The Dangers of Blending In: How to Stand Out in a Crowded Market

In today’s highly competitive business landscape, the dangers of blending in and not standing out in a crowded market can lead to your brand being overshadowed by competitors. To thrive and succeed, it is crucial for small to medium-sized service-based business owners and personal brands such as coaches, authors, speakers, and consultants to differentiate themselves from the competition. […]

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Phoenix Branding Agency: Boost Your Business Identity

Realizing the value of having a potent brand identity for your venture, Elly and Nora Creative, a Phoenix branding agency, recognizes its significance. To remain competitive, it is imperative to make a lasting impression on your target audience. In this blog post, we will explore five key areas that are crucial for any small to medium-sized service-based business or personal brands looking to elevate their branding game. […]

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Why Branding Can’t Wait: Urgency and Importance of Building a Strong Brand

Branding is not just a buzzword or a trendy marketing tactic. It’s an essential part of any business that wants to succeed in today’s competitive landscape. A strong brand can differentiate you from your competitors, build trust and loyalty with your customers, and increase your revenue and profits. But why is branding urgent? Why can’t you wait to build a strong brand? Here are a few reasons. […]

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Why a Good Brand Means More Money

Branding is an investment in your business. However, an intentional and strategic brand will produce an incredible ROI that far exceeds what you’d be able to earn without it. It becomes the foundation for every business decision and can mean the difference from hard-hitting conversions in your business to a lull that leaves you blending into a sea of sameness with everyone else in your industry. […]

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Breaking Down Brand Architecture

As an entrepreneur with a small team, building a strong brand is key to success in a highly competitive service-based industry. But how do you structure your brand architecture to effectively communicate your company’s values, mission, and services? We’re breaking down what you need to know about brand architecture and sub-branding to make informed decisions that will help grow your business. […]

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Brand Activation, Defined

We live in a time when it’s extremely difficult for brands to stand out from their competition even though they have access to their audiences in an instant. It’s because almost every brand now knows the value of digital marketing.  Marketers continue to search for more effective and innovative ways to attract their target audience. […]

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How to Maintain Brand Consistency Across Marketing Channels

Brand consistency is important as you don’t want to foster confusion and appear unprofessional to your target audience. However, maintaining a consistent brand message is not as easy as one would think, especially if you’re using different marketing channels. But just because it can be challenging doesn’t mean it’s impossible.  Establish Brand Guidelines Every brand […]

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Everything You Need to Make the Most of Instagram Stories: Fonts, Filters, Highlight Icons and Organization and More

It’s getting pretty hard to avoid Instagram Stories. If you’ve been resisting, hoping that filling your feed is enough, then it’s time to strap in. Over 500 million people are sharing to their Instagram Stories every day. Some are all out abandoning their feed for this fast-moving, snapshot of life.  But it’s a little less […]

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How Can I Measure Brand Perception?

So many things bring life and sustain the operations of a business, but the most crucial factor is the customers. They share the content, purchase the goods, and recommend it to people when they have a good experience. A brand’s top priority should be making customers happy. One way of gauging this is through brand […]

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3 Must-Know Tips for Brand Recall

When it comes to branding, one of the main things people focus on is brand recognition. This is true because it dictates the reputation and image that your organization or brand has. However, one aspect of branding that some businesses tend to forget about is brand recall. While it is true that recognition ensures that […]

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What Do Brand Guidelines Include?

If you are currently working on the development of your brand identity, one good practice is to keep all of your brand elements in one place. This ensures that all your employees or freelance contractors who need access to the documents can find them easily, and they’ll know how best to represent your brand. This […]

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Should I still be blogging in 2020?

Everyone has heard the phrase “blogging is dead” somewhere. It’s a common trope of the “marketing tips” community to call something dead when it’s a few years old. Facebook is dead. Twitter is dead. Myspace is dead. Okay, that last one might be true. But the real truth is, as long as something is still […]

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The Customer Journey, Explained

If you are a business owner or a marketer, familiarizing yourself with the customer journey will mean that you’ll be nurturing the customer experience and the looking at their interactions with your brand. When customers have a positive experience it boosts brand awareness, credibility, and loyalty. In this post, we’re looking at the basic guidelines […]

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How to Inject Humanity Into Your Brand

Many brands strive to boost their double-tapped hearts as proof of their engaging social presence, but marketing without a heart won’t cut it anymore in a hyper-digitized world that demands intimacy.  Gone are the days of Mad Men where advertisements look glitzy and glamorous—in a time when people have grown desensitized to media, the market […]

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