Transforming your business into a brand is as important as the business itself.
To transform your business into a brand is to build a relatable image for your business. You have to keep evolving and doing things differently as they pertain to the growth of your business. Tactics, style and strategies change every now and then, and you have to jump on them for your business to grow properly and achieve the best.
Owning a business is beyond buying and selling to anyone who cares to buy. You must create a working system and framework for your business which is known as branding- the process of defining every big and little information about your business to achieve the best. This involves defining who you are, what you are all bout and how you do it.
Times when you have battled instability as a business owner, you may wonder why it seems like you are not getting right half the time. Building a brand is safer than building a business, because there is a strategy to fall back to and see where you missed it and how to get back on your feet.
Here are few tips to help transform your business into a brand:
1. Define your business aspiration:
- What is your mission?
- What is your vision?
- What are your objectives?
- What is your purpose?
2. Define your product or service
- What do you sell or offer?
- What are the benefits of the product or service to humanity?
3. Define your target audience
- Who are you selling to?
- What is their demographics and psycho-graphics?
- Do you have a picture of the target audience that needs your product or service?
- How can you reach them?
- How will you make them need your products or service?
4. Craft your brand message and chose the appropriate channel that suits your target audience: Brand message can be used to promote brand positioning. You can position your business as solution provider to the basic problems it seeks to solve. People are different and receive messages in different ways due to preference, age, status, literacy and a lot more factors, for your business to excel, you need to understand your audience, and choose the best channel to share your message and market your products or services.
5. What’s your brand personality? Decide your brand mood and voice. Is it friendly, serious, a mix of both? What’s the attitude behind your message and positioning.
6. Define your unique selling proposition
- What is your unique process?
- What do you do differently?
- How can you leverage on it?
The steps above are the foundation to building a sustainable brand. Be practical about it, get a jotter and pen, and answer all these questions to help determine the best strategies for growth, and help you achieve the best this season.
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Thank you Ayobola.
Glad you like it.