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With so many companies in every industry, it can be tough to stand out from the crowd. If a business doesn’t differentiate itself from its competitors, the company will have a very hard time attracting new clients and succeeding in the space. That’s where the importance of branding comes in!

Branding a business involves defining the personality of the company. Do you run a ‘fun’ company or a ‘serious’ business? Maybe your goal is to ‘disrupt the industry’ or make it ‘turn a corner’. With the right messaging, visuals, and presentation, you can create a picture in the minds of your prospective clients; a picture that makes you unique. 

Here are a few tips for branding your business so you can stand out and make more sales: 

Determine your audience 

Who will be your primary customer? What exactly do they need? Why should they come to you for your product or service? 

Thinking about your customers is essential when creating a brand identity. Consider the most common age, location, gender, occupation, and other demographic features of your prospective customers. Then, think about what they would want to see and hear when they are shopping for your products and services.  

When you understand who you are aiming to please, you can more easily create messaging that speaks to them in their language.  

Display your company’s personality 

Even though your business isn’t a person itself, it should have a kind of ‘personality’. Some businesses are serious and professional while others are fun and exciting. Thinking about these character traits can help you define what your company is all about. 

Some businesses create a mascot that represents the business. Whether you plan to create a mascot or not, it can be a good idea to imagine what the embodiment of your business would look like and how they would act. Are they here to shake up your industry? Are they here to bring service back to the forefront? Are they here to offer a unique twist to your industry? 

When you understand your company’s personality, it can inform your business image and help you determine how to speak to your customers. 

Tell your story 

Every business owner has a story of how they got to where they are now. Whether you created your company to solve a problem or are continuing a family business, there is a story to tell. 

Let your prospective customers know the story of your business. When people hear the tale of how your company came to where it is today, they feel more connected to the brand. Suddenly they aren’t shopping at a faceless store or corporate service agency; they’re working with real human beings who care about their needs. 

Study the competition 

Most companies these days understand how valuable it can be to create a brand. You can see their brand on display in all of their marketing materials, from documents at trade shows and events to direct mail and advertisements.  

Take a close look at your competition to see what they have done in their branding efforts. Then, find a way for your company to differentiate from their path. Sometimes an industry has a visual style that you can tweak or a style of messaging that can be modernized. 

Companies are always studying their competition to see what products and services they are offering. Why not do the same thing when it comes to marketing? 

Stand out visually 

Customers today are bombarded in every direction with advertisements and visuals of every kind. It’s essential that, when they see your marketing materials, they can remember how they looked. 

Most people won’t remember a company’s branding materials instantly, but after seeing a logo and color scheme over and over, the visuals will begin to stick. Branding your business with specific designs and colors across all marketing channels can help your company get noticed over time. 

Branding is an essential part of business promotion in the modern world. Print House can help you create all the documents you need to make your company look its best. From office supplies and products to brochures and custom folders, we can print any materials you need for trade shows, conferences, events, and more. 

Count on Print House to create the marketing materials that suit your business and make your company look unique to your prospective customers. 

Print House offers printing, direct mail, promotional products, managed inventory solutions and embroidery services with engaged efficiency, excellent service and exceptional results to Malden and the greater Boston region.

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