Building a solid brand takes time. Your branding – which includes your business name, tagline, colours and content – embodies everything your business does and stands for. But although it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by all of this, it is possible to build your brand in a few easy steps. Here’s how:
1. Align your brand visuals
The visual elements of your branding, such as your colour scheme and logo, will help customers to recognise your brand, so they need to be used consistently across all of your marketing materials. Your logo should feature on your social media profiles, in your email signature and on your business cards, while your website, Facebook and Twitter pages should reflect your company colours.
2. Interact with your customers
Generally, people like doing business with brands that are accessible, and this is especially true in the age of social media. So encourage your customers to get in touch with you and respond to their messages, comments and calls promptly and positively. Doing this will strengthen your relationship with your customers, personify your brand and enhance your image as an honest and trustworthy business owner.
3. Utilise new technologies
Social monitoring tools such as Hootsuite and Tweetdeck are free to use, so make the most of them. By following brand mentions and hashtags, you can get an insight into the effectiveness of your branding and how your business is perceived by customers, as well as identify and deal with any problems being discussed in the public domain and also keep an eye on what’s happening in your industry.
4. Keep your brand conversation going
Thanks to the Internet, it’s never been easier to create content and remain relevant by giving people a reason to talk about your brand. But as well as writing your own news stories and blog posts, it’s important to share content from other businesses in your industry, as they’ll see your support and will be more likely to return the favour.
5. Practice your brand elevator pitch
In a highly competitive, fast-paced marketplace it’s vital that you create a short bio to describe exactly what it is your business does. Your bio should be concise, compelling and on brand so that it can be used anywhere to attract customers, open doors and drive positive recognition.
Successful branding is an essential component of any thriving business, and we hope this post proves it doesn’t have to be a daunting task.
Gorilla help companies build unstoppable brands, if you would like help or advice with your project then get in touch here
(Illustrations by Matt Varker, Gorilla)
