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Branding a Local vs National Company
I had the opportunity the other day to chat with a friend who is a national brand marketer. During our conversation, I was struck (again) by the sameness and, simultaneously, the differentness of branding a national vs. local brand. At its core, branding is about developing a message and sticking to it. That is the…
Visual Identity on a Budget: Strategies for Small and Mid-Size Companies
Building a visual identity on a budget doesn’t mean compromising quality. A strong brand presence is crucial for small and mid-sized businesses, but significant branding initiatives can be costly. Fortunately, there are ways to achieve professional results while staying within budget. Stand Out in Your Industry Your visual identity should make you distinct. Avoid imitating…
What’s Your Brand Story?
From start to finish, a well-executed brand is just about telling a good story. Well-written stories are pretty predictable in their format; they have a beginning, middle, and end. The pieces of the story that are being told are consistent with and advance the storyline. They don’t pursue irrelevant tangents; each paragraph and chapter builds…
Using Product Promotions to Extend Your Brand
Once you’ve established your brand position and even created a branding commercial or two — it is inevitable that the next call you receive from your boss (or the CFO) is a plea/mandate to run a promotion to sell your product (yesterday)! At that moment, the balance sheet requires moving a product for the company’s…
Branding Consistently
The hardest part about branding is keeping tight control of your branding consistency—always using the same logo, sticking with your tagline, maintaining your presence in the media, and sticking with your plan. Consistent branding is hard because it’s so much easier, and often faster, to get things done and check things off your list. We’ve…
Branding with Actions – Not Words
Too often, when we consider Branding, we focus entirely on the name of the business, the smartness of the tagline, or the commercials we produce. However, branding should be about creating a consistent customer experience, and the best way to accomplish this is through actions. We all know that we believe in a person’s actions…
Using and Buying Media Wisely
Before we get into planning season, this seems like a good time to discuss the best ways to think about buying media. I touched on this briefly in my recent post, The Intersection of Planning and Improvisation. But this topic deserves an entire post before annual plans are laid for 2011. The first thing you…
Marketing Plan: Intersection of Planning and Improvisation
Before the frenzy of annual strategic planning begins, I thought I’d take a moment to discuss some strategies you might want to consider as you build your strategic yearly marketing plan. Naturally, your strategic marketing plan should contain your best guess on how you will advance your brand and product positions throughout the upcoming year: where…
Buzz Marketing Ideas for Branding
Branding is about being memorable and creating buzz marketing. There are many ways to do it; you have to get creative. Here are some buzz marketing ideas to get you started Why not work out a deal with a local coffee stand to offer your customers a discount card for their product? (talk about buzz…
Unexpected Branding Opportunities
In any business, there are expected branding opportunities, television commercials, radio, signs in the store, and even team member shirts. However, some unexpected branding opportunities allow you to make your brand stand out. The first thing to consider is what your brand manifesto requires. Is it fun, innovative, bold, friendly, kind, or in your face?…
Branding with Window Clings
Many retail establishments are well-positioned to be highly visible from drive-by traffic. Many of those same retail establishments are missing the best advertising and Marketing POS available – their location and, precisely, their windows. Window clings are a viable method for putting your promotional message out where people driving past can see it. In some zones, City…
Social Media and Brand Strategy
Social media is a scorching topic right now, and rightfully so. I’ve heard more than one company wonder if it is, longs I,n the Brand Strategy. In my opinion, the answer is a resounding YES. If it’s not part of your integrated Brand Strategy, you’re missing a vital channel for furthering your brand position. As…
Practice Patience
For local business owners worldwide and in Southern Oregon, the three keywords for opening or running a business are location, location, and location. In today’s economic and marketing environment, the new three keys to success are patience, patience, and patience. From a financial standpoint, disposable income doesn’t exist like it did a few years ago.…
Brand Development Doesn’t Have to be Expensive
I’m continually amazed at how often we, in the marketing profession and those in business, assume that brand development has to be expensive! This misnomer is honestly come by, though, because it’s easy to spend a lot of money on updating your brand image in good times. But having cash ready to pay isn’t a…
Brand Identity Design – Creating Good Corporate Identity
Does your Corporate Identity match your tagline and brand position? If not, it’s time for an update!
Brand Identity: Branding by Walking Around
Branding by Walking Around is your opportunity to create the landscape your brand will come to life on. It’s the very foundation of your brand position.
Top of Mind Branding
Branding is a long process. It’s not easy, it costs money, and it doesn’t create immediate traffic. Trust me, many times along this journey to a great brand, you’ll have to remind yourself why you’re embarking on this endeavor at all. So when those moments hit, just re-read this to remember why a great brand is critical to your success.
How to Create a Brand
We feel the rightness of creating a brand in our bones. Marketing and advertising agencies tell us that we’re supposed to “create a brand,” and we believe them. After all, who wouldn’t want a name like Nike, Kleenex, or Starbucks to call their own? But folks in businesses just beginning branding often find it expensive and…
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