branding the experience

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Great companies don't simply brand their marketing materials. They brand the experience for their employees and customers. Current version facilitated during the Police Officers' Credit Union Conference.

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Branding the Experience

“The brand is the single most valuable piece

of the company.”

Steven Jobs

The Definition of Branding:

The image etched in the collective mind of

the public through the culmination of all

communications and experiences with the

organization.

Organization History

Mission Statement

Vision Statement

Values

Service Standards

Organization Drivers:

Organization History – The “when”.

Mission Statement

Vision Statement

Values

Service Standards

Organization Drivers:

Organization History – The “when”.

Mission Statement – The “why” we are in business

Vision Statement

Values

Service Standards

Organization Drivers:

Organization History – The “when”.

Mission Statement – The “why” we are in business.

Vision Statement – The “where” we are going.

Values

Service Standards

Organization Drivers:

Organization History – The “when”.

Mission Statement – The “why” we are in business.

Vision Statement – The “where” we are going.

Values – The “who” we are.

Service Standards

Organization Drivers:

Organization History – The “when”.

Mission Statement – The “why” we are in business.

Vision Statement – The “where” we are going.

Values – The “who” we are.

Service Standards – The “how” are we going to live our brand.

Organization Drivers:

Brand Drivers:

Associations

Brand Principle

Brand Personality

Marketing Plan

Strategic Plan

Brand Drivers:

Associations – First thoughts & the company you keep.

Brand Principle

Brand Personality

Marketing Plan

Strategic Plan

Brand Drivers:

Associations – First thoughts & the company you keep.

Brand Principle – How the brand will be conveyed.

Brand Personality

Marketing Plan

Strategic Plan

Brand Drivers:

Associations – First thoughts & the company you keep.

Brand Principle – How the brand will be conveyed.

Brand Personality – Actual persona of the company.

Marketing Plan

Strategic Plan

Brand Drivers:

Associations – First thoughts & the company you keep.

Brand Principle – How the brand will be conveyed.

Brand Personality – Actual persona of the company.

Marketing Plan

Strategic Plan

Brand Conveyors:

Communications – PR, Media, Newsletters

Positioning – Advertising, Brochures, Web Site, Logo

Physical Location(s)

Products

Service

MOST IMPORTANT RULE OF

BRANDING:

Strong brands don’t make promises they

can’t or don’t intend to keep!

A Company that “Gets It”:

• It’s the experience, not the coffee.

• The “third place”

• An extension of your front porch

Another Company that “Gets It”:

• A brand completely centered on the

customer experience.

• Carries them through tough times.

The Formula for Success =

B + C + S

Complete Alignment of the

Brand, Culture, and Strategy

Execution of the Strategy:

It is better to have a mediocre plan

executed to perfection than to have

created a perfect plan that is being

executed in a mediocre fashion.

Execution of the Strategy:

• Ensure goals are aligned with the vision and

throughout the organization.

• Bring the plan to meetings to review and use it as

a tool: – Mission and Vision

– Progress on Goals

– Budget Variance

– Strategy – Are our tactics still realistic?

Execution of the Strategy:

• Appraisal Components: – Goals

– Service Standards

– Responsibilities

• Rating staff and management on all three help

to ensure execution and the integrity of the

brand.

Communication of the Brand and Strategy:

Visuals and Constant Repetition/Reinforcement of:

• Company Goals

• Vision

• Service Standards

Communication of the Brand and Strategy:

• There is no such thing as “too much” repetition

and reinforcement.

• All management must relay the same message,

i.e. united front.

Key Points and Takeaways:

• Service Standards are critical to the “Branding the Experience” concept.

• Proper Branding = Consistency

• Decide what you want your business to stand for and align everything with that image.

Key Points and Takeaways:

• Share the vision and other key organization drivers with all staff.

• Review the plan and objectives on a regular basis.

• Reinforcement with staff on a consistent and continual basis is key to aligning the Brand, Culture, and Strategy.

Kenneth C. Bator, MBA

ken@starresources.biz 630-854-6380

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