{"id":4233,"date":"2012-12-18T16:20:51","date_gmt":"2012-12-18T21:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/herculiz.com\/dev\/?p=4233"},"modified":"2018-10-18T20:13:57","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T20:13:57","slug":"focus-on-usefulness-not-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brandtwist.com\/blog\/brand-culture\/focus-on-usefulness-not-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Focus On Usefulness, Not Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post is part of our series, \u201cThirteen Tips For Better Branding.\u201d See the rest of the series\u00a0HERE<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Here we go, folks, with another post in our “13 Branding Tips for Better Branding” series. Read on for another strategy for making your brand better starting now, and let me know what you think in the comments section below.<\/p>\n

TIP #2 : FOCUS ON USEFULNESS, NOT INNOVATION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Brands need to curate innovative experiences in order to retain their current consumers and attract new ones. But brands also consistently fall into the trap of creating new bells and whistles that are more about stroking their own egos than really providing value. A great way to avoid this is to focus on your brand\u2019s ability to be useful. Stop thinking about innovation, at least momentarily. By shifting your mindset from a somewhat internal notion of innovation to a more external one of usefulness, you\u2019ll be able to more effectively serve your consumer.<\/p>\n

Usefulness automatically puts the customer at the heart of your development process. Let\u2019s take one example. Zappos was originally founded by Tony Hsieh as an online shoe company, and was purchased by Amazon in 2009 for $900 million. As a brand, Zappos\u2019 policy is to help customers find the exact shoes they want, even if it means finding them on a competitor\u2019s website. This commitment to usefulness has created dedicated and passionate Zappos fans and brand ambassadors to boot.<\/p>\n

Check out tip #3 in the series, Build Your Verbal Identity<\/a>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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“I’ve taken quite a few courses on branding and marketing overall. However, what attracted me to Brand School was Julie’s experience with branding from a corporate level.”<\/em> – Malla Haridat, Coaching for Small Business and Entrepreneurs<\/span><\/p>\n

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