{"id":1120,"date":"2019-02-21T10:54:55","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T10:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.youmostudio.com\/?p=1120"},"modified":"2019-02-21T10:54:58","modified_gmt":"2019-02-21T10:54:58","slug":"branding-and-how-to-do-it-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youmostudio.com\/blog\/branding-and-how-to-do-it-right\/","title":{"rendered":"Branding, and How to Do it Right"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Why does Brand Differentiation Matter?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to a recent study, differentiation is the single most important contributor to a brand\u2019s success in the market.\u00a0 Branding through differentiation has become part of the strategy employed by the world\u2019s top brands.\u00a0<!--more--> Unless a company can make its customers perceive its brand as somehow different from the crowd, it cannot guarantee the customers\u2019 choice or influence purchase decisions in its favour.\u00a0 As long as a customer views all brands as interchangeable, the decision to buy is based solely on the price factor, which works adversely for the company seeking to establish a brand image.\u00a0 Hence, differentiation is key.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-850 size-medium\" title=\"Branding\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.youmostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Branding-Marketing-300x221.jpg\" alt=\"Branding\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/youmostudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Branding-Marketing-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/youmostudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Branding-Marketing.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>What Brand Differentiation Means<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In order to differentiate itself from competition, a brand must need to establish its position in the market.\u00a0 Any reputed brand agency in Malaysia will tell you that securing a unique positioning, one that is compelling enough to attract customers, is a major part of the effort to capture market share.\u00a0 Once a brand has defined how it wants to position itself, every aspect of its branding proposition needs to be aligned and made consistent with, its positioning.\u00a0 When customers understand the \u2018what\u2019 and \u2018why\u2019 of a brand \u2013 what the brand means to them and the purpose of the brand\u2019s existence, then the company can be said to have achieved differentiation, and buying decisions can be influenced more effectively.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Differentiation Through Unique Customer Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Most brands tend to focus on giving their customers the best customer experience possible.\u00a0 Instead of doing this, what a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youmostudio.com\/branding-in-malaysia.html\">brand agency in Malaysia<\/a> might advocate, is focusing on giving customers a brand experience.\u00a0 By creating a unique experience that is based on the brand\u2019s positioning principle, a company can effectively use the experience-created touchpoints to make audiences aware of the benefits of their distinctiveness.\u00a0 However, as branding experts advise, it is essential during the definition of this brand experience, to keep things personal, and customize experiences so that brand users feel appreciated.<\/p>\n<p>In a country such as Malaysia, which has a keenly perceptive target audience, establishing a compelling brand positioning may require a good deal of work.\u00a0 But, by differentiating oneself from other brands, companies will soon begin to reap the benefits of their hard work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why does Brand Differentiation Matter? 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