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5 tips for making your brand stand out from the crowd

by | Aug 13, 2020 | Marketing, Public Relations

With more than 28 million small businesses in the United States alone, making your brand stand out from the crowd isn’t easy. Even if just a fraction of this number are businesses that are competing with yours, this figure is still overwhelming when you are trying to improve your brand awareness.

Organizations need to invest in their marketing strategies to create an unforgettable experience for both new and returning customers. Once a brand is known for its interesting marketing and brand message, in time it will be able to promote itself. Through these tips, you can help your brand stand out from the crowd and create a truly unforgettable brand identity.

Tell a story

Every brand has its own unique story, which, if marketed correctly, can be extremely beneficial in helping your brand stand out. Knowing how your brand got to where it is today will encourage customers to connect with your brand and prioritize it ahead of its competitors. You should focus on what is at the core of your business, and just exactly what it is that you stand for. Making your brand personality can be tricky, so take your time to find your own unique angle that truly captures the essence of your business.

Make it meaningful

The most successful brands have a connection with their customers by tapping into their emotions. Striking a chord with your brand audience is essential if you want to make a lasting impression. This can be achieved by emotional marketing, in particular, highlighting feelings of humor, nostalgia, trust, and joy within your marketing strategy. Especially for new brands starting out, never underestimate just how influential human emotion can be in gaining customer trust and, as a result, increasing brand awareness.

Show your human side

Customers enjoying seeing and hearing the people behind the business and brand, so reminding them that real people are communicating with them will make your brand more likable. In turn, this will also make it stand out amongst the other brands who are less personable, and only communicate using copied and pasted corporate responses. By investing in the personality of your brand and speaking to your customers as if they were your friends, you will quickly be able to forge lasting relationships that will be unique to your brand name. Demonstrating this degree of sincerity can be easily achieved on social media channels, such as Instagram and Facebook, where you can directly respond to customer’s comments.

Be bold

Companies are often afraid to take risks with their branding and marketing, but usually, these risks often lead to big rewards. By experimenting with new techniques or taking a stand on controversial issues within the industry, you can make your brand stand out. While these risks can sometimes alienate a portion of your audience, they also encourage more brand loyalty and respect from returning customers, meaning you will never be “just another brand”.

Focus on your strengths

Although the following techniques will make your brand distinctive, you can also make your brand stand out by offering better value than your competitors. By focusing on your best strengths, you can become a specialist at a select few services, rather than trying to be all things to all people. On top of improving the products themselves, improving the efficiency of your business model like your last-mile delivery process will ensure that your brand stands above the rest.

Last-mile delivery refers to the very last step of the delivery process when a parcel is sent from a transportation hub to its final destination. Making this process more efficient will ensure that your brand stands out in the crowd and guarantee that you can keep up with the continually increasing consumer demand for fast shipping, particularly in the e-commerce, retail, and food industries. This way, customers will be encouraged to stick with your brand, rather than finding an alternative place to shop. Since this step is arguably the most important in the delivery process, this guide will give you all you need to know about the logistics of last-mile delivery, including some of the biggest challenges you could face heading into the future, and the biggest trends and tips for success in 2020.

By investing in your marketing strategies to create an unforgettable branding experience, you can be on your way to making sure your brand stands out from the crowd, creating a solid future for yourself, your customers, and your employees.

Steve Conway
Steve Conway is a content marketing professional and inbound marketing expert. Previously, Steve worked as a marketing manager for a tech software start-up. He is passionate about discovering new software that will that will advance his already well-honed digital marketing techniques.

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