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How We Develop Brands

Our philosophy is directly related to our process, which we call Razor Branding™.

Razor Branding develops brands from the inside out, establishing a series of branded touchpoints that form emotional connections with the consumer. Developing these connections relies heavily on understanding the psychographics of consumer behavior, and not just demographic profiles that rarely tell the whole story. Read on, or contact us now to learn more from a team member.

Understanding perceptions, attitudes, beliefs, and the lifestyles of our clients’ consumers better position us to develop messaging that motivates individuals and best meets their needs – regardless of industry, size, location, or category.

How We Develop Brands

Our philosophy is directly related to our process, which we call Razor Branding™.

Razor Branding develops brands from the inside out, establishing a series of branded touchpoints that form emotional connections with the consumer. Developing these connections relies heavily on understanding the psychographics of consumer behavior, and not just demographic profiles that rarely tell the whole story.

Understanding perceptions, attitudes, beliefs, and the lifestyles of our clients’ consumers better position us to develop messaging that motivates individuals and best meets their needs – regardless of industry, size, location, or category.

Razor Branding™ works towards four primary goals at all times: Focus, Promise, Connection, and Harmony.

Focus

Focus

helps define who you are and who your audience is – through the use of consumer insight, demographics, psychographics, and personality profiles.

Promise

Promise

defines that one differentiating and powerfully compelling quality that makes your brand razor sharp – in effect, the promise behind the brand.

Connection

Connection

establishes your “voice” and a messaging system that is based on your defined brand promise -making you the preferred choice over the competition.

Harmony

Harmony

works to identify and develop a series of branded touchpoints that establish trust – connecting with your audience where they live, work, and play.

CHANGING THE CONVERSATION

Whether the Razor Branding™ process is carried from start to finish, or simply used in principle as a foundation for a project, this approach to thinking about the consumer and their brand choices, helps our team craft strategies and messages that motivate consumer behavior.

With the public more savvy and better armed with information today, we understand that it takes more than just a pretty picture and shelves full of awards to win the day. For us, creative without strategy is just art.

At RUSSO, the desired outcome for all marketing and advertising initiatives is to produce advocacy for your brand – and the only way an agency can do that is to lead creative with insights and strategy in a way that produces substantially different results.

By changing the conversation, we are able to clearly define the promise behind the brand, within any given category. In doing so, consumers can easily understand how a particular product or service can enhance their lives.

BRANDING A TRIBE

No matter how creative the advertising, a poorly positioned product, service, or brand will fail sooner or later. For this reason, we work with the client in developing what is most worthwhile to communicate to the consumer – giving them a reason to join their tribe.

Questions We Ask

  • What “mental real estate” is yours to own?
  • What emotions do you evoke?
  • What differences may you authentically claim?
  • Why should we (the public) care?

Capabilities

The following elements provide a proven system that assess where you are, where you want to be, and what it will take to get you there. They also provide the framework and architecture for implementation.

The following are a few of the elements that make up our process – depending on which package works for your needs.

  • Brand Assessment
  • Touchpoint Architecture
  • Social Media Applications
  • Consumer Profiling and Research
  • Psychographic Mapping
  • Campaign Architecture
  • Consumer Experience Evaluation
  • Touchpoint Mapping
  • Media Planning
  • Competitor Analysis
  • Touchpoint Development
  • Opportunity Analysis
  • Brand Viability & Registration
  • Name & Identity Analysis
  • Trademark Architecture
  • Domain Search
  • Media Usage Analysis
  • Naming Conventions
  • Federal/State Trademark Search
  • Identity Development
  • Trademark Registration
  • Internal HR Branding
  • Tagline Development
  • Cross Cultural Evaluation
  • Message Training
  • Identity Standards
  • Retention Initiatives
  • Trademark Registration
  • Measure and Impact
  • Buy-In Programs
  • Performance Evaluations
  • Brand Launch/Implementation
  • Brand Management Guidelines
  • Brand Strategy
  • Website Development
  • Consumer Perception Evaluations
  • Brand Positioning
  • Collateral/Sales Materials
  • Message Development
  • Public Relations