Developing a Brand (not a logo)

We see it all the time. Designers, artists and other individuals who work on communications promote their services as branding. Unfortunately creating a logo now-a-days means your a brand consultant. We disagree. We believe in creating meaningful foundations that serve to direct long term revenue growth for our clients and their customers through the use of strategic brand development and management.
Our agency philosophy is that we act as shepherds of our clients brands (and our own). We redevelop existing brands or create entirely new ones. And when it comes to sharing an understanding of what is branding, we've found much grey area about how much our audience knows about creating meaningful, long lasting, equity building, sales generating impressions for their products or services.
Strategic Brand Development: Creating a Voice for your Company

Brand management is consciously providing a unique voice or message that is understood on every level. This means both internally and externally and includes customers, employees, suppliers, and vendors. Done right, this translates into the purchase of that product or service over that of a competitor.
What is a Brand?

- A name, term, sign or any other feature that identifies ones seller’s goods or service as distinct from those of other sellers.
- A product or service name that is uniquely associated with emotional, rational (or sensory) values.
- A character of sorts, able to positively persuade customers to make choices that are beneficial to their needs, wants and desires.
Brand Foundation
- Define: Current situation
- Determine: Real needs
- Coordinate: Senior team members
- Distribute: Final research
- Allow: Team discussion and review
- Deliver: Brand management foundation
