1. Branding for Beginners: Essential Tips for (Re)Creating Your Brand Michelle G. Held MetroNY.com Pintalk.net

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3. To brand To develop an identity in the minds of consumers, investors, and competitors

4. Create a recognizable brand!

5. Types of brands Product Service Business / Corporate Personal

6. Brands affect: Needs Emotions Perception

7. Quiz!

8. How many did you recognize?

9. Why (re)brand ? New business or product Raise funding Change marketing strategy New markets / customer segment Shift brand messaging Negative image

10. Who is your market? Why do they buy? What makes your brand valued? Why is it difficult to substitute? How does your brand compete?

11. Position your brand by defining what makes it unique!

12. Develop your brand identity Brand name Logo Tagline Signature elements Marketing materials Pricing

13. Perception is reality! Cheap?

14. Good value & best brand!

15. Brand Perception: Overpriced?

16. Worth buying!

17. Prestigious!

18. Case Study

19. 19691970

20. 1971 $2.5M in sales! 1972

21. 1980: $307M sales and 500 stores 1986: Gap Kids opens 1987: Gap opens first international store Sales are $1B 1990: Baby Gap opens The Rise

22. 1992: Second largest brand worldwide 1994: First Old Navy store 1997: Gap.com goes online Old Navy sells $1B 1999 - 2000: BananaRepublic.com & OldNavy.com Gap is the largest clothing retailer in the world!

23. The Fall 2001: Sales begin to decline 2002 -> 2007: Five years of uninspired design 2005 -> 2012: Same store sales down 65 months

24. Quality declining Design deteriorated Merchandising is poor No definable customer

25. 2010

26. Brand Name Available? Informative? Offensive?

27. Offensive! Retardex (toothpaste) i.Beat.blaxx (mp3 player) IKEA Fartfull (kids' workbench) Pee cola (Ghana) Lumia phone (Spanish slang) Pet sweat (water)

28. Logo Color scheme Font Consistent look Projects a consistent feel Consistent level of quality B&W

29. Logo Professional Layout Font (UVA)

30. Quiz 2

31. Tag lines

32. Signature elements & marketing materials Service level Packaging Color Sound

33. Pricing & perception

34. Rebranding done right!

37. Website Professional-looking Logo Navigation Current information Up-to-date Pages and keywords

38. Your domain name is part of your brand! metrony.com MichelleGHeld.com TheNameofMyProduct.com

39. Social media  Customers insight  Brand ambassadors  Monitoring

40. Choose well

41. Brand Ambassadors Brand recognition Customer insights Website traffic

42. Social media Connect Monitor Provide value!

43. Use press releases

44. Monitor, evaluate, and update your brand to stay relevant and credible!

45. Takeaways Consistent messaging Consistent look Find a mentor / outsource

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