Re-Branding "A" Brand
#Brand #Marketing
In India, March is treated as the month of year end as per business calendar. We are almost nearer to our AOP (Annual Operating Plan)timeline. Many organizations are in the foray to presenting AOP with YTD (Year to Date) target for the financial year FY 2019-2020. Marketing people like us also need to prepare a presentation for our upcoming AOP with new sets of growth & goal. More over a Brand need a refresh “look” to achieve consistence growth every 5 to 6 years, isn’t it? May be seems a rough figure (5 to 6 yr’s) but a successful marketing strategic. Let’s discussed briefly & quickly exercise of Re-branding.
Rebranding is a marketing strategy in which a new name, term, symbol, design, or combination thereof is created for an established brand with the intention of developing a new, differentiated identity in the minds of consumers, investors, competitors, and other stakeholders. Re-branding is the process of giving a product or an organization a new image, in order to make it more attractive or successful.
The idea behind re-branding is to create a different identity for a brand, from its competitors, in the market. There are several reasons for a company to go for re-branding. Sometimes a company sees a reason to re-brand to seize an opportunity or thwart potential threats in the future. .Predicted Growth: When accompany is preparing for expected growth, particularly international growth, it might rebrand products and services into a consolidated brand.
A Step-By-Step Approach for Professional Services
We need to start with the Business Reason why exactly rebranding is necessary for an organization! It’s prefixed by the Research data of our Firm and our Target customers. We need to use Positioning and Messaging to capture our Brand Strategy. As a result we should build our Brand Identity. We may put our Website and Online presence & making all the Marketing Collateral which is strictly followed by a Brand Building Plan.
Strong brand – Why it is important? (#StrongBrand)
There may be x number of reason which directly foster to be a brand to be a #Strong Brand. However following 6 reasons why a strong brand is important for our business. Beyond just a memorable logo, good branding increases the value of a company, provides employees with direction and motivation, and makes acquiring new customers easier.
1. Branding improves recognition (#Recognition)
One of the major components of a brand is a logo because, as the “face” of a business, it’s what people instantly recognize. A professional logo design is simple enough to be memorable, but powerful enough to give the desired impression of our company, isn’t it?
2. Branding creates trust (#Trust)
Just as people are more likely to purchase from a business that appears polished and legitimate, families need to feel comfortable before committing to a child care program.
3. Branding supports advertising (#Supportive)
Advertising is another important component of a brand. Both the medium chosen and demographic targeted for advertisements help to build a brand.
4. Branding builds financial value (#Value)
Companies who publicly trade on a stock exchange (NSE/BSE) are valued at many times the actual hard assets of the company. Much of this value is due to the branding of the company. A strong brand often guarantees future business.
5. Branding inspires employees (#Inspiration)
Many employees need more than just work — they need something to work toward. When employees understand the mission of a business and its reason for being, they are more likely to feel that same pride and work in the same direction to achieve the goals the business owner has set. Having a strong brand is like turning the company logo into a flag the rest of the company can rally around.
6. Branding generates new customers (#Generate)
Branding can also help a business get word-of-mouth (WOM) referrals. The most profitable companies, small and large, have a single thing in common. We have established ourselves as a leader in our particular industry by building a strong brand, starting with a strong logo, are we not agree it?
Time Line
How long does it take to rebrand?
Because every business has diverse needs, the logo design and visual identity part of the branding process can take 4 to 6 weeks to complete. Websites can take several months to complete, so allocating 2 to 5 months for website design and development is common.
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