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2024-10-26T05:43:32.808Z

Branding for Small Business Owners Many small business owners overlook branding, often assuming it’s only for big names like Nike or Puma. They may also think branding doesn’t significantly impact profits, but that’s far from the truth. First, let's clarify: What exactly is branding? Branding is the process of creating a unique identity and perception for a business, product, or individual in the minds of consumers. It’s about crafting a memorable and meaningful impression through elements like a logo, brand colors, messaging, values, and customer experience. But branding isn’t limited to logos or colors. Every sales or marketing tactic carries a bit of branding within it. Here’s an example of branding in action: Imagine you own a café on a busy city street with a competitor nearby. Both cafés offer great food variety, excellent taste, and even similar pricing. But, in your café, you add a personal touch: based on the customer’s mood, you provide uplifting quotes (e.g., if they come with family, you might write, “You have the greatest wealth: family. Enjoy our taste :)”). These small yet thoughtful gestures shape how customers perceive your café. Not only do they enhance sales, but they also make your brand memorable, staying with customers long after they leave. Why Branding Matters for Small Businesses Effective branding helps you stand out, build loyalty, and form emotional connections with customers. Even simple tactics can make a brand memorable and meaningful, impacting customers’ choices and boosting long-term profitability.

Yash Rathod

Stealth • 9m

Do you guys think small shopkeepers needs delivery services and other services like marketing(social , google ads , newspaper) website support? An platform to provide them all services at once idea is good or not tell me

Tejas Makwana

Stealth • 9m

It most depends on the what size of business the shopkeeper is running and who are their customers I mean educated or not. For example if particular kirana store is located in the area where salaried employee are living. So it's possible for particular shopkeeper to service like social, Google ads, newspaper etc. and the last if we discuss about delivery service than in present time there some online market players who is capturing the FMCG items home delivery market. But if the small shopkeeper brings some thing new in there service than definitely it will generate profit.

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Yash Rathod

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Yeah mean i should focus on tier 1,2 cities

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