8 Key Areas You’d Like to Cover to Keep Your Brand’s Visual Identity In Sync
Have you ever thought about what your followers on social media are thinking about you?
Could it be that you are communicating in a confusing way to your potential customers?
This month we’re discussing what personal branding is and how it benefits your business. This article is closely connected with your personal branding – basically the way you present yourself to other people.
Over the years, I’ve observed a number of businesses that haven’t spent the time to establish their brand. They aren’t aware that when companies diverge from their branding and their brand, it diminishes their influence and power. In addition, they’ve nothing that distinguishes them apart.
In the end, they complain that they’re attracting the wrong people or not ever generating leads…
The “me too” strategy of marketing that is a copy of what other companies are doing isn’t working.
This is why I am I am compelled to explain more about what a visual brand can be and how you can build an online presence that is strong.
If you’re creating a brand new brand or refreshing your existing one, the visual identity of your brand is the most critical element in marketing.
Your brand is much beyond a web page and an identity. It’s the user’s entire impression of you.
Each interaction that a prospective customer encounters with you must have a consistent style and style. This is the case for your website, logo stationery, and social media, as well as videos, brochures, business cards, and of course, your personal brand through how you dress and how you present yourself to people.
A strong visual brand
It helps people know what they can look for from you.
Promotes professionalism and a sense of purpose.
Draws prospects that align with your thoughts, beliefs, and beliefs.
Increases trust, confidence, and trust with your followers.
– Rebuilds on the existing brand’s experience with you in either a positive (or) way.
Visual branding is a powerful addition to your advertising. It enhances engagement and comprehension.
With all the benefits of branding for professional and personal use, It’s more crucial than ever before to identify your images and visual content so that you are distinct from your competitors.
How Do You Maintain Your Image Consistently?
You create blog posts and articles every day. You’re working in a circle of projects. What can you do to ensure that the marketing you are doing is in line with your brand’s core values?
A style guide can make it easier to keep your marketing material uniform.
In the first place, make sure that your brand’s image is consistent across those areas as follows:
Headshots – A professional headshot will go an extended way to build confidence in the brand.
Logo – Your logo is the core of your brand. Everything else comes from that. Make sure it’s properly designed and is based on the psychological meaning of the image it portrays.
Color Palette The colors you choose should be a hit with your market and are relevant for your business.
Brand Message: This is the core of your company’s identity that contains your tagline or slogan of your identity and what you offer, and how you can deliver value.
Fonts – Consistency with the use of the same one or two fonts in all printed materials and graphics
Design elements – the use of lines, borders, shadows, filters, and borders are all essential as they are all part of your brand’s visual identity.
Tone – Establish the tone of your company presence and stay with it; whether you’re serious, tech-savvy, or sarcastic, it is a crucial aspect of creating a solid brand image.
Create a Style Guide to serve as your road map
A style guide functions as a map to help your team keep track of the direction you want to take. Sharing your style guide with essential members of your team will make sure that everyone is aware of the guidelines for style and how to follow them.
The copywriter or social media manager will know how to write using your brand’s voice.
Your graphic designer will adhere to the colors and fonts the brand is known for.
The web design team can ensure your landing pages and your website all share the same design and feel.
This is particularly important for businesses with virtual employees spread across multiple geographical areas. It is essential for your employees for them to find your company’s logo templates, fonts, and logo. Always ensure your brand is protected. Check every time new marketing materials arrive that they meet the brand’s guidelines.
Here are eight areas where you’ll need to ensure your brand stays constant in all you do for your business advertising and marketing activities:
1. Website
It is the most prominent image that your company can make. It acts as a guideline to ensure all other branding elements are in sync.
This is why I am opposed to cookie-cutter websites. They look professional, but they don’t have the warmth, intimacy, and personality of a well-branded site (not to mention how poorly they’re constructed.)
Be sure that your images reflect the ideal customer. Make sure your language is a match for your intended audience. Create an About Page that allows your readers to understand the background of your business and why you’re so passionate and adept in what you are doing.
The more your site looks and feels like yours, the more attractive it can be to prospective customers.
2. Professional Headshot
I was not a camera person when I first began my own business. When it was time to update my headshots, I was apprehensive. However, I discovered that going through the process helped give me confidence.
My headshots have been updated as a personal and professional branding tool that helps me get noticed on the internet. They are displayed on all of my social media pages and also on the site. This is why my name is recognized by people when I am at local events for networking.
The investment in new headshots could help to boost your brand’s success.
3. Sharing Photos
Sharing pictures makes your marketing more relatable and displays you as a persona. People love to see the person who runs the company.
Take note of the times you’re working or in group settings, and consider ways to take pictures to show your followers what you’re doing.
Photograph yourself holding your brand new book. Take a picture with a new acquaintance who you have met through networking. The resort you’re staying at to show your business mastermind.
4. Video
Making videos can help establish a following on the web. It is crucial that your videos align with your brand. Wear clothing that is inline in your branding.
It is also possible to shoot the same scene or in similar locations. It doesn’t matter if you’re sitting at your desk or cooking in the kitchen or standing before a green screen with an image projected on it; this constant setting can help build confidence.
Be friendly, warm, and friendly. If you have a commitment to provide weekly video tips, make sure to release them every week so that viewers will be able to be prepared for their appearance. Create a unique hashtag for your video tips as well.
5. Branded Images
Increase the attention of your blog posts and on social media by using images. There are plenty of tools for free that will assist you in creating graphics, infographics as well as other visuals that make your content more memorable.
Be sure that all of your graphic images align with your company’s image. The addition of your logo helps viewers to recognize immediately that the content belongs to you.
6. Social Media
Social media is a wealth of opportunities to create visual branding. From Facebook cover photos to pictures of your profile to graphics, you can create endless possibilities for users to gain more about your business.
The pictures you post can inspire the emotions and feelings that you wish your brand to communicate. The aim is for people to visit your social media profile and be able to get an impression that makes them feel comfortable with the distinctive style you have.
7. Free Giveaways
If you’re offering free tools, reports, or other items to your customers, ensure that they’re branded with the same colors as well as logos and a similar visual look and feel as your other items.
If your website looks professional and makes an excellent impression, it helps build credibility. It’s also one more element of the branding puzzle that allows them to understand the things you do.
8. Signatures for Email
A signature for your email that is graphic can make a visual impact on every email you send. Services such as Wisestamp allow you to include your logo, image as well as social media links to your signature on your email.
Make sure the members of your team create your signatures, so they appear to be a professional group to your clients.
Are you a Wanna Be or a Genuine Brand?
It’s essential to look over your brand’s entire image to ensure that everything is in order.
Is your visual brand
– Clear,
– consistent,
– Authentic,
– Memorable and
In line with the market trends, your products, offerings, or your performance?
Even even if your brand was precisely on the mark three months ago, the structure of your company might have changed, and the brand you’ve created no longer is a reflection of the services you provide or the people you are serving.
You’ve become more specialist. There may be new products to offer. You could be the host of a brand new podcast.
Look at your brand from the perspective of an outsider. Ask yourself if the things you see are indeed a reflection of the persona you’re currently in as a business.
What is your business’s score From a Branding and Visual View?
Susan Friesen is the founder of eVision Media, a boutique web development and Digital Marketing company of more than 15 years, specializing in creating, designing, and marketing expert original websites for businesses, entrepreneurs, and companies.