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What does your brand position say?
What is a Brand Position? At its core, your brand position is the unique space that your brand occupies in the minds of your target customers compared to other players in the marketplace. It’s how people think, feel, and talk about your business. Whether your brand comes across as warm, friendly, reliable, sophisticated, or quirky, your…
Sugary-Sweet or Saccharine? Sugarpova and Vanilla Air
Two interesting pieces of sugary branding news out today — Maria Sharapova is apparently considering legally changing her name to be Maria Sugarpova for the duration of the U.S. Open to bring attention to her candy line, Sugarpova. (The Guardian) AirAsia Japan is changing their name to Vanilla Air. (Economic Times) Sharapova’s Sugarpova is a…
Paradux Media Group Recognized as Bronze Winner in the 34th Annual Telly Awards
Paradux Media Group was recognized as a Bronze winner in the 34th Annual Telly Awards for its video project Asante: Principles of Place, an honor that reflects both creative excellence and strategic brand storytelling. The award was announced in April 2013 following a competitive judging process that included nearly 11,000 entries from all 50 states…
What is a Brand Book?
What is a Brand Book? Why do I need a Brand Book? What goes into a Brand Book? All of these are legitimate questions that many marketers struggle with. At its core, a Brand Book is an integral element of a well-functioning brand. It’s about articulating the elements of your brand concisely and consistently. It…
The Power of the Brand Narrative in the Brand Book
A brand narrative has considerable power as a brand-building strategy for aligning stakeholders and creating consistent messaging. In my experience, a good brand narrative is the superior force multiplier – and storytelling branding is profoundly influential. This is because people naturally want to be part of something bigger, they want to matter, and they want…
Why You Need a Brand Narrative
For thousands of years, humans have utilized stories provide context, meaning, and raison d’être in our lives. Our world is constructed of personal, community, institutional, and political narratives. Think for a moment, about the power narrative has played in your life today. Chances are pretty high that upon arriving at work this morning, you met…
Writing the Brand Manifesto and Brand Tagline for the Brand Book
Now that you’ve had the opportunity to get acquainted with your Brand for your Brand Book, it’s time to roll up your sleeves and write (or include) your Brand Manifesto and Tagline. (If you’ve been following Finding Brand for a while now, you might recall me addressing manifestos before in The Secret Sauce.) The Brand…
Following Through: How to Keep Your Marketing Plan Alive and Achieve Success
For the last several posts, I’ve been expanding on each of the questions I posed in my original post, “How Effective is Your Marketing Plan?” Today, let’s dive deeper into the crucial question of execution: Did you follow through on the strategies you laid out in your plan to reach your target demographic? (Did you…
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…
Your Brand Manifesto: Your Secret Sauce
Congratulations on Your New Brand Position! OK, so you’ve found your new brand position. You’ve taken the time to discuss it with your key stakeholders and get their buy-in. This foundational step is essential because it defines what your brand stands for and the unique position you occupy in the market. Now what? Well, my…
Preserving Goodwill: Business Goodwill Strategies Inspired by Harvest Season
There’s more to the Brand Book Tutorial Series, but this week, a small detour. We belong to a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture), and every week a box of fresh produce arrives at our door. Lately, life has been busy, and we haven’t kept up as well as we should. So today became a day of…