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Anatomy of Your Brand Architecture

Destroy mediocrity. Be seen, be different, be remembered, and do it all from one single source of truth.

Here is a breakdown of your 45+ page Brand Architecture and the value that each of the 10 sections provide:

Section 1: Our Brand Story

“Stories make music out of noise” – Donald Miller. Every interaction with your target audience should in some way pertain to a core story that you are trying to tell. When we stray from our story, we introduce noise, confuse our audience and sabotage our business goals.

This section begins with a model of the StoryBrand Framework for reference. Then, there are three sections: Setup, Encounter, and Resolution which detail the 7 parts of your particular Brand’s story:

  1. Our hero (the customer)
  2. Has a problem
  3. And meets a guide (us!)
  4. Who gives them a plan
  5. And calls them to action
  6. That ends in success
  7. And avoids failure

Section 2: Our Hero

Our audience is the hero of the story we tell, so we want to understand as much as we can about them. This section features a detailed description of your target audience persona(s) with demographic info and the distilled information from multiple interviews.

Section 3: The Villain

Ultimately, it is the clash between the hero and the villain that sparks growth, transformation, and the triumph of good over evil, making the story more engaging and memorable.

Every villain causes External, Internal, and Philosophical problems and we list each of them in detail so we can speak to each of these points when necessary to our target audience.

Section 4: Our Brand Defined

This is who you are, what you stand for, what differentiates you, and how you want to be perceived in the world.

  • Who you are as a brand
  • Personality Archetype
  • Voice & Tone
  • Associations
  • Values

This information is critical to being able to present yourself consistently and the details here are incredibly versatile and can be used to plan out entire websites, and generate ideas for marketing and social campaigns.

Section 5: Marketing Tools

General marketing guidance and principles are listed here along with some key talking points to help your messaging stay consistent, social media guidance, and points of differentiation.

  • Buyer Journey
  • Our Offer
  • Principles
  • Talking Points
  • Social Media Content Strategy

Section 6: Brand Story Website

Principles for how your can be structured to communicate the narrative of your brand story to your audience.

  • Page Type Strategies
  • Homepage Instructions
  • Brand Story Homepage Principles

Section 7: Competitive Analysis

It’s important to know your competition and who we are positioning yourself against as a business which is why we name them here and describe some key points that should be considered for branding purposes.

Section 8: Visual Identity

These visual components represent your company’s ideas in a way that is memorable and consistent and contains:

  1. Stylescape
  2. Color palette
  3. Typography
  4. Type specimen
  5. Photography, graphic, and illustration guidance

Section 9: Logos

Since we design responsive logos, it’s common to have multiple variations for usage across touchpoints. We plan for things the amateurs haven’t encountered yet and our logo process is second to none.

Section 10: Governance

This section contains some legal details regarding the document and details on how to contact Vectyr regarding any questions regarding the information in the architecture document.

If you know you need to get something like this in place to be able to run your business like the big brands do and stop wasting valuable time and money on initiatives that completely lack a coherent strategy or plan, then click the button below and let’s talk.

Learn more about Vectyr’s branding process.