Your brand isn't built by one great product, pitch, or marketing campaign; it's built by planting a clear idea and reinforcing it through every business decision you make.
That's why Brand Clarity is the first stop in our Food Business Maintenance Series.
In this episode, food & farm business strategists Katie Mleziva and Clint Matthews explore why getting clear on what you want your business to be known for creates better business decisions across your business to create consistency, align teams, and make everyday decisions easier to make.
Katie also shares where to start so you can think about your own brand's clarity!
In this episode, you'll hear:
Why Brand Clarity is the foundation for every other area of your business
Three questions to help define what you want your business to be known for
What brands like Liquid Death, Lifetime Fitness, Aldi, and Start Right Foods can teach us about consistency
How Brand Clarity improves team alignment and simplifies decision-making
Katie's tip on where to start: finding the intersection of Company, Consumer, and Competition
Why better brand decisions lead to better business decisions
Questions to reflect on:
What do you want your business and brand to be known for?
Would everyone on your team answer that question the same way?
Are your daily decisions reinforcing that reputation—or pulling your brand in different directions?
Brands mentioned in this episode:
Liquid Death
Lifetime Fitness
Aldi (note: after recording, we looked up the meaning of Aldi and it DOES align with what they want to be known for!)
Start Right Foods
Make sure to listen to Ep 196, which set the stage for this series.
See you next week - until then, let's go shake up shopping carts!
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