I’m Rebecca Wilson, and for more than 20 years I’ve helped businesses build stronger brands, sharper marketing and more effective communications.
My background spans direct consultancy, full-time roles, agency leadership and collaborative partnerships - working with start-ups, founders, agencies, growing businesses and large organisations across real estate, hospitality, government, logistics, fintech, consumer and events. That breadth shapes how I work now: strategic when needed, hands-on when it matters, and always focused on what will make the biggest difference.
I created 1914 to offer the kind of support many businesses need but do not always have in-house: senior brand, marketing and communications input that is commercially grounded, practical and built to be useful.
About 1914
WHAT I BELIEVE
To help businesses build brands that are experienced, not just seen.
At 1914, I believe brand is far more than visuals, messaging or marketing output. It is how a business shows up, how it communicates, how it behaves, and how people experience it.
The strongest brands are built through consistency, substance and intent - when what a business says, does and delivers all line up.
Why clients bring me in
Usually, it is because something important needs to move - and they want it handled with judgement, experience and perspective.
Some organisations need sharper thinking around brand and marketing. Others need senior support during a transition, a launch, or a period of change. Many are looking to turn something that feels unclear, underpowered or inconsistent into a brand and marketing direction that is stronger, more focused and more commercially effective.
Whatever the brief, the aim is the same: to build brands that are better understood, more consistently expressed and more meaningfully experienced.
How I work
I’m naturally practical, so I do not believe in strategy that looks impressive on paper but goes nowhere in real life.
I like getting to the heart of an issue quickly, asking the right questions, and focusing on what will genuinely make the biggest difference. That might mean shaping strategy, strengthening messaging, bringing structure to a complex challenge, or rolling up my sleeves to help move the work forward.
And where the brief calls for broader delivery, I work closely with the right specialists - from designers and content creators to developers and other expert partners - to make sure the thinking carries through properly and the output works as it should.
The thinking behind 1914 is simple: substance matters, intent matters, and strategy only earns its place when it is useful.
A wider creative partnership
Alongside 1914, I’m also a partner in Fifth House Middle East. It means I can connect strategy with broader creative delivery when needed - whether that is brand identity, design systems, campaign creative, content or digital execution.