If something as simple as a name could bear a person’s identity and on rare occasions, then a
brand can do so much more.
Branding is important because not only is it what makes a memorable impression, but it allows your customers and clients to know what to expect from your company. It is a way of distinguishing yourself from the competitors and clarifying what it is you offer that makes you the better choice. However, branding can be a tough nut to crack if you find yourself in a highly competitive environment.
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Here are major tips on how you can get your brand to stand out:
In a competitive market, knowing and astutely understanding the competitors of your brand is one of the crucial steps to plan and execute a successful business strategy. You will also need to understand the
market trends, today value and seasons. The dynamics in the market tend to change at a very fast pace due to the consistent influx of competition.
Survival is only for the fittest, hence in other to thrive you will need to be stronger where your competitors are weak and outstanding against the areas of their strength. It is from your knowledge of the market that you set out goals and objectives.
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Understand your consumers
To gain a competitive advantage in the industry, you must gain insights into your target consumer’s behaviour and predispositions as well as their desires and aspiration. That way, you can easily anticipate their needs and exceed their expectations. Understanding your customers requires you to put yourself in their shoes and take a hard look at the points at which your customers have contact with your business.
Having understood the potentialities of your consumers, you can factor in how your products or services suit their tastes and solve their problems specifically. By connecting their needs with the satisfaction your brand can provide, you trigger long-lasting loyalty from the customers.
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To ensure you understand your consumers, it is best to build personas. Building personas gives you a complete view and deep understanding of the individuals you have pictured as your potential consumer. In creating personas, you need to identify and define common problems known as pain points likely encountered by your customers. Visually revealing drawn up identities allows you to provide effective solutions to a streamlined problem as well as how it can seamlessly integrate into their lives
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Determine the value of product or services
The value of products and services encompasses two concepts known as the Value Proposition (VP) and Users Selling Proposition (USP). In a competitive market, you will need to express how your brand stands out of the competition by identifying its superior qualities and components. In addition, nobody wants to engage a product or service without value. While the USP situates a business in relation to its competitors, the value proposition focuses more on how customers’ lives will be improved by working with the business.
The visuals and contents must be catchy and resonating enough for the minds of your target audience. Create logos, colours, slogans and styles that represent the principles and philosophy of your brand not excluding its value for the audience.
Finally, you need to draft out a brand marketing strategy in relation to market analysis conducted and identity crafted. Set up a Branding routine, because, for what it is worth, marketing is a continuous process. Plan the marketing, branding, and overall business strategy in such a way that the business goals are attained in the optimal and successful manner.
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This article was first published on 20th August 2021
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