{"id":76689,"date":"2022-08-20T11:19:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-20T15:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=76689"},"modified":"2022-08-25T13:05:56","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T17:05:56","slug":"how-to-create-a-brand-identity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-brand-identity\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a Brand Identity in 2 Effortless Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How do you create a brand identity? What is the importance of a company&#8217;s brand?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re building a company from scratch, you&#8217;ll need to come up with a brand. Your brand will tell a story about how your company will solve problems differently than other companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s look at how to create a brand identity in three steps outlined in <em>Play Bigger<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What Is a Brand Identity?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The authors of <em>Play Bigger<\/em> write that once you\u2019ve identified and defined your new market, it\u2019s time to <strong>learn how to create a <em>brand identity<\/em> (or a <em>take<\/em>, as they call it): an identity, guiding principles, outlook, and story about how your company solves a problem differently than other companies<\/strong><em>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: When thinking about codifying your brand, it\u2019s also worth considering how outsiders would describe your current brand. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/al-ries-and-jack-trout\/\">Al Ries and Jack Trout<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/positioning\"><em>Positioning<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/positioning\/1-page-summary#1-understand-your-current-position\">people outside your company usually see you differently than you see yourself<\/a>. If you perceive a discrepancy between insider and outsider takes, it\u2019s probably worth asking yourself why that\u2019s the case and bringing these into alignment.)&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A brand is what consumers connect to\u2014they can identify <em>emotionally<\/em> with your principles, story, and outlook. This is especially important when establishing a new market: You <em>must<\/em> give consumers a story and identity to hold on to; otherwise, you won\u2019t establish your company as important and different in consumers\u2019 minds. Importantly, this take must help change consumers\u2019 mindsets so they embrace your new solution to the old or new problem\u2014as we discussed earlier in this guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A strong brand separates exceptional companies from merely good ones, add the authors. You can tell when a company has a strong brand because you know what the company\u2019s about, what it stands for, and how it\u2019s different. The authors mention Whole Foods as a company that has a strong brand. Whole Foods believes in providing high-quality, environmentally minded, natural, and organic products. It solves the problem of obtaining such specialty foods in a new way: by creating an inviting, fun shopping environment in which to buy them all at once.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: While Whole Foods may arguably still have a brand, that hasn\u2019t been enough to keep the competition at bay and maintain Whole Foods\u2019 position as the winner of the health foods market. As early as the 1990s, <a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/business\/2021\/06\/why-amazon-bought-whole-foods-groceries-online.html\">other grocery store chains began entering that market by offering more natural and organic foods at more affordable prices<\/a>. The result was 1) that Whole Foods began struggling financially and 2) that Whole Foods\u2019 take (the belief in natural, sustainable products) stopped being much of a take and simply became the mainstream standard. When Amazon bought Whole Foods in 2017, it was considered a lifeline for Whole Foods.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the sub-steps the authors recommend to create your brand identity (the same person or firm that spearheaded the market identification process should also do this):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-answer-questions-to-determine-your-company-s-brand\">1. <strong>Answer Questions to Determine Your Company\u2019s Brand<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>These questions are: 1) How are your company and your product different from other markets and products? 2) How will you create the product? What\u2019s your plan of action, and how will you achieve success? 3) How will you impact consumers and the world? What is your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/vision-for-the-future\/\">vision of the future<\/a>? 4) What sort of identity do you want for your company? What\u2019s your ideal culture? Who are your ideal employees?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Answering the above questions requires you to have at least some components of your business already set up\u2014for instance, you must have a company and product to be able to say how they differ from others. This is in accordance with the authors\u2019 recommendation to build your company, market, and product at the same time and around each other: Your product informs your brand, while in turn informs your market, and so on. This will also likely mean you\u2019ll need to revise your take-over time as you adjust the three components of your business to each other. Thus, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indeed.com\/career-advice\/career-development\/flexibility-business\">flexibility is almost always an advantage in the workplace<\/a>, it\u2019s a <em>necessity<\/em> in the authors\u2019 approach to building a company and market.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-write-up-and-share-the-brand\">2. <strong>Write Up and Share the Brand<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll likely need to write multiple drafts of the take for internal review.<strong> <\/strong>Be brief and straightforward, and write in easily accessible language. Connect to an emotional need in the consumer\u2014consider what future you can offer customers that they\u2019ll want to be a part of. Think of your take as a movie trailer for your company: It must be short, informative, and generate excitement in the listener. Again, include the following elements in your brand: your company identity, guiding principles, outlook, and story about how your company solves a problem differently than other companies. Once done, you should be able to present your take in 10 minutes or less in a brief document or across several slides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your brand for your low-tech devices company might sound like this: \u201cOur world is oversaturated with technology. It\u2019s making us miserable, stressed, and sick (problem). We believe technology should be used to make people happier, not less happy (guiding principles), and that more of everything\u2014apps, data, functionality\u2014isn\u2019t always better (outlook). We\u2019re all about simplicity\u2014it infuses everything we do within the company and with our products (identity). Our low-tech device is a manifestation of our beliefs: It lets you take care of critical tasks easily and on the go without making you addicted to your screen (how your company solves the problem differently).\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you create a brand identity? What is the importance of a company&#8217;s brand? If you&#8217;re building a company from scratch, you&#8217;ll need to come up with a brand. Your brand will tell a story about how your company will solve problems differently than other companies. 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