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How do you capture and communicate your brand's essence?

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Your brand is more than just your logo, name, or slogan. It's the core identity of your business, the unique value proposition that sets you apart from your competitors, and the emotional connection you create with your customers. But how do you capture and communicate your brand's essence effectively? In this article, you'll learn some practical tools and frameworks to help you define, express, and manage your brand.

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1 What is brand essence?

Brand essence is the single, most powerful word or phrase that captures the heart and soul of your brand. It's the core idea that drives everything you do, from your product design and marketing strategy to your customer service and culture. It's also the promise you make to your customers, the benefit they get from choosing you over others, and the feeling they have when they interact with you. Some examples of brand essence are: Apple - Innovation, Nike - Inspiration, Starbucks - Connection.

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Ifeoma Obi

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Some tips for capturing and communicating a brand's essence: Start by defining your brand's purpose: What is your brand's reason for being? What problem does it solve? What need does it meet? Once you know your brand's purpose, you can start to develop a brand essence that reflects it. Identify your brand's values: What are the core values that your brand stands for? These values should be reflected in everything your brand does, from its products and services to its marketing and communications. Create a brand story:Every brand has a story to tell. . Develop a brand personality: Your brand's personality is the way it communicates with the world. Be consistent:The key to capturing and communicating your brand's essence is consistency.

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Prof. Dr. Oliver Errichiello

Prof Brandsociology/Director Group Strategy for Brand- and product-development/Director Innovation-Lab/Consultant
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Sorry, but again I don't agree to this view and the attached comments ... considering a brand as a promise does not take into recognition how a promise develops. A promise or better an "expectation" appears if concrete performances are repeatedly experienced throughout time ... This means the "notion" of a brand is a purely based on real experiences people make. Advertising only purpose is to make these expectations stronger - make the picture more obvious. Therefore: Brand essence is not an abstract list of "effects" (e.g. quality/service-orientation) but the definition of core performances. Forget the "effect" but work on the "causes".

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Dinesh Prasad

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Capturing and communicating your brand's essence is essential for building a strong and recognizable brand identity. steps to help you effectively capture and convey your brand's 1. Define Your Brand Identity: Start by defining your brand identity, which includes your brand's mission, values, personality, and positioning. 2. Conduct Audience Research: Understand your target audience's preferences, needs, and values. 3.Craft a Brand Story Develop a compelling brand story that encapsulates your brand's history, values, and purpose. 4.Share Your Brand's Values Clearly articulate and share your brand's values, especially if they align with important social or environmental issues. Capturing and communicating your brand's essence

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2 How to define your brand essence?

Defining your brand essence can be challenging, but it's essential to have a clear and consistent vision of what your brand stands for. One way to approach this is to use the brand essence wheel, a simple framework that helps you identify the key elements of your brand identity. The brand essence wheel consists of four layers: attributes, benefits, values, and essence. Attributes are the tangible features and characteristics of your product or service. Benefits are the functional and emotional outcomes that your customers get from using your product or service. Values are the beliefs and principles that guide your brand's actions and decisions. Essence is the central idea that summarizes your brand's identity and value proposition.

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Neha Jeevan

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Brand Purpose - Why do you exist? what are you offering? Does it align with the pain points/problems of the consumers? TG - Identify and understand their needs, preferences, and pain points. Know your competitors - What makes your brand unique? Identify market gaps, and base your brand promise on that. Brand values? It should resonate with your target audience. Is it sustainability, tech-centric, or innovation? Craft a Brand Personality - Humanize your brand. Is it friendly, quirky, sophisticated? What emotions does it evoke in your TG - excitement, nostalgia, etc. Create a positioning statement that encapsulates your brand essence and communicate your BE to your TG at all touch points consistently and effectively.

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Prof. Dr. Oliver Errichiello

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Sorry, that is not true. A " brand vision" is (due to my experience) never "clear". Why? Because normally these visions are highly abstract. You may define "We stand for quality" but what does it really mean - the interpretation might vary. But a consistent expectation of a brand is never "abstract. It is concrete. You never say: This holiday was "highly service orientated" but you might say "It was a wonderful hotel with a scenic view" which will automatically lead you to the impression: Wonderful holiday. You need to have concrete performance definition to manage a brand and not abstract visions!

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3 How to express your brand essence?

Once you have defined your brand essence, you need to communicate it to your target audience in a compelling and consistent way. This means choosing the right words, visuals, and channels to convey your brand's personality, tone, and message. One way to do this is to use the brand identity prism, a framework that helps you align your brand expression with your brand essence. The brand identity prism consists of six facets: physique, personality, culture, relationship, reflection, and self-image. Physique is the physical appearance and style of your brand, such as your logo, colors, fonts, and packaging. Personality is the human traits and characteristics of your brand, such as your voice, attitude, and emotions. Culture is the values and beliefs that shape your brand's behavior and identity, such as your mission, vision, and purpose. Relationship is the type and quality of interaction you have with your customers, such as your service, loyalty, and trust. Reflection is the image and perception that your customers have of your brand, such as your reputation, positioning, and differentiation. Self-image is the image and perception that your customers have of themselves when they use your brand, such as their aspirations, needs, and motivations.

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Prof. Dr. Oliver Errichiello

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Once you know about your key-performances you should analyze which of these performances might be most relevant for different groups. Whatever you might choose it is always based on the genetic code of the brand ... so always strengthen the causes of the "image" of the brand. After having chosen the aspects/performances its time to find a creative solution to make this performance relevant.

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4 How to manage your brand essence?

Managing your brand essence is an ongoing process that requires constant monitoring and evaluation of your brand's performance and perception. You need to ensure that your brand essence is relevant, distinctive, and consistent across all touchpoints and platforms. One way to do this is to use the brand audit, a tool that helps you assess the strengths and weaknesses of your brand's identity and expression. The brand audit consists of three steps: analysis, evaluation, and recommendation. Analysis is the process of collecting and reviewing data and information about your brand's internal and external environment, such as your objectives, strategies, resources, competitors, customers, and market trends. Evaluation is the process of measuring and comparing your brand's performance and perception against your goals, standards, and benchmarks, such as your brand essence, identity, equity, and loyalty. Recommendation is the process of identifying and proposing actions and improvements to enhance your brand's essence, identity, expression, and management, such as your brand positioning, messaging, design, and communication.

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Prof. Dr. Oliver Errichiello

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Manage a brand is not managing an image but managing performances! Therefore define concretely the way how performances are being executed ... never try to separate the brand from operation!

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5 Why is brand essence important?

Brand essence is important because it helps you create a strong and lasting impression on your customers and stakeholders. It helps you differentiate yourself from your competitors and attract and retain loyal customers. It helps you communicate your value proposition and build trust and credibility. It helps you inspire and motivate your employees and partners to deliver on your brand promise. And it helps you adapt and innovate in a changing and competitive market.

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Neha Jeevan

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Brand essence provides a guiding map of what a brand stands for. It serves as a foundation that helps align all brand-related activities, ensuring that the brand is delivering a consistent message across different touchpoints. It highlights how different you are from the competitors and what makes the brand attracted to customers. Brand essence connects with TG on a human level as it resonates with consumers' values and beliefs. This helps the brand to gain advocacy and customer loyalty.

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6 Here’s what else to consider

This is a space to share examples, stories, or insights that don’t fit into any of the previous sections. What else would you like to add?

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Jordan Grace Miller

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One of the most important parts of a strong brand that remains relevant over the long term is knowing when and how to shift as your audience and audience's needs shift. As a brand marketer, you have to have the courage and insights to know when and how to shift to stay relevant.

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Prof. Dr. Oliver Errichiello

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Never forget: What is a brand? A brand is a positive prejudice in the mind of the people. The work of a brand manager is to reasure this positive prejudice in every single touchpoint.

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