Littlefield Agency Littlefield Agency
Built Like You anthem film
Client
Ditch Witch — A Charles Machine Works Company
Scope
Brand platform, identity, film, photography
Sector
Underground construction equipment
Engagement
25+ years · Ongoing
Still reimagining Ditch Witch after 25 years

Built Like You.

A rebrand for the operators who put their hands on the machines before they put their name on the invoice. One promise. Every touchpoint.

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00:38 / 01:52
01
The Situation

Fifteen years on the dealer.
Time to put the iron
back in frame.

After a fifteen-year branding campaign focused on the relationship between the dealer and our customers, it was time to put focus back on our equipment — while somehow still making it all about our customers.

That's where the new tagline came from.

Built Like You

Our customers are tough, rugged, and will do anything to get the job done. Just like our machines. The platform doesn't choose between the operator and the iron — it argues they're the same engineered thing.

FIG. 01 — Perry OK MARCH 2026
02
The Insight
Tough. Rugged. Will do anything to get
the job done.
Just like our machines.
Operator portrait next to Ditch Witch AT32
03
Photography & Art Direction

Hands first.
Hero shots second.

No models. No clean boots. Every frame had to feel like the operator showed up to work and we showed up to document it.

04
Film & Motion

VIDEO THAT SMELLS LIKE DIESEL.

One rule: never separate the operator from the iron. The machine does the work. The customer is the reason it exists. Every cut holds them both in the same frame.

FILM 01 / ANTHEM01:00
Built Like You — Manifesto
Hero spot · Broadcast · Pre-roll
FILM 02 / DOC02:18
The Operator
FILM 03 / PRODUCT00:45
First Cut
"You didn't make us look like the others. You made us look like ourselves."
— Sean Hubbard
VP Marketing, Ditch Witch · Perry, OK