2. Successful branding is the key to outdoing competitors and creating
customer loyalty. It requires careful consideration of your mission,
creative thinking and a strong desire to connect with the people who
will ultimately make your company successful. Start by deciding
what's special about your company, what makes your product worth
someone's time.
3. Pinpoint your mission
Think like a customer
Choose a design scheme
Involve your employees
Conduct market research to find out who you’re
serving
Do a competitive analysis
Develop a marketing strategy
Have a presence on social media
Have a killer website
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5. What qualities, values and experiences are you offering your
customers? In order for your branding to seem authentic and be
effective, you need to project a truthful image of what your
company strives to provide.
6. When you buy a product, why do you buy it? What makes you
choose a particular brand? See if you can use your answer to help
you figure out how your own brand will come across. Find out what
your customers are longing to feel and make your brand help them
feel that way.
7. Your brand needs a look that’s in keeping with the tone of your
brand mission and language. Are you modern and sleek? Fun and
colorful? Traditional and classic? This look should be synchronized
across all of your media
8. What's the age group and demographic of your main customer
base? You might be surprised at the answer, so it’s important to
conduct some research to find out who’s interested in the product
you’re offering, and how they’re responding to your branding.
9. Conduct research to find out what other companies are offering and
decide how your company is different. Your branding should focus
on the difference, on what makes your product better than the rest.
Finding that special something that sets you apart is essential,
because your customers have so many choices that they’ll never
even know your product exists unless you help it stand out.
10. Social media is one of the best ways to build a brand these days. Get
basic social media accounts and update them regularly with
pictures, deals and other information about your company. Find
things that are related and appeal to your customers and give them
the chance to interact.
11. This is the age of the Internet and social media, so having a website
is central to building a brand. It's fine to base your business in the
flesh and traditional media, but if you don't at least have a website,
you'll be seen as old fashioned and inaccessible. Hire a professional
or use a template and get a nice looking website.
12. Taranee Rice is a brand manager who provides the
help in retail management and business development
currently, lives in California.