Brand strategy blog for expert service providers

Learn how to build a holistic brand strategy for your small business by combining strategic direction, positioning, messaging, brand identity, and brand implementation to establish your authority and value as an expert.

The Brand HOME Framework: 4 steps to a strong brand strategy

Building a successful creative brand all starts with a strong brand foundation. This 4-step brand framework pulls together your vision, positioning, message, and visual identity into a cohesive brand strategy that will help you grow your creative business consistently over time.

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3 smart ways to prepare for a successful brand refresh

There’s nothing more exciting than starting a rebrand or brand refresh. But before you dive into colour palette inspiration and mood boards, hold up for a hot second. As much as we all want to jump straight to the pretty stuff, there are a few critical things you’ll need to think through and prepare for BEFORE you hire a brand or website designer.

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How to make an amazing content plan for your new website

For a lot of creatives who go through the process of building a new website, the exciting part is seeing the design come together and this bright, shiny, new website appear. The hard part is putting together the content that will fill that gorgeous website with valuable content – the kind that will convince curious readers to stick around and click around.

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