- Branding gives you recognition. Branding puts a face onto your business.
- Branding establishes trust. Consumers are going to feel more comfortable purchasing from a polished and legitimate business.
- Branding supports advertising. Advertising is an important component of a brand.
- Branding builds your financial value. Strong branding often guarantees future business.
- Branding inspires employees. A brand provides a mission which in essence gives employees something to work towards.
- Branding generates new business. Branding can provide word of mouth referrals.
Why You Should Care About Branding Your Business
It is safe to assume most everyone will look you up on Google prior to visiting your business, hiring you for a service, or purchasing your products and/or services. Whenever you interact with people, whether in-person or online, how you present your brand is exceedingly important. Think of all of the brands you know. While…
What is Typography?
Essentially, typography is the visual component of the written word. It is the technique, and art, of arranging letters in a way that makes the text legible, clear, and visually appealing to the reader. Typography involves the structure, size, weight, and style of the characters. It also considers the amount of space between the letters,…
Comical Global Branding Fails
Even the biggest brands can make mistakes when bringing their brand to new markets. A company should always carefully research and identify any cultural differences, or language translations, when expanding their business. You want to catch any possible missteps before they happen. Here are some epic fails for a good laugh. Coca-Cola When first launched…
5 Reasons Successful Branding is Important
Branding clearly delivers your message. Branding emotionally connects your target audience with what you offer. Branding motivates your audience to create a connection. Branding reinforces your credibility. Branding creates loyalty. Bonus – Branding helps you stand out in a crowd.
What is Branding? And, Why is it Important for Your Business?
By definition, branding is the process involved in creating a unique name, image, and overarching identity for a product or service in the consumers’ mind, mainly through advertising campaigns and marketing programs with a consistent theme. Branding aims to establish a significant and differentiated presence in the market that attracts and retains loyal customers. This…
Avoid These 6 Branding Mistakes
Not getting the logo right. Designing a logo yourself (just for now) may seem like a good idea, at first. But, changing a logo mid-stream can be complicated. If you aren’t widely recognized, you could lose what brand equity you may have already established. If you are, you could confuse, alienate and ultimately lose your…
How Dunkin’ Successfully Rebranded in 2019
The history of Dunkin’ began with a restaurant called “Open Kettle” in Massachusetts, in 1948. Founder William Rosenberg served donuts for five cents and premium cups of coffee for ten cents. Rosenberg renamed his restaurant “Dunkin’ Donuts” in 1950, and franchised his brand in 1955. Since 1950, the number of Dunkin’ restaurants has increased to…
What is the Difference Between Serif and Sans-Serif Typefaces?
You may have heard the terms serif and sans-serif before, but do you know what those terms actually mean? In typography, a serif is a small line, stroke, or other decorative flair regularly attached to the end of a larger stroke in a letter or symbol within a particular font or family of fonts. “Sans”…
