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.
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.
Brand Pyramid
A tool that answers fundamental questions about what a company has to offer and how to frame it effectively for customers.
Logo
A graphical mark, emblem or symbol that visually represents a brand.
Tagline
A tagline is a short, permanent phrase that identifies a brand.
Slogan
A short, temporary and memorable phrase that helps customers remember a brand.
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.
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.
Brand Strategy
A plan to make sure that a brand image successfully matches a brand identity.
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