Brand purpose
Brand purpose refers to the fundamental reason for a company’s existence beyond profit generation and encapsulates its values, beliefs, and impact on society.
A well-defined brand purpose serves as a guiding principle that informs business decisions, shapes messaging, and directs initiatives. A well-defined brand purpose drives authentic engagement and loyalty among consumers who resonate with a brand’s higher mission.
Introduction to brand purpose
A brand’s purpose underscores its core values and vision, shaping an organisation’s actions, decisions and the impact it aims to create.
What is a brand purpose, and why is it important?
A well-defined brand purpose differentiates an organisation from its competitors as it highlights what makes it unique, resonates emotionally with its customers, and creates a clear sense of purpose.
The role of brand purpose
A brand’s purpose defines why an organisation exists, provides its direction, and serves as a foundation for decision-making.
Benefits of brand purpose
A well-defined brand purpose can function as a powerful marketing tool as it informs a brand’s identity, thus influencing the trustworthiness and overall perception of an organisation. Overall, an established brand purpose increases engagement and customer loyalty.
Supporting your users needs
Create meaningful connections with customers
Develop a strong authenticity
Create a long-term vision
The 5 stages of developing brand purpose
Stage 1: Kick-off workshop
During the workshop, the organisation’s history, products and services, audiences, potential customers, competitors, and any existing strategies are recorded.
Stage 2: Review materials and research
Next, the material supplied by the client will be reviewed and synthesised into the following clusters: company, customer, context and competition.
Stage 3: Workshop
A second workshop will include all attendees from the kick-off workshop. This workshop entails a review of the insights clustered in stage 2 and gathers feedback.
Stage 4: Purpose definition
Next, all information gathered so far is examined and evaluated. Two concise and powerful statements that capture the central purpose of the brand will be crafted – these should be brief, impactful and motivating.
Stage 5: Iteration
The key statements will be iterated upon feedback from the client.
What’s included
The framework will consist of the chosen and approved main statement or purpose and practical examples of how it can be put into action and used. If any research or analysis regarding the audience, competitors, or the company’s goals has been conducted, this will also be incorporated into the final document.
Why choose Make it Clear
At Make it Clear, we take an evidence-based approach to everything we do. Understanding your organisation, audiences, and the context in which they interact is paramount to how we work and deliver a best-in-class user experience.
