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I would recommend you get Garrett on board before you get into naming and design, it’s a great investment.

CEO & Founder, Defiant water

If you don’t decide and clearly communicate what makes you unique, special, what makes you the better choice and why—then you’re leaving it to accident, and in the hands of your audience (and your competitors) to define your brand.

How do I define what makes a winning brand?

Promise

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Purpose

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Principles

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Personality

Beyond your unique promise to the world (what’s your offer: proposition and positioning), the driving elements that will make your brand engaging and irresistible are Purpose (your driving why), Principles (values and beliefs) and Personality (how you present). It’s a lot like people. We gravitate towards those who exude these magnetic qualities.

to build your brand purposefully

Your brand or organisation has a purpose in the world. It could be lofty or very straightforward, but it should articulate some greater meaning, some problem it solves (beyond ‘make the big bucks’). Brands that define and harness that meaning — and live it! — have a proven record of business success.

Answer some simple questions

To get to the core of your brand, there are four key questions to answer. Together we can answer these questions to uncover your uniqueness, and define a clear and simply understood strategy for your future brand. Why, who, how and what: These are the building blocks of your brand advantage...

Process – four questions to answer

The building blocks of your brand advantage

Why

you exist

The place to begin.
Often called mission or purpose. What’s the driving purpose of your brand? This can be simple or complex, functional or aspirational.
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Who

you are

What do you believe in?
Your values or beliefs.
This is important inside your organisation or brand, but it will be evidenced in how you behave externally in every encounter.

How

you do things

What’s your unique way of doing things? How does your brand communicate — look, sound, feel? Your beliefs and values direct, and are reflected in, these behaviours.

What

you offer the world

A simple description of what you do (to make a difference). This should be broad enough to allow for change and growth. More than just the category you operate in!

building your brand advantage

When we have answers to the key questions we identify and distil your central brand idea — a core truth, expressed simply, that makes your brand unique and compelling.

Your unique
brand idea

Your brand idea, North Star, essence, mantra... whatever we call it, a simple truth distils, inspires and informs everything you do — and how your brand relates to the world

Before you build, create a solid foundation.Let’s discuss

Build the best foundation for your brand.

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