Brand Strategy - Brand Value - Brand Identity Guru

Developing brand strategy is extremely critical. The most important asset your company has is its brand. Quite simply, for better or worse, it drives the direction of your business. You should definitely have a well thought out brand strategy in place. Unfortunately, too many companies don't have a brand strategy, or have an inconsistent brand strategy. A brand strategy company should realize there's probably a good reason you may not be paying attention to your brand strategy-you're busy running your business.

What you don't realize is that a proper brand strategy can make running your business easier and more profitable. A brand strategy is truly powerful, and a brand strategy company should be ready to help you find and develop the right brand strategy for your company.

Just how important is it that you hire someone who understands what makes a solid brand strategy? Consider this. Say you want to remodel your kitchen. If you were to do it yourself with no prior experience, it would take a lot of time and a lot of trial and error to get it right. That's why it's a better idea to hire a good contractor to get the job done right the first time and on budget. The same is true for brand strategy.

Creating the right brand strategy for your business requires research and a great deal of thought on how to creatively execute a brand strategy that captivates your audience. Then, it takes a talented group of creative branding strategy gurus to execute it. A branding company should be ready to be your "contractor" and develop a brand strategy that works for your business.

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Scott White is President of Brand Identity Guru (http://www.brandidentityguru.com), a leading brand consulting and market research firm located in Easton, Massachusetts, USA, near Boston.

Brand Identity Guru specializes in creating corporate and product brands that increase sales, market share, customer loyalty, and brand valuation. Over the course of his 15-year branding career, Scott White has worked in a wide variety of industries: high-tech, manufacturing, computer hardware and software, telecommunications, banking, restaurants, fashion, healthcare, Internet, retail, and service businesses, as well as numerous non-profit organizations.

Brand Identity Guru clients include: Sun Life Financial, Coca Cola, HP, Sun, Nordstrom, American Federal Mortgage, Simon (America's largest shopping mall manager) and many others, including numerous emerging growth companies.

Scott White is a very enthusiastic speaker and has the gift of being able to explain the principles of branding in a compelling and entertaining manner so that people at all levels can understand.

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Palin the 'hockey mom' is just an exercise in political branding
guardian.co.uk, UK - Sep 5, 2008
This was a cold-bloodedly deliberate attempt at political branding. Palin referred to herself a hockey mom in her carefully scripted and vetted acceptance ...

Greater Medford Visiting Nursing Association unveils new branding ...
Medford Transcript, MA - 9 hours ago
Greater Medford Visiting Nursing Association, (GMVNA) a non-profit organization, recently unveiled its new corporate branding initiative designed to ...

Nation Online

Branding the gospel
Nation Online, Malawi - 5 hours ago
And when he turns to gospel music, he ponders on branding. Among the things that seem to boggle him is how the concept of gospel music has been received ...

City's branding not based in reality
Pensacola News Journal, FL - 8 hours ago
They are calling this "branding" of sorts. I think the point of the banners is to attract positive attention to our city and people. ...

Gizmodo Australia

When Political Cross-Branding Goes Horribly Wrong
Gizmodo Australia, Australia - 11 hours ago
There's a good reason why Washington has generally veered away from 80s robot cartoons. And now we know that reason. [brewcityonline] There are currently no ...

Hindu

Brand theory
Hindu, India - 19 hours ago
Whistler’s feat has mutated into a powerful force within the current art world — one that forms the very pulse of contemporary society — building Brand ...

NAS Executive to Present HR Solutions at SHRM Conference.
PR Web (press release), WA - 6 hours ago
His topic, "Employment Branding: Branding Your Organization to Attract and Retain A-Level Talent," offers insightful tips on how to create and manage a ...

Sodexo re-brands, aims for Rs 1500 crore turnover this year
Economic Times, India - 9 hours ago
Following its re-branding beginning this month, Sodexho India has metamorphosed into Sodexo India. The company, which has a presence in 20000 outlets in 400 ...

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Selling a city: Branding Angels Camp
Calaveras Enterprise (subscription), CA - Sep 6, 2008
By Krissi Krob A crowd of merchants and residents gathers in Utica Park for Roger Brooks’ presentation on city branding. Enterprise photo by Krissi Krob As ...

Palin's brands shake up presidential race
Bizjournals.com, NC - Sep 5, 2008
Sarah Palin has shaken the presidential race in good part to the quick branding of herself as a small-town "hockey mom" to rural and swing voters while ...
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