Positioning, identity and a voice people recognise without seeing the logo.
Position against a real alternative
A brand is a choice. If you cannot say what the customer would do instead of you, you have not positioned anything yet.
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Write the voice down in one page
Three adjectives and ten example sentences do more for consistency than a fifty-page brand book nobody opens.
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One colour does the work
Give the brand a single colour that is used for one job and nothing else, and people will recognise it from across the room.
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