[Brand Strategy Series] Setting Your Food Business Apart Step 3: Company Strategy

Real Food Brands Strategy Podcast: Tips to Help Food Entrepreneurs Build a Strong Brand That Stands Out

During this three-part Brand Strategy series, we’ve covered competitors and customers, so now it’s time to look at the final C: Company. This is where we put together all of our inputs and start to look at outputs. Get specific about these components of company strategy, and you’ll figure out how to really set your brand apart.

Today on the Real Food Brands Marketing Podcast, host and Food & Beverage Brand Strategist Katie Mleziva finishes our series on Brand Strategy. In this episode, Katie breaks down how to synthesize your Competitor, Consumer, and Company info to determine what truly makes your brand stand out.

In This Episode:

• Why it’s important to work through your brand strategy following a step by step process.
• How to identify your competitive advantages and key points of value.
• Why you need to understand the actual benefits of what you’re selling.
• How your brand pillars, positioning and personality help bring your brand to life.
• What to do when your strategic thinking changes over time.
• How to use your brand strategy (hint: this strategy will not just sit on the shelf!)
• How the new Food Brand WorkshopTM will help you get started on your brand strategy.

Resources:

• Ep #64: [Brand Strategy Series] Setting Your Food Business Apart Step 1: The Competitive Snapshot
• Ep #65: [Brand Strategy Series] Setting Your Food Business Apart Step 2: Identifying Your Ideal Consumer
• Ep #49: 4 Common Brand Strategy Mistakes (and How to Fix Them)
• Ep #56: Meeting Consumer Needs – What Are You REALLY Selling?
• Real Food Brands Marketing Roundtable Facebook Group
• Real Food Brands website
• Food Brand WorkshopTM – NEW!