01/28/2020
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It seems like everyone online has been preaching about branding lately, from small business owners to corporate companies and well-known entrepreneurs such as preaches heavily on it - and for a reason.โฃ
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So what EXACTLY is branding, you might ask. Thereโs a massive amount of confusion, as to what is because there are ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐
๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ญ. Letโs start with what branding ISNโT: โฃ
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๐ซ NOT just logoโฃ
๐ซ NOT just your websiteโฃ
๐ซ NOT just your product packagingโฃ
๐ซ NOT just your visual identityโฃ
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In fact, branding is ๐๐๐ of the key elements listed above โ๐ผ combined PLUS:โฃ
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โก๏ธ your core identity (๐ฎ๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ท๐ข๐ญ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ด + ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ)โฃ
โก๏ธ branding guidelines aka your โbrand bibleโโฃ
โก๏ธ emotional connections consumers tie in with your brandโฃ
โก๏ธ having a consistent theme throughout all marketing platformsโฃ
โก๏ธ + SO MUCH MORE!โฃ
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If you havenโt branded yourself yet, consider your business DEAD. ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ. Itโs 2020, people donโt just buy products, they buy compelling stories behind the brand!โฃ
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I could go on all day defining the term โbrandingโ. Who here would like a blog post on this? Drop a โ๐โ below ๐๐ผ