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Albert Salim

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Background[edit]

Albert Salim is the founder of albertsalim.com

Interest[edit]

Albert's body of work in Branding are influenced by his fascination in Psychology and Design

Featured Article[edit]

Featured on Branding in Asia as "One Under 30 : Young Creative Spotlight"

Social Presence[edit]

Website : www.albertsalim.com Instagram : www.instagram.com/albert.s Facebook : www.facebook.com/albertsalimm Linkedin : www.linkedin.com/albertsalim25

Pitch[edit]

Branding has always been important for modern businesses, especially smaller companies looking to gain some recognition in their industries. Unfortunately, many SMEs seem to think branding is all about being bigger and better than others, like a whale among anchovies. They come to believe that branding is the colors, shapes, and text used in the logo. While this is a part of branding, a company’s identity goes far beyond the colors they use.

Good branding isn’t everything, but it plays a big role in brand recognition and awareness. If you’re a small business looking to gain traction in the marketplace, perhaps some brand development is just what you need.

What is branding, anyway?

What is branding? To put it simply, it’s everything about you! From your social media marketing to the tone of your written content, everything that you do that spreads awareness one way or the other brands you.

Your actions build your brand, allowing your business to be perceived the way you want it to be by your customers and more. Besides, it proves how much you care about what you do.

In today’s visually-driven marketplace, branding has become even more critical than ever. Rather than competing only with local businesses, the online world has brought the competition globally. For this reason, as well as the others we are going to list, you should start taking your branding seriously.

Here are two reasons your brand deserves more attention:

1. A good brand builds trust

Your brand is how your audience learns more about you. The more they get to know you, the more their confidence in you will grow. For them to even have the desire to get to know you, though, you must show them why they should. Most marketers find themselves devising a handful of different brand-building strategies to catch the market’s attention, ensuring they cover as many bases as possible.

Specially crafted social media posts and an excellent website user experience are key components of branding. All these actions tell your customers that you care a lot about them as well as what they think and feel about you. When you put effort into building a positive brand and reaching the right audience, they’ll take notice. If you manage to capture their attention, they’ll certainly come back for more.

2. A good brand helps you stay competitive

How do you stand out of the hundreds or even thousands of businesses trying to compete for the same audience as you? While there are many ways to do this, branding is one of the most important factors playing a massive role.

When you establish a good brand, you give yourself the chance of even being worked with by the people. By proving that you are credible, you become more trustworthy and convincing—something the audience likes to see in the companies they want to buy from.

Conclusion

Let’s recap: Why should you build your brand again? It helps you build credibility, which leads to trust between you and your audience. It also allows you to make your print and stand out from the rest of your competitors.

In addition to this, a good brand builds an emotional connection between business and customer. In a world filled with technology, that spark in emotion is perhaps the difference between being chosen as the business your customers stick with you and moving on elsewhere.