Branding and Marketing What is your brand? Image Public Perception Aligned with overall MISSION Plans, people, products, services Branding is Figuring out who we are and whom we serve Deciding who we want to be Determining what unique assets we possess that communicate who we are Planning how to communicate a consistent message Steps Define your brand Determine the goal for your brand Create the overall plan for creating the brand Use the brand throughout the organization “Branding for Nonprofits”, 2006 Branding Criteria How should others describe the organization? How will we know when we are successful? How will we know when the description by others aligns with our mission statement? What will our success mean to the organization? How will we use our time and what is the desired completion date? www.pgresources.com Examples Nike Pampers Apple PUPS MoMA Things to consider…. Name and acronym Design Email Consistency