Branding: making the world a better place

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Host: ScaleUp 360

Location: Online

Cost: FREE

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What will we cover?

The course starts by looking at what we understand by branding, carefully distinguishing it from visual identity. We then turn to the Wild West (!) to understand why branding matters, how it works, and the different components.
 
Key concepts are touchpoints and the customer journey, so we explore what these mean and then consider how to map these for your own business.
 
Some of us have more than one brand, of course, so we need to think about how these relate to each other and the pros and cons of linking them.
 
Much of the course is then spent discussing how to build, or improve, your own brand. A good place to start is with the work of Simon Sinek and identifying your ‘what’, ‘how’, and ‘why’. We then engage in a deep dive, using a model that is proven to help growing firms revisit their brand.
 
At this point, we contrast brand preference and brand relevance – arguing that the latter offers a more sustainable route for most SMEs.
 
What will I learn?
what branding is and why it is far more fundamental than visual identity
the reasons why branding is so important to your business
how branding works and the best way to map touchpoints
the best way to manage a portfolio of brands in your business
the importance of discovering your why, how, and what
a proven method to build, or enhance, your brand
how to distinguish brand preference and brand relevance (and which is better).

Who should attend?

Any entrepreneur, director, or manager who needs to build, or enhance, their brand.

Further Details
This workshop is pre-recorded and streamed as live at the advertised time. The link will be sent once you have booked a place.  You can book using your ScaleUp 360 website login details, but if you have any problems please contact scaleup360@shu.ac.uk. 

ScaleUp 360 events are exclusively for those registered on the programme. To register for the programme complete our online form and we will be in touch as soon as possible. 

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