¿Por qué es importante mantener una voz y un tono de marca coherentes en las redes sociales?

A brand's voice is its unique personality, a reflection of its values and mission, while the tone sets the emotional tenor of each interaction. Consistency in these aspects builds trust, fosters recognition, and ensures that your audience knows what to expect. It's akin to a warm handshake – familiar, comforting, and dependable. In an era where consumers are inundated with content, having a steadfast brand voice and tone is the compass that guides them to your shores amidst the sea of noise, nurturing lasting relationships and loyalty. It's not merely a matter of style; it's the essence of your brand's character and the foundation of enduring connections in an ever-evolving digital landscape. #Branding #SocialMedia #Consistency

A brand's tone and voice dictates the communication across media touchpoints. Without a well defined and executed tone and voice, brands risk disconnection between what they stand for and what they are saying to the audience. How do you ensure consistency in a brand's tone and voice? 1. Define the tone and voice in the brand strategy using a brand frameworks like Keynote Speaker test. 2. Align the tone and voice with the brand's persona so as to ensure coherence between communication and persona. 3. Create different scenarios to showcase how the brand will communicate across media touchpoints. 4. Organize periodic workshops with brand teams and agency partners to discuss the brand's communication to ensure adherence and consistency.

Building a consistent brand voice is easy but has its challenges. Your audience won't totally be the same and it may be tricky to want to customise everything you create. A critical challenge is trends. The industry is ever-changing and a personal brand has to stay relevant without losing its identity. The question now is how do you not lose your identity to trends? Practise SELECTIVE ADAPTION. If it doesn't align with your personal brand values and messages, don't jump on it. Another tip is to listen to the tastes and preferences of your audience. If it is aligned, then you can adopt it.

To properly define your brand's tone and voice, there are 4 elements we must take into consideration: Audience, Character, Tone and Purpose. Audience is the segment of the market you want to attract and engage. To do this, you can employ fundamental segmentation techniques like Demographics and psychographics. Character is the personality of the brand. You can use frameworks like Aaker's Brand Personality Model to uncover this. Tone defines how a brand speaks and it can differ across channels and scenarios. For example, a brand with a "Sophisticated" Personality can choose range of tones like ambitious, inspiring, etc Purpose is the final piece of the puzzle which refers to the intent and outcome of the brand's tone and voice.

A brand's tone and voice doesn't exist in isolation of its persona. The first thing to do is craft an ideal brand persona. This usually entails a robust audit and brand strategy process. Once the brand's persona is established, the brand tone and voice can be determined using a brand voice chart. This helps to uncover a range of brand tones that can be used to effectively express the brand's personality. You need a range of brand voice to cater for different scenarios and channels. The next step will be to have a workshop with brand custodians to test and roleplay the brand voice charts and make ammendment based on collaborative knowledge and new discuss.