Rebranding
Branding
Why It’s Important
If your brand fails to draw your customers’ attention, then there might be several things that contribute to that.
The main reason why rebranding is important is because you need your business to feel fresh and unique. And, your brand messaging might not be doing that at the moment.
In order for your business to truly feel fresh, you need to start by creating a whole new brand strategy.
Now, this might seem pretty tiring and unnecessary. However, coming up with a whole new brand strategy can be one of the most important steps that you need to take when you decide to rebrand your business.
And, in order to come up with a good enough rebranding strategy, you need to first truly understand what a brand strategy is.
What is a Rebranding Strategy?
What is rebranding? Rebranding refers to the process of changing and reshaping a business almost entirely.
And yes, whenever you are starting your very own business, rebranding it will likely be at the very bottom of your list. And, that’s just assuming that it’s in the list at all.
But, it’s really no wonder why that would happen. Part of a successful rebranding strategy has to involve you taking a closer look at what your customers are. Doing that allows you to evaluate what works for you and what doesn’t.
However, if your brand is not at all established, to begin with, how would you even go about rebranding it?
The basic principle of coming up with a rebranding strategy is that you need to go through this process to make your brand stronger and more competitive against other brands that offer similar things to you.
Does that seem a little odd to you? Well, believe it or not, rebranding is a process that a lot of businesses go through. And, that even includes big-name businesses like Uber or Dunkin’ Donuts.
Both of those companies saw that their brand was either in need of some work, or it might’ve been going out of fashion. The rest is history. Both of those brands look fresh as a daisy nowadays.
So, as you can see, rebranding is a lot more common than you think. And, going through the process can also be a ton of fun. Here’s how:
How to Have a Strong Rebranding Strategy?
One way for you to make sure that your rebranding strategy is going to be successful is by truly knowing the type of audience that you are targeting.
You might be thinking that you already know your brand’s audience.
However, if you are going for a rebranding strategy, part of this strategy involves focusing on effective brand messaging and visual identity meaning you have to pull in a new audience, instead of solely focusing on your old one.
But, fear not! If you focus on your brand’s mission and vision and communicate them the right way, your audience is sure to come.
Speaking of, your brand’s mission and vision are supposed to represent its philosophy. And, for you to do that, you must first make sure that that philosophy is liked, or even loved, by your audience.
But, changing up your brand’s philosophy can go one way or the other. People can either fall in love with it, or dislike it. And, in some cases, your reaction might be more divisive than purely positive or negative.
Take for example Airbnb. In 2014, Airbnb decided to rebrand itself. The reason why they did that is so they could represent the idea of belonging.
That’s why they went with a Bélo logo above the words Airbnb. Anyone can draw a Bélo just as anyone can be part of the Airbnb community.
And, that’s something you want to keep an eye on whenever you’re going through a rebranding strategy.
You want something positive, but that also includes everyone. And, doing that might be a little difficult, but that doesn’t mean that it’s impossible.
Another thing that your brand needs to focus on is how strong the SEO plan is. Never underestimate the power of great SEO.
The stronger your SEO plan is, the better the chances of people finding your brand on search engines. And, the more people discover your brand, the higher the chances of it becoming successful.
And finally, a rebranding strategy also means that your company can be open to new and exciting opportunities. Since you are going for a fresh start, why not try something new and exciting?
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