Brand strategy is crucial to defining and creating your strategic plan and building a solid foundation for your business.
It provides a steer on your vision, mission, brand values, USP. It considers your product, pricing, positioning. It identifies who your customers and your competitors are. It helps you to set your goals and objectives, and to define how you are going to achieve this. Most importantly it outlines your cash flow forecast and your sales.
When developing a brand for the first time, it is imperative to bringing your vision to life. As an existing business, it is something you should be creating year in, year out as you set milestones for the future growth of your business.
Creating your strategy, starts with asking yourself a few key questions:
Creating your brand strategy is something you should be doing on an annual basis. Each year through setting new goals and objectives, and reviewing your business and results, as well as the marketplace and your competitors, you should be conducting business planning and putting a clear strategy in place. GET IN TOUCH to discuss how we can support you in reviewing your current position, where you would like to take your business and what needs to happen to get you there. We can work with you to develop your strategy, and to execute this.
‘Janet has a wealth of experience across retail, buying and marketing. She conducted a full strategic review of our cross functional business and the travel retail market to develop a comprehensive buying and quality control strategy that was signed off at board level. I highly recommend her as an asset to any business.’
‘Through Janet’s management skills, expertise and proven track record on the job she successfully managed the purchasing of our retail operations and ensured the integrity of our brands in-stores. Her enthusiasm and total dedication, delivered results in any project she was involved in.’
‘Janet has excellent beauty market knowledge. Level headed with clear vision, direction and the ability to drive business forward, Janet led the teams through a complete product design change advising on what the key marketing messages should be, incorporating her technical knowledge and beauty expertise.’
‘Unless someone comes from a background in this industry, you wouldn’t know what is required. Not only do I have the support of an experienced team to help me to make things happen and to grow my brand, but I also have a great personal relationship with Janet and her team, working in this way means I have someone to turn to, to share the journey of running a business.’
‘Absolutely fantastic course. Condensed learning from Janet, an expert in developing beauty brands. Also, valuable introductions to expert professionals, in the Masterclass sessions. In 12 weeks, you will learn from Janet, what would take years to learn by yourself. A very worthwhile investment’