A potter's hands around a bowl with the Visit Cleveland County logo overlaid

Visitors are now captivated by Cleveland County’s vibrant blend of live music, Southern craft beer, diverse cuisine, and plentiful outdoor recreation, making it a premier destination for both town and country experiences.

Quintessential Carolina Culture

Cleveland County’s new messaging strategy invites visitors to experience authentic Carolina culture, while celebrating what makes it such: roots-music, world class barbeque, laid-back rivers and trails.

A group of friends with drinks taking a selfie
A shelf full of pottery mugs
A mother and daughter walking down the street
A man pouring beer from a tap

Brand
Identity

Classic Americana colors and a subtle nod to guitar strings, our new logo and accompanying visual assets capture the brand’s reimagined personality: “Carolina’s Land of Rhythm and Roots.”– our hat tip to the county’s famous love for roots music.

Carolina's Land of Rhythm and Roots tagline
The Cleveland County emblem
Land of Rhythm Cleveland County lockup.
A t-shirt mockup and sticker mockups

Content Creation

New commercial photography and short-form videos help showcase the walkable downtown, hand-crafted goods, farmers markets; live music, and outdoor recreation.

Website

Our team developed a new destination website with SEO marketing and a custom tours module, to ensure ease of visibility from both search engines and visitors.

An iPad mockup of the proposed Cleveland County website

Community Engagement

Local community members, government leaders, and stakeholders, all contributed to the identity upholding their home as the Land of Rhythm and Roots.