Branding is very important in any running business entity today. Why you need branding is because businesses today have gotten to a broad level. So many people are doing various business or even the same. How then do possible clients differentiate you from others?-Its only through branding. How you brand your products and services matters a lot. Lets look how branding is important in 10 ways.
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2. What Is Branding?
Branding is that unique identity you create for your business, product or service. Its that uniqueness a given business possesses that differentiates it from others. e.g. the name, uniform, colors, logo etc.
3. 10 Reasons Why Branding Is Important For Any Business Entity Today.
1. It Creates Recognition:
A strong brand helps people to recognize your business easily. People will always recognize you by your brand. e.g. If it is a school, the colors on your logo, the name of your school, the uniform designed for the students etc. Branding is simply for easy identification and recognition out of the many.
2. Unique Identity.
There’s that uniqueness that comes with branding. I mean how you package your products, how you name them etc. All this shows how unique your brand is from others. e.g. if many people are making a certain type of juice, you could slightly change how you make yours, spice it up a bit, package it a little differently. Now this is the uniqueness you will have for your brand. Clients will definitely find your products amazing because of the uniqueness they posses. An image below is an example of a brand;
3. It Helps In A Competitive Market Today.
Today you will find that many businesses are doing the same things e.g. i have a bakery, Mr. John has and Madam Mary too has. Now the market today is very competitive, for clients to differentiate these 3 bakeries, there is need for branding. i.e. the name, packaging. This helps set your business apart from other competitors.
4. It Helps To Boost Customer Satisfaction.
Because of branding, customers are unlimited in making choices to their satisfaction. The customers are free to explore all the products in the market,-according to their branding until they finally come up with one that best suits their satisfaction. Clients are bosses because its their money. They only buy products and services that match with their tastes and preferences.
5. Builds Trust.
People will tend to believe in you, trust your products because of how you brand them. e.g. Two people A and B are making mango juice in a trading Centre. A puts his juice in a white pill and ties, B puts his in a disposable with a straw. Now we will all see that people will automatically choose B because they feel its more safer than A basing on packaging.
6. It Attracts More Customers.
Sometimes you will not need to look for clients. There’s power in branding. Just do good branding for your business and live the rest to sort itself. Because of good branding, some businesses market themselves. e.g. Someone will buy milk products like (yoghurt) from you and love the uniqueness in the taste. Next day, they will tell a friend to tell a friend and customers will flop in your shop for that product.
7. Increases Business Value:
Good branding increases your business value. Once people keep recommending your products, you get famous. This makes everyone interested in what you do. Furthermore your business is likely to attract investors and well wishers who will sponsor it and make it a very big thing. Now watch your business value increase day by day because of good branding.
8. Employer And Employee Pride.
There’s a sense of pride both the business owner (employer) and the workers (employee) in branding. A good brand makes both the company and the owner famous. This makes the employer proud of his business and isn’t ashamed of it. On the other hand, employees feel proud to work with a well branded company. This motivates them to work with that company and makes them feel secure while at it.
9. It Creates Room For Expansion:
Now because of good branding, people already know you, they trust your products. You already have clients attached to you. You can go multipurpose, introduce new products in the same business and make it broad. A well-established brand makes it easier to introduce new products or services because customers already trust you. They will still buy even your newly introduced products.
10. Helps You In Tough Times:
There’s that tough time for any business at a point in time when things are not doing good. Some seasons tends to affect businesses e.g. January-beginning of the year when its back to school period-parents are focusing on fees., rainy seasons etc. These lead to low productivity, less sales that some businesses can collapse hence a tough time. However you will somehow survive this tough time because clients will always still stick to you influence by your branding.
Conclusion:
It is a good thing for you to brand your business today. The benefits that come with branding are good yields for a lifetime e.g. from uniqueness to increasing your business value and to attracting more customers etc., as above. Learn from the above why any reasonable business entity should brand itself today.