What are the fundamental elements of a Brand?

The fundamental components of a brand are its mission, brand pyramid, logo, tagline, slogan, brand assets and its styleguide, brand styleguide or brand book.

Oscar de la Hera Gomez
Written by Oscar de la Hera Gomez
First published on 03/12/2024 at 18:22
Last Updated on 03/16/2024 at 14:46
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The fundamental components of a brand are its mission, brand pyramid, logo, tagline, slogan, brand assets and its styleguide, brand styleguide or brand book.

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When creating, updating or rebranding a Brand, it is recommended that you create the following elements or components:

Brand Mission

A short statement that explains the vision, purpose and value proposition of a business.

What is a Brand Mission?

Brand Pyramid

<p>A brand pyramid broken down into its parts. Core functionality is at the bottom and is defined as the products and services offered by the brand. The rational benefits one tier above the core functionality and is defined as the tangible benefits that the brand offers over its competitors. A tier above the rational benefits are the emotional benefits that are described as how the customer should feel when interacting with the brand. Above emotional benefits is the personality which is described as adjectives and phrases to personify the brand. Finally, at the top is the brand essence, which is described as the mission statement or core values.</p>

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What is a Brand Pyramid?

A graphical mark, emblem or symbol that visually represents a brand.

What is a Logo?

Tagline

A tagline is a short, permanent phrase that identifies a brand.

What is a Tagline?

Slogan

A short, temporary and memorable phrase that helps customers remember a brand.

What is a Slogan?

Brand Assets

Recognizable elements that embody a brands identity which range from the physical to the digital and include materials, images, videos, colors, sounds and text.

What are Brand Assets?

Styleguide, Brand Styleguide or Brand Book

A document that sets specific guidelines for the use of brand asset to re-create a brand identity across all internal or external communications.

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Brand Strategy

A plan to make sure that a brand image successfully matches a brand identity.

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