Ever met a group of things, people, animals, etc. and you wanted to identify one among the rest? Then if they were a given product, for example, milk packets from different manufacturers then one will be required to use his or her ability to differentiate using the brands of the product. Therefore a brand is a type of product from a given manufacturer that can be identified from the rest of products in the market through either its particular name or mark.

Building a brand was adopted from the ancient methods of identifying cattle or slaves. In business, building a brand has played a significant role in marketing and communication methods which are used to distinguish a company or product from its rivals or competitors so as to maintain customers.

Building a brand is not only limited to large enterprises and businesses but also to small and upcoming business such as start-up companies. Steps to building a good brand are considered these can be; first defining your band which is done by reviewing what product or service your business offers, Give the brand its personality, Seek advice from your customer and lastly a brand that is innovative and daring.

Some of the Importance of Building a Brand as Follows

Branding improves recognition whereby if it was a logo on a product, the brand is enough to be a convincing desired memorable impression of the product. Branding also creates trust between a customer and product or service. Therefore more people are likely to purchase a product that appears genuine from a given company. It is important hence when it comes to entrepreneurship, and business future business needs to build a brand that will create trust so as to gain customer rather than losing customers.

Another merit in the construction of a brand is another means of supporting advertising. When it comes to business and entrepreneurship and start-ups advertising your product is always a key factor that is always factored in. Building a brand cuts off the costs that could have been incurred on advertising. Therefore, it is a cheap way to reach customer if it was on social media too.

Building a brand helps to create a financial value. A strong brand usually guarantees financial returns thus promising future business. It puts a company is in a position to borrow funds for expansion hence from its economic value costs that could be spent of factors such as advertising are limited. Branding also inspires employees as it gives them something to work for. It in return earns the company an advantage of generating new customers through telling a friend to tell a friend.

As the Moneybanker, a company focused on loaning out funds to individuals earns itself the advantage and importance of building a brand. Hence it can be differentiated from other lending companies. Hence as a way to advertise itself even on social media, e.g., Facebook, it has cut costs incurred to reach out to customers.


Yus Rivero
Yus Rivero

Yuscarlin Rivero is the Segment Producer for Money For Lunch.