Looking at What’s Behind a Corporate Identity
There’s no arguing that today’s marketplace is highly competitive and seems to be getting more so every day. It also grows at a similar pace as its global aspect becomes a bigger part of the equation. Because of that, companies continue to put more emphasis on developing strong identities.
Building visibility, public understanding, awareness, and eventual support of the company brand is essential for achieving goals and growth. What mindset is needed to appreciate the value of corporate identity and move forward on its development?
First, know your audience. Today’s customer base is more worldly, discerning, demanding, and more distracted than ever before. They want to know the company behind the brand of the product or service they’re interested in. What does that company stand for? Will they support their products? The challenge in supplying this
information is today’s customers have a limited attention span and strive for instant gratification. Assume they aren’t going to work to understand what you’re trying to say. So, for your brand, make the message easily consumable.