Branding & Branded Spaces by Kelly Brito

Luxury brands can be built around a tangible material or around an experience. But what exactly makes these products or services so enough that people will easily pay $2,000 to $50,000 for them? Full post on: Branding Everyday Blog https://brandingeveryday.com/blog/branding-everyday/5-things-you-need-to-know-to-build-a-successful-luxury-brand Medium blog https://hellokellybrito.medium.com/5-things-you-need-to-know-to-build-a-successful-luxury-brand-f132ad8e6dd1 5-Steps Branding Monthly Emails https://brandingeveryday.substack.com/ Listen to the podcast on: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/5zWJDEuhdFtFLuoXgFBycA Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/branding-everyday-kelly-brito/id1552120729 The sum up: 1. Deep Brand Identity Exploration 2. Exceptional Visual Identity 3. Unique Services Or Products 4. 5. Exceptional Client Experience Content Marketing & Thought Leadership Free Resources: Content Planner (Notion Template) https://brandingeveryday.com/b/contentcalendar Branding Touchpoints & Checklist https://brandingeveryday.com/b/brand-strategy-workbook DIY Brand Audit Cheatsheet https://brandingeveryday.com/b/diy-brand-checklist Customer Experience Branding https://brandingeveryday.com/b/customer-experience-planner --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brandedspaces/support [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brandedspaces/support]

Can you invest in branding to start a brand-new business? Absolutely! But the truth is you do not need to. Chances are you will rebrand in a year or two. That's not to say you shouldn't work on your visual identity, but it shouldn't be a primary focus. There are other things more important in the "behind the scenes" branding for a new business -listen to the new episode! Font psychology post: https://kellybrito.com/blog/fonts-psychology-and-how-to-choose-the-right-font-for-your-brand For more branding, go to https://kellybrito.com For the free branding library, go to https://experience.kellybrito.com IG/YT/Tiktok/LinkedIn and more: @HelloKellyBrito --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brandedspaces/support [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brandedspaces/support]

The first step in creating a brand that stands out in the market is to define our brand identity -a must for any business, in any niche. You can read the full post about Defining Your Brand (identity) on Medium [https://medium.com/@hellokellybrito/brand-foundations-define-your-brand-3a9e3352ad0]or on my Blog [https://kellybrito.com/blog/branding]. Here's a nice snippet: My 3 favorite things about building a strong brand identity are: * It helps build trust with our customers; * Increases brand recognition; * Becomes an important mechanism to generate sales. 3 Question To Help You Define Your Brand * The Values Your Brand Stands For * Your Brand’s Mission * What Makes Your Business Unique On the next episode we will cover Brand Story! → Read 5-Steps To Build Your Brand Foundations [https://medium.com/@hellokellybrito/brand-foundations-februarys-5-steps-branding-a15a6d27a5a9] → Read Defining Your Brand Identity [https://medium.com/@hellokellybrito/brand-foundations-define-your-brand-3a9e3352ad0] → Shop Brand Design & Strategy on Etsy [https://www.etsy.com/shop/kellybritostudio] → Visit KellyBrito.com [https://KellyBrito.com] for branding freebies, courses, and more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kellybrito.substack.com [https://kellybrito.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1] --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brandedspaces/support [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brandedspaces/support]

Would you agree that branding a business means humanizing it? As in giving the business human-like traits? If we think of branding in that way, giving a business human-like traits, it might be easier to define our brand's identity. But I do have some general steps to help you get there faster. Brand identity is one of the most important things in our brand. It helps us connect with the right audience and assists in making our business look and feel unique. When it comes to visually defining a brand's identity, things can become tricky. 1. Being True To Our Brand Or Following A Design Trend? It seems simple, but a lot is involved in visually defining a brand. For starters, being true to our style instead of following trends is no easy feat. It seems like all popular brands in our circle are "dressing" the same style, doesn't it? As of now, in this post's latest edit, it's classy serif font in a mix of regular and italic on header titles, all in a graphic or website made of tons of beige with black. I want to be that tall, skinny, serif font in beige clothes bitch too! But feels unaligned. Feels limiting for my business and is not the only type of people I hang out with (A.K.A. buyers). Everyone says they want to be their "authentic self" today, but everyone is wearing beige with serif. Love, we can't all be serif in beige. Some of us are a rainbow! Some of us are modern and minimal. Some of us are feminine… And they are all fabulous, as long as it's the right style for your business. 2. You Are NOT Your Brand, Your Business Is Your Brand. Since I just humanized branding, I feel this is an important distinction to make -especially for personal brands: you are not the brand. We may love vintage and feminine style, but is that our BRAND? When creating a brand's identity, and then designing its visuals, we are not browsing for a new painting for our living room. It is not supposed to be something we visually love because it feels "so me!". The function of a brand's visual identity, the logo included, is reinforcing the business goals, amplifying the brand's messaging, and being that beam of light that will attract the right audience. We are designing more for the audience than for ourselves. That's why being clear on our target audience and doing market research is so important: we want to create a brand identity that helps our business stand out from the crowd (competitors) so we can be seen by those awesome people (target audience). A brand is the audience-facing side of a business. A brand is never a person. A person is too awesome and rich and infinite to fit in a brand. ------------ NEW TO BRANDING? START WITH THIS MOODBOARD BLOG POST. ------------ 3. Start Branding With Purpose One thing I’ve learned is that we all should be branding with purpose, not accidentally, as we go. Why? Because otherwise, we are wasting time, energy, and losing money. Being intentional and purposeful means we have a vision and, hopefully, a plan -these will increase the chances of our business success. When we have a clear purpose for our brands, it all becomes much easier. So, before I finish this post, I’ll leave some things I think can help anyone on their journey to achieve the perfect brand identity structure (if such a thing exists!): Discover * Understand your purpose * Define your audience * List your goals, services, products * Be honest about the things you like and dislike in your brand * Organize your ideas and eliminate what doesn’t seem doable at the time Define * Collect inspiration and define your visual style * Define your brand’s message and purpose clearly * Research your market * Understand you --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brandedspaces/support [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brandedspaces/support]

On The Branding Segment The 5 Steps To Build a Memorable Brand [https://kellybrito.substack.com/p/5-steps-to-build-a-memorable-brand?s=w] post was sent to the newsletter yesterday. Starting July, the 5 Steps Branding episode will be available a full week after the newsletter -so, subscribe! 📩 On The Entrepreneurship Segment And here's my Medium post with 10 Best Places To Find Freelance Work (for creative women) I want to know from you: Does Using A Gmail Email Affect Your Brand Image? Go to the post and let me know! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kellybrito.substack.com [https://kellybrito.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1] --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brandedspaces/support [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brandedspaces/support]