Perspective

  1. The purpose of branding is to create value

  2. Value is created when an organization identifies, captures and defends a decisive opportunity

  3. To capture and keep opportunity, many groups - including customers, staff, investors and business partners - need to buy from you or buy into you

  4. To keep them on side, you need to make them a compelling promise - a promise that's really different - and then live up to it

    Use your brand promise to align your enterprise with your opportunity

  5. Your brand promise should govern what you say and what you do

    Focus expression and action to strategically shape the experiences of key stakeholders and win their support

  6. The result: everything - and everyone - works together towards the same goal. Your culture is aligned with your mission