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Managing your visual brand: your brand guidelines to the rescue!

October 1, 2020 Loreto Cheyne

Being consistent throughout your brand is a lot of work. But it does pay off over time. When you create a consistent look, you take the guesswork out of what you show the world. It makes it easier for your audience to recognize you. And you don’t have to reinvent the wheel everytime you need to

Practical steps to creating a consistent brand image

September 17, 2020 Loreto Cheyne

Your brand is made up of your professional brand, your social brand, and your personal brand. So in essence, all the places where people interact with you and your business need to show a “united front.”

The best way to show that united front is by having a consistent visual brand.

Consistency: the key to growing your brand image

September 3, 2020 Loreto Cheyne

When it comes to business, there’s many sales and marketing tactics that will help you grow and reach your goals. But before all that comes into play, I think there’s one thing that’ll be key in growing your business:

A consistent brand image.

Think of it this way:

Your brand image is the

What does “rebrand” make you think of?

August 20, 2020 Loreto Cheyne

As a business owner, “branding” is one of many concepts you get to hear about a lot. However, I think there might be some confusion between “rebranding” and “refreshing your brand.”

Many times over the years I’ve heard business owners say they’re “rebranding their business” when they were, in fact, in the process of updating their visual identity.

Here’s an example:

A family-owned business has grown to the point that they need to buy a building; they’ve just purchased a couple of new delivery vans and they’re hiring more staff.

Since they’re making all those major changes, the owners have decided to

Update the logo they’ve had for 15 years, which is looking outdated and cluttered.
Their salespeople have persuaded them to (finally!) update the website.
Their niece has just joined the company as their social media manager, so their Facebook page and Instagram accounts

Building a Brand? There’s 3 elements you need to consider.

August 6, 2020 Loreto Cheyne

<photo above: Starbucks brand-website, Facebook feed, barista>

Brand is a word that’s thrown around like confetti these days. But what does it really mean?

If you want to get down to it, it’s not that complicated. Think of “brand” as:

What you stand for
What your business is all about
The impression you make on other people
Your reputation, and how people remember your business

Illustrations, photography or icons. What’s your style?

July 16, 2020 Loreto Cheyne

Do you love those watercolour paintings all over Pinterest? Maybe you enjoy moody black and white photography. But what if clever, minimalist icons are your thing?

If you’ve been in business for a few years, you might be at the stage where building a consistent brand image is your next focus. If that’s the case, figuring out what style of images you prefer is the next step. It’s time to figure out and decide

what kinds of images work for your business,
attract your audience,
AND work with your brand and your personality.

=&0=&In general, there seems to be three main image styles: photography, illustrations and graphic icons.=&1=&

=&2=&Photography is by far the most common style used in marketing.

think of the many facebook photos