Brand Development

Branding is the process of creating a unique name, image, and reputation for a business in the minds of customers and the general public. Branding is used by businesses to establish a distinct identity that sets them apart from their competitors and helps to build trust and loyalty among customers. Here are some ways in which branding is used for businesses:

  • Establishing a unique identity: A strong brand identity can help a business to stand out in a crowded marketplace by creating a distinct visual and emotional impression that sets it apart from competitors.
  • Building brand recognition and recall: Consistent use of a business's name, logo, and visual elements across all marketing channels and touchpoints can help to reinforce the brand in the minds of customers and make it easier to remember and recognize.
  • Creating emotional connections: A strong brand can evoke positive emotions and associations in the minds of customers, such as trust, quality, reliability, and innovation, which can lead to increased customer loyalty and advocacy.

It's all in the proposition

  • Communicating value proposition: Effective branding can help a business to communicate its unique value proposition and benefits to customers, such as quality, affordability, sustainability, and social responsibility.
  • Differentiating from competitors: Branding can help to differentiate a business from its competitors by highlighting its unique strengths and advantages, such as superior quality, customer service, innovation, or expertise.
  • Driving customer acquisition and retention: Strong branding can attract new customers and help to retain existing ones by creating a positive and memorable experience that encourages repeat business and word-of-mouth referrals.

Overall, branding is a powerful tool for businesses to establish a unique identity, build trust and loyalty, communicate value proposition, and differentiate from competitors, which can ultimately drive business growth and success.

Our Branding Process

  • CREATIVE BRIEF
    This written document is the foundation for our creative concepting and also ensures our team, and yours, stay committed to the project objectives and focused on the right target audiences.
  • KICK OFF MEETING
    Although we've spent a lot of time together during research and immersion, we like to intentionally connect prior to the start of each new phase. This way we can hyper-focus on the primary objective at hand - in this case the tagline and logo design.

  • POSITIONING
    It’s time to identify your single most persuasive idea as well as your organization “uniques.”
  • CREATIVE BRIEF
    This visual document is the foundation for our creative concepting.
  • TAGLINE
    Not every organization needs a new tagline, but when you do, getting the right one is important. The creative brief process uncovers your core messaging and brand promise. We’ll use that to guide the team through brainstorming exercises.

  • CREATIVE CONCEPTING
    The fun part! We’ll sketch and design and design and sketch until we’ve narrowed down 3 to 4 of the best options.
  • COLOR
    Color speaks volumes; we’ll identify the right palette for your brand.
  • TYPOGRAPHY
    Slab, sans, serif, script — the options are endless. The right combination of fonts can impact the personality of your brand.
  • REFINEMENT
    Design is a collaborative exercise; we’ll work with you to refine all the way to design love.

  • STANDARDS GUIDE
    This guide outlines all the important aspects of your brand, including your brand promise or value proposition, colors, typography, clear space, violations and more.
  • LOGO LIBRARY
    You never know what format you’ll need your logo in down the line. We make sure you have all the files in one easy-to-navigate file library.
  • BUSINESS SYSTEM
    With a smart and beautiful new brand image in place, it's important to establish brand equity and you do that by using it in all of your communication materials. A business system, gets you started with a suite of print and digital pieces that allow you to show and tell your brand story.
  • BUILDING BRAND CHAMPIONS
    Becoming a brand champion starts with you. It’s time to get excited and share with your community.
  • LAUNCHING THE BRAND
    A new brand is a big deal, and it should transcend all marketing channels: digital, print and social. Ready to tackle it all? We can help.

The logo design process typically involves several steps to create a distinctive and effective visual representation of a brand or business. Here is a general overview of the logo design process:

1. Research and discovery: This involves gathering information about the business, its target audience, competitors, industry trends, and other relevant factors that may influence the design of the logo.

2. Brainstorming and conceptualization: Based on the research and discovery phase, the designer will generate ideas and concepts for the logo, including possible shapes, colors, fonts, and visual elements that reflect the brand's identity and values.

3. Sketching and prototyping: The designer will then create rough sketches or digital prototypes of the logo concepts, which may be refined and iterated upon through feedback and collaboration with the client.

4. Design refinement: Once a few promising concepts have been selected, the designer will refine the design by adding or removing elements, adjusting colors and typography, and exploring variations of the logo for different use cases.

5. Presentation and feedback: The designer will present the final logo design concepts to the client, who will provide feedback and suggest any necessary changes or revisions.

6. Final design and delivery: After incorporating the client's feedback, the designer will finalize the logo design and deliver the files in the appropriate formats and sizes for use across various platforms and media.

Throughout the logo design process, it's important to keep in mind the goals and objectives of the brand or business, as well as the needs and preferences of its target audience. The final logo should be memorable, unique, and recognizable, while also conveying the desired message and values of the brand.

Contact Crezent today and let's get the process started.