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Lashbrook PR gives an overview of the rebranding process, where to start, what questions to ask and how to evaluate potential options.
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An insider’s look into rebranding (the good, the bad & the ugly)
The most profitable companies in the world all have a single thing in common. They have established themselves as a
leader in their particular industry - they have built a strong brand.
■ build trust ■ communicate a promise
■ help customers understand what they're buying
■ give a consistent experience
GOOD BRANDS:
■ Brands make smaller businesses stand out from the crowd
■ Encourage confidence and trust
■ Demonstrates uniqueness
NOT JUST FOR BIG BUSINESS
In which store would you find luxury, gourmet chocolates?
■ To gain compe@@ve advantage and s@mulate growth
■ To reflect changes in innova@on or business growth
■ Reposi@oning: Your customers’ needs have changed
WHEN TO REBRAND?
■ Ask customers what they like best about doing business with you
■ Do a compe@@ve scan
■ Determine how your brand is being used and how it will be used
■ Determine your business’ exper@se and organiza@onal traits
HOW DO YOU START?
■ What do customers like best about doing business with us?
■ Who else do they buy from? Why?
■ How do we use our brand now? Where? When?
■ How do we describe ourselves?
■ How do we want to be perceived?
5 QUESTIONS TO DETERMINE EXPERTISE
ORGANIZATIONAL TRAITS
Which of these companies would you use for their online marketing services?
■ People have emo@onal responses to par@cular colours, shades and @nts
■ Should reflect your brand values
■ Don’t send mixed messages
VALUE BASED COLOURS
■ Organic, natural, fresh, growing
■ Fun, friendly, warm, mellow, retro
■ Hot, passion, powerful, radical, bold
■ Mys@cal, decadent, roman@c, elegant
■ Cold, smart, medicinal, calm, trus@ng
VALUE BASED COLOURS
Process in action
Example:
The “exper@se trait” is golf which will be the content of the logo symbol;
the “organiza@onal traits” are established, high-‐end and warm which will translate into a
tradi@onal design with a modern edge.
VERBALIZE YOUR FINDINGS
■ How well is it based on your established credibility traits?
■ Can it be reproduced on the media that you select to adver@se your product?
■ Think about style durability, will it look good next year?
EVALUATING DESIGN OPTIONS
BRAN
DS
■ Do your homework
■ Engage internal stakeholders
■ Establish a set of brand guidelines
■ Quality of applica@ons should reflect brand values
■ Monitor your compe@tor’s brand strategies
BRANDING TIPS
Logo usage Font Types and styles
Colour palettes Application usage
BRAN
D GU
IDES
BRANDING STARTER KIT
Branding Starter Kit Step 1Use the following questions to determine your organization’s expertise trait.
1) What do customers like best about doing business with us? ____________________________ _________________________________________ ____________________
____________________________ _________________________________________ ____________________
2) Who else do they buy from? Why? How can we be different? ____________________________ _________________________________________ ____________________
____________________________ _________________________________________ ____________________
3) How do we use our brand now? Where? When? ____________________________ _________________________________________ ____________________
____________________________ _________________________________________ ____________________
4) How do we describe ourselves? ____________________________ _________________________________________ ____________________
____________________________ _________________________________________ ____________________
5) How do customers describe us? ____________________________ _________________________________________ ____________________
____________________________ _________________________________________ ____________________
Step 2What are your organizational traits? What words best describe and represent your organization? Then pick your top 3-5 which best represent you.
1) _____________________________ ____________________
2) _____________________________ ____________________
3) _____________________________ ____________________
4) _____________________________ ____________________
5) _____________________________ ____________________
6) _____________________________ ____________________
7) _____________________________ ____________________
8) _____________________________ ____________________
Examples:
modern, progressive, traditional, established, exciting, reliable, trendy, cutting-edge, stable, small, local, innovative, quality, futuristic, hand-made, energetic, responsive, competitive, progressive, dynamic, responsible, friendly, Canadian, world-wide, conservative, honest
Step 3Verbalize your findings. You should now be able to visualize what your new brand will look like.
My “expertise trait” is __________________________ which will be the
content of my logo symbol; my “organizational traits” are
________________________________________ which will translate into a
______________________________ (contemporary, traditional, futuristic, retro, etc) design.
Thank you.