❌ Disadvantages:

• Less suitable for industrial or very large-scale projects.
• We prefer missions where collaboration is at the heart.

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Two visions of the business, two ways of supporting brands

Dragon Rouge embodies a classic, but extremely effective vision of the design profession: a solid structure, a global network, well-oiled processes, and an ability to support brands on heavy and multi-market missions. It is a safe bet for groups in need ofvery strategic support, multiple business teams, and large-scale coordination. Their approach to branding is based on a strong corporate dimension, methodological rigor, and in-depth advice.

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For our part, at Studio Elias, we defend another way of doing this job. More direct. More humane. More modern. We believe that a brand identity is not only built on classroom presentations, but also through authentic exchanges, shared ideas, and a real understanding of what your team experiences on a daily basis. We value flexibility, creativity, and adaptability. Our methods are designed to save you time, while maintaining a high level of graphic and strategic quality.

Our strength is this ability to slip into your reality: understand your challenges, your market, your customers, and to co-create a brand identity aligned with your values, goals and vision (cf. our rebranding page 👈🏻). We don't do branding frozen on a slide: we make it live on a site, in your content, in your communication, and in each activation.

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In short, two visions of design and consulting, two postures: one from a large international agency, the other born from the desire to support differently, with more links, more listening, and a real space for collaboration between humans.

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In summary: which agency for your project?

• Dragon Rouge: ideal for global projects, large structures, and global strategies.
• Studio Elias: perfect for growing businesses, digital brands, and human-sized projects with a strong demand for design and proximity.

Want to know more about our approach? Discover our 8 steps to create a brand platform with style and efficiency 😎

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If you are looking for an independent agency capable of combining creativity, method and design, we are here to discuss it.