Over the last couple of months, I’ve been discussing how critical it is for nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and other purpose-driven organizations to uncover and give voice to an authentic and unique brand. Brand is so important to effectively communicating your mission, building strong long-term relationships with stakeholders, and driving meaningful impact. I use a pyramid…
Last week, I wrote an article about brand messaging pillars. Brand messaging pillars are the three to four messages that help stakeholders understand what makes your organization unique and why they should learn more and get involved. The best pillars are built into your organization’s brand framework. As with every other brand element, your pillars…
In my last few posts in this blog and in my Content Marketing Musings newsletter, I’ve laid out the process of building a mission-driven nonprofit brand, using the brand pyramid framework. This week, I highlighted the importance of creating a personality for your brand. Every brand has a personality — a set of human-like characteristics,…
As you may have read here on this blog or on my Content Marketing Musings newsletter, I’ve chosen the words Open, Position, and Balance as my focus words for 2024. To me, these words represent the things I need to do this year to optimize my time, deepen my business client list, and strengthen my…
Why is Branding Important for Nonprofits? Studies show that people perceive brands the same way they perceive other people. These perceptions shade their feelings, both good and bad, towards a product or an organization. This includes nonprofits. Nonprofits should promote a positive brand identity in order to build trust and confidence in the mission. A…
Happy August! I’ve decided to dedicate my content this month to the topic of engagement marketing. I wrote about the meaning and importance of engagement marketing in my newsletter this week. I hope you’ll take a moment to click over and give it a read. For this blog post, let’s talk about the differences between…
Happy Friday, dear reader! Let’s talk today about the marketing channels available when planning a marketing campaign. There are hundreds of choices, and not all are created equal. Plus, to be successful, it’s essential to plan a comprehensive, integrated marketing strategy. An integrated marketing strategy is a cohesive and coordinated approach to utilizing multiple marketing…
It’s a new month and that means a new theme for this blog and my LinkedIn newsletter, Content Marketing Musings. I decided to focus on web content this month. Web content is more than words on a website. It’s also images, video, graphics, and audio. All of it affects how a website is consumed by…
I’m sad that today is the last day of March because that means Brand Month is over! Y’all know how much I love to talk about branding! Never fear, this is not the last post I will ever write about the subject. It is my day job, natch. Anyway, I plan to talk about the…
So far during Brand Month, I’ve talked about how mission, values, purpose, vision and voice contribute to making up a complete brand. Today, I want to talk about how positioning contributes to your brand. Brand positioning is deciding how your brand is differentiated in the minds of your customers. The goal is to position your…
