Are you diluting your brand without realising?
We all want a successful business. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have started, right?! A lot of the clients we work with are the point in their business where they’ve stopped growing. Their growth has been stagnant and they’re struggling to take their business in the direction they want or need. They feel like their brand is all over the place and is inconsistent on so many levels. Sound like you?
The dos and don’ts of business branding (from a brand designer).
We design unique, intentional brands grounded in strategy that tell your story. We don't create cookie-cutter brand identities that lose their sparkle after a year. We tell visual stories through the brands we create. We've been around the block creating visual identities for all types of businesses, so here are our top do's and don't's of branding that apply to every business, everywhere.
Protecting your energy at all costs.
Being a creative person, sometimes means that you work late at night, or early in the morning. Or have random bursts of energy and inspiration at ridiculous times. Creativity doesn't conform to your standard 9-5. But just because you're awake, or feeling energised, doesn't mean you should be 'working'. And by that, I mean, answering emails, replying to texts, or feeling the need to reply to every single DM.
How establishing your brand words, establishes your identity.
This collection of words represents your business. They are the emotions you want your brand to portray, the values you do business by and essentially, why your audience should choose you. Carefully curated, these words become a guide for your business as whole and here’s how!
The four crucial elements to telling your unique brand story.
Branding isn’t just about the visuals. It’s about the soul and story behind your business. It’s the essence of your business all wrapped up. But there are a few key elements that make a successful brand that are common across so many businesses.
Are you stuck in a slow season?
“A slow season is the time to be working ON your business, not IN it. Here’s five tasks that you can prioritise on your to do list to take advantage of that slow season.”
Is vulnerability a weakness?
And when we are all connected and empathetic with one another, we support, hold space for and uplift those in need. That’s what community is all about. That’s what this is all about.
Stop getting in your own way.
As we near the end of yet another year that has flown by way to quickly, it’s always a great time to stop and reflect on what we’ve accomplished, the opportunities we took and the times where we’ve truly felt so in flow time just stopped.