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Aquarius Equipment Finance
The box that changed the world

There is no such thing as a dull product, or a problem creativity can't solve.

San Francisco Bay. Photo: Whitty 

Aquarius Equipment Finance invest in containers that are leased to the world’s leading container shipping lines. 

 

During a period of disruption in global trade, we were tasked with reassuring investors that the era of containerization was far from over.

Beyond the challenge of making steel boxes sound interesting, our hands were tied by a set of incomprehensible rules of public engagement that are governed by the SEC.

The constraints imposed by the SEC meant we couldn't talk numbers, so we focused on the creative ways in which containers are being used once they have been retired from a life at sea.

Our campaign broke the category norms and forged an emotional connection between AEF, investors, and industry.

  • Investor Yield: To date, AEF has outmaneuvered cyclical market volatility to return more than $1.3 billion to its investors.

  • Market Advantage: By establishing a deep emotional premium before the global trade upswing, our positioning primed AEF to maximize a sector projected to sustain a 3.8% to 5.1% compound annual growth. 

  • Future-Proof Value: Reframing a simple commodity asset as an irreplaceable icon of global trade ensured long-term investor alignment as container technology expands into specialized cargo and advanced tracking systems.

Source: Drewry Maritime Research

Scott Smith

"Whitty combines a unique understanding of branding and business common sense. He has a challenging, yet charming style and a can-do attitude to everything we throw at him." 

Scott Smith, CEO

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Scott Smith, CEO

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Chris Kirk, MindBomb Films

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