Some narrowly define a brand as
simply the name, symbol or other
feature that identifies your goods
or services as distinct from those of
others, but these days a brand is
SO much more!
What is your Brand?
Your brand is …
• who you are and what you stand for.
• your promise to your customers.
• how your product/service is perceived by the world.
Your brand is everything, tangible
and imagined, surrounding your
product or service.
Your brand is everything, tangible and imagined, surrounding your
product or service.
• Logo
• Colors
• Website
• Tagline
• Vision and mission statements
• Building and employees/uniforms
• Products and services
• Marketing materials
• …You get the picture.
Types of Brands
Personal Brand
Personal Brand
The marketing of people/careers as a brand
Personal Brands Often Carry Over To Products/Services
• Harpo Productions
• OWN – Oprah Winfrey Network
• Oprah’s Book Club
• O, That’s Good
• Oprah’s Organics
Product Brand
Product Brand
Specific products made by a company
Service Brand
Service Brand
A unique and specific service
Corporate Brand
Corporate Brand
A corporate entity, as opposed to its individuals
products and services
Brand Identity
The next several slides will delve into the 4 components of
brand identity further with the URLs of worthwhile
YouTube videos.
Please feel free to bypass these videos, though they are brief and
packed with useful information.
Brand Voice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM7Wn5gLEtc
Brand Values
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSVemBt9vjs
Brand Personality
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2YRUohgadY
Brand Visual Identity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHbJ0fkqI6I
Additional factors to consider
when creating your brand…
Create a Unique Selling Proposition (USP)
• Why should a customer choose you over your competitors?
• What do you customers need?
• What do they want?
• Consider your product from the customer’s point of view.
• Who is your target customer?
-Age?
-Lifestyle?
-Values?
• How are you going to improve their lives?
• What are their pain points?
Self
actualization
Esteem
Love/Belonging
Safety
Physiological needs
Why do you need a USP?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlPVu0EzGAY&t=5s
We need basic things to survive.
Remember what people need in your marketing messages.
If you have 2 different businesses, consider different branding messages.
Strengths Weaknesses
Opportunities Threats
SWOT Analysis
Internal
External
Strengths
1.
2.
3.
Weaknesses
1.
2.
3.
Opportunities
1.
2.
3.
Threats
1.
2.
3.
Create Your Own SWOT Analysis
Internal
External
The Golden Circle
Source: TED Talk – How Great Leaders Inspire Action, by
Mr. Simon Sinek---HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Great leaders think from the inside out.
People don’t just buy WHAT you are selling,
They buy the WHY behind your brand/service.
Example: 250,000 people, black and white alike,
descending upon Washington, D.C. to hear
Rev. Martin Luther King deliver his famous
“I Have a Dream” speech, not just because he was a
great orator, but because they believed in the WHY.
They SHARED the dream of a better America for
all people.
Sinek’s Golden Circle is similar to the human brain. The neocortex deals with
facts, but people make decisions based on the limbic (emotional) brain.
Source:www.sciencedaily.com/terms/neocortex.htm
BOTTOM LINE:
Make a compelling story for WHY your brand exists and
then seek people/customers who believe in the ideals
behind your product or service.
ALWAYS remember to whom you are marketing.
Vision statement:
Your dream. What you envision your
brand becoming, the values it holds, etc.
It is what you desire to achieve.
Bring inspiration and innovation to
every athlete* in the world. (*If you
have a body, you are an athlete.) -
Nike
Mission statement:
A formal summary of the aims and values of a company,
organization,
Do everything possible to expand human potential.
Nike
Create a vision and mission statement so employees, customer and investors
understand your brand and its direction.
Brand Comparisons
Starbucks vs Paul Newman’s Coffee
First Impression?
“Love your beverage or let us know. We’ll always make it right”.
-Starbucks USP
First Impression?
Newman’s 2 principles: "Quality will always trump the bottom line." &
"100% of the profits will go to charity.“
Who is the ideal customer for each
coffee brand in your opinion?
Now, the fun part…..VISUALS
Creating great visuals is essential for communicating an outstanding brand message and brand tone to your audience.
Make your visuals consistent with your brand’s theme, style, and message.
A great logo is simple and easy to understand AND it is memorable!
*Logos
*Colors
*Packaging
*Photography
Visual Components of Your Successful Brand
LOGO DESIGN
Source: The Complete Guide to Branding for Small Businesses, Nour Boustani
Colors
Serif - stylish, classical, elegant
San Serif - modern and simple
BOLD
Ornate
Creative
Fonts
Source: The Complete Guide to Branding for Small Businesses, Nour Boustani
Shapes
Source: The Complete Guide to Branding for Small Businesses, Nour Boustani
Source: The Complete Guide to Branding for Small Businesses, Nour Boustani
Source: The Complete Guide to Branding for Small Businesses, Nour Boustani
Thickness
Example 1
Different feels
Your Logo Helps Define Your Brand
Scenario 1
You, your spouse and your 3 young children are driving across country and are ready to rest
so want to find a fun, family friendly hotel to spend the night.
Scenario 2
You are driving from Dallas to NYC on business and want a no frills hotel where you can get a
few hours of sleep before you hit the road again at 5 am.
Scenario 3
You are taking a road trip with some college friends and are looking for a place to stay for the night.
Which would you choose?
Example 2
Which logo goes best with which picture?
So, your brand encompasses everything your customers see,
hear, smell and feel related to your business, including, but
not limited to:
No matter what type of business you have, you need a sticky brand, a brand that resonates with your
customers and sticks around for a long, long time.
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