{"id":26894,"date":"2022-12-12T17:16:20","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T14:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/?p=26894"},"modified":"2022-12-12T17:16:20","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T14:16:20","slug":"brand-identity-dos-and-donts-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/brand-identity-dos-and-donts-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Brand Identity: Dos and Don\u2019ts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 663px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.informaticsinc.com\/application\/files\/5415\/5086\/0316\/Informatics-Blog-Images-whoamiI-1200x630_1_1_1.jpg\" alt=\"Brand Identity: Dos and Don\u2019ts\" width=\"653\" height=\"343\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brand Identity: Dos and Don\u2019ts<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brand identity is crucial to growing your business. Start with this guide to the dos and don\u2019ts<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of defining your brand.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Did you know that brands with a good reputation can earn tens of millions more in revenue<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> than brands with a poor reputation, even when the latter still offer relatively good products or services? Brand style<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> and reputation are everything when it comes to business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Whether you\u2019re just starting out and building a business from scratch, or simply looking for ways to strengthen your brand presence<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> for your existing company, defining your brand can determine your success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">We\u2019ve developed the most comprehensive guide to the dos and don\u2019ts of defining your brand identity!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u00a0\u062a\u062a\u0628\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u064a\u0627\u0646\u0627\u062a<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">First things first: make sure you do plenty of research before deciding which market position your company should pursue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> \u0642\u0645 \u0628\u0625\u062c\u0631\u0627\u0621 <a href=\"https:\/\/ar.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%AB_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%82\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Market Research<\/a> And conduct focus groups to identify gaps in the market and where your organization<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> into strengths to become a differentiating factor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Market research will also help you identify what your potential customers prefer and what holds them back. Taking <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">this step when defining your brand can help prevent mistakes that could damage it later.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Don\u2019t be a copycat (or a follower)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">This may be the most important point of all. Whatever you do, don\u2019t copy others! It\u2019s a cheap shortcut, and<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> consumers can spot a copycat in no time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Learning what other successful brands are doing can help inform your own decisions. You want to stay on<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> Stay informed about trends and what consumers care about.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">But blatantly ripping off your competitors\u2014whether it\u2019s their colors, logo styles, copy, or marketing tactics\u2014is cheap.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> It\u2019s also one of the fastest ways to ruin your brand before it even gets off the ground. Consumers will think of <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">your products as cheap knockoffs if that\u2019s how they perceive your brand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Find a visual identity<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">When most people think of famous brands, they immediately think of their logos, advertising style,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> and the company\u2019s overall marketing presence and personality. This is called visual identity. It covers everything from<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/what-makes-a-great-logo-design\/\"> Logo<\/a> \u0648<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/color-relationship-with-the-development-of-your-business\/\">Brand colors<\/a> And the style of your customer-facing materials, and much more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">When creating your brand identity, you also need to define how you present yourself visually to the public and your customers. This is how<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> your customers will remember you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Don\u2019t change your identity too often<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u00a0\u0644\u0627 \u062a\u0646\u0634\u0626 \u0645\u062d\u062a\u0648\u0649 \u0644\u0644\u0639\u0644\u0627\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u062c\u0627\u0631\u064a\u0629 \u064a\u0646\u062a\u0642\u0644 \u0628\u0628\u0633\u0627\u0637\u0629 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u062a\u062c\u0627\u0647 \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0622\u062e\u0631. \u0633\u064a\u0628\u062f\u0648 \u0647\u0630\u0627 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">inauthentic to your customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Stay true to the brand you\u2019ve created. Trust that you made the right decisions after conducting market research.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> You don\u2019t want to change the look of <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">your brand and identity too often.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">It\u2019s also important to remember that you shouldn\u2019t be afraid of change. If it\u2019s time to refresh your brand after creating<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> your initial brand, go for it. Sticking with an outdated brand can be more damaging than having an inauthentic one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Find your unique voice<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">It\u2019s important to find your unique voice when defining your brand. Many people are afraid to take risks or try to <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">with things no other brand does. When they do, they risk fading into a sea of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/how-to-beat-competitors-in-the-market\/\">Competitors<\/a>. \u063a\u0627\u0644\u0628\u064b\u0627 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">which means you have to work twice as hard to get noticed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">To stand out, you need to be bold when defining your brand. Make it unique to your product or services. Be bold!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Don\u2019t forget who your audience is<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">As always, you never want to forget who your audience is. You need to make sure your brand aligns <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">with your customers\u2019 needs and wants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">When creating your brand, if you stray too far from your target audience, you\u2019re very likely to lose the customers who<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> You worked hard to earn them. Be authentic with the people your brand is targeting, and you\u2019ll see success!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Do you have a great website?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">You may have heard this advice before, but it\u2019s worth repeating. You should have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/website-design\/\">\u0645\u0648\u0642\u0639 \u0648\u064a\u0628 \u0642\u0627\u062a\u0644<\/a> \u0645\u0646 \u0623\u062c\u0644 \u062a\u062d\u062f\u064a\u062f <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">your brand. Websites are the first place a potential customer will look for more information about<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> how to buy a product or service from you. To help you design a professional website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/contact-us\/\">Contact Us<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Some people may claim that a strong social media presence can replace having a website<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> that\u2019s great, but that isn\u2019t entirely true. Social media can help attract customers and market your business. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">But when it comes to the actual buying experience, having a legitimate, secure website will be your strongest tool for converting<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> potential customers into sales.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Looking for help defining your brand?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Defining your brand can be especially challenging when you're just starting out. It can be hard to know where<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> your company is headed, and you may not want to define yourself in a space you're still unsure about and might outgrow. As challenging as it may be,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> defining your brand should be a top priority.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">If you need some extra help defining your brand, don't hesitate to reach out to a team of professionals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> To help turn it into reality. 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