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Articles about brand identity (0-50 of 1465)
- How To Choose A Right Brand Design Strategy
By: Arvind Webmaster | - I just listed some points which may help you to make a flow chart of brand design strategies of a new venture or revamping of a old one. Below are a few steps that help you strategise the brand design for your company:
Select a dynamic name
This is the most important and essential step while creating a brand for your company. The name that you select should be expressive and indicative of what your company, product or service involves. It should sound generic as to in ...
Tags: Brand design, brand identity, logo design
- Basics Of Corporate Identity
By: Arvind Webmaster | - Essentially it includes a brand identity for the company that marks its symbolic existence and a set of elements functioning as rules and regulations. These are the guidelines laid down by the company to make sure the apposite working in the market. The rules take care of considerations like the layout of the company pages or letterheads, the color schemes, and many other factors that contribute towards building a corporate identity.
Three basic components that influence corporate ...
Tags: corporate identity, brand design, logo design, corporate des
- Ways To Advertise On Internet
By: Arvind Webmaster | - Here are a few points that help you during advertising on the internet:
Advertising on Internet using SEO
The best way to draw maximum traffic to your website is through the optimum use of top search engines like Google, Amazon etc. To ensure that your website has a good page ranking among these search engines, constitute the following elements:
1. Create the website in such a way that makes it easy for the search engines to crawl and navigate.
Tags: brand design, logo design, brand identity design
- Some Check Points For A Brand Identity Design
By: Arvind Webmaster | - It has to be efficient in its presentation, and must create an impact on the person who sees it. A smart blend of the business name and its work has to form the design of the brand identity. Following are the essential checkpoints that must be considered before settling on a final brand design:
Be sure of the proficiency level of the designer, who is assigned the task of creating the most crucial emblem of the organisation. Choose a person who has the dexterity of a professional des ...
Tags: brand design, logo design, brand identity design
- Sell Your Products Online
By: Advansys | - Buying and selling online is becoming ever more popular and with more businesses entering the online industry everyday, it is almost unheard of for a company to be without a website of some sort to advertise their product or services. Opening up your business to online markets can bring huge amounts of opportunities to help your company grow.
In the current economical climate people are searching further to find cheap products before purchasing and the best way to find these ...
Tags: brand identity, logo design, ecommerce website, ecommerce website services, corporate identity
- Things To Consider In A Branding Strategy Map
By: Willie Greg | - Brand management is an important process that has to be taken seriously when your company has a product or even a service. This is because this is the actual application of the techniques in marketing associated with the company's product or product line. The main goal here is to increase the value of the product perceived by the target audience as well as the brand equity. Normally, when a certain brand is distinguished as something that is effective, it will be believed that the other products ...
Tags: brand management, branding strategy
- What Makes An Effective Logo Design?
By: Advansys | - The power of having strong brand identity cannot be under estimated with the corporate identity demonstrating a variety of different pieces of information in a visual way. Over the years, major brands such as Apple and Coca-Cola have built up a strong and mainly positive brand identity, which has lead to an increase in sales and customer brand loyalty. This positive brand identity has of course been built up over decades but billions has been spent on maintaining that this brand image is not tar ...
Tags: brand identity, logo design, ecommerce website, ecommerce website services, corporate identity
- Brand Management Has Never Been More Important Or More Difficult
By: David Nalin | - Brand management is a simple term for a far from simple process. By definition it is applying marketing techniques to a particular line of products in order to improve its value. The goal is to increase what is referred to as brand equity, or recognition and positive image with consumers. In practical application, however, brand management is really a series of processes that measures the effectiveness of a brand image, puts a value on the brand image, and constantly reviews, analyzes, and adjus ...
Tags: brand design, packaging design, brand management
- Effective Brand Design Is A Marriage Of The Art Of Design With The Science Of Marketing
By: David Nalin | - While the brands we are most familiar with today may not have been originally developed using todays sophisticated brand design techniques, dont be fooled into thinking that the most popular brands that we see everyday do not constantly undergo a rigorous process of evaluation and analysis. Millions of dollars are spent each year to fine tune every element of the corporate brand from logo design to package design. A truly effective brand design program will incorporate the art of ...
Tags: brand design, packaging design, brand management
- How An Ideal Corporate Identity Kit Help In Successful Advertising
By: markspenser | - The present world is ruled by huge MNCs and Corporate houses. To make a mark in this corporate world it is necessary to have a corporate identity. Corporate identity is referred to the aspects that are designed specifically keeping your business in mind. A corporate identity generally comprises of a company logo with the company name, at times the logo can be without the name of the company as well. However, the logo should be such that it has comprehensive color, design and should effec ...
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- Is Your Corporate Identity Serving You Well?
By: Sarah Frayzer | - The creation of a corporate identity for any business should never be taken lightly. For, its this very identity that will be used to define your corporate reputation, brand, products and services, and more to your clients and competition. A strong corporate identity is crucial to your ability to stand out in the crowd of competitors and to remain profitable.
Manage your brand identity
Corporate identity and branding are significant parts of any marketing pl ...
Tags: corporate identity and corporate identity
- Brand Translation: Packaging Design Differences Between China And The West
By: Vladimir Djurovic | - Is a product still the same without its packaging? As the saying goes looks matter, and without a properly designed package a product is hard to sell regardless of how good its other attributes might be. Indeed, packaging design represents what the brand stands for as much as other elements of the brand visual identity do, and in certain cases the packaging is almost as important as the product itself. After all, what would Coca Cola be without its famous bottle?
In China, as in ...
Tags: brand identity, China, visual identity, packaging design
- Media Relations And Brand Awareness - Helpful Hints
By: James Johnson | - That great idea has hatched, it feels good, it smells good and you believe it could be hugely successful but you dont know how to market it. What do you do?
The potential of your idea excites you until you hit the streets wanting to promote it. The glare of the neon which represents all the other wannabe great ideas is blinding and confusing and could easily dampen your spirits were you not convinced of the power of your product.
It is a given these days that a litt ...
Tags: media relations, online pr, pr company surrey, brand awareness, brand identity, public relations
- The Branding Agency Profile
By: swhitey | - So you are looking for just the right branding agency? The trick is to understand what branding is and how it will work for your business first. Branding is not a logo, ad, direct mail piece or website. It is much more than making a pretty picture or graphic.
Branding and specifically brand identity is the soul of your company. It is everything you believe in and strive for as an organization. It is how you want to be perceived by your customers, prospects, employees and anyone el ...
Tags: branding company, branding agency, branding, brand identity
- What Is Brand Identity Marketing
By: Jerry Glynn | - If you have ever purchased a product after seeing a commercial for it on television, or if you have ever had a jingle from a commercial stuck in your head, then you have experienced the power of brand identity marketing firsthand.
Brand identity is defined as the desired perception of a product or brand in the mind of the consumer, and advertising and marketing agencies work hard to achieve what their clients define as the correct perception of a particular product or brand.
Tags: branding, corporate brand, development, strategy
- Branding Is Complicated Choose Wisely
By: swhitey | - Choosing the right branding company can be a daunting task. The problem with the selection process is that every word of mouth, advertising and graphic design company says they are a branding agency.
This of course is not the case. To be a true branding company they must focus on one thing. Branding. Branding is not about media buys, logo designs and direct mail. It is about developing your clients brand and positioning in the market place. Inherently that is where advertising age ...
Tags: Branding agency, branding, branding company, brand image, brand identity
- Hiring A Branding Agency
By: swhitey | - Choosing the right branding agency can be a daunting task. The problem with the selection process is that every marketing, advertising and graphic design company says they are a branding company.
This of course is not the case. To be a true branding agency a company must focus on one thing. Branding. Branding is not about media buys, logo designs and direct mail. It is about developing your clients brand identity and positioning in the market place. Inherently that is where advert ...
Tags: Branding agency, branding, branding company, brand image, brand identity
- The Domino Effect Of Changing Your Logo
By: Erin Ferree | - It's a rainy afternoon and you've got a hot cup of tea and a box of dominoes. You set them up on end, one next to the other in a snaking line across your dining room table. Then you bump the first domino and watch as the rest fall down, one after the other.
Redesigning your logo is more than just fun and games
Changing your logo is a lot like playing dominoesonce you start, you have to keep knocking over project after project until you've got all of your mar ...
Tags: branding, brand, redesign, small business, brand definition, brand identity, logo, design, marketing, niche, niche market, target market
- The Building Blocks Of Visual Vocabulary: Flexibility
By: Erin Ferree | - Just like the sidekicks help out a superhero, your Visual Vocabulary together with your logo helps put the kapow into your brand identity.
These Visual Vocabulary "sidekicks" are the graphics, font styles, colors, and layouts you use in your materials, and even the type of paper you print your materials on.
One of the best features of a Visual Vocabulary is its flexibility.
It's important for a small business to use the same logo for the life of the b ...
Tags: visual vocabulary, brand, design, graphic design, branding, marketing, consistency, fonts, color palettes, paper, paper choice, timing, small business
- 9 Keys To An Effective Logo
By: Erin Ferree | - The right logo, with the right characteristics, will boost your visibility, credibility and memorablity which means more business for you!
These characteristics include:
Consistency in use of your logo, tagline, materials. Repetition of similar elements, used in the same or similar ways, helps people to remember who you are and what you do.
Memorability, so that your logo stays at the forefront of your potential clients' minds. That way, they'll thin ...
Tags: branding, brand, small business, brand definition, brand identity, logo, design, marketing, niche, niche market, target market
- The Layers Of Your Brand
By: Erin Ferree | - Branding is a hot topic in marketing these days, but it's defined in different ways and looked at from different angles. There are many components that make up a brand, and we call each component a Brand Layer.
Here are our definitions of some of the most important Brand Layers:
Brand Foundation
The base from which all brand elements will be created and measured against for accuracy. This layer consists of the following elements:
- Bran ...
Tags: branding, brand, small business, brand definition, brand identity, logo, design, marketing, niche, niche market, target market
- Business Card Basics
By: Erin Ferree | - Making a great first impression often begins with your business card. Your business card is typically the first of your marketing materials that a new client will see. It should clearly tell your client who you are and what you do at first glance.
A business card is a convenient way to introduce yourself at networking events, and it's key to passing your contact information along when you meet someone.
Important elements to include when designing your business card ...
Tags: business card, marketing, design, graphic design, small business, entrepreneur, brand, brand identity, branding, startup, collateral, stationery
- The Great Two-sided Business Card Debate
By: Erin Ferree | - A business card is one of the most important marketing pieces that you'll develop for your company, since it is typically the first piece of your marketing materials that a new client will see.
One of the most debated points in business card design is whether to print information on just one side of the card or to use both sides. There are many views on this controversy, and here are some that we frequently hear.
The arguments for keeping the back of the card blank ...
Tags: business card, marketing, design, graphic design, small business, entrepreneur, brand, brand identity, branding, startup, collateral, stationery
- Sometimes Blogging Can Go To Far - Garry Egan
By: Scott White | - A few weeks ago our company Brand Identity Guru paid for a review of our service from a company called Reviewme.com. Reviewme then hires bloggers to write a review about your product/service or web site. Typically these are unbiased reviews about a topic or website.
We've had hundreds of bloggers review our company and our clients. Out of these reviews we've never had problems or issues concerning the blog reviews. Some of the reviews are good and some are not so good. ...
Tags: Garry Egan, internet consulting world, Gary Egan, branding blog, brand identity, brand image, branding test
- No Logo?: Launching A Business Without A Logo Can Sabotage You
By: Erin Ferree | - The initial lack of customers and cash flow often causes new small business owners to put off designing a logo and marketing materials professionally "until they get a few clients" or "until they get started." Unfortunately, designing their own marketing materials when they launch their businesses instead of having them professionally created will make getting those initial clients more difficult and may result in a business that will not succeed.
Many entrepreneurs choose to desi ...
Tags: branding, brand, small business, brand definition, brand identity, logo, design, marketing, niche, niche market, target market
- 15 Reasons Small Businesses Need A Brand Identity System
By: Erin Ferree | - Business and marketing experts urge small business owners to "brand" their businesses with a logo and a set of consistent marketing materials - a brand identity system. But they rarely explain the reasons behind this advice. A logo and consistent marketing materials can increase your sales and revenue, because they convey the following impressions:
1. To convey that you are established. A logo and professionally-printed materials show that you are committed to both your business a ...
Tags: branding, brand, small business, brand definition, brand identity, logo, design, marketing, niche, niche market, target market
- Three Brand Identity Myths That Will Bring Your Business Down
By: Erin Ferree | - "Brand identity" is the combination of consistent visual elements that are used in your marketing materials. A basic brand identity kit consists of a logo, business card, letterhead, and envelope. It can be extended to include a Web site, brochure, folder, flyer, or any other professionally designed pieces.
Having a brand identity is extremely important to your business's success. However, many business owners have misconceptions about brand identities that can damage their busine ...
Tags: branding, brand, small business, brand definition, brand identity, logo, design, marketing, niche, niche market, target market
- Branding Agency Strategies
By: swhitey | - Hiring a firm to help you with your branding is imperative to your company's success. Choosing the right branding agency is equally important. There are so many decisions to make and considerations so tread water lightly. Here are some things to consider when selecting a branding company.
There is one important decision you will have to make and that is developing your brand identity. It is by far the most crucial decision you will make. Your brand identity is how you want to be p ...
Tags: Branding agency, branding, branding company, brand image, brand identity
- Brand Identity Guidelines
By: swhitey | - Developing a strong brand identity is the most important thing any company can do to develop its brand. It cannot get any simpler than that. Most organizations fail miserably at this very basic task though. Brand identity is how you want your company or products to be perceived. If you get this wrong it could lead to big time problems later in your brand image. So how does a company build its brand identity?
Start with performing some branding research. When was the last time you ...
Tags: Branding agency, branding, branding company, brand image, brand identity
- How To Determine Whether You've Chosen A Good Niche
By: Erin Ferree | - Choosing a niche-a small, focused target market-for your services can be very beneficial to your business. It will help your clients to focus on and identify the services that you offer, and it will help you to develop deep expertise in a single area-and "niching" will help you to raise your rates and create a successful business.
But to maximize the benefits you'll get, you want to make sure that you choose a good niche. To niche well, there are several questions to consider:
Tags: branding, brand, small business, brand definition, brand identity, logo, design, marketing, niche, niche market, target market
- Define Your Difference To Stand Out And Make Your Business Shine
By: Erin Ferree | - Thoughtfully defining your business-and your differentiation-will help you to understand who you are, what you do, and what makes you different. Not many small businesses take the time to answer those core questions about their business, but those answers are essential to creating a strong brand identity, focused messaging, and effective marketing materials. Having these will make a stronger impression on your target audience-once you stand out, they'll be more likely to remember you when they h ...
Tags: branding, brand, small business, brand definition, brand identity, logo, design, marketing, brand messaging, messaging, target market
- Focus Your Definition
By: Erin Ferree | - As a small business owner, you're passionate about your business. You think about your business all the time. You constantly get ideas on how to improve it, changes to make, and more and more details about your business. You wake up in the middle of the night, inspired. You have huge brainstorms during conversations with your clients.
Soon you have a giant pile of important details that you want - no, need! - to tell your clients and prospects about your business. So you march str ...
Tags: branding, brand, small business, brand definition, brand identity, logo, design, marketing, brand messaging, messaging, target market
- Branding Agency Versus Ad Agency
By: swhitey | - As a professional branding consultant working for a branding agency I am always amazed at the lack of knowledge of ad agencies or marketing companies when it comes to branding. Sure, they all say they do branding but saying a buzz word does not make it so. All they really care about is doing what they do best. Media. That is right, they buy and sell media. That is how they make their money and what they are concerned about. So when considering an agency consider what ultimately motivates them.< ...
Tags: Branding agency, branding, branding company, brand image, brand identity
- Branding Agency Benefits
By: swhitey | - Are you tired of Ad agencies and graphic design firms taking your money with little to no return or long term affects? Have you considered hiring a real branding agency. A true branding company will provide a lot more than a traditional ad agency or graphic design firm for sure.
Let us talk about what a branding agency can do and the long term results you could receive from them. First off a real branding firm will evaluate not only your external branding and marketing efforts but ...
Tags: Branding agency, branding, branding company, brand image, brand identity
- The 9 Advantages To Using A Visual Vocabulary In Brand Identity Design
By: Erin Ferree | - Visual elements are a major part of your business's brand identity design. The keystone of that design is the logo, but in many cases, the logo isn't enough to convey all of your brand attributes. A visual vocabulary is a way to reinforce and add to the messaging that is contained in your logo.
A company's visual vocabulary consists of the secondary design elements that are used in conjunction with your logo to form your brand identity. The visual vocabulary is composed of font st ...
Tags: logo, visual vocabulary, design, graphic design, entrepreneur, small business, photographs, fonts, colors, brand design, branding, brand, brand identi
- Attract More Clients With A Brand Identity
By: Erin Ferree | - You've probably heard that people buy products and services from people they know, like and trust. And, as I have done, you've probably wondered how you can foster more of this "Know-Like-Trust" factor in your business relationships. Pictures are tied to our emotions in powerful ways, so strategically using your logo and brand identity materials (business cards, letterhead, brochures, website, etc.) to enforce this connection is a great idea.
A brand identity kit contains many of ...
Tags: logo, symbol, design, graphic, graphic design, branding, identity design, mark, trademark
- 9 Keys To Building A Stand-out Brand Identity
By: Erin Ferree | - Brand identity is the combined effect of visual elements in your marketing materials. A basic brand identity kit consists of a logo, business card, letterhead, and branded envelope. This basic set of materials can be extended to include a website, brochure, folder, flyer, or any other professionally designed pieces.
A successful brand identity is built around the following 9 key characteristics:
Unique in "look and feel" and message about your business. Make su ...
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- Planning Ahead For Visual Consistency: Information Your Designer Should Give You For Future Referenc
By: Erin Ferree | - While we recommend that you contract with the same designer or design team while creating your brand identity materials as possible, we know that this scenario is not always possible.
Whenever you work with a designer other than the original who created your logo, stationery and marketing materials, we suggest a few practices that will prove invaluable for ensuring a consistent look and feel across all of your marketing communications.
At a minimum, make sure that y ...
Tags: design, graphic designer, graphic design, brand, brand rules, logo, logo file, small business, entrepreneur, files, information, brand elements, paper
- Splitting A Brand Design Project Between Two Design Firms
By: Erin Ferree | - I'm often asked if I could just do either the print side or the website side of a brand design project. And while that's certainly possible, I don't recommend it.
Splitting a branding project typically results in a lack of consistency between pieces in your marketing kit. All of your brand materials should have similar design elements. When a project is split among different design firms, often those firms don't have a similar style, and you can wind up with print collateral, for ...
Tags: branding, brand identity, design, graphic design, logo, small business, entrepreneur, visual vocabulary, consistent, consistency
- To Tag Or Not To Tag?
By: Erin Ferree | - A tagline is a succinct phrase that communicates some of the basics of your brand. Ideally, your tagline is also memorable and helps your target audience relate to your business.
If used correctly, a tagline can be a powerful part of your marketing strategy. Creating a phrase of a few words to uniquely identify you (or your business) in all of your marketing materials helps you to cover two of the major ways that a prospect can immediately gather information in your business commu ...
Tags: tagline, logo, brand, branding, brand identity, marketing, graphic design, business, small business, entrepreneur
- Four Brand Identity Myths That Will Hurt A Small Business
By: Erin Ferree | - Having a brand identity is extremely important to your business's success. However, many business owners have misconceptions about brand identities that can damage their businesses.
"Brand identity" is the result of the combination of consistent visual elements that are used in your marketing materials. A basic brand identity consists of a logo, business card, letterhead, and envelope. It can be extended to include a website, brochure, folder, flyer, or any other professionally de ...
Tags: branding, brand identity, design, graphic design, logo, business card, letterhead, symbolism, marketing, envelope, small business, entrepreneur
- Contact Information To Include On Your Business Card
By: Erin Ferree | - The logo and graphic elements that you include on your business card are quite important, but having the right text and contact information on the card is equally important. Here are my tips about the elements to include:
Your name - Consider whether you want to include your middle name or initial, degrees or professional credentials that are unique to your field.
Title - Including a title on your card will help your potential clients to identify your position withi ...
Tags: business card, marketing, design, graphic design, small business, entrepreneur, brand, brand identity, branding, startup, collateral, stationery
- The Building Blocks Of Visual Vocabulary: Consistency
By: Erin Ferree | - Your Visual Vocabulary consists of the secondary design elements that are used in conjunction with your logo to form your brand identity. Your Visual Vocabulary is composed of the graphics, font styles, colors, and even the type of paper you choose.
Once you have determined the elements to use in your Visual Vocabulary, it is important to use those elements consistently throughout all of your marketing materials. This consistency will make your entire set of materials look like a ...
Tags: visual vocabulary, brand, design, graphic design, branding, marketing, consistency, fonts, color palettes, paper, paper choice, timing, small business
- Digital Printing Vs. Press Printing"'"a Comparison Guide
By: Erin Ferree | - When it comes time to print your brand identity materials, there's one overarching question for you to consider-whether to print the resulting materials on a digital printer or traditional press. There are many differences between the two processes, some of which are outlined below.
Digital Printing
Less expensive - Digital printing is a direct-to-paper printing process. As a result, it often runs about one-half of the cost of press printing.
Lose col ...
Tags: print, printing, design, graphic design, branding, brand, brand identity, digital printing, small business, print quality, print price
- Connecting With Your Customers Through Your Brand Identity
By: Erin Ferree | - Your logo and marketing materials have many jobs, but one of the things that they can do really well for you is to introduce you to new clients and to help those potential customers feel a connection with you and your business. Alas, many small business owners overlook this valuable role for their materials when designing them, and so any connection often happens by accident alone.
Considering that the connections that most small businesses are making with their logos marketing ma ...
Tags: target market, logo, brand identity, design, marketing, small business, entrepreneur, graphic design, definition, clients, customers, demographics, ps
- The Branding Power Of Article Marketing
By: Carol Palmatier | - Multi-billion dollar companies have the luxury glitzy television and magazine advertisements that highlight not only their brand names, but also their logos. Since memory and vision are so strongly connected, a flashy or unique logo can play a major role in helping customers re-identify the product in a new setting.
The rest of us mortals have to find other ways to build that all-important name recognition. Article marketing has proven to be one of the most effective ways for sma ...
Tags: brand name, name your business, article marketing, internet marketing
- Leave Stale Behind. Great Logo Design
By: Mark Campbell | - Logo Design that Shines.
You've either started a new business and need a new logo from scratch or have finally decided that Microsoft Paint logo is not quite cutting it anymore. Now, with a little help from an experienced graphic designer you set out to remake your company's image. In the back of your mind are great company logos like Apple, FedEx, and numerous others but what makes those designs shine? Well, besides the billions poured into advertising, these prized logos were ...
Tags: logo design, business logo design, brand identity, branding, custom logo design, company logo design
- 5 Tips To Quickly And Inexpensively Improve Your Brand Identity
By: Kelly ONeil | - Copyright 2006 UpLevel Strategies
In an overcrowded marketplace, if you're not standing out, then you're invisible. Establishing a brand is absolutely critical to long term, sustainable business growth especially in service oriented businesses. The single biggest motivator in buying is not data, nor is it facts, it's emotional response. People buy when they feel comfortable, when they feel they can trust you, when the process feels natural and reassuring, and when they come to th ...
Tags: small business, brand identity, marketing, brand, personal brand, competition
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