Get your business branding looking its best for the New Year

2nd January 20202nd January 2020

Get your business branding looking its best for the New Year

Have you done much with your branding recently? Are you conscious of it or is it something you vaguely know you should be doing? Or do you think your small business doesn’t need it?

Well, firstly your brand is your reputation – it’s what your customers and acquaintances are saying about you and your business when you’re not around. So, pretty important then.

Why should a potential customer choose your business over a competitors? What can give you the edge over your competitors and entice customers your way?

I have a few ideas how to get your branding and business looking its best this year so you get recognised and stand out from your competitors.

5th June 20196th August 2019

9 things every leaflet should include

Designing an A5 flyer is something most businesses do, to promote themselves when starting up or for events and special offers. It’s the easy and cost effective option. But it’s also a very saturated market so your flyer has to work harder.

It’s not just about making it look pretty, there are some very essential pieces of information that need to be on your flyer in order for it to do it’s job properly.

Whether you’re using a designer or creating it yourself, here’s 9 things to remember to include on your next leaflet.

5th April 20178th August 2018

Why does my small business need a brand style guide?

You’re only a small business, you’re self employed, your desk is the kitchen table. So why on earth would you bother with brand guidelines? That’s just for big, corporate companies, isn’t it? Little old you doesn’t need fancy brand style guide.

Well, for a start, don’t knock your small business (Steve Jobs started in his parents garage). But more importantly, you have a brand whether you know it or not.

Your logo is the visual identity of your business, it’s how your customer recognises you. Your brand is how your customer feels about your business, and this encompasses every thing you do in print and online. So whether you’re bothered about branding or not, your customer is out there seeing and reading everything you put out there and forming an opinion.

Now, it’s starting to look more important. Good, because I’m going to help you put together some simple guidelines which you can refer to regularly (and update if you need to) and these will be the foundation of every contact you have with your customers, and your potential customers. They will help you create consistency making you more recognisable to your customers and help you stand out from your competitors. Continue reading “Why does my small business need a brand style guide?”